Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Native American/Alaska Native undergraduate Junior and Senior students interested in Health Science and Biomedical research and careers


The Native American Research Internship (NARI) is a summer research opportunity for Native American undergraduate Junior and Senior students who are interested in Health Science and Biomedical research and careers. The internship is located at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is a 10-week, paid summer internship, funded by the National Institutes of Health. The internship focus is to provide Native American students a laboratory OR clinically based research experience working with world class research faculty at the University of Utah. Additional benefits of the Native American Research Internship:

  • Live on University of Utah campus
  • Travel to a Native Health conference
  • Network with leaders and researchers in the health sciences and biomedical fields
  • Shadow physicians at their practice
  • Learn about graduate/medical school preparation
  • Work closely with Native American faculty and staff

There are additional outstanding benefits and offerings for NARI participants. NARI is dynamic summer opportunity for motivated Native American students interested in these research careers. Additionally, NARI was recognized as a “Beacon of Excellence” by the University of Utah in recognition of the transformational experience it provides for NARI participants. The 2013 NARI program is schedule for May 28 – August 2, 2013.

The application deadline is February 8th, 2013.

For more information about NARI, click the following hyperlinks:
Applications can be downloaded from the NARI Website
More information can be found at the NARI Prezi  

Note: Please use Adobe Reader to view and complete the application form.  If you don’t have Adobe Reader you can download it for free here: http://get.adobe.com/reader/

Feel free to contact me for more information, thank you,

Richard White
(P) 801-213-3499