WWAMI School of Medical Education
Health Sciences Building (HSB), Room 301, (907) 786-4789
The WWAMI School of Medical Education is a partnership between the University of Alaska Anchorage and the University of Washington School of Medicine resulting in the degree of Medical Doctor (MD).
Each year, Alaskan residents who meet Eligibility criteria begin their medical education in a collaborative medical school that operates among the campuses of five northwestern states -- Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho (WWAMI). Alaska’s WWAMI medical students take classes at UAA for the foundations phase which covers foundational basic sciences and an early introduction to clinical experience. The clinical phase consists of a Patient Care Phase with core clerkships and an Explore and Focus phase both of which can be completed at a variety of sites across any of the five states. An Alaska track allows nearly all of these to be completed in Alaska. A minimum of 12 weeks must be spent in Seattle. For more information visit WWAMI School of Medical Education website.
Eligibility
This program is open to Alaska residents who meet the Alaska eligibility requirements. Applicants must meet common requirements established by University of Washington School of Medicine (UWSOM).
Pre Medical advising is strongly recommended to ensure all prerequisites are met.
Admissions
Applications are accepted through the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS). WWAMI applications are submitted to the UWSOM. All applications received by UWSOM from Alaska residents will be considered for the WWAMI program in Alaska. Complete application information, including details about the selection procedure, can be found on the UWMedicine website.
Core Faculty
Toni Biskup, MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, tmbiskup@alaska.edu
Andrea Caballero, MD, Term Assistant Professor, acaballero@alaska.edu
Robert Church, MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, rchurch1@alaska.edu
Jason Dashow, MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, jedashow@alaska.edu
Robert Furilla, PhD, Term Professor, rafurilla@alaska.edu
Tania Hall, MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, thdeisher@alaska.edu
Timothy Hinterberger, PhD, Professor, tjhinterberger@alaska.edu
Lilian Ho, MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, lkho@alaska.edu
Peter Hulman, MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, aspbh8@alaska.edu
Allison Kelliher, MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, amkelliher@alaska.edu
Cindy Knall, PhD, Professor, cmknall@alaska.edu
Jocelyn Krebs, PhD, Professor, jekrebs@alaska.edu
Max Kullberg, PhD, Associate Professor, mpkullberg@alaska.edu
Tanya Leinicke, MD, Term Associate Professor, tleinicke@alaska.edu
Megan LeMasters, MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, mlemaste@alaska.edu
Holly Martinson, PhD, Associate Professor, hamartinson@alaska.edu
Brian McMahon, MD, Affiliate Professor
Dan Mindlin, MD, Associate Professor, dmindlin@alaska.edu
Sarah Murphy, MD, Associate Professor, samurphy@alaska.edu
Carol Paredes, MD, Term Assistant Professor, vparedes@alaska.edu
Megan Ritter, MD, Associate Director and Term Professor, maritter2@alaska.edu
Laura Schroder, PhD, Term Assistant Professor, laschroder@alaska.edu
Jean Snyder, MD, Term Assistant Professor, jmsnyder5@alaska.edu
Molly Southworth, MD, Affiliate Professor, afmbs@alaska.edu
Ian Van Tets, PhD, Associate Professor, igvantets@alaska.edu
Kenneth Thomas, MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, kcthomas4@alaska.edu
Shannon Uffenbeck, PhD, Term Assistant Professor, sruffenbeck@alaska.edu
Natalie Velasquez, MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, ndvelasquez@alaska.edu
Lex VonHafften, MD, Adjunct Associate Professor, ahvonhafften2@alaska.edu
Julie Wilson, MD, Adjunct Associate Professor, jwhood@alaska.edu
Gerry York, MD, Affiliate Assistant Professor, york0011@uw.edu
Kathy Young, MD, Director and Term Assistant Professor, kecase2@alaska.edu