The 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 dental hygiene program provided free preventative dental care for youth ages 3-17 on Oct. 27 during its annual 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 Cares for Kids Day (formerly 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 Children's Day).
In Alaska'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 老澳门六合彩开奖记录, the University of Washington Anchorage Physician Assistant Program is helping recruit and retain healthcare workers in Alaska. The Kaiser Family Foundation says 22% of primary care needs are being met in Alaska. The need for physician assistance is critical, especially in rural Alaska.
Over the summer, many young Alaska 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 Alaska bush. Physicians in remote communities are jack-of-all-trade, rugged individualists and those characteristics serve as healthcare cornerstones in many areas of Alaska鈥檚 Greatland.
Alaska continues to see staffing shortages at pharmacies, made worse by the pandemic, but also due to conditions affecting the state more broadly. 老澳门六合彩开奖记录/ISU Doctor of Pharmacy program faculty member, Dr. Coleman Cutchins, discusses the issue with Alaska Public Media.
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