Biggest-ever class enters Alaska’s medical education partnership program | Alaska Beacon Alaska's WWAMI program, which provides medical educations at start in Anchorage and are completed in Seattle, has 30 new students this year.

#AlaskaWWAMI at UAA welcomes 30 entering medical students, the largest class size ever in Alaska's 54-year partnership in a medical education program with @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social.
Story by Yareth Rosen @alaskabeacon.com.
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👏 Dr. Kimberly Thomas, director of Alaska Family Medicine Residency, has been honored with the 2025 UW Dept. of Family Medicine Leadership Excellence Award! A well-deserved recognition for her dedication to rural medical education+healthcare in AK.🌟
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Dr. Nicholas Rosenfeld is the Juneau Clerkship Site Director for Alaska WWAMI and a standout rural educator.

From medevacs to midnight northern lights, he’s giving students unforgettable clinical experiences in one of the most remote and dynamic learning environments in the U.S.

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Meet Ellie Lo Re, a med student training in Bethel, Alaska this summer at YKHC with Dr. Megan Young.

From Maryland to USC to Sitka—now gaining more rural health experience in Bethel!

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It was a fun Alaska WWAMIly Reunion on May 3rd! The gathering at Kincaid Park Chalet brought together students, faculty, and staff to reconnect and celebrate.

70% of the class is now serving in WWAMI regions!
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