MSW alumni Kim Kovol appointed acting DFCS commissioner
UAA Master of Social Work alumni Kim Kovol recently was appointed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy as acting commissioner of the new Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Department of Family and Community Services.
College of Health News
UAA graduates help address pharmacy workforce shortages in Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ
Graduates from the Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ’s (UAA) Doctor of Pharmacy Program have proven to be instrumental in helping the state address its pharmaceutical workforce shortage.
UAA receives $4M grant to bolster health care workforce
UAA’s College of Health received a $4 million federal grant to support Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ’s health care workforce by expanding key programs and making facility improvements.
Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ needs to train more nurses, but it doesn’t have enough nursing faculty to meet demand
UAA School of Nursing director Carla Hagen speaks to KTOO about the high demand for nurses in the state of Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ and the shortage of nursing faculty.
Line One: Vaccine access for the disabled community
More than two years into the pandemic, vaccines are widely available and most health measures have been lifted. But there are still Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æns who have difficulty accessing vaccines or who have continued health risk in spite of them. Sondra LeClair, Health Projects Coordinator, UAA Center for Human Development, discusses vaccine access for individuals with disabilities in Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ.
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