Explore health careers at free UAF summit
October 20, 2014
907-474-7541
10/1/2014
Fairbanks residents can explore health careers at the third annual Alaska Interior Medical Education Summit at the University of Alaska Fairbanks on Oct. 25.
UAF's College of Natural Science and Mathematics and Fairbanks Memorial Hospital will host the free summit from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Murie Building on the UAF campus. Preregistration is required.
AIMES helps people explore health careers in allied health and holistic, pharmacy and veterinary medicine. In 2013, 200 people attended. Carolyn Chapin, the college's undergraduate student advisor, said the summit succeeds because it serves not only college students looking at being doctors but also a much wider group of people in the community.
“It’s for high school and college students, as well as people looking for opportunities that span the full range of health options, from medical billing to medical researcher," Chapin said. "There should be something for everyone at AIMES.”
Doctors, nurses, phlebotomists, UAF biomedical researchers, dental technicians, veterinarians and many other professionals will lead group discussions, panels and hands-on activities. The conference provides information and resources about different education and funding options. There will also be seminars on medical research, the future of medicine and the direction of health care careers.
Health organizations and vendors from across the United States will attend the summit, including FMH, Life Chiropractic College West, National College of Natural Medicine, UA Anchorage’s Radiologic Technology Program and MedEx. WWAMI, a collaborative medical school among universities in Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho, will be represented. Professionals from UAF’s Community and Technical College and other departments will showcase the nursing and dental aide programs, the emergency medical services and paramedic academy and other allied health curricula.
The event is free to the public and vendors. Preregistration is required. To register online or see last year’s program topics, visit https://sites.google.com/a/alaska.edu/aimes/.
ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: Carolyn Chapin, 907-474-5548.
ON THE WEB: https://sites.google.com/a/alaska.edu/aimes/.
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