College of Health News

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$25M gift to bolster rural- and Indigenous-focused medical training in ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓÆµ

 |  Rachel Cassandra  | 

WWAMI, a University of Washington medical school program that serves five western states, including ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓÆµ, recently received a $25 million endowment for scholarships to increase the number of physicians in rural and Indigenous communities.

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College of Health team delivers critical speech and hearing screenings in rural ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓÆµ

 |  Shelby Kriegh  | 

A team of College of Health faculty and students from the ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓÆµ recently traveled to Bethel and two nearby rural communities to provide free speech, language, and hearing screenings.

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The next outbreak is coming. America may be less prepared than you think

 |  Sophia Meador  | 

Recent outbreaks are raising concerns about the nation’s preparedness for the next pandemic. Host Sophia Meador speaks with UAA College of Health Dean Jay Butler, MD, and Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Yale School of Public Health Colin Carlson, PhD, about what the next pandemic could look like — and why the nation is not prepared to respond.

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Ebola travel ban reroutes DTW‑bound plane as U.S. screenings start

 |  Kristen Jordan Shamus, John Wisely  | 

Dr. Jay Butler, dean of the ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓÆµ College of Health and former CDC deputy director for infectious diseases, emphasizes evidence-based public health responses and the importance of preparedness during emerging infectious disease outbreaks.

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Funding cuts and empty beds: Critics question the U.S. response to ebola

 |  Terrence Rudd  | 

College of Health Dean and former CDC deputy director for infectious diseases, Dr. Jay Butler, serves as an infectious disease expert source discussing the public health implications of the 2026 Ebola outbreak and response efforts.