Phoenix Indian Medical Center (PIMC)

About Phoenix Indian Medical Center (PIMC)

PIMC provides direct health care services to 156,815 patients. The Tribes that comprise the Phoenix Service Unit are, The Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, the San Lucy District of the Tohono O'odham Nation, the Tonto Apache Tribe, and the Yavapai-Apache Indian Tribe, and the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe. Tribal members who receive care at PIMC are often residents of the greater Phoenix area and hail from Tribes throughout the U.S. PIMC also provides specialty care to rural and remote reservation health care facilities in Arizona, Nevada, and Utah.

The tribal identity of eligible beneficiaries receiving care at PIMC is representative of 67% of the 574 Federally Recognized Tribes . The top 5 Tribes represented by the PIMC patient population are the Navajo Nation of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Tribe, the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, the Gila River Pima Maricopa Tribe, and the Tohono O'odham Nation.

Internships & Scholarships

The Southwestern Dietetic Internship (SWDI) is an accredited dietetic internship offered by the Phoenix Indian Medical Center (PIMC) in Phoenix, Arizona and the Pinon Health Center in Pinon, Arizona. The SWDI is designed to produce competent, well-rounded dietetics professionals prepared to work in Native American communities. Interns will have the unique opportunity to learn about nutrition programs in both rural and urban Native American communities. The internship program is planned for a total of 40 weeks and begins annually in August (the start date is subject to change.) Learn more by visiting the SWDI website.

The Indian Health Career Awards (IHCA) Program started in 1975 in order to help American Indian students meet small, but significant school needs, as well as, a way to recognize achievement and further motivate student interest in health careers.

The IHCA committee grants awards for Spring and Fall Semesters for full and part-time students. Decisions will be made by factors as proven interest, merit, achievements, recommendations, need and other criteria deemed important by the committee. Learn more by visiting the PIMCA Indian Health Career Awards website.

Patient Resources

• Novaki Dining Room
• Patient and Visitor Guidance During Respiratory Illness Season
• Tobacco Free Campus
• Wi-Fi