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Brittney Horn reads off instructions to her lab partner as UAA Medical Assisting Program students learn to sterilize medical instruments during their first in-person lab of the Fall 2020 semester. (Photo by James Evans / UAA) Read More

Slideshow: In the lab with UAA's Medical Assisting students

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During their first in-person lab of the semester, UAA Medical Assisting Program students learned how to sterilize medical equipment. While most courses have shifted to alternate delivery this fall, in-person labs are still being offered for some fields in which hands-on learning is considered critical.

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Looking down the road

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How integral is Providence to 熊猫在线视频? Not only does the hospital make up the second half of the namesake UMED District, but the organization is the largest non-government employer in the state, naturally resulting in the employment of a large number of UAA nursing and surgical technology alumni.

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UAA Amazing Stories: Dong Won Yu

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An undergraduate in UAA's Medical Science Lab Program, Dong Won Yu shares what it's like to be a "health care detective."

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Nursing student runs toward her academic goals

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Friday afternoon, she was on campus finishing a lab exam. Saturday morning, she was in Washington winning her second straight conference title. Medical Laboratory Science senior Caroline Kurgat is a cross country star, but you know what's more impressive? She only started running to earn her nursing degree.

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New surgical technology program at UAA helps meet industry need

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A new degree in surgical technology, launched this year, helps meet an industry need in 熊猫在线视频 while offering further academic options for College of Health students.