Programs

Center for American Indian Health
Training & Scholarship Program

Welcome! The Center’s Training and Scholarship Program is dedicated to supporting current and future American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) health professionals in their educational development. We are committed to addressing health needs in Indian Country, and, through our programs and partnerships with tribes, strive to provide valuable tools necessary to strengthen from the inside out.

We are constantly working to develop national training programs, increase scholarship resources and provide a supportive environment which directly advances AI/AN training in public health and health issues.

Training

The Center has become an international leader in providing unique and specialized public health training opportunities for AI/AN and those interested in improving health in AI/AN communities. In order to help build local capacity to empower native communities, we teach public health and research fundamentals specific to traditional and cultural wisdom. This woven product is a beautiful fabric which we can draw from in order to address health needs.

Our Center’s faculty partner with experts in AI/AN and Indigenous health issues from around the country and the world to provide exemplary educational opportunities at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and in the field.

Scholarships

The Center is honored to offer funding opportunities to AI/AN interested in public health and related professions. Contingent on current funding, we provide support for a range of academic pursuits from individual courses to full degree programs at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Schools of Public Health, Nursing and Medicine. If you would like more information, please contact Danielle Tsingine at 410-955-6931 or dtsingin@jhsph.edu.

Registration, Tuition and Fees

The scholarship application deadline for Summer Institute is May 1 and for Winter Institute is November 1.  Students are encouraged to register early, so that they can receive course materials in advance and have adequate time to prepare. However, walk-in registrations will be accepted if space is available.  Full tuition payment is due before or on the date of registration.  Checks should be made payable to Johns Hopkins University and must be in U.S. dollars drawn on a U.S. bank.  Any bank charges incurred for processing will be charged to the registrant.  MasterCard, American Express and Visa payments are accepted.

Where academic credit leading to a degree is desired, students are required to pay the standard School tuition of $892* per credit for Bloomberg School of Public Health degree students. The courses may also be taken on a not-for-credit basis.  During Summer Institute, the not-for-credit option should be marked as non-credit on the registration form, and the rate is $635 per credit. During Winter Institute, the not-for-credit option should be marked as audit on the registration form, and the rate is $892 per credit. Registrants financed by agencies such as the Indian Health Service, U.S. federal government, or other Tribal governments, must submit purchase orders or contract documents with their application.  Employees of the Johns Hopkins University who wish to use tuition remission should visit http://benefits.jhu.edu/resources/forms.cfm#tuition class="apple-converted-space" for the appropriate application forms. 

Note:  Due to recent changes in the Johns Hopkins registration process, we are now required to discontinue the use of paper applications.  If possible, please apply to the Center for American Indian Health's Summer and Winter Institute using the credit and non-credit form of ISIS (Integrated Student Information System).  If you have questions about the new online registration system, please contact Ms. Karen Stevenson at (443) 287-8776.

If you are interested in applying to the Center for American Indian Health Summer Institute and wish to receive academic credit, complete the online application.  Please be sure to select Summer Institute in American Indian Health as your program of interest.  

Complete Listing of Courses/Descriptions

2011 Summer Institute Course Description
One-week courses in a variety of disciplines of public health in an AI/AN setting.  Summer Institute scholarship application.

Public Health Training Certificate in American Indian Health
16-credit certificate comprised of CAIH courses.

Public Health Training Certificate Scholarship
Scholarship support to complete the 16-credit Public Health Training Certificate Program on a for-credit basis.

American Indian Scholars Program
Scholarship program for AI/AN students entering masters or doctoral degree programs at Johns Hopkins Schools of Nursing, Medicine or Public Health.

Annie Wauneka Visiting Faculty Fellowship
Fellowship for AI/AN faculty who are interested in furthering their research skills in the health sciences.  This program is currently on hold, please call 410-955-6931 if you have any questions.

Post-Baccalaureate Fellowship
Provides research experience to AI/AN applying to a public health graduate program.

Graduate Test Preparation Scholarship
Scholarship support for classroom test preparation course.

Diversity Summer Internship Program for Undergraduates
10-week program that provides research experience in the public health or biomedical field.

Native Circle Student Association
Student organization at JHMI based on supporting the well-being of indigenous people through volunteerism, networking and planning in Baltimore and where possible, in Indian country.

Training of Field Staff (TOFS)
This is a new Center initiative that promotes educational and professional development opportunities for all Center field staff.