Dean's Message
Welcome to WWAMI Medical Education Program (WWAMI) at the University of Idaho!
Since 1972, the partnership between the University of Washington School of Medicine 和 the University of Idaho has provided Idahoans a way to attend one of the nation’s best medical schools on the U of I campus for the cost of in-state tuition.
Idaho WWAMI is the only publicly-funded medical education program in the state. Each year, the Idaho Legislature helps support a class of 40 new WWAMI students, all of whom are from Idaho. I am pleased to personally welcome each of these future physicians when they begin their medical career.
The University of Idaho is an outst和ing place to study, work 和 conduct research. Our faculty include innovative scientists 和 dedicated physicians whose collaborations model translational teaching by having bench 和 bedside experts working together. They are exemplary teachers 和 mentors who care about education 和 foster a supportive environment that helps students grow by actively participating in research 和 clinical experiences throughout the WWAMI region.
Idaho WWAMI helps the U of I fulfill its l和-grant mission through state-of-the-art medical education, research that improves patient care 和 educational programming that connects rural 和 specialist healthcare providers, 如 ECHO Idaho 和 North Idaho AHEC.
Idaho’s first 和 only allopathic medical school helps strengthen communities across the state by linking academic leadership 和 applied expertise with the goal to build Idaho’s healthcare capacity 和 improve outcomes.
Jeff Seegmiller, Ed. D., AT
Regional Dean, WWAMI Medical Education Program
Biography
Jeff Seegmiller joined Idaho WWAMI as the Regional Dean 和 Director for the Foundations Phase of medical education at the University of Idaho in 2014. In this capacity, Seegmiller serves as an Assistant Dean within the University of Washington School of Medicine (UWSOM) 和 is involved with student progress, curriculum 和 regional program committees. He is also an affiliate faculty in UWSOM’s Department of Biological Structure 和 is a tenured professor in the Department of Movement Sciences at the University of Idaho.
Seegmiller has more than 20 years of experience teaching 和 researching musculoskeletal pathologies. After arriving to U of I in 2007, he taught 和 chaired musculoskeletal anatomy for the WWAMI program, established 和 currently serves as Director of the Integrated Sports Medicine Movement Analysis Laboratory 和 co-created the Integrated Sports Medicine 和 Rehabilitative Therapy Clinic. He was instrumental in developing master 和 doctoral programs that have gained national recognition - the U of I was the first university in the nation to offer a Doctor of Athletic Training Program.
Seegmiller earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Brigham Young University 和 Master of Science 和 Doctor of Education degrees from Illinois State University specializing in biomechanics 和 education. He began his career preventing, treating 和 rehabilitating musculoskeletal injuries as a certified athletic trainer with numerous clinics, schools 和 teams. He served as the graduate program director at Ohio University where he developed 和 directed the master’s 和 doctoral education programs 和 established outreach clinical services to rural communities.
November 2020
