STUDENT RESOURCES
Scholarship information, conferences, opportunities and more information on affiliation and chapters as here as well.
ANAMS SCHOLARSHIPS
MEMBERS-ONLY
The John T. Wolf M.D. Outstanding Native American Medical Student of the Year Award
Dr. John T. Wolf, a Muskogee Creek Indian, attended college in Oklahoma and graduated from Dartmouth Medical School in 1976. He completed his residency at Brown University and worked as a physician for the Indian Public Health Service in Tuba City, Arizona from 1977 to 1981. He later served a fellowship in hand and microvascular surgery at the Harvard-affiliated hospitals in Boston. A board-certified plastic surgeon with a sub-specialty in hand surgery, Wolf was a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the Association of American Indian Physicians. Proud of his American Indian heritage, he enjoyed sports—particularly football, boxing, and soccer.
Purpose: To recognize an ANAMS member for their outstanding efforts in the areas of academic performance, professionalism, leadership, and their contributions and commitment to Native American health.
Application deadline April 15th, 2024.
Please email questions, submissions, etc. to anams1975@gmail.com with ANAMS Scholarship in the email subject line.
ANAMS Student Research Scholarship
Purpose: To recognize the effort and impact of ANAMS members' research on the medical community. We require that submitted research either have been previously presented at a conference or published.
Application deadline April 15th, 2024.
Please email questions, submissions, etc. to anams1975@gmail.com with ANAMS Scholarship in the email subject line.
The Kelsie Gleason Creative Passion Memorial Scholarship
Kelsie Gleason, a Choctaw medical student at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, was known not only for her dedication to medicine and health care, but for many other passions. Kelsie spent much of her spare time working with horses and volunteered at a local therapeutic horse riding center. She majored in Hispanic Studies and used her language proficiency to help other medical students learn medical Spanish. In addition to being a dedicated member of the U.S. Air Force reserves, Kelsie was also an enthusiastic athlete who participated in many obstacle courses and marathons during running season and avidly enjoyed skiing in the winter months. Although Kelsie is no longer with us, ANAMS is proud to honor her creative passion in life by awarding this scholarship in her name.
Purpose: To recognize the creative passions that ANAMS members pursue outside of medicine including areas such as photography, writing, running, climbing, and more!
Application deadline April 15th, 2024.
Please email questions, submissions, etc. to anams1975@gmail.com with ANAMS Scholarship in the email subject line.
The Linda Don Community Outreach Scholarship
Purpose: To recognize the effort and impact of Native American community outreach programs that ANAMS members have participated in throughout the year.
Application deadline April 15th, 2024.
Please email questions, submissions, etc. to anams1975@gmail.com with ANAMS Scholarship in the email subject line.
The Emerging Leader in Tribal Public Health Scholarship
Purpose: Social determinants of health drive much of the inequities we see in Indian Country. We see to recognize leaders in public health for AI/AN communities with this organizational award.
Application deadline April 15th, 2024.
Please email questions, submissions, etc. to anams1975@gmail.com with ANAMS Scholarship in the email subject line.
ANAMS Scholarship Winners 2023
The John T. Wolf M.D. Outstanding Native American Medical Student of the Year Award
Lyndsay Kandi
Lyndsay was born in western New York and grew up in a rural village on Lake Ontario before moving to Phoenix, Arizona at the age of 12. She studied Biochemistry and Psychology at Arizona State University and spent 3 years post-graduation working in healthcare-related fields. Shortly after the birth of her daughter, Lyndsay went to medical school at the University of Arizona (Tucson). Despite not having a home program, she developed an interest in plastic surgery and took the plunge on a research year at Mayo Clinic Arizona where she published on topics ranging from lymphedema and pressure injuries to craniofacial trauma and breast reconstruction. An enrolled tribal member of Upper Cayuga Nation, Lyndsay is interested in the intersection of Indigenous People’s healthcare and plastic surgery, particularly as it pertains to disparities. Outside of the hospital, Lyndsay enjoys spending time with her husband, daughter, and pets, being outdoors, running, fishing, and pursuing various artistic endeavors such as charcoal illustrations and photography.
ANAMS Student Research Scholarship
Adam Carl
Adam Carl is a descendent of the Hopi and Navajo Tribes. He was born and raised in Flagstaff, Arizona. His Hopi name is “Tu quing va” (maasaw/creator chasing after). Adam is currently pursuing a degree in medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. He received his Bachelor of Science in Physiology and Biochemistry then a Master of Science in Environmental Health from the University of Arizona. For many years, he has worked closely with the Hopi Tribe to identify environmental hazards that negatively impact human health. He is currently working with the Navajo Nation to understand the relationship between Helicobacter pylori and gastric cancer. Upon graduating, Adam plans to provide culturally relevant care that is grounded in Native American traditions and evidence-based healthcare practices for Tribal members.
The Kelsie Gleason Creative Passion Memorial Scholarship
Morgan Lockhart
Osiyo! I am Morgan Lockhart, MD, descendant of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians. I was reared in Wisconsin Rapids, WI and attended undergraduate at Carroll University in Waukesha, WI majoring in biology and minoring in biochemistry. During the later years of my undergraduate education and prior to starting medical school, I was an emergency medicine technician and served the people of Milwaukee. I knew becoming a physician was my calling, as I reflected the patient population I served as a woman of color from a low-income household. After matriculation to medical school, I connected with my Indigenous roots through a research internship sponsored by the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council Native American Research Center of Health. I found community through this internship, but also through my mentor Dr. Susan Davids, MD - one of the most altruistic and inspiring Indigenous women I have had the pleasure to come to know. Throughout my medical school academic years, I participated in many organizations and events surrounding promoting Indigenous youth into the field of medicine through summer enrichment programs, career days, and mentorship.
The Linda Don Community Outreach Scholarship
Shaelyn Ward
Shaelyn is a third-year medical student at Oklahoma State College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah,OK. She is from Tulsa, OK, and attended Kansas State University as an undergraduate student. She is proud of her heritage as part of the Tlingit and Haida tribes of Alaska. Shaelyn hopes to complete an Internal Medicine residency and a Geriatric fellowship in the future.
The Emerging Leader in Tribal Public Health Scholarship
Hailey Baker
Hailey Baker is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and a third-year medical student at the University of Minnesota. Raised in interior Alaska, she completed her undergraduate degree in Biology with a concentration in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. She has held leadership positions in a variety of national organizations such as the American Medical Association, where she currently serves as Co-Chair of the Committee on American Indian Affairs, and the Association of Native American Medical Students, where she is the immediate past Central Region Representative. Hailey has a research focus on access to and quality of birthing care for Native people, and plans to apply to Obstetrics and Gynecology residency in the fall.
PRE-MEDICAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
MEDICAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
Aetna/NMF Primary Care Fellows
Arthur N. Wilson, MD Scholarship
American Indian Graduate Center
American Medical Association Foundation Medical Student Scholarships
Indian Health Service Scholarship Program
NMF Primary Care Leadership Program
Research Support Fellowship and Tribal Researchers’ Cancer Control Fellowship Program
University of Arizona Graduate Fellowship
United Health Foundation/NMF Diverse Medical Scholars Program
CONFERENCES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Association of American Indian Physicians - Student Programs
Children’s National Minority Senior Scholarship Program
Four Directions Summer Research Program
Harvard-Longwood Short-Term Research Training in Vascular Surgery Fellowship
HIVMA Clinical Fellowship Program
HIVMA Medical Students Program
Johns Hopkins Visiting Elective Program for Underrepresented Students in Pediatrics
Northwestern Visiting Student Elective Program for Students Underrepresented in Medicine
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board - Training & Outreach Opportunities
NYU Funded Visiting Elective Program for Students Underrepresented in Medicine
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Diversity Program for Visiting Students
Public Health Sciences Institute Project Imhotep
Stanford School of Medicine Underrepresented in Medicine Funded Visiting Pediatrics Clerkship
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, Visiting Elective
Scholarship Program
University of Michigan Health System Health Equity Visiting Clerkship
Visiting Clerkship Program, Harvard University, Minority Faculty Development Program
Other Opportunities
AAUW Selected Professions Fellowships
APHA Public Health Fellowship in Government
Biochemical Markers Summer Fellowship
CDC Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program
CDC Summer Graduate Environmental Health Internship
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Associate Program
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Summer Public Health Scholars Program
CPRIT-UT Health-Fellowship in Innovation for Cancer Prevention Research (ICPR)
Department of Homeland Security Education Programs
FDA Tobacco Regulatory Science Fellowship
Federal Opportunities for STEM Graduate students
Federal Opportunities for STEM Undergraduate students
Ford Foundation Pre-Doctoral, Dissertation and Post-Doctoral Fellowships
Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowships in Public Health
GE-NMF Primary Care Leadership Program (PCLP)
Harvard University Center for the Environment - Environmental Fellows program
Kaiser Database of Fellowships and Internships in Health Policy and Related Fields
Kennedy Krieger Institute James A. Ferguson Emerging Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Fellowship Grants
National Institutes of Health Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research
Native American Summer Research Internship (NARI)
NCHS/Academy Health Policy Fellowship
NIDDK Diversity Summer Research Training Program (DSRTP)
NIH Research Training & Research Career Development
Occupational Health Internship Program
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) Internships
Office of Minority Health Youth Health Equity Model of Practice (YHEMOP)
ORISE Internships, Fellowships, and Research Opportunities
Presidential Management Fellows Program
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows
Rutgers′ Environmental and Public Health Summer Career-Prep Classroom/Internship Program
School for Advanced Research - Resident Scholars
Summer Health Professions Education Program
United Health Foundation/National Medical Fellowships Diverse Medical Scholars Program
University of Michigan School of Public Health Future Public Health Leaders Program
Veteran's Administration National Diversity Internship Program