College of Health News

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Commentary: Rural program provides unique opportunities for medical students in Alaska

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Students provide health to underserved Alaskans and receive mentorship through Alaska's WWAMI program.

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Speech-language pathology student wins Helen Bierne award

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Carol Mitchell, a graduate student in the Speech-Language Pathology program was awarded the Helen Bierne scholarship at the Alaska Speech-Language-Hearing Association state convention.

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An Alaska Medical School Has a Record Number of Indigenous Students

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Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ named a top school for online health science education

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Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ has been ranked one of the nation’s best schools for online health care degrees and certificates for 2023. Six percent of regionally accredited colleges and universities earned a ranking position.

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From Opioids to COVID to Sex Ed: How Public Health Education Impacts Anchorage

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Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ and Division of Population Health Sciences (DPHS) alumna Jordan Kamer (BS, Health Sciences, ‘17) has a pretty important job. As a public health educator with the Municipality of Anchorage Health Department, she is responsible for providing community education and guidance on public health—everything from COVID-19, to naloxone, to age-appropriate sex education.