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From manikins and surgical instruments to debating the legality of cannibalism: community members immerse themselves in health and social service careers at Explore COH

 |  Vicki Nechodomu  | 

Over 100 community members joined ĢƵ faculty and staff on campus in November to immerse themselves in the College of Health's 45+ academic programs.

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Medical laboratory science students compete in 2022 Cell Bowl

 |  Jordana Newman  |  ,

The Medical Laboratory Science program participates in the national 2022 ASCP Cell Bowl competition.

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Aging out of Alaska’s foster care system on his own terms

 |  Anchorage Daily News  |  , ,

Mateo Jaime, a Legal Studies student, arrived at the court hearing that would, finally, end his years in custody of the Alaska Office of Children’s Services in a buoyant mood. At age 21, young adults “age out” of foster care in Alaska if they have not been adopted or reunified with parents. A judge approves it in a hearing that amounts to a grim bureaucratic formality: A child has passed into adulthood without the foster care system laying a path to permanent legal family for them, and now they are on their own.

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Aging out of Alaska’s foster care system on his own terms

 |  Anchorage Daily News  |  , ,

Mateo Jaime, a Legal Studies student, arrived at the court hearing that would, finally, end his years in custody of the Alaska Office of Children’s Services in a buoyant mood. At age 21, young adults “age out” of foster care in Alaska if they have not been adopted or reunified with parents. A judge approves it in a hearing that amounts to a grim bureaucratic formality: A child has passed into adulthood without the foster care system laying a path to permanent legal family for them, and now they are on their own.

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Commentary: Rural program provides unique opportunities for medical students in Alaska

 |  Katie Van Atta, Alaska Beacon  |  ,

Students provide health to underserved Alaskans and receive mentorship through Alaska's WWAMI program.