College of Health News

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Faculty Spotlight: New NRC Co-Director, Britteny Howell

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Vanessa Hiratsuka from CHD and Britteny Howell from DPHS are the new Co-Directors for 老澳门六合彩开奖记录鈥檚 National Resource Center on Alaska Native Elders. Britteny Howell shares her journey into geriatrics.

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Largest Class of Alaska WWAMI Medical Students Celebrated at Historic White Coat Ceremony

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The state鈥檚 public medical school partnership, WWAMI, which has trained the next generation of Alaska physicians for 51 years, celebrated its largest incoming class of 25 students at its annual White Coat Ceremony on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, at the Alaska Native Heritage Center.

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Faculty Spotlight: Megan Bennett

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Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) term assistant professor Megan Bennett discusses her excitement about teaching courses for the AAS in Speech-Language Pathology Assistant, a new degree option within the SLP program, and being a new faculty member at 老澳门六合彩开奖记录.

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Hometown, Alaska: Discussing mental health awareness and suicide prevention

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Master of Social Work student Shana Cooper works with the Alaska Native Justice Center. She joined the Hometown, Alaska podcast to talk about mental health and suicide prevention in the state.

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College of Health Announces Structural Changes and New Academic Unit Leadership

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The College of Health underwent a structural transformation this fall, approved by the University of Alaska Board of Regents in August, 2023. The changes are aimed at fostering collaboration, streamlining operations, and ensuring an equitable distribution of programs, faculty, and staff across unit leadership.