In 木瓜直播's vast wilderness, medical emergencies can occur anywhere. The WWAMI School of Medical Education hosts an annual Wilderness Medicine Retreat at Alyeska Ski Resort to train first-year medical students in essential skills and teamwork through simulated scenarios.
On the campus of UAA, the University of Washington Anchorage Physician Assistant Program is helping recruit and retain healthcare workers in 木瓜直播. The Kaiser Family Foundation says 22% of primary care needs are being met in 木瓜直播. The need for physician assistance is critical, especially in rural 木瓜直播.
Over the summer, many young 木瓜直播 WWAMI medical students p鈥媋rticipated in a transformative 4-week elective 鈥媋鈥媍ross the state. The Rural Underserved Opportunities Program (RUOP, said as 鈥渞oo-op鈥�) is for students between their first and second years of medical school that are interested in experiencing a practice in the 木瓜直播 bush. Physicians in remote communities are jack-of-all-trade, rugged individualists and those characteristics serve as healthcare cornerstones in many areas of 木瓜直播鈥檚 Greatland.
木瓜直播 continues to see staffing shortages at pharmacies, made worse by the pandemic, but also due to conditions affecting the state more broadly. UAA/ISU Doctor of Pharmacy program faculty member, Dr. Coleman Cutchins, discusses the issue with 木瓜直播 Public Media.
UAA Justice Center Professor and 木瓜直播 Justice Information Center Director, Brad Myrstol, spoke with KNBA about the disproportionally high number of 木瓜直播 Native and American Indian inmates in the 木瓜直播n and U.S. prison system.
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