Program Overview

Medical Student Education and Training

Improve clinical education and cultural competence for Oklahoma's health issues and social determinants of health through the curriculum, research, and community outreach.

Summer Tribal Externship

During the summer between their first and second year of medical school, students may participate in a summer externship at a tribal hospital or clinic shadowing a physician. This is a two-week rotation designed to introduce medical students to tribal healthcare, culture, and prepare them for tribal and rural clerkships.

Tribal Medical Track

The Tribal Medical Track prepares medical students for a primary care residency (family, pediatric, surgery, emergency medicine, internal medicine, and surgery) at tribal facilities or available facilities focused on tribal healthcare. The tribal medical track offers unique learning opportunities for motivated students to fully develop their clinical training and knowledge to succeed in a challenging practice environment while learning about the rich cultures of American Indians. A key attribute of the tribal medical track is tribal-based clinical education with cultural competencies. Students in the tribal medical track will have the opportunity to complete most of their required clinical education in tribal (rural and urban) and rural settings.

Caring for Communities II Course

This is a required course for second year medical students. The course provides opportunities for medical students to explore a variety of health care topics relevant to Oklahoma's healthcare systems. The course seeks to identify key population health concerns, dispel some of the misunderstandings that surround medical care in Oklahoma.

Office of American Indians in Medicine and Science

The Office of American Indians in Medicine and Science is located at the OSU Center for Health Sciences, 1111 W. 17th Street, Tulsa, OK 74107.

Programs and Initiatives

• Summer Tribal Externship: a two-week rotation for medical students to introduce them to tribal healthcare and culture
  • Location: tribal hospital or clinic
  • Duration: two weeks
  • Objective: prepare medical students for tribal and rural clerkships
• Tribal Medical Track: a program to prepare medical students for primary care residency at tribal facilities
  • Focus: primary care residency (family, pediatric, surgery, emergency medicine, internal medicine, and surgery)
  • Location: tribal facilities or available facilities focused on tribal healthcare
  • Objective: provide unique learning opportunities for motivated students to develop their clinical training and knowledge
• Caring for Communities II Course: a required course for second year medical students
  • Objective: explore health care topics relevant to Oklahoma's healthcare systems and identify key population health concerns