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Pathways
Clinical experiences for the next generation of rural health leaders.
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Students: Medical and nursing students pursuing rural and Indigenous health careers are eligible for clinical experiences under the mentorship of community and Harvard faculty. Students can reach out here to explore a pathways position.
Interns: Northwest Alaska residents pursuing health care careers are eligible for paid summer internships with Siamit faculty and partners. Community members can reach out here to discuss an internship.
Residents
Alaska-based rotations for residents across the Harvard system.
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MGB residents: Residents in pediatrics, internal medicine, emergency medicine, and psychiatry are eligible for four-week rotations in Kotzebue, Alaska. Residents can reach out here to plan a rotation.
National residents: Non-Harvard residents pursuing rural or Indigenous health careers are eligible for the Siamit resident rotation program. Interested residents should reach out here at least four months prior to their preferred rotation date to explore options.
Fellows
Fellowships providing rural community care.
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MGH Wilderness Medicine Fellowship: Fellows deliver emergency care at Maniilaq Health Center in Kotzebue, Alaska.
MGH Rural Health Leadership Fellowship: Fellows provide primary care, hospital medicine, and field clinics across Northwest Alaska.
MGH Space Medicine Fellowship: Fellows deliver emergency care at Maniilaq Health Center in Kotzebue, Alaska.
UW Global and Rural Health Fellowships: Fellows provide primary care, hospital medicine, and emergency care across Northwest Alaska.
Della Keats Fellowship: The Della Keats Fellowship in Indigenous Health Equity trains the next generation of clinician - scientists for careers in the Alaska Tribal Health System.
Frontline
Expert care from Siamit clinician-scientists.
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Siamit Core: Siamit faculty and partners from across Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital precept residents, mentor fellows, and staff programs across Northwest Alaska.
MGH Rural Medicine Program: RMP physicians staff Maniilaq Health Center and village clinics across Northwest Alaska.
MGH SPEAR MED: The MGH Division of Space, Ecological, Arctic, and Resource-limited Medicine staffs Maniilaq Health Center in Kotzebue, Alaska.
MGH Visiting: The MGH Department of Psychiatry provides consultation-liaison psychiatry services across Northwest Alaska.
Partners
Academic-tribal teams working for health in the open country.
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Harvard Medical School Center for Global Health Delivery
Harvard Medical School Department of Global Health and Social Medicine
Harvard Kennedy School Arctic Initiative
Harvard Global Health Institute
Massachusetts General Hospital Rural Medicine Program
Massachusetts General Hospital Division of Space, Ecological, Arctic, and Resource-Limited Medicine
University of Washington Global and Rural Health Fellowships
University of Washington Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Maniilaq Health Center
Maniilaq Association Social Medicine Program
Maniilaq Association Integrated Care Program
Maniilaq Association Sayaqagvik System of Care
Programs
Rural health initiatives developed with Siamit faculty and staff.
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Social Medicine: The Maniilaq Association Social Medicine Program provides culture-based and social care in partnership with 12 Northwest Alaska tribes.
Integrated Care: The Maniilaq Association Integrated Care Program provides psychiatry, addiction medicine, and counseling services integrated with primary care and women’s health services.
Sayaqagvik: The Sayaqagvik System of Care provides comprehensive children’s mental health services across Northwest Alaska.
Qaunagigivut Miqłiqtut: The Siamit Pediatric Primary Care Program provides clinical, cultural, and social care for children, youth, and families.