American Indians into Medicine Program

The Indians Into Medicine Program (INMED) is a five-year grant offered to public and nonprofit private colleges and universities to support the enrollment of American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) to pursue careers in health care. INMED raises student awareness of healthcare career possibilities and provides resources such as tutoring, career counseling, scholarship, and financial aid application assistance, as well as summer educational sessions and travel grants for health conference expenses.

Grantees for 2019 to 2023 are Oregon Health and Science University, the University of Arizona, the University of North Dakota, and the University of Wisconsin.

Oregon Health & Science University Northwest Native American Center of Excellence (NNACoE) was founded in 2017, representing a partnership between the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, 43 federally recognized tribes in the Pacific Northwest, Portland State University, and OHSU. NNACoE aims to comprehensively and sustainably address the health care needs of all people by increasing the Native American voice in the US health professions workforce. For more information, contact Erick Brodt.

At the University of Arizona, the school’s Native American Student Affairs (NASA) center is the university’s hub for student support services. The AZ INMED Recruitment and Retention Team foster collaborative efforts among the university, Arizona Tribes, and various key partners to create and sustain a strong educational pipeline to support Arizona's AI/AN students along the path into the health professions. For more information, contact Teshia Solomon.

At the University of North Dakota, the INMED program provides student support and advising services, a learning resource center, financial aid advice, tutoring, a Summer Institute on advanced math and science, MCAT prep classes, and a Pathway Program to ease the transition between community college and the university. For more information, contact Daniel Henry.

At the University of Wisconsin, the school’s Native American Center for Health Professions (NACHP) is home to the INMED Program, offering a project that provides funding and services for pre-college American Indian students to pursue Native-specific public health curricula and extracurricular programs rooted in traditional and cultural experiences. What’s more, it provides students with skills to promote the health of Native communities. For more information, contact Bret Benally Thompson.

For more information, please visit the Federal Register regarding the Indians Into Medicine Program Grants.

Indians Into Medicine Program Contact:

Correy Ahhaitty
Senior Program Specialist
Division of Health Professions Support
Office of Human Resources
Indian Health Service
Office: 301-443-2544