Feature stories about students, staff, and faculty from the WWAMI regions
The 2024 UW School of Medicine Investiture of Doctoral Hoods and Physician’s Oath Ceremony was held on Friday, May 24, in Seattle’s Benaroya Hall. 57 UW School of Medicine Spokane students were among the nearly 250 graduating students in the 75th class to receive their MD degrees from the University of Washington. The keynote speaker, […]
Port Angeles is a nestled on the northern edge of the Olympic Peninsula along the shore of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Three hours from Seattle, miles from everywhere. Port Angeles is home to the North Olympia Healthcare Network (NOHN), a Federally Qualified Healthcare Center (FQHC), and esteemed clinician and educator, Dr. Rob Epstein, […]
Near the entrance to the Heart Mountain World War II National Historic Landmark between Cody and Powell, Wyoming, a guard tower that once stood above 10,000 incarcerated Japanese Americans came into view. In that instance, the significance of this place became a concrete reality. The Heart Mountain site was one of 10 confinement camps that […]
On May 2, the E-2023 cohort attended the Donor Memorial Ceremony at the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine campus. The family members of anatomical donors joined students from programs at CU Anschutz and Wyoming WWAMI to commemorate the donors and their families’ generosity in supporting medical and anatomical education programs in Colorado […]
A Q&A with Master of Prosthetics & Orthotics graduate student, Audra Koopman What specialty are you pursuing and what year are you in your program? I’m pursuing a Master’s in Prosthetics and Orthotics, and I’m a second-year graduate student. Why did you choose this specialty? I chose this specialty due to familial ties to adaptive […]
We are excited to feature University of Washington School of Medicine advanced Ph.D. student, Sydney Sattler, as the 2023 Shurl and Kay Curci Foundation fellow. Sattler is a student in the Department of Genome Sciences. The Curci Ph.D. Fellowship provides generous funding to assist with Sydney’s tuition and living expenses in years three through five […]
Sixty-one first-year UW School of Medicine-Spokane students were robed in White Coats at a special ceremony on September 8, 2023. This marked an important step in the careers of our future doctors, marking their transition from preclinical studies to clinical training with preceptors and patients. Kika Kaui, a fourth-year medical student, presented the keynote speech, […]
MS4 Derek Southwick was recently elected by his peers attending the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) National Conference as a Student Delegate to the Congress of Delegates. “It’s an honor to be the voice for all medical students in the United States,” he said. Here’s some of what he had to say about his […]
Sarah Rasmussen-Rehkopf (Quileute/Makah), E-21 What’s your Foundations site? Alaska WWAMI in Anchorage Where are you from? Sitka, Alaska Why did you select the UW School of Medicine/Alaska WWAMI for your education? Becoming a provider to serve rural and American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) communities is why I want to become a physician. I have […]
Darin P. Eckert, M.D., has been named Assistant Clinical Dean for Spokane by the University of Washington School of Medicine (UWSOM), which partners with Gonzaga University in Spokane to help address the region’s shortage of health professionals through medical education, research and innovation. In this role, Dr. Eckert helps develop increased clinical opportunities for UWSOM […]
