Student Spotlight: Angelene Ketah - Nursing, roller derby, and indigenous representation
SON student Angelene Ketah is dedicated to serving Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native communities while proudly representing her culture on the world stage through roller derby.
College of Health News
Empowering Communities Through Harm Reduction: Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ WWAMI Student Abigail Crawford Discusses the Narcan Education & Distribution Project
Second-year WWAMI medical student Abigail Crawford is helping lead an initiative that’s saving lives and reshaping the way people think about opioid overdose. As co-lead of the Narcan Education & Distribution Project at the Anchorage WWAMI site, Crawford works alongside fellow student volunteers to provide free community training and resources focused on opioid overdose response.
UW medical student working in Ketchikan
Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ WWAMI student Rhianna Merriman works at the PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center as part of the school’s Rural Underserved Opportunities Program.
30 future physicians start classes in Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ’s biggest med school cohort ever
30 Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æns started medical classes in Anchorage this week, in the biggest cohort to date for the state’s only med school program, Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ WWAMI.
Student Spotlight: Lisa Reed - From flowers to medical coding
School of Allied Health student Lisa Reed is a lifelong Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æn and former floral manager, now pursuing a career in medical coding.
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