Wyoming WWAMI Medical Education Program
University of Wyoming (WWAMI, with University of Washington School of Medicine)
Up to 20 seats a year for Wyoming residents in the UW School of Medicine MD program, with the state paying the educational costs, in exchange for a practice-in-Wyoming-or-repay contract.
- How much
- State pays the educational costs to the University of Washington School of Medicine for each Wyoming WWAMI student (amount not stated)
- Who qualifies
- Applicant or parents must be Wyoming legal residents for five continuous years immediately before attending medical school; admitted to UWSOM through Wyoming WWAMI.
- For grad students
- For medicine students
- When to apply
- Open now · due October 15, 2027 Annual: residency certification due Oct 15 of the year before entering medical school; medical school application on the AMCAS/UWSOM timeline.
- How to apply
- Certify your Wyoming residency with the Wyoming Certifying Office (certoff@uwyo.edu) by October 15 of the year before you would start medical school, and apply to the UW School of Medicine through the WWAMI admissions process
- What you'll need
- state application
- Last checked
- October 20, 2026, against the official page (uwyo.edu) and page 2
The details
Wyoming's medical school pathway: up to 20 qualified Wyoming residents per year earn an MD through the University of Washington School of Medicine, spending the first 18 months at the University of Wyoming and then completing clinical training across the WWAMI region. Participants make a contract payment to the University of Wyoming for the four years and the State of Wyoming pays the educational costs to the University of Washington.
More money from Wyoming
- Hathaway Scholarship$1,180 to $2,360 per semester depending on tier (Honors $2,360; Performance $1,770; Opportunity $1,180; Provisional $1,180)
- Wyoming Works GrantStandard Grant up to $2,360 per academic year; Critical Grant up to $4,720 per academic year (2026-27)
- Wyoming's Tomorrow ScholarshipUp to $1,800 per semester (full-time), up to $7,200 total
- Hathaway Scholarship Need-Based Supplement25% of annual unmet need, up to $2,120 per year (Performance, Opportunity, Provisional); 100% of unmet need for Honors recipients
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