The INSPIRE campaign is here to spotlight Native health professionals and inspire Native youth to see themselves as future healers through the stories of Indigenous role-models.
Text INSPIRE to 94449
We Are Healers is proud to partner
with Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board and We R Native to empower Native voices. The scarcity of Indigenous role models and mentors in the medical system is a real barrier to Native youth pursuing a career in healthcare.
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Native physicians represented only 0.56%
of active physicians in 2016, and that number does not appear to be increasing. In 2022, only 0.66% of American Indians and Alaskan Natives were matriculated into MD-granting schools. This is a .6% decrease from 2021.
We Are Healers aims to change this
by inspiring Native youth to pursue careers in health care, connecting them to resources, and advising health professional schools & programs how to recruit and retain Native students.
We Inspire:
The places where we learn, work, and play all have an impact on our health. People who work in public health are community protectors. To hear diverse Indigenous voices, and the pathways you can take to work in public health, text INSPIRE to 94449. What’s your path?
Special thanks to our amazing videographer Robert A. Cuadra of A Twilight Dawn!
