My name is Adam Corson and I was an R3 when I did my WWAMI month at Alaska Native Medical Center in 5/09. This is a hospitalist rotation. The town of anchorage has all the resources you need, but is somewhat laking in character/things to do. Once outside of Anchorage, however, there is more outdoors things to do than you can handle. Outside of the city is absolutely beautiful. While I was here I went to Denali National Park and Seward, both of which had scenic drives and were well worth the trip. I would recommend doing the rotation between March and October if not May to Sept. It does not get dark until 11pm and high most days was 60-70 degrees in May. This made outdoor activities very doable. In the winter it is cold (-20) and dark (4 hours of daylight). You routinely see moose wandering around and if you are lucky you can see a bear or a lynx.
The hospital itself is a good facility and the patient population is different from that seen in Seattle. Alcohol abuse permeates this population. I had never seen a case of dilated cardiomyopathy prior to this rotation and I saw at least 10 while I was here. The attendings are good to work with, just try and stay away from the locums people (they will assign you a different attending every week, so this will probably be out of your hands). I realize these people will change by the time someone else visits, but the permanent guys are all solid. You carry 5-7 patients per day, 1-2 in the unit. Hours are 8:30 to 4pm most days, weekends off. I would flip around your schedule so you can get 3 or more days off in a row to travel around. You also get to do EGDs, as all of these are performed by the hospitalists.
All in all a great rotation. Not enough free food though.