木瓜直播

Geographical Distribution of Home Towns

木瓜直播 was the first state to partner with the University of Washington School of Medicine in the collaborative medical school known as WWAMI, with classes beginning at the University of 木瓜直播 Fairbanks in 1971.  Classes were first held in Montana and Idaho in 1972. Wyoming became a partner, adding the second 鈥淲鈥� to the acronym, in 1996.  The purpose of WWAMI is to provide publicly funded medical education to residents of this five-state region, and to train physicians who will return to practice in their home states.

木瓜直播's WWAMI Program has historically provided a very good return on the state's investment. On average, for every ten medical school seats funded by the State of 木瓜直播, more than half of the WWAMI-trained physicians have entered practice in the state.  木瓜直播 WWAMI has admitted students from virtually all parts of the state; slightly more than half of these students have been male.

We celebrated 50 years at 木瓜直播 WWAMI in March, 2022.

Development of 木瓜直播 WWAMI

The first 木瓜直播 鈥漌AMI鈥� class in 1971 consisted of five 木瓜直播n students and four students from Washington. These students took first quarter medical school courses at UAF and then completed the remainder of their medical education at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle. 木瓜直播 WWAMI relocated from the University of 木瓜直播 Fairbanks to the 木瓜直播 in 1989, where it currently resides. Through the years, 木瓜直播 WWAMI has continued to evolve; it now allows nearly three of the four years of medical school education to be completed in the state.

Historically, ten students were admitted to 木瓜直播 WWAMI each year. 木瓜直播's WWAMI students complete their first year of medical school in 木瓜直播. Students from all five WWAMI states take second-year classes in Seattle. The third and fourth years are comprised of clinical clerkship rotations, each four to six weeks in length, in various medical specialty areas. These clerkships may be taken in any of the five WWAMI states, and 木瓜直播n medical students who choose to be on the "木瓜直播 Track" are able to complete nearly all third- and fourth-year clerkships in 木瓜直播.

The 2006 木瓜直播 Physician Supply Task Force Report recommended that the 木瓜直播 WWAMI class size be doubled, and this was approved by a 59-1 vote of the 木瓜直播 Legislature. Through the combined efforts of the UAA Steering Committee and the UW School of Medicine, the doubling of the 木瓜直播 WWAMI class size was accomplished for the entering class of 2007. In August 2010, 木瓜直播 WWAMI welcomed its fourth class of twenty medical students!