Native American health professional training keeps growing with $3.4 million award

OHSU Northwest Native American Center of Excellence looks beyond medicine, will support next generation of Native dentists, pharmacists, more

By Franny White July 11, 2022

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Native American health professional training keeps growing with 3.4M award

The Northwest Native American Center of Excellence at OHSU is receiving $3.4 million over five years from the Health Resources & Services Administration, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The funds will help expand professional school-career options for American Indians and Alaska Natives. (OHSU)

Erik Brodt, M.D.

Erik Brodt, M.D., an associate professor of family medicine and assistant dean for Native American health in the Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Medicine. (OHSU/Finn Ryan)

Ronald Sakaguchi Ph.D. D.D.S. M.B.A 1

Portrait of Ronald Sakaguchi, Ph.D., D.D.S., M.B.A. (OHSU)