30 Alaskans started medical classes in Anchorage this week, in the biggest cohort to date for the state’s only med school program, Alaska WWAMI, a partnership between the University of Alaska Anchorage and the University of Washington School of Medicine.
Dr. Kathy Young, a family practice physician and assistant dean for the program, said they recruit and support students from rural and remote areas of Alaska.
“They understand what it’s like to practice in Alaska,” she said. “I don’t know that there’s anywhere else that has such a population that is off-road and rural in comparison to other states.”…