| Anchorage, Alaska Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium |
| Length
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4-6 weeks |
| Institution
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Alaska Native Medical Center (ANMC) in Anchorage |
| Disease
Spectrum: |
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Botulism, invasive pneumococcal diseases, meningitis, and tuberculosis |
| Clinical
Responsibilities: |
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Residents
take call, work in both inpatient and outpatient adult medicine
settings and supervise medical students from University of Washington.
|
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Occasional helicopter rural site visits can be made as a patient escort to the hospital. |
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Opportunities to observe traditional medicine ceremonies exist. |
| Logistics:
|
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Airfare, housing, and car rental covered via reimbursement. |
| Length
|
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4 weeks |
| Institution
|
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Chinle, Arizona (Navajo nation) |
| Disease
Spectrum: |
 |
Tuberculosis, plague, hanta pulmonary syndrome (HTS) |
| Clinical
Responsibilities: |
 |
Residents
take call, work in outpatient and inpatient settings. Internal
medicine residents will be expected to care for pediatric as
well as obstetrical patients at times with medical staff on
second call for consultation. |
 |
Opportunities to observe traditional medicine ceremonies exist. |
| Logistics:
|
 |
Airfare, housing, and car rental covered via reimbursement. |
| Length
|
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4 weeks |
| Institution
|
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Zuni, New Mexico (Zuni nation) |
| Disease
Spectrum: |
 |
Tuberculosis,
plague, hanta pulmonary syndrome (HTS) |
| Clinical
Responsibilities: |
 |
Residents
take call, work in outpatient and inpatient settings. Internal
medicine residents will be expected to care for pediatric as
well as obstetrical patients at times with medical staff on
second call for consultation. |
 |
Opportunities to observe traditional medicine ceremonies exist. |
| Logistics:
|
 |
Airfare, housing, and car rental covered via reimbursement. |


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