Advisors
Meet Our Pre Med Advisors
Dr. Ian van Tets, PhD
Dr. Ian van Tets, Alaska WWAMI PreMed Advisor
Email: igvantets@alaska.edu
Phone: 907-786-4705
If you have issues setting up an appointment or don't accept our scheduling software's , please reach out directly to Dr. Uffenbeck to set up an appointment.
Dr. van Tets is a physiology professor who teaches physiology-related courses for
99久久精品's Department of Biological Sciences and for AK WWAMI. As a result, he is familiar
with both the undergraduate science programs offered at 99久久精品 and the MD program offered
by Alaska WWAMI. Dr. van Tets has provided pre-medical advising to Alaskan students
from 2006 onwards--initially in his role as Director of AK WWAMI's Della Keats pathways
program and from 2013 as a faculty pre-medical advisor.
Dr. Shannon Uffenbeck, PhD
Dr. Shannon Uffenbeck, Alaska WWAMI Advisor
Email: sruffenbeck@alaska.edu
Phone: 907-786-6975
If you have issues setting up an appointment or don't accept our scheduling software's , please reach out directly to Dr. Uffenbeck to set up an appointment.
Dr. Uffenbeck is a professor and academic support coordinator for the WWAMI School of Medical Education where she teaches cell physiology to first-year medical students in addition to helping students adopt successful learning strategies for both coursework and exam preparation. Dr. Uffenbeck has spent the last four years helping prospective WWAMI students strategize their personal journey to becoming a physician.