For first-year Alaska WWAMI student Paige Noble, receiving her first white coat was more than a milestone. It was a chance to reflect on the long journey that brought her to medical school and the people who supported her along the way. “The White Coat ceremony is a milestone that I think every person trying […]
When the sun appeared during Andrea Storer’s first TRUST rotation in Juneau, her preceptor encouraged her to get outside and explore. For the first-year Alaska WWAMI student, those sunny days offered a chance to discover more of the community she was getting to know through her clinical experience at Valley Medical. But it was her […]
A new $487,022 investment could create more opportunities for Alaska WWAMI medical students and graduates to complete residency training in the state. The funding, which goes through the State of Alaska Department of Health, is a federal pass-through of Rural Health Transformation Program funding included in the One Big Beautiful Bill. The award will support […]
WWAMI TRUST students from Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Washington, and Wyoming gathered in Coeur d’Alene recently for a retreat designed to strengthen their connection to rural medicine and, perhaps just as importantly, to one another. The retreat (Aug. 18-21, 2026) brought together TRUST students, leaders, and physicians from across the five-state WWAMI region for presentations, workshops, […]
For Bhargavi Pochi, a second-year Alaska WWAMI student, an eight-week summer experience in Nepal offered a chance to explore global health while contributing to a community-based health project with real impact. As part of her Triple I experience through the Global Health Immersion Program (GHIP), Pochi traveled to Dhulikhel, Nepal, where she worked with Dhulikhel […]
Meet Yi Chan, Second-year Alaska WWAMI TRUST scholar!Yi grew up in Utqiagvik, Alaska, where working at the local hospital taught her a hard truth about rural medicine: you never know what will come through the door, or what you’ll have on hand to treat it. That’s part of why she chose WWAMI’s TRUST program for […]
Meet Gretta Pickett, a 2nd year Seattle WWAMI medical student who is now in her Rural and Underserved Opportunities Program placement in Nome, Alaska. This summer she’s looking forward to learning about the practice of medicine in rural Alaska, how traditional foods and practices shape health in Alaska Native communities, and building her physical exam […]
Feona Hoy is spending her RUOP somewhere pretty fitting for someone building a career on showing up for people: North Pole, Alaska. As a second-year student with Alaska WWAMI, Feona is using this rotation to dig into something she’s genuinely fired up about — how smaller communities deliver effective healthcare, and focusing on what it […]
Meet Abigail Moffett, a rising second-year student at UW School of Medicine’s Alaska Foundations site! Abigail kicked off her RUOP rotation in Juneau on June 29th. As a TRUST student, she’s stepped in with an existing connection to the community. “Juneau has been a wonderful place as a TRUST site in my experience, and both […]
For many University of Washington School of Medicine students, a 699 rotation offers a chance to customize a clinical experience around a specific area of interest. These special assignment electives allow students to complete clinical training at approved sites throughout the WWAMI region, providing hands-on learning opportunities beyond the standard curriculum. For Alaska WWAMI student […]
