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Pathways
Clinical rotations and research experiences for the next generation of rural health leaders.
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Students: Health professions students pursuing rural and Indigenous health careers are eligible for summer research experiences under the mentorship of community and Harvard faculty. Students can apply here for 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 apply here for an internship.
Residents
Alaska-based rotations for residents across the Harvard system.
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MGH and BWH residents: Residents in pediatrics, internal medicine, emergency medicine, and psychiatry are eligible for four-week rotations in Kotzebue, Alaska. Residents can apply here for a rotation.
Fellows
Post-residency training in social and community medicine for affiliated physicians.
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MGH Wilderness Medicine and Space Medicine Fellowships: Fellows from the Massachusetts General Hospital Wilderness Medicine Fellowship deliver emergency care at Maniilaq Health Center in Kotzebue, Alaska. Current fellows can reach out here to seek community mentorship and learn more about life in Northwest Alaska.
MGH Rural Health Leadership Fellowship: Affiliate fellows from the Massachusetts General Hospital Rural Medicine Program deliver hospital and primary care across Northwest Alaska. Current fellows can reach out here to seek community mentorship and learn more about life in Northwest Alaska.
UW Global and Rural Health Fellowships: Emergency medicine, internal medicine, and nurse practitioner fellows from the University of Washington receive longitudinal placement with Maniilaq Association during their tribal health rotations.
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. Prospective Keats fellows can apply here.
Faculty
Expert care from affiliated clinician-scientists.
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Core: Siamit faculty 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 Visiting: The MGH Department of Psychiatry provides consultation-liaison psychiatry services across Northwest Alaska.
MGH SPEAR MED: The MGH Division of Space, Ecological, Arctic, and Resource-limited Medicine provides direct staffing at Maniilaq Health Center in Kotzebue, Alaska.