Health Careers Resources in Alaska
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- Scholarships
The links below will take you to a variety of scholarships for healthcare-related programs. Some scholarships can be used only for specific programs, while others are more general.
Scholarships by Grade Level
K-12
Behavioral Health Camps: The Alaska AHEC regional centers offer periodic weeklong Behavioral Health Camps for high school students. Tuition for these camps is free.
IHS Scholarship Program: The Indian Health Service (IHS) offers a wide variety of scholarships, internships and other training opportunities for students from Alaska Native or American Indian backgrounds.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) STEP-UP: The STEP-UP Program provides hands-on summer research experience for high school and undergraduate students interested in exploring research careers.
LA Tutors Scholarship: There is a monthly $500 scholarship available for Innovation in Education. This scholarship is open to all currently enrolled high school, college, and graduate students who showcase their creativity while helping those around them.
College
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Scholarships: ANTHC awards $5,000 scholarships to selected students who are interested in healthcare. Open to Alaska Native/Native American applicants who meet certain requirements.
Barry Goldwater Scholarship: Depending upon the availability of funds, it is the intent of the Goldwater Foundation to support junior-level scholarships for a maximum of two academic years (4 semesters) and senior-level scholarships for a maximum of one academic year (2 semesters).
David E. Knox Memorial Nursing Fellowship: Supports students pursuing RN degrees. Requires commitment to service in rural Alaskan communities.
Full Circle Scholarship: The American Indian College Fund supports American Indian and Alaska Native college students seeking technical, undergraduate and graduate degrees at tribal colleges and other nonprofit, accredited schools.
IHS Health Professions Scholarship Program: Recipients of the scholarship are required to fulfill a service commitment at an Indian health facility one year of service for each year of support, for a maximum of 4 years full-time and 8 years part-time.
IHS Pre-Graduate Scholarship Program: The Pre-Graduate Scholarship Program provides financial support for American Indian and Alaska Native (federally or state-recognized) students to enroll in courses leading to a bachelor's degree in specific pre-professional areas, such as pre-medicine and pre-dentistry. There is no service requirement attached to the scholarship.
IHS Preparatory Scholarship: Indian Health Professions Preparatory Scholarship provides financial aid for qualified American Indian and Alaska Native students who are enrolled in undergraduate or prerequisite courses in preparation for entry to health profession schools.
IHS Scholarship Program: The Indian Health Service (IHS) offers a wide variety of scholarships, internships and other training opportunities for students from Alaska Native or American Indian backgrounds.
LA Tutors Scholarship: There is a monthly $500 scholarship available for Innovation in Education. This scholarship is open to all currently enrolled high school, college, and graduate students who showcase their creativity while helping those around them.
Mat-Su Health Foundation: Two types of scholarships (Vocational and Academic) with different criteria. Offers support to students pursuing health-related careers and nonprofit management careers.
MyCACHE (Combined Application for College & Higher Education): Residents of the Bering Strait region can apply for multiple scholarships in one place. Money can be used for college or technical or vocational school.
Northwest Osteopathic Scholarship: Scholarships are awarded to students who best demonstrate their commitment to practicing osteopathic medicine in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.
Nursing Scholarships: 25 scholarships for Nursing students
Public Health Scholarships: General advice and information for PH students about creating an application and finding outside sources of funding. Includes a selection of links to major scholarships in the public health field.
Rural Health Information Hub Scholarships: Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.
Stacie Morse Education Scholarship: Intended for a female nurse in a rural area interested in pursuing a career as a flight nurse. This scholarship applies towards nurses with at least three years of experience in an ED or ICU setting or those 18+ who are interested in pursuing a career in flight nursing.
Student Caregiver Scholarships: Students who are responsible for caring for a loved one while in school can apply for these scholarships to help ease the burden.
Udall Scholarship: The Udall Foundation offers scholarships to Native American and Alaska Native undergraduate students pursuing careers related to tribal public policy, native healthcare, and the environment.
University of Alaska Social Work Scholarships: UA and UAA offer a number of different scholarships for students in Social Work.
- Loan Repayment
Loan Repayment
The are numerous options for loan repayment for health careers.
Indian Health Services Loan Repayment Program: The IHS Loan Repayment Program (LRP) can help dedicated health professionals chart a course for a long-lasting and successful health care career. The LRP funds IHS clinicians to repay their eligible health profession education loans — up to $40,000 — in exchange for an initial two-year service commitment to practice in health facilities serving American Indian and Alaska Native communities.
SHARP-1: The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) announces a new SHARP-1 loan repayment opportunity for selected healthcare practitioners in State Fiscal Year 2019. This is one of SHARP’s periodically issued standard applicant-solicitations.
- Camps & Internships
If you're interested in exploring possible careers, these camps and internships offer an introduction to a wide variety of professions.
Camps and Internships by Grade Level
Camps and Internships last updated: July 6, 2019
- Academic Programs in Alaska
Academic Programs in Alaska
PROGRAM CERTIFICATE ASSOCIATE BACHELOR GRADUATE DENTAL Dental Assistant Trainee-Endorsement Ilisagvik College Dental Assisting UAA, UAF UAA, UAF Dental Health Aide ANTHC Dental Hygiene UAA DIETETICS & NUTRITION Dietetics UAA UAA Dietetic Internship UAA Nutrition Minor UAA EMERGENCY SERVICES Emergency Medical Technician I UAS Emergency Medical Technology UAA Emergency Service Ilisagvik College UAF Fire and Emergency Services Technology UAA Paramedical Technology Kenai Peninsula College (UAA),
MatSu College (UAA), UAFHEALTH INFORMATION/IN-PATIENT Health Information Management (Distance) UAS Health Information Management-Coding Specialist (Distance) UAS Health Information Technology (Distance) UAS Healthcare Privacy and Security (Distance) UAS Healthcare Reimbursement (Distance) UAF Insurance Coding and Billing Alaska Career College Medical Billing (Distance) UAF HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Applied Business in Health Care Management UAF Health Care Administration Charter College Health Services Administration APU Public Administration, Health Administration (Distance) UAA HUMAN SERVICES Children's Behavior Health (Distance) UAA Conflict Resolution UAA Human Services (Distance) UAA, UAF Human Services UAA RHS Behavioral Health Aide UAF Rural Human Services (Distance) UAF MEDICAL IMAGING Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program UAA Pre-Radiological Technology Qualifications UAS Radiologic Technology UAA MEDICAL LABORATORY Medical Laboratory Science UAA Medical Laboratory Technology UAA Phlebotomy (Distance) UAA, UAF, Alaska Career College MEDICAL OFFICE/OUT-PATIENT Healthcare Reimbursement UAF Medical Assisting UAA, UAF, Charter College, Alaska Career College UAA, UAF Medical Billing (Distance) UAF Medical Coding (Distance) UAF Medical Coding Specialist Ilisagvik College Medical Office Administrative Assistant Charter College Medical Office Coding (Distance) UAA Medical Office Reception (Distance) UAF Medical/Dental Reception UAF MEDICAL PROGRAMS Alaska WWAMI Biomedical Program UAA MEDEX Physician Assistant Program UAA NURSING Certificate in Pre-Nursing Qualifications UAF, UAS Certified Nurse Aide/Assistant (Distance) UAF, UAS Doctorate of Nursing Practice UAA AAS in Nursing UAA Nursing UAA Nursing Science UAA Nursing Science: Family Nurse Practitioner (Distance) UAA Nursing Science: ursing Education (Distance) UAA Nursing Science; Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Distance) UAA RN to BS in Nursing UAA OTHER ALLIED HEALTH PROGRAMS Allied Health UAF Community Health UAF Community Health Aide/Practitioner ANTHC Health Sciences UAS UAA Kinesiology UAA Massage Therapy Program (Continuing Education) Alaska Career College,
Alaska Insitute of Oriental Medicine, Acupunture and Massage TherapyOccupational Safety and Health UAA Safety, Health and Environmental Awareness Technician UAF Surgical Technology UAA PHARMACY Pharmacy (UAA affiliation with Idaho State University) UAA Pharmacy Technology (Distance) UAA PSYCHOLOGY Children's Mental Health (minor) UAA Clinical Psychology UAA Clinical-Community Psychology UAA Counseling Psychology APU Psychology UAA, UAF Social Science (BA) with concentration in Psychology UAS PUBLIC HEALTH Bachelor of Sciences in Health Sciences (BSHS)-Health Educator Track UAA Masters of Public Health (MPH) in Public Health Practices (Distance) UAA Minor in Public Health UAA SOCIAL WORK Social Work (Distance) UAA, UAF UAA THERAPY Occupational Therapy (UAA affiliation with Creighton University) (Distance) UAA Physical Therapy Assistant UAA Speech Language Pathology (with East Carolina University) UAA Academic Programs in Alaska last updated: April 2, 2021
- Prospective Employers
Major Healthcare Employers in Alaska
Healthcare Employers last updated February 7, 2020
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