Resources
American Indian Science and Engineering
Society (AISES)
The AISES
mission is to increase substantially the representation of
American Indian and Alaskan Natives in engineering, science
and other related technology disciplines.
Through a
variety of educational programs, AISES offers financial,
academic and cultural support to American Indians and
Alaska Natives from middle school through graduate school.
AISES chapters are on many campuses
The 10-week summer internship program provides qualified
AISES students with opportunities to explore careers in
such federal agencies as the National Science Foundation
and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
American Medical Association
(AMA)
The AMA website
has a section entitled "Becoming an MD" that includes 1)
How do you become a physician?; 2) Preparing for medical
school; 3) Applying to medical school; 4) Paying for
medical school and 5) Choosing a specialty.
Association of American Indian Physicians
(AAIP)
AAIP supports
both prospective and current physicians with a variety of
programs. In addition to looking at the AAIP website, see
the description of AAIP on this
website.
Association of American Medical Colleges
(AAMC)
The
AAMC is a nonprofit association of medical schools,
teaching hospitals and academic societies. One of its major
missions is educating physicians and medical scientists.
The AAMC represents 125 accredited US medical schools, 17
accredited Canadian medical schools and almost 400 major
teaching hospitals.
Summer
Medical and Dental Education Program
(SMDEP) is a free
6-week summer medical and dental school preparatory program
that offers eligible students intensive preparation for
medical and dental school.
Applying to Medical School is a service on
the AAMC website that includes information about medical
school requirements, tips about prerequisites and questions
to ask yourself as you apply. There is also a "Find a
Medical School Program" feature that enables students to
learn more about medical schools' curricula and a range of
combined programs, such as MD/JD and MD/PhD.
Careers in Medicine is an AAMC
career planning program designed to help medical students
choose a medical specialty and select and apply to a
residency program.
AspiringDocs.org
is
a campaign and a website that grew out of the recognition
that minority people, including American Indians and Alaska
Natives are under represented in medicine. The campaign
provides materials for schools and other organizations to
use in recruiting minority students into medicine.
Association of American Colleges of
Osteopathic Medicine
The website
provides a description of osteopathic medicine and links to
the websites of the 23 colleges of osteopathic medicine and
the 3 branch campuses that offer the DO degree.
Changing the Face of
Medicine
This website
features the stories of women physicians (including
American Indian and Alaska Native women) who have helped
change the face of medicines.
ExploreHealthCareers.org
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Research and Training Opportunities
The National
Institutes of Health (NIH) is the Federal Government's
primary agency for the support of medical and behavioral
research. Within its 27 institutes and centers, the
NIH employs approximately 14,800 people, including 900
tenured faculty and nearly 3,000 postdoctoral fellows with
either medical, dental, or graduate degrees.
The website provides links to a wealth of NIH summer
internships, scholarship programs and other opportunities
for students in (1) high school; (2) college/university;
(3) postbaccalaureate; (4) graduate school; and (5)
medical/dental school. There are also many other resources
for students, clinicians and researchers.
Society for Advancement of Chicanos and
Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
A good source
of information for students interested in careers in the
biomedical and other sciences. SACNAS’ mission is to
encourage Native American and Chicano/Latino students to
pursue graduate education and obtain the advanced degrees
necessary for careers in scientific research and teaching.
For more than 30 years SACNAS has taken a leadership role
in expanding and enhancing opportunities for minorities in
academia and the scientific workforce.
Winds of Change
An American
Indian-published magazine focusing on careers and
educational advancement for Native people. The magazine is
published quarterly by AISES Publishing Inc. In addition,
the
Annual College Guide for American Indians & Native
Alaskans/Hawaiians is published
yearly.
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