![]() ![]() Rotations take place at one Anchorage site and one site outside of Anchorage, either Bethel or Fairbanks. There are 227 Alaska Native tribes, many located in rural regions off the road system, who access medical care in villages, towns, and as far as Anchorage for higher levels of care. The sites are paired so that each resident spends two months in one setting that serves a primarily Alaska Native population and two months in one setting that serves the general population. The time in Alaska is focused on ambulatory rotations in two different practice settings. These rotations are completed alongside our categorical pediatric residents. The time in Seattle is focused on inpatient medicine, subspecialty electives, intensive care and ED rotations spread over the three major teaching hospitals that are part of our program. Residents experience a full calendar year in Alaska from snowy winters to summers of endless sunshine. In each of the three years of residency, residents in the Alaska Track will spend eight months of the year in Seattle and four months of the year in Alaska. How will residents’ time be spent?Įach year, four residents match into the Alaska track. The track helps residents develop skills in community building, culturally competent care, and maximization of medical resources for patients throughout a vast geographic region. The Alaska Track was created to immerse a group of residents within the rich diversity of experiences that practicing medicine in Alaska has to offer. We feel that one of our most important responsibilities is to train pediatricians to meet the primary care needs of children throughout this area. The University of Washington/Seattle Children’s Hospital has the only civilian pediatric residency in the entire five-state WWAMI region. This innovative track won the Teaching Program Award from Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) in 2020, recognizing its excellence in teaching methods, innovations, and adaptability, and being an outstanding pediatric program. The University of Washington/Seattle Children's Pediatric Residency Alaska Track is a primary care track of our three-year categorical pediatric residency program. ![]()
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