Alaska WWAMI Programs

Alaska PreMed Summit

WWAMI - Alaska's Medical School and the UAA University Honors College
will present the

2010 Alaska PreMed Summit

Saturday, March 27
9:00 am to 4:00 pm

"National Health-care Policy: What Medical School Applicants Should Know"

Anchorage – UAA, Rasmuson Hall Fairbanks – UAF, Butrovich Building, Room 109 (Videoconference) Juneau – UAS, Location TBA (Videoconference) Kodiak – Fisheries Industrial Technology Center, Room 219 (Videoconference)

Flier Registration Form Sponsor Form/Table Request Form

The PreMed Summit is designed to provide information to anyone wanting to learn more about the process of becoming a physician. It is especially helpful for undergraduate and high school students, but non-traditional students, high school counselors, college advisors, and parents are also welcome to attend.

The fifth annual Alaska PreMed Summit will be held Saturday, March 27, 2010 at UAA. Students and parents throughout the state will also able to take part in the Summit by attending the videoconference Summits at UAF, UAS, and Kodiak.

Participants of the 2010 Alaska PreMed Summit will receive the opportunity to:

• Find out about volunteer opportunities for pre-medical students.
• Hear premedical undergraduates, current medical students, medical school graduates in residency training, and practicing physicians describe their experiences. This panel discussion was once again the highlight of the day for many participants.
• Learn how to apply to US medical schools, including WWAMI – Alaska’s Medical School.
• Participate in a mock medical school interview.
• Tour the Alaska WWAMI Program first-year medical student facilities.

Alaska WWAMI Thanks the Generous Sponsors of the 2009 Alaska PreMed Summit! "So You Want to Go to Medical School.... What Should You be Doing Now?"

Sir William Osler Level Fairbanks Memorial Hospital/Denali Center Providence Alaska Medical Center Galen Level Alaska Regional Hospital Alaska State Medical Association Additional Sponsors Alaska INBRE Interior Alaska Health Education Center (AHEC) Kaplan Test Prep & Admissions MRO Sales Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences South Central Area Health Education Center (AHEC) UAA University Advancement

2008 PreMed Summit "The MCAT Exam" Medical Education 101 and Overview of WWAMI--Alaska's Medical School Presented by: Dennis Valenzeno, Ph.D. Director, UAA WWAMI Biomedical Program Introduction to the MCAT Presented by: Steven Barkley Director, MCAT Technology & Program Development

2007 PreMed Summit "Financing Medical School" Norris on Medical Education Noecker on Financing Medical Education

2006 PreMed Summit "Launch Your Career in Medicine" Read the KTUU Channel 2 Report on the 2006 Alaska PreMed Summit View the Slide Show of the 2006 Alaska PreMed Summit