Wyoming task force reviews WWAMI slots, WICHE funding instability and progress on PA program

University of Wyoming officials and WICHE commissioners briefed the task force on physician and allied‑health training programs. Mike Smith (University of Wyoming) summarized the WWAMI arrangement (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho): Wyoming currently subsidizes 20 WWAMI slots per year, and since 1997 the program has produced 284 graduates with 172 returning to practice in Wyoming (about a 60.6% return rate) and 123 currently practicing in the state. Smith said applicant pools have fallen from seasonal highs of 60–80 applicants to roughly 40–43 in the most recent year, and he urged the legislature to consider adjustments if the state wants to grow slot counts.