Clinical Sites

Soldotna, AK

Central Peninsula Internal Medicine

Central Peninsula Internal Medicine (CPIM) in Soldotna, AK is the internal medicine clinic of Central Peninsula Hospital (CPH). CPIM has a rich history of supporting clinical education, with almost 30 years of hosting UW Internal Medicine residents for a 4-week outpatient elective, as well as more than 20 years of teaching WWAMI medical students as a part of their core IM clerkship. It has attracted clinicians with no prior ties to Alaska to build their careers and families in Soldotna.

Providers at CPIM offer access to primary care services and internal medicine consultation, filling a significant need for the Kenai Peninsula, as it is not always feasible for patients to travel three hours to Anchorage for subspecialty care.

Residents will build their primary care panels and offer consultation services at CPIM in their R2 and R3 years. This longitudinal outpatient internal medicine experience will involve at least two full clinic days per week over nine of thirteen curricular blocks each year.

 

Central Peninsula Hospital

CPH in Soldotna, AK is a 49-bed sole community hospital serving patients across the Kenai Peninsula. Clinical resources include internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, oncology/infusion, pulmonology, emergency medicine, anesthesia, general surgery, spine surgery, orthopedics, podiatry, urology, urogynecology, laboratory medicine, pathology, radiology, pain medicine, and neurology. Additionally, the hospital runs an addiction treatment center and a nursing home and offers robust services in physical, occupational, and speech therapy.

Residents will spend approximately half of their R2 and R3 years based at Central Peninsula Hospital facilities, whether through their continuity clinic or through other IM or non-IM specialty rotations.

 

Independent Community-based clinics

Additional longitudinal rotations in the Soldotna area may involve collaboration with independent physicians in the following specialties:

• Addiction Medicine
• Allergy and Immunology
• Cardiology
• Dermatology
• Gynecology
• Otolaryngology
• Ophthalmology
• Radiation Oncology

Providence Alaska Medical Center

Providence Alaska Medical Center (PAMC) is Alaska’s largest hospital and a nationally recognized trauma center that provides comprehensive medical care for all Alaskans.

PAMC hosts numerous subspecialty clinics and inpatient services that the UW AK IM RRP residents will be able to access, such as subspecialty IM rotations in gastroenterology, infectious disease, nephrology, cardiology, addiction medicine, and palliative care.

All residents will rotate through the PAMC MICU during their R2 year.

 

Elective sites

Depending on residents’ interests, there will be elective opportunities in other locations across the state, such as Juneau, Sitka, Bethel, Nome, Mat-Su Valley, etc. Each of these locations offers unique exposure to different cultures, patient populations, and medical systems.

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