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The mission of
the American Indian Science and Engineering
Society (AISES) 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.
The
Native American Research Centers for Health
(NARCH) is jointly
supported by the Indian Health Service (IHS) and the
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS).
The NARCH initiative supports partnerships between
American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes or
Tribally-based organizations and institutions that
conduct intensive academic-level biomedical, behavioral
and health services research. This funding mechanism
develops opportunities for conducting research, research
training and faculty development to meet the needs of
American Indian/Alaska Native communities. As a
developmental process, Tribes and Tribal Organizations
are able to build a research infrastructure, including a
core component for capacity building and the possibility
of reducing the many health disparities so prevalent in
AI/AN communities.
Lifeworks: Explore Health and Medical Science
Careers, which is
sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, Office
of Science Education, includes descriptions of over 100
careers. For both clinical psychologists and counseling
psychologists there is information about educational
needs, income, job outlook and needed skills and
abilities.
Research and Training Opportunities at the
National Institutes of Health include a
wealth of NIH summer internships, scholarship programs
and other opportunities for students in (1) high school;
(2) college/university; (3) post-baccalaureate; (4)
graduate school; and (5) medical/dental school.
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 of
the
Society for Advancement of Chicanos and
Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
is 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.
The “Medical
Scientists” section of the
U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor
Statistics website
includes the nature of the work, needed training,
employment, job outlook, projects, earnings, and wages.
Winds
of Change is 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.