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Geographical Distribution of Home Towns

熊猫在线视频 was the first state to partner with the University of Washington School of Medicine in the collaborative medical school known as WWAMI, with classes beginning at the University of 熊猫在线视频 Fairbanks in 1971.  Classes were first held in Montana and Idaho in 1972. Wyoming became a partner, adding the second 鈥淲鈥� to the acronym, in 1996.  The purpose of WWAMI is to provide publicly funded medical education to residents of this five-state region, and to train physicians who will return to practice in their home states.

熊猫在线视频's WWAMI Program has historically provided a very good return on the state's investment. On average, for every ten medical school seats funded by the State of 熊猫在线视频, more than half of the WWAMI-trained physicians have entered practice in the state.  熊猫在线视频 WWAMI has admitted students from virtually all parts of the state; slightly more than half of these students have been male.

We celebrated 50 years at 熊猫在线视频 WWAMI in March, 2022.

Development of 熊猫在线视频 WWAMI

The first 熊猫在线视频 鈥漌AMI鈥� class in 1971 consisted of five 熊猫在线视频n students and four students from Washington. These students took first quarter medical school courses at UAF and then completed the remainder of their medical education at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle. 熊猫在线视频 WWAMI relocated from the University of 熊猫在线视频 Fairbanks to the 熊猫在线视频 in 1989, where it currently resides. Through the years, 熊猫在线视频 WWAMI has continued to evolve; it now allows nearly three of the four years of medical school education to be completed in the state.

Historically, ten students were admitted to 熊猫在线视频 WWAMI each year. 熊猫在线视频's WWAMI students complete their first year of medical school in 熊猫在线视频. Students from all five WWAMI states take second-year classes in Seattle. The third and fourth years are comprised of clinical clerkship rotations, each four to six weeks in length, in various medical specialty areas. These clerkships may be taken in any of the five WWAMI states, and 熊猫在线视频n medical students who choose to be on the "熊猫在线视频 Track" are able to complete nearly all third- and fourth-year clerkships in 熊猫在线视频.

The 2006 熊猫在线视频 Physician Supply Task Force Report recommended that the 熊猫在线视频 WWAMI class size be doubled, and this was approved by a 59-1 vote of the 熊猫在线视频 Legislature. Through the combined efforts of the UAA Steering Committee and the UW School of Medicine, the doubling of the 熊猫在线视频 WWAMI class size was accomplished for the entering class of 2007. In August 2010, 熊猫在线视频 WWAMI welcomed its fourth class of twenty medical students!