Jenn Dow MD, FAWM, DiMM

Looking back, Dr. Jennifer Dow’s career path makes a lot of sense. An active childhood gave her a love of the outdoors. A love of skiing, plus her father’s influence, led to her involvement with the National Ski Patrol by the time she was 15 (the youngest age allowed). Seeing the occasional injured hiker led to an interest in medicine, and from her home in California to the Medical College of Wisconsin and York Hospital in Pennsylvania, she kept up with her ski patrol duties. Now, after 18 years at Alaska Regional Hospital, Dr. Dow has become the go-to doctor for injured citizens and wilderness buffs alike.

Dr. Dow tries to make everything she does a learning experience for herself and others. There’s no shortage of innovation in an HCA emergency room, for example, and working with the park service and other agencies keeps her in touch with primary care providers and first responders, two groups that she says keep her on her toes.