Native American Center for Health Professions (NACHP)
The Native American Center for Health Profession's vision is to improve the health and wellness of American Indian people. The mission is to enhance the recruitment, retention and graduation rates of Native American health professional students, and to promote health education, research and community-academic partnerships with Native communities in the Great Lakes region.
Outcomes
NACHP will achieve its mission through five primary objectives: 1. Enhance recruitment of Native students to UW health professional schools and programs 2. Improve the Native health professional student experience 3. Establish and enhance Native health education opportunities 4. Recruit, retain and develop Native faculty 5. Grow Native health academic programs in research and education with tribal communities.
Focus Areas
Project Leader
Danielle Yancey
Director, Native American Center for Health Professions
- School or College
- School of Medicine and Public Health