WWAMI Stories and Student Features

An evening at the Museum of the Rockies brought history, science, and public health into focus as Montana WWAMI honored one of vaccinology’s most influential figures. Montana WWAMI, in partnership with the Volney Steele Endowment Fund at Montana State University, hosted the Montana Medical History Conference on March 25th in Bozeman. The Life and Legacy […]

Montana WWAMI connected with aspiring healthcare students at the recent HOSA State Leadership Conference in Billings, advancing its commitment to building Montana’s future physician workforce. Nearly 400 high school students from throughout Montana competed in a wide range of medical and leadership events, showcasing both skills and a passion for future roles in medical professions. […]

The University of Washington School of Medicine continues to advance its commitment to translational cancer research through strategic partnerships that invest in emerging scientific talent. One such effort is the Pfizer Oncology PhD Fellowship, a training initiative launched in 2025 in coordination with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center to support exceptional predoctoral researchers whose work advances […]

Across Montana’s rural and tribal communities, HOPA Mountain works at the intersection of education, ecological health and economic development, supporting long-term wellbeing through community partnerships. Within that broader mission, the HOPA Mountain Medical Mentorship Service Learning Project at Montana WWAMI focuses on strengthening pathways into medicine. The program connects aspiring medical school applicants with current […]

The UW School of Medicine has partnered with Lake Chelan Health and Columbia Valley Community Health to build a robust regional family medicine residency program. First accredited in 2017, the program admits two trainees per year, who spend their first year in Seattle and their second and third years in Chelan, Washington. This Family Medicine […]

When leaders at Full Circle Health began exploring the idea of a pediatrics residency program in Boise, they weren’t just thinking about training physicians. They were thinking about access. For decades, Idaho has faced a severe shortage of pediatricians. In 2019, a feasibility study led by Dr. Perry Brown revealed just how stark the gap […]

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 […]

Each year, the Husky 100 recognizes 100 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students from across all UW campuses and areas of study. Applications are considered holistically, taking into account how students are making the most of their UW experience—both in and out of the classroom.   This year, the UW School of Medicine is proud to […]

Erin Petersen, a Montana WWAMI student, will soon head to the University of Washington after matching into Urology (research track). Her path to urology began with a chance connection. After meeting a urologic oncologist at UW, she became involved in research and quickly discovered the specialty’s remarkable breadth. “After scrubbing in on my first radical […]

Montana WWAMI‘s Aubrey Kessel will continue her journey in women’s health after matching into OB-GYN at the University of Michigan Health-Sparrow. Originally from Sidney, Montana, the fourth-year student was drawn to OB-GYN because it offered everything she hoped to find in medicine: the opportunity to build long-term, meaningful relationships with patients across the lifespan while […]