Center for American Indian Health
Training & Scholarship ProgramWelcome! 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. TrainingThe 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. ScholarshipsThe 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.
Complete Listing of Courses/Descriptions
2009 Winter Institute Application
One-week courses in a variety of disciplines of public health in an AI/AN setting.
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. 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. | 
