WWAMI Stories and Student Features

Read featured stories about UW School of Medicine students, staff and faculty from across Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho (WWAMI).

UWSOM Student Profile: Meet Reham Abuatiq 

Please tell us a little bit about yourself.  I am a Middle Eastern woman of color in my early 40’s, who is proudly navigating the intricate balance of academia and motherhood! As a mother to three vibrant boys aged 7, 10, and 15, I bring a unique perspective to my work in pediatric physical therapy, […]

A social justice pilgrimage inspired by dialogue across differences

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 […]

Wyoming WWAMI students attend Donor Memorial Ceremony at CU Anschutz

  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 […]

Feature: Sydney Sattler, a Ph.D. candidate in Genome Sciences & recipient of Curci Foundation Fellowship

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 […]