As students gear up for school this fall, a scholarship fund will make it easier for Indigenous students who want to become doctors and dentists to address the national lack of healthcare workers.
Last month, the United Health Foundation awarded 430,000 in grant money to the American Indian College Fund. The funding will provide scholarships for Indigenous students who want to become healthcare workers.
Cheryl Crazy Bull is the President and CEO of the American Indian College Fund. She said the grant will address the need for healthcare workers in Indian Country and other areas where staffing is short.
“We know that there is a real shortage of healthcare workers in tribal communities but also in rural and urban communities,” Crazy Bull says.
Crazy Bull said the American Indian College Fund is also developing a transfer student program in Montana to support students from tribal colleges as they transition to four-year universities.
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Taylar Stagner is Yellowstone Public Radio's Report for America Indigenous Affairs reporter.
