Introduction
Alaska offers a variety of quality learning opportunities in rural and community practices throughout the state. Alaska's remoteness from the "lower forty eight" necessitates a more comprehensive health infrastructure and capacity than is usually found in rural areas. Alaska's rugged beauty, arctic and sub-arctic climates and vast distances create challenges in the delivery of health services providing unique opportunities for medical care. Telemedicine and village field visits are a vital part of providing services to our remote locations. Alaska uses more mid-level practitioners per capita than any other state. Your Alaska experience can bring new friendships, excellent recreational activities, and a chance to work and learn in the Last Frontier.
Third Year Required Clerkships
Family Medicine
Anchorage
Petersburg
Internal Medicine
Anchorage
Soldotna
Ob/Gyn
Anchorage
Fairbanks
Wasilla
Pediatrics
Anchorage
Psychiatry
Anchorage
Surgery
Fairbanks
Fourth Year Required Clerkships
Chronic Care
Pain Management - Anchorage
Palliative Care - Anchorage
Emergency Medicine
Fairbanks
Neurology
Anchorage
Surgical Subspecialty
Multiple Specialties - Anchorage/Juneau
Fourth Year Electives
Alaska WWAMI offers a wide variety of 4th year electives, including: Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, Forensics Pathology, Sports Medicine, Pediatric Cardiology, Radiology and Urology.
Fourth Year Sub-Internships
Family Medicine - Anchorage
Internal Medicine - Anchorage
WRITE
The WRITE Program is a clinical medical education program developed by the University of Washington School of Medicine as a means to help meet the need for rural primary care physicians in the WWAMI region. The success of this unique program is due to the integration of community involvement, continuity of experience and a proven curriculum. A detailed description of this program can be found in the WRITE manual. The Alaska sites are Juneau (2 sites), Kodiak, and Wasilla.
Juneau - 2 sites
Kodiak
Wasilla
Things to Do
The possibilities are endless, but if you love the outdoors you will want to spend as much time as you can in Alaska:
Biking
Hiking
Fishing
Hunting
Snowmobiling
Skiing
Snowshoeing
Camping
White water rafting
Canoeing
Kayaking
Horseback riding
Golfing
Experiencing the Iditarod
At year-round community activities
At Winter celebrations
Alaska Facts
We have areas that get:
24 hours of daylight
24 hours of night
How big are we?
3 million lakes
586,400 square miles
We are 2 times the size of Texas.
We have 29 volcanoes.
33,000 miles of coastline
1,400 miles north to south
2,700 miles east to west
Over 1/2 the world's glaciers
55 miles east of Russia
We are the only state to have coastlines on 3 different seas - the Arctic and Pacific Oceans and the Bering Sea
Records
Record high temperature: +100 degrees F (1915)
Record low temperature: -78 degrees F (Tanana)
High tides of 37 feet
Snow: 24 hours - 62 inches; 1 year - 974 inches (Thompson, near Valdez)
Mountains
Mount Denali - 20,320 feet (tallest in North America)
Mount Elias - 18,800 feet
Foraker - 17,400 feet
Bona - 16,500 feet
Blackburn - 16,390 feet
Sanford - 16,237 feet
Vancouver - 15,700 feet
Churchhill - 15,638 feet
Fairweather - 15,300 feet
Hubbard - 15,015 feet
Bear - 14,831 feet
Islands (largest)
Kodiak - 3,588 square miles
Prince of Wales - 2,770 square miles
Chichagof - 2,062 square miles
Lakes (largest)
Iliamna - 1,000 square miles
Becharof - 458 square miles
Teshekpuk - 315 square miles
Naknek - 242 square miles
Longest River
Yukon - Total of 2,300 miles (1,875 in Alaska)
Wildlife
Kodiak Bear - 1,400 pounds, 11 feet tall
Polar Bear - 1,400 pounds, 11 feet tall
Grizzly Bear (Brown Bear) - 800 pounds, 9 feet tall
Moose - 1,350 pounds, 5 feet high to shoulder, antler span 72 inches
Contact Information
WWAMI Director Regional Programs - Alaska
Suzanne Tryck,
tryck@alaska.net
907.786.4747
907.786.4817 (fax)
WWAMI Clinical Coordinator - Alaska
Tom Nighswander, M.D., M.P.H., tnighswa@anmc.org
907.786.4747
907.786.4817 (fax)
Alaska WWAMI Program Operations Specialist
Michelle Devine, mjd3@uw.edu
907.786.4747
907.786.4817 (fax)
Address
Alaska WWAMI
3211 Providence Drive, ENGR 333
Anchorage, AK 99508
907.786.4817 (fax)
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