WWAMI Medical Education

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Director: Todd Guth 
Phone: (307) 766-2496 (Front Office)

Assistant Director: John Willford
Phone: (307) 766-4249
Web site: www.uwyo.edu/wwami

About

The University of Wyoming medical contract program enhances medical education opportunities for Wyoming residents.  In March 1996, the University of Wyoming became a partner in the WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho) Program.  The WWAMI program is Wyoming’s medical school and the program delivers the first two years of the University of Washington School of Medicine (UWSOM) medical school curriculum on the University of Wyoming campus.  The remaining two years of the curriculum are spent in clinical rotations throughout the five-state WWAMI region.  Twenty Wyoming residents are accepted into the WWAMI program each year and receive their M.D. degree from the UWSOM.  For further information, contact the Wyoming WWAMI Office, College of Health Sciences, Laramie, Wyoming 82071, (307) 766-2496.

Wyoming WWAMI offers a four-year Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree program where students receive their medical degree from the University of Washington School of Medicine, a nationally recognized institution ranked among the top medical schools in the U.S. for primary care and rural medicine. The program is tailored specifically to meet Wyoming’s unique healthcare needs, particularly addressing the challenges posed by its rural and frontier population, which experiences significant medical underservice and an aging demographic.

Each year, 20 Wyoming residents are admitted to the program, allowing for a small cohort that benefits from a favorable student-to-faculty ratio and personalized attention during their foundational medical education. The first 18 months of medical school-the Foundations Phase-are completed at the University of Wyoming campus in Laramie. This phase covers core biomedical sciences and clinical skills, following a curriculum identical to that of other WWAMI sites to maintain consistency and academic rigor.

Following the Foundations Phase, students transition to clinical training, which spans approximately two and a half years. Clinical rotations occur across a broad network of hospitals and clinics throughout the WWAMI region, including sites in Wyoming and the other partner states. These rotations expose students to diverse medical environments, from rural and underserved communities to urban and specialized care centers, providing a comprehensive clinical education.

Faculty

Professors

TODD GUTH, B.A. John Carroll University 1995; M.D. University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine 2000; MPHE University of Illinois, Chicago 2019; Clinical Professor, WWAMI.

CAMERON WALKER, B.S. Iowa State University of Science and Technology 1996; M.A. Iowa State University of Science and Technology 2000; Ph.D. University of Oregon 2006; Clinical Professor, WWAMI.

Associate Professors

DANIELLE BRUNS, B.S. Linfield College 2008; M.S. Colorado State University 2010; Ph.D. Colorado State University 2013; Associate Professor Kinesiology & Health, WWAMI. 

BRIAN CHERRINGTON, B.A. Washington University 1996; M.S. Colorado State University 2001; Ph.D. 2005; Associate Professor of Zoology and Physiology, WWAMI.

AMY NAVRATIL, B.S. Colorado State University 1999; Ph.D. 2005; Associate Professor of Zoology and Physiology, WWAMI. 

JOHN WILLFORD, B.S. University of Wyoming 2005; Ph.D. University of Wyoming 2008; Clinical Associate Professor, WWAMI. 

Assistant Professors

DANIEL RADOSEVICH, B.S. University of Wyoming 1985; M.D. University of Colorado Medical School 1991; Clinical Assistant Professor, WWAMI.

LINDSAY RETTLER, B.A. Biola University 2005; M.A. Western Michigan University 2010; Ph.D. The Ohio State University 2015; Assistant Lecturer Philosophy & Religious Studies, WWAMI.