📣 Bold science alert! We're thrilled to announce our newest awardees whose projects span neuroscience, bacteriology, & synthetic biology. Join us in celebrating them as we showcase their research projects below! Meet all of our awardees: bit.ly/HFAwardees. 1/

UWSOM + Idaho WWAMI student Camille Massaad is spending the summer in Emmett, ID, learning rural medicine through RUOP. “The patients are really important teachers to me,” he says. idahopress.com/emmett/communi…

🏥 Join us for the 53rd Annual Advances in Family Medicine & Primary Care! Featuring Dr. John Scott, Drs. Bays & Thomason, & Dr. Julian Davies. 🔗 cloud-cme.com/MJ2602 #FamilyMedicine #PrimaryCare #MedicalConference UW Medicine UW Family Medicine University of Washington Family Medicine Residency UW School of Medicine Faculty Affairs University of Washington School of Medicine

WWAMI med student Braedon Buchanan is spending the summer in Bonners Ferry, ID, gaining hands-on experience in rural healthcare through RUOP! He’s working at Boundary Community Hospital & supporting a local health project. 🔗bonnersferryherald.com/news/2025/jul/…

Chris Murray, director Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) & chair of health metrics sciences University of Washington School of Medicine, has been chosen for CDC Foundation James & Sarah Fries Prize for Improving Health. He is a physician & health economist who pioneers analytical methods to prioritize health issues tinyurl.com/nh2cnx2e

In Science Magazine paper, researchers @uwproteindesign UW Biochemistry & colleagues show that computer designed proteins can help human immune cells spot the right target & function more effectively @GeekWire lisa stiffler tinyurl.com/2ny37x44

If you are a medical student with concerns about student loans, financial aid, and loan repayment, consider registering for this AAMC Aug. 4 webinar: Navigating Student Loan & Repayment Changes-Post Budget Reconciliation. 🔗 tinyurl.com/yc47km3j

Alaska WWAMI recently welcomed its largest class ever — 30 future physicians starting medical school in Anchorage! From 9 students in 1971 to 30 in 2025, we’re building Alaska’s physician workforce. alaskabeacon.com/briefs/biggest…

MedStart Camp brings rural & first-gen high schoolers together to explore future careers—and it’s working. “This camp is a great way to show students there are healthcare careers in their community.” – Nikole Bakko, Eastern Montana AHEC ruralhealth.us/blogs/2025/07/…

WWAMI faculty were recognized at WWAMI -Wyoming College of Health Sciences year end ceremony! Dr. Emily Schmitt – Research Award Dr. April French – Outstanding Service Award Dr. Dan Radosevich – Golden Apple Teaching Award Thank you for advancing rural medical education.

Weiser, Idaho physician Dr. Suzanna Hubele has received the 2025 Idaho WWAMI Alumni Award for Excellence for her outstanding leadership, teaching, and mentorship in rural medicine. Thank you, Dr. Hubele! signalamerican.com/content/weiser…

Mollie Simonson, a Montana WWAMI med student from the UW School of Medicine, is spending July 27–Aug 17 in Glasgow, engaging in rural primary care as part of the RUOP program under the mentorship of Dr. Anne Millard at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital. glasgowcourier.com/story/2025/08/…

Idaho WWAMI student Mari Bjornberg is in Orofino Aug. 4–15 for Rural Underserved Opportunities Program, training alongside Dr. Rebecca Katzman at Clearwater Valley Health. As a TRUST student, she’ll return for extended training in her 3rd year. clearwatertribune.com/news/community…

Welcome home, Dr. Michelle Eide! The Idaho WWAMI alum and Boise native joins St. Luke’s Wood River OB-GYN team Sept. 3, 2025, and will mentor students in the TRUST and WRITE programs—training future rural physicians in Idaho. #IdahoWWAMI #RuralHealth #FuturePhysicians

Happy retirement to ⭐️Clinical Professor Dr. Ivan Lesnik ⭐️ Professor of Pain Medicine Dr. Greg Terman⭐️Research Coordinator Shawn Mincer! We’re grateful for your integrity, warmth, and care for our community. 💜 #UWAnesthPainMed UW Medicine Harborview Medical Center

Meet Rebecca Villa, 3rd-year PhD student in UW Pathobiology. Her research in the Soge Lab studies Neisseria gonorrhoeae and microbial interactions. Passionate about STI research & advocating for first-gen, low-income, and Latine scientists. #UWGradSchool

Meet Ian, a 6th-year Bioengineering PhD student using automation to study how chromosomal abnormalities impact early human development. NIH F31 Fellow, 2025 #Husky100, first-gen scientist, and avid birdwatcher. Congrats on your first first-author paper, Ian! 👏

Congrats to Dr. Travis Bomengen & Dr. Brittany Christensen, winners of the 2025 WRITE Excellence in Teaching Award for Wyoming! Students praise their mentorship, dedication, and community-centered care — the true spirit of WWAMI’s rural mission.