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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Meet Natali Campillo, a TRUST student at the Idaho WWAMI Jerome site. Born in Mexico and raised in Teton Valley, Idaho, Natali says growing up in a rural community shaped her passion for medicine, particularly the challenges rural populations face in accessing care.

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

For Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month, Dr. Lorena Fernandez, psychiatry resident at UW School of Medicine, reflects that "language and culture are integral to building trust and providing culturally responsive care that recognizes our patients beyond their symptoms." #HispanicHeritageMonth

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Join the Family Medicine Medical Student Education Office's annual Open House! UW students, residents, faculty & staff welcome. Mon, Oct 5 | 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. | Health Sciences Building F-306 Meet faculty, staff & FMIG leaders. Snacks, swag & box lunches to go.

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Welcome to our newest cohort of biomedical PhD students! The New PhD Student Orientation & Welcome Reception brought together students, faculty, and campus partners for an afternoon of connection, mentorship tips, and community building. We're excited to see what this class accomplishes.

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Alaska WWAMI E26 student Paige Noble reflects on the meaning of receiving her white coat! "To me, the white coat symbolizes community." Her goal: "I want to give back to this beautiful state that I call home, any way that I can." Welcome to Alaska WWAMI, Paige!

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Still thinking about this day. Congratulations again to the Idaho WWAMI E26 class!

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The start of something big. Alaska WWAMI's newest class, coated and ready for what's ahead.

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Still thinking about this day. Congratulations again to the Montana WWAMI class on receiving their white coats last week!

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A few weeks in, and this moment still stands out. The Wyoming WWAMI class, together in their white coats for the first time.

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Outfit of the day, of the year, of the next four years. Montana WWAMI E26 just got their white coats and stethoscopes, and they are wearing them WELL. Congratulations, E26!

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

UW medical student Waleed Gharib and the Firearm Injury Reduction Education (FIRE) group are helping bring evidence-based firearm safety and injury prevention education to Washington high schools. Read more: bit.ly/46zGZw6

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Idaho WWAMI alum Dr. Derek Southwick (E20) joins IAFP President Dr. Peter Crane on the Doctors Making a Difference podcast. He credits Assistant Clinical Dean Dr. Mary Barinaga with his intro to organized medicine and will return to Idaho after residency. bit.ly/3UW1h0g

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Resident Leadership & the Power of Organized Medicine | Dr. Derek Southwick

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Alaska WWAMI was on @alaskapublic Line One today. Guest host Dr. Justin Clark talks with Nick Phelps, Dr. Barb Doty and student Joren Bowling about how the UW School of Medicine partnership works and why rural and underserved communities are central. Listen: bit.ly/4xylVkt

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A closer look at the WWAMI School of Medical Education | Line One

Learn more about the program that has been educating Alaska’s future physicians for more than five decades.

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

MS1 Pathways Virtual Info Session! UWSOM pathways gives opportunites to explore your interests more deeply, connect with mentors and like-minded peers, and gain experiences that complement your medical education. Tuesday, September 22, 2026 7 - 8 PMPT bit.ly/uwsompathways

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Coeur d'Alene was the setting for this summer's TRUST Retreat, bringing together TRUST students from across Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho. Thank you to Drs. Justin Thompson, Jay Erickson, and Megan Young, Beth Dillon, and all the residents who made it happen.

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

From Bristol Bay to Big Sky Country, our WWAMI community shared the places that ground them this summer. Even a brief moment with nature, even through a photo, can bring calm. Take a look: bit.ly/46meWQG

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Alaska WWAMI second-year Bhargavi Pochi spent her summer in Dhulikhel, Nepal, creating a Nepali-language brochure on abnormal menstrual symptoms with Dhulikhel Hospital. Her abstract was just accepted to AMPATH Nepal's 2026 research symposium. Read more: bit.ly/4ijiY3s

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Can psychedelics help treat psychiatric disorders? Join us Sept. 22 for a public talk with Nathan Sackett, M.D., director of the Center for Novel Therapeutics in Addiction Psychiatry at the UW School of Medicine.

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

In 2024, we introduced you to Syd Sattler, a PhD candidate in the Abitua Lab and UW's first Shurl and Kay Curci Foundation PhD Fellow, as she began chasing a question: how do immune cells decide what to become and when? She has an answer now. Read more: bit.ly/4ygRIY7

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UW Medicine Newsroom @uwmnewsroom.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

@kuow.org Stephen Howie spoke with Dr. Sebastian Tong and Dr. Sakiyama about the how federal funding cuts are impacting @uwmedicine.bsky.social research. "If we lose the discovery now, what patients will we not be able to help five or 10 years down the road?," asked Sakiyama.@uwsom-wwami.bsky.social

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UW struggles to see medical research through as Trump administration guts funding

A pattern of unpredictability under the second Trump administration has researchers and administrators at the University of Washington School of Medicine scrambling for alternate funding sources, and ...

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UW Medicine @uwmedicine.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Radiation doses in common adult CT scans in the United States have dropped substantially between 2014 and 2025, according to a study led by @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social radiology professor Dr. Kalpana Kanal and published by @rsnasky.bsky.social Read the full story to learn more. bit.ly/4qFAd17

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CT scan radiation doses fell substantially in past decade - UW Medicine | Newsroom

News and information for journalists

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

🏔️ Wander Through WWAMI Challenge: An Update Look at us go! Our UW Medicine in Motion community has already logged 4,242 miles and blown past this year's goal of 3,769 and topped last year's grand total of 4,158. But we're not done yet.

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

mentors who helped make this experience unforgettable. Here's to the next generation of scientists ad innovators!

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

AK WWAMI TRUST Student Andrea Storer spent her TRUST rotation in Juneau with Dr. Kacy Herron at Valley Medical. Her biggest takeaway was how relational the care was, from the front desk to the physicians. "Forming human connection is such a meaningful part of medicine."

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Welcome to Laramie, E-26! 🩺 Our newest Wyoming WWAMI students kicked off med school on July 13th with orientation, professional photos, and a wilderness training experience with in Lander. We can't wait to see where this journey takes you.

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The moment a patient's eyes brighten because they see someone who looks like them is why Biley Abatiyow chose medicine. Raised by Somali immigrant parents, Biley found her way to medicine through family, helping her grandfather communicate with doctors. Read her story: bit.ly/3U2yZ3N

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Becoming the Doctor My Family Needs

For Biley Abatiyow, medicine is another way to support the community she’s been building her entire life.

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Welcome home, Dr. Megan Marstaeller! A Kalispell native, 2023 Montana WWAMI graduate, Dr. Marstaeller has returned to Montana as the first dedicated pediatrician at Bitterroot Health in Hamilton, after training at the Pediatric Residency of Idaho. bit.ly/4xU2VgX

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Third-year Wyoming WWAMI student Hyrum Ruby is training to bring radiation oncology care back to rural Wyoming, where the nearest facility can be a 2+ hour drive. His goal: give back to the community that raised him. bit.ly/3TUsU9s

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Bringing Specialty Care to Rural Wyoming

Third-year medical student Hyrum Ruby wants to make a difference for patients in his hometown — just like his father.

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

From Delta Junction, Alaska (pop. ~900) to medical school. Drenen Magee, a first-gen student in our WWAMI Alaska program, is training to serve the rural communities that raised him. "All roads lead to Alaska." bit.ly/4xCYuaq

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All Roads Lead to Alaska

Scholarships are helping first-generation medical student Drenen Magee explore new possibilities while staying connected to the community that shaped him.

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Meet Isbah Khan: a WWAMI med student from Billings, MT, whose telomere research in transplant patients won the top-abstract award at the 2025 Western Student & Resident Medical Research Forum. As a first-gen physician, she credits scholarship support for making it possible.https://bit.ly/3RQbFpg

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Congratulations to Idaho WWAMI physicians on 2026 UW Department of Medicine awards! Dr. Michael Krug. Excellence in Teaching Dr. Casi Wyatt, Teacher of the Year Dr. Mariah Lapinski, Resident of the Year Dr. Jared Joffer, Community Teacher of the Year bit.ly/4qfFH2u

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Are you curious about UWSOM Pathways? Rural health, advocacy, research, the humanities & more; Pathways help you go deeper into what matters to you, with mentors and peers alongside. Virtual info session with pathway-specific breakout rooms: 📅 Tue, Sept. 22 · 6–8 PM PT 🔗 bit.ly/uwsompathways

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Meet Carlos Garcia, a Wyoming WWAMI TRUST student. During his RUOP placement, he worked with pediatric, OBGYN & complex patients. Inspired by his time at Ivinson Memorial's Cancer Center, he hopes to specialize in Internal Medicine & Heme/Onc—and practice in Wyoming

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Students are leading their own research through the new Heart Institute Scholars Program in Spokane. UWSOM student Christian Held is studying 300+ robotic bronchoscopy biopsies while Gonzaga undergraduates join through UW-GU Health Partnership for clinical research experience. bit.ly/4yhyZwx

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Montana WWAMI students Mikayla Bullman & Lucy Corbett spent 25 days in rural Mongolia this summer: 376 patients, soum to soum, built on "One Health." Both came home thinking about the communities back in Montana. Read their full story: bit.ly/4cjEFwq

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Meet Blake Unger, a junior Public Health major at @GonzagaU spending his summer in a UW neuroscience lab. Through the UW–Gonzaga Summer Biomedical Research Program, he's building Python tools that map receptive fields—pinpointing which parts of visual space fire specific neurons.

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Congratulations to MS3 Parveer Kaur on presenting her research at the 2026 American College of Radiology Annual Meeting in Washington, DC! Parveer also represented medical students on Capitol Hill alongside the Washington State Radiological Society.

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Meet Dr. Kara kuntz, an Idaho WWAMI graduate, geriatric medicine specialist, and physician preceptor helping prepare the next generation of physicians to care for Idaho's aging population. Read more about her mission to help her community here: bit.ly/3REYx68

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Medical student Ruby Gawarkiewicz called her RUOP rotation at Northern Montana Health Care the most hands-on experience of her training. Focused on family medicine and obstetrics, she assisted in 10 deliveries in four weeks in Havre. bit.ly/4wha0qT

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Med student loves hands-on training at NMHC

Medical student Ruby Gawarkiewicz recently completed a four-week rotation at Northern Montana Health Care, gaining hands-on clinical experience and exploring different fields she could pursue as a phy...

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The University of Washington Network of Underrepresented Residents & Fellows (UW NURF) cordially invites prospective residents to participate in our Virtual Recruitment Town Hall on Tuesday, August 25, from 6:00 – 8:00pm PT. Register here: bit.ly/4bni02

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University of Washington School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Meet Cherol Minton, WY WWAMI + TRUST student! A former rural RN of 4 years, Cherol was inspired to pursue medicine by the county's only physician. Goal: full scope family medicine in WY. This summer's RUOP: learning to build and communicate care plans as part of the team!

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uofwa.uw.edu @uofwa.uw.edu · 27/07/2026

Delivering healthcare on the Moon may sound like science fiction, but it's become a reality for Alaska WWAMI first-year student Joren Bowling. Read his story at the link below: education.uwmedicine.org/blog/2026/06...

A smiling young man in a maroon t-shirt and blue pants stands on a dirt path, hands on hips, amidst a vast green mountain valley. Distant snow-capped peaks and a body of water are visible under a partly cloudy sky.

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UW Medicine @uwmedicine.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

To best protect yourself from wildfire smoke, limit your outdoor activity as much as possible. If you must go outside, check the air quality index beforehand, and consider wearing an N95 mask. If you can wait until the smoke clears — your body will thank you.

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Protect Yourself From Wildfire Smoke

Try these 4 tips.

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UW Medicine Newsroom @uwmnewsroom.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Starting med school: UW School of Medicine @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social & its #WWAMI university sites across a 5-state region (WA, WY, AK, MT & ID) welcome the 2026 entering class of medical students with orientations & other events.

New medical students try out the stethoscopes presented to them by the UW medical school alumni at the University of Washington School of Medicine 2026 entering class welcome and orientation in Seattle. Credit: Tara Brown

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