College of Health News

MA student at the Allied Health Sciences building on °µÍøÊÓÆµAnchorage campus Read More

Now Offered at UAA: Earn your medical assisting certificate

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°µÍøÊÓÆµis offering a streamlined path for students eager to enter the medical assisting field with a new degree offering.

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Alumni Spotlight: Jenny Kwon - Providing positive patient care as a medical assistant

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Medical assisting alumna shares her experience of working as a certified medical assistant and why she chose a healthcare career.

Medical laboratory science students standing together on stage Read More

Slideshow: School of Allied Health Pinning Ceremony

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The School of Allied Health celebrates its summer graduates with a memorable pinning ceremony on July 27, 2023, at the Edward & Cathryn Rasmuson Hall of the °µÍøÊÓÆµ.

Medical assisting students practice EMT skills Read More

Slideshow: Medical assisting students learn EMT skills

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Medical assisting students learn EMT skills from UAA's Fire and Emergency Services program director during Medical Assistants Recognition Week.

Brittney Horn reads off instructions to her lab partner as °µÍøÊÓÆµMedical Assisting Program students learn to sterilize medical instruments during their first in-person lab of the Fall 2020 semester. (Photo by James Evans / UAA) Read More

Slideshow: In the lab with UAA's Medical Assisting students

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During their first in-person lab of the semester, °µÍøÊÓÆµMedical Assisting Program students learned how to sterilize medical equipment. While most courses have shifted to alternate delivery this fall, in-person labs are still being offered for some fields in which hands-on learning is considered critical.