The first lessons Briana Martin-Villa learned about health didn’t come from a classroom. They came from long days in orchards, working alongside her mother and twin brother as their family migrated between California’s Central Valley and Eastern Washington following seasonal harvests. There, she saw the realities many farmworkers face: physical strain, pesticide exposure and illnesses […]
Montana WWAMI faculty gathered in Missoula last month for an evening of connection and practical skill-building during a Faculty Development Session sponsored by the Center for Learning and Innovation in Medical Education (CLIME). The focus was a familiar and often challenging topic: working with struggling learners. Chris Jons, MD, Montana WWAMI Missoula Track Director, acknowledged that […]
Second-year Montana WWAMI medical students turned research into action this month, sharing forward-thinking ideas to improve health across the state at the annual poster session in Bozeman. The research of 27 students highlighted how tackling real-world questions alongside classroom learning builds critical thinking, creativity, and confidence in the skills they’ll use as future physicians. This […]
