Training for a Health Career

• American Indian Education



• Bastyr University
  Located north of Seattle, Bastyr University offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in natural health sciences fields, including naturopathic medicine, nutrition, and herbal science.



• CDC/ATSDR Sponsored/Coordinated Student/Training Programs



• Center for American Indian Health at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
  The Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health's mission is to research, design and implement partnerships with tribes. Training in Native American Health through graduate courses, summer internships, and distance education opportunities are available.
  
  • Mission Statement


• Center for Disease Control Internships
  A list of internships available through the CDC, many of which are available specifically for minority students.



• Code Talk
  Financial aid information for American Indian and Alaska Native students.



• Creighton University Office of Interprofessional Scholarship and Service
  Creighton University program that provides training to health professionals interested in working with Native American communities.






• Developing Your Vision While You Are at College (American Indian College Fund)
  For Native American students, this series of four handbooks uniquely promotes success in college by featuring stories of personal struggle and of how educational and cultural successes are intertwined.



• Health Resources and Services Administration "Pursing a Career in Allied Health Profession: Opportunities for Minorities"
  A 69-page resource with a discussion of Allied Health careers, how minority students can pursue them, financial aid and scholarship information, and descriptions of various Allied Health careers.



• INMED Indians into Medicine
  The University of North Dakota developed this program to assist Indian students interested in health careers. The program works with students beginning in elementary schools, and continuing through professional school.



• National Museum of the American Indian Internships and Fellowships



• Native American Center of Excellence at the University of Washington School of Medicine
  The goal of the NACOE is to facilitate the recruitment and retention of American Indians who are interested in medicine.
• NACOE Related Web Sites


• Native American Distance Education Community Web