Wilfred Alik Archives - The Marshall Islands Journal

Helping RMI women

By Journal on March 19, 2026 Anne Anholm, Canvasback Missions, Elizabeth Holly, Ivy Lapidiz, Karen Earnshaw, Leif Voild, Sterling Spence, Wakein Deunert, Wilfred Alik News

KAREN EARNSHAW The month of March is Women’s Health Month, as designated by US Congress in 1987 to recognize the importance of supporting women’s physical, mental, and emotion well-being. So it is fitting that Canvasback Missions brought a women’s health team to Majuro this month. The first members of the team arrived in Majuro on […]

Derek gets US MD degree

By Journal on May 25, 2023 Arkansas Medical Sciences, Carmina Alik, Derek Alik, Kaiser Permanente, Sheldon Riklon, Wilfred Alik News Archive

The first Marshallese to graduate with a US medical doctor degree in a generation graduated last week in Arkansas. Dr. Derek Alik, son of Dr. Wilfred and Carmina Alik, completed his studies at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine. Numerous family members were on hand to congratulate him at the graduation […]