Contact: Lesley Ward 202-828-0655 lward@aamc.org
(Cancer Information Resource First-Time Enrollees to U.S. Medical Schools, 2005-2012 Center and Learning Exchange). C.I.R.C.L.E. is the educational outYear reach arm for Spirit of E.A.G.L.E.S. Enrollees 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2010 2012 and has the most comprehensive 182 184 172 191 164 153 191 157 American Indian and Alaska Native literature repository of cancer and other health issues affecting Native Asian 4,572 3,756 3,682 3,932 3,941 4,114 4,214 4,354 communities. Culturally appropriate patient education materials are Black or African American 1,375 1,416 1,240 1,264 1,288 1,293 1,312 1,350 distributed across the country and, Hispanic or Latino 1,633 1,731 1,272 1,288 1,281 1,416 1,412 1,539 indeed, across the world! The Hampton Faculty Fellows Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 62 67 61 55 52 46 78 61 Program trains qualified health-disparities researchers (new and early 11,710 11,835 11,919 11,928 12,045 12,098 12,702 12,773 White stage investigators) to enrich experiOther Race (Not Hispanic) 22 25 9 4 20 18 29 4 ences in community-based participatory research (CBPR) in cancer U.S. Unknown Race 417 611 583 623 177 200 564 105 prevention and control and promotes their career development. (See Non U.S. or Permanent Resident (i.e., Foreign) 281 241 228 280 326 290* 266 263 picture of Priscilla, Dr. Kaur and Total Matriculants Leah.) Priscilla Sanderson, Ph.D., 17,003 17,361 17,759 18,036 18,390 18,665 19,230 19,517 at Northern Arizona University, just * Includes one matriculant of unknown citizenship received an R21 grant to develop Source: AAMC Data Warehouse: Applicant Matriculant File as of 10/16/12 the Center for American Indian Note: Column totals will exceed the “Total Matriculants” row total indicating multiple responses by the matriculants. This reflects the AMCAS race and Hispanic origin data collection using the two question, multiple response design. Resilience (CAIR). Priscilla’s Center is a partnership between Northern Arizona University, the University of Arizona and Dine College. Leah M. Rouse Arndt, • Indigenous Ways of Knowing: Community Healing Ph.D., at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, is Garden – led by Teshia Arambula Solomon, Ph.D. completing analysis of the first tribally-developed and at Native American Research and Training Center – completed, smoking cessation START clinical trial University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ (Stop Tobacco Abuse Restore Tradition). Leah’s work • Prostate Cancer in Indian Country: Lumbee Indian with the Menominee Nation of Wisconsin is a mileMen Speak Out – led by Dr. Ronny Bell at Maya stone in cancer control. Four new Hampton Faculty Angelou Center for Health Equity – Wake Forest Fellows will be selected from qualified American School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC Indian and Alaska Native postgraduate (M.D. or • Standing Rock Men’s Prostate and Colorectal Cancer Ph.D.) junior researchers in spring 2013. More inforScreening Program – led by Jodie Fetsch at Custer mation about the Hampton Faculty Fellows and other Health in Mandan, ND programs is available by contacting Marcy Averill, • Hopi Cancer Support Services – Men’s Cancer Health – Operations Director for Spirit of E.A.G.L.E.S., at 507led by Dana Russell at Hopi Tribe in Kykotsmovi, AZ 266-3064 or averill.marcy@mayo.edu. • “Dream the Cure” Conversations – led by Carol Grant funding for community-based cancer projects Cameron at Wisconsin Pink Shawl Initiative in West is provided to increase community awareness and underAllis, WI standing of cancer. Grants for 2012-2013 were awarded to: Students can check our website for the details of pro• One Mind for Wellness: Traditional Tobacco Medicine grams – including the Hampton Faculty Fellows applicaand Overcoming Smoking Addiction in American Indian tion, student travel applications, and research scholarships. Communities – led by Mark Powless at Southeastern http://www.nativeamericanprograms.org ✦ Oneida Tribal Services in Milwaukee, WI • Stomping Cancer with Culture – led by Shawna Cooper at Billings Clinic Cancer Center in Billings, MT
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