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Ketchikan, Alaska WRITE Site<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Map<\/td>\nPeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center<\/strong>
\n 3100 Tonga<\/strong>ss Ave<\/strong>
\n Ketchik<\/strong>an, AK\u00a0 99901
\n<\/strong>Phone: 907-221-5171<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Ketchikan is the southeastern-most city in Alaska and marks the beginning of Alaska\u2019s famed \u201cInside Passage \u2013 a network of waterways that snake through some of the most jaw-droppingly beautiful wilderness in the world.\u201d The city itself has a total area of 5.9 miles, but the borough is 1,754 square miles. The city is built on the side of the Coast Mountains, the mountain range along the southeastern coast of Alaska whose peaks form the border between Alaska and British Columbia. As the mountains drop and enter the ocean they create the Alexander Archipelago, a widespread collection of islands that make up Alaska\u2019s southeastern coast.<\/p>\n

\"Downtown<\/p>\n

Additional information is available at Visit Ketchikan<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Student Perspectives:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“I had the incredible opportunity and experience to become an integral part of the healthcare team and the Ketchikan community. I was able to see the rewards and challenges of becoming a physician in a small town, which is\u00a0<\/span>insight<\/span> I relish as I am committed to rural medicine. Living within the community allowed me to observe communal and cultural influences on overall health, which helped me to understand my patient population better and thus provide better quality care.<\/span><\/span>”<\/p>\n

– Past Ketchikan WRITE Student<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Primary WRITE Preceptors<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"HeadshotAndrew Sanders, M.D.
\n<\/strong>Family Medicine
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Dr. Sanders completed his undergraduate work at Utah State University in Public Health with a minor in Spanish. He then attended the University of Utah for medical school and completed his residency at Utah Valley Hospital in Provo, Utah. He spent a month in Ketchikan during medical school and that seeded his interest in family medicine and his eventual return to this community.<\/p>\n

asanders3@peacehealth.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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Peter Rice, M.D.<\/strong>
\n\"HeadshotInternal Medicine<\/p>\n

Dr. Rice lived in Ketchikan prior to becoming a physician, attended University of Washington Medical School and completed his residency there as well. He is board certified in Internal Medicine. He works both in the clinic and hospital and is the medical director of the internal medicine group. When not working, he spends much of his free time in Meyers Chuck, a remote community 30 miles north of Ketchikan.<\/p>\n

price@peacehealth.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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Participating Physicians:
\n<\/strong>Sean Bhagat, M.D. (Pediatrics)
\nTim Horton, M.D. (Pediatrics)
\nNicole Morin, M.D. (Ob\/Gyn)
\nAndy Zink, D.O. (Ob\/Gyn)
\nAlan Christensen, M.D. (Ob\/Gyn)
\nJosh Brinkerhoff, M.D. (Family Medicine)
\nCharlie Jose, M.D. (Family Medicine)<\/p>\n

Site Contact:
\n<\/strong>Maxfel Goodson mgoodson@peacehealth.org<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n

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PeaceHealth Medical Group:<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

PeaceHealth Medical Group is a multi-specialty group in Ketchikan and includes 4 family medicine physicians, 2 internists, 1 family nurse practitioner, 2 pediatricians, 3 OBs and 1 certified nurse midwife, 2 surgeons, 1 orthopedic surgeon, 1 orthopedic physician’s assistant and 2 psychiatrists. The clinical training will be based at PeaceHealth Medical Group, in Ketchikan.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n

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PeaceHealth Prince of Wales Clinic: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1800 Craig-Klawock Highway, Craig, AK. Clinical training will also take place at our clinic on Prince of Wales Island. Prince of Wales Clinic is staffed by family physician Dr. Yates Sealander and nurse practitioner Kimberly Barnes. The clinic provides a wide range of services for this rural community. Website: PeaceHealth Prince of Wales Clinic<\/a><\/p>\n

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PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center Hospital<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center is part of the nine-hospital PeaceHealth health care organization operating in Alaska, Oregon and Washington. It is a 25-bed critical access hospital, with a 23-bed skilled nursing facility, providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care. The medical center provides a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, including 24-hour ED physician coverage, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, general medicine, psychiatry, orthopedic and sports medicine, hospitalists, advanced imaging, and a sleep lab. Specialty visiting clinics by PeaceHealth and other specialists include cardiology, gastroenterology, oncology, otolaryngology, pediatric cardiology, podiatry, pulmonology, sleep medicine, and urology.<\/p>\n

The hospital’s web site is PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center<\/a><\/p>\n

What to Expect:<\/strong>
\n<\/span>The student will spend 4 months in Ketchikan and 1 month on Prince of Wales Island. In Ketchikan, Dr. Sander will be the primary sponsoring family medicine physician. The student will follow patients in clinic over 4 months, including continuity patients in the Pediatric and Women\u2019s Health Clinic following patients to surgery and to delivery. Our patient population is diverse, with significant Native Alaskan and Filipino communities.<\/p>\n

Ketchikan Facts:<\/span><\/p>\n