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Alaska expands med student subsidies

NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted May 28, 2007

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The number of Alaska medical students in the Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho regional medical program will double in an effort to address a growing shortage of physicians in the nation's 49th state.

In March, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin signed a bill to expand state subsidies to support 20 students per class instead of 10. By 2011, this will cost the state $3 million annually. Current costs are $1.5 million a year.

Under the WWAMI program, students selected from the four other states are responsible for the in-state tuition price at the University of Washington School of Medicine. The student's home state pays the difference between that and the out-of-state rate. In return, the students must practice in their sponsoring state for a year after graduation.

The Alaska students spend their first year at the University of Alaska in Anchorage before joining the other participants in Washington.

Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2007/05/28/prbf0528.htm.

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