WWAMI Interactive Map
Due to a shortage in Healthcare providers in rural areas, one aim of the WWAMI program
is to help meet this workforce need by encouraging graduates to return to Wyoming
to practice. The data below shows the return rate of WWAMI graduates to Wyoming.
Medical Degrees Earned - 356
- 356 students have earned Medical Degrees though Wyoming WWAMI since the start of the
program in 1997. (262 have completed residency)
Physician Return Rate - 61.8%
- 162 out of 262 Wyoming-WWAMI graduates have completed residency and returned to Wyoming
to practice medicine
Retention Rate - 77.2%
- Of the 162 returnees, 125 remain in Wyoming practicing medicine (see list below and
map for practice locations).
Updated October 2024