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Harold Johnston1, Thomas Nighswander, Dennis Paul Valenzeno

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Alaska Medicine
|October 18, 2006
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Alaska

Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Public Health

Background:

  • The University of Washington's WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho) program has evolved significantly since its 1971 inception.
  • Initially serving a small cohort, WWAMI in Alaska now allows students to complete most of their medical training and residency within the state.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the current state of the WWAMI program in Alaska.
  • To assess the need for expanding medical school class sizes in Alaska to address physician shortages.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative analysis of WWAMI program evolution since 1971.
  • Assessment of current in-state training capacity and postgraduate residency options.
  • Evaluation of physician shortage trends in Alaska.

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Main Results:

  • WWAMI students can now complete nearly three years of medical school and residency training in Alaska.
  • Despite program expansion, the number of medical school positions remains limited at 10.
  • Alaska faces a worsening physician shortage.

Conclusions:

  • Increasing the WWAMI medical school class size in Alaska is justified.
  • Expanding class size is a cost-effective solution compared to physician recruitment or increasing graduate medical education funding.