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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.
Pathways
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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.
Residents
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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 trains the next generation of clinician - scientists for careers in the Alaska Tribal Health System.
Current fellows can reach out here to seek community mentorship, join research or quality improvement projects, and learn more about life in Northwest Alaska.
Fellows
Frontline
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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
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Harvard Medical School Department of Global Health and Social Medicine
Harvard Medical School Center for Global Health Delivery
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 American Indian Studies
University of Washington Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Maniilaq Association Social Medicine Program
Maniilaq Health Center
Maniilaq Association Integrated Care Program
Programs
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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.