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Abigail Crawford wears a white sweater and Carhartt beanie. She is standing in front of a snowy wooded background and smiling at the camera. Read More

Empowering Communities Through Harm Reduction: Alaska WWAMI Student Abigail Crawford Discusses the Narcan Education & Distribution Project

 |  UW School of Medicine  |  , ,

Second-year WWAMI medical student Abigail Crawford is helping lead an initiative that’s saving lives and reshaping the way people think about opioid overdose. As co-lead of the Narcan Education & Distribution Project at the Anchorage WWAMI site, Crawford works alongside fellow student volunteers to provide free community training and resources focused on opioid overdose response.

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UW medical student working in Ketchikan

 |  Ketchikan Daily News  | 

Alaska WWAMI student Rhianna Merriman works at the PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center as part of the school’s Rural Underserved Opportunities Program.

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30 future physicians start classes in Alaska’s biggest med school cohort ever

 |  Rachel Cassandra  | 

30 Alaskans started medical classes in Anchorage this week, in the biggest cohort to date for the state’s only med school program, Alaska WWAMI.

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Alaska WWAMI student juggles medical school, raising three kids with unstoppable determination

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Alaska WWAMI student juggles medical school, raising three kids with unstoppable determination.

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Dying to learn from UAA’s human cadavers

 |  Murat Demir  | 

Sarah Beam, assistant professor of medical education for WWAMI, recently led a tour of UAA’s anatomy lab, where students from undergraduate, occupational therapy, and medical programs gain hands-on experience learning from real human donors.