We encourage you to consider our award-winning Targeted Rural Underserved Track (TRUST). The aim of this program is a focused medical school experience in rural underserved care, with the hope that physician graduates will return to practice in the rural underserved communities of Alaska. As an Alaska TRUST student, you will have many opportunities to experience the joys and satisfaction of rural practice.

After a targeted TRUST admissions process, TRUST students are linked to underserved communities (TRUST/WRITE sites) which will be their home community for all four years of medical school. By linking TRUST with existing UWSOM programs such as the Rural Underserved Opportunities Program (R/UOP) and the underserved Pathway (UP), and adding some unique curricular elements, TRUST scholars are immersed in the care of rural and underserved populations. The goal of the program is to fulfill the workforce needs of the underserved areas of the WWAMI region.

How Do I Apply?

Qualified WWAMI applicants can apply to the Alaska TRUST program within their secondary application materials.

The secondary application is available only through the University of Washington School of Medicine. 

The Application Process

Deadline

TRUST applicants must submit all application materials to the UW School of Medicine (UWSOM) Admissions Office by    December 1. Materials received after this date will not be considered.

TRUST Interviews

Interviews usually occur in January or February. Please pay close attention to the information provided by UWSOM Admissions once you have been selected for an interview.

Offers of Admission

Alaska TRUST Scholars will be notified of their admission status no later than one week after the TRUST interview. Applicants not accepted into the TRUST program will be considered for regular admission into the Alaska WWAMI program.

Continuity Community Assignments

While student preferences will be considered, the TRUST Selection Committee will make the final decision on continuity community site assignments in Alaska. Alaska has rural and small city TRUST continuity community sites, including:

• Juneau, Alaska
• Kodiak, Alaska
• Soldotna, Alaska

For more information, please visit UW School of Medicine: TRUST

Alaska Trust Contacts

Barb Doty, MD
WWAMI Clinical Medical Education Alaska
Assistant Clinical Dean
bdoty@uw.edu

Shyla Dema, UW Program Administrator
(907)-786-4744; sdema@uw.edu

Nancy Hall, UAA Program Coordinator
(907)-786-4789; njhall@uaa.alaska.edu

Office of Rural Programs, UW TRUST
(206)-221-1587; somrural@uw.edu

John McCarthy, M.D.
Assistant Dean for Rural Programs
mccajf@uw.edu