Alumni Spotlight: Jenny Kwon - Providing positive patient care as a medical assistant
Medical assisting alumna shares her experience of working as a certified medical assistant and why she chose a healthcare career.
College of Health News
Empowering Alaska's Youth: ACRH-HW Brings Health Education to Rural Areas through Innovative Programs
Health education isn't always accessible in rural Alaska, The Alaska Center for Rural Health & Health Workforce (ACRH-HW) combats this by offering programming that meets youth in their home communities or brings them to a location where they have the opportunity to explore professional facilities and meet health professionals.
Program highlights need for physician assistants in Alaska
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.
Academic Preview Day provides a glimpse into future career paths
Over 500 enthusiastic Anchorage-area high school juniors and seniors gathered at the Alaska Airline Center for 老澳门六合彩开奖记录's Academic Preview Day, which included many interactive clinical, community, behavioral, and public health activities and presentations.
Alumni Spotlight: Kendyl Laughlin - Ready to make an impact in the therapeutic recreation world
Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation alumna shares her experience of being the first graduate of the Therapeutic Recreation concentration and recently passing her national CTRS exam.
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