Supporting Indigenous Students
Scholarships
Bridging the Financial Gap
The College of Human Medicine recently established new scholarships to support indigenous students. The $100,000 scholarship gift, given by Harry D. Brickley, MD, provides endowed funding support to medical students interested in providing medical care to indigenous populations in Michigan.
To additionally address the gap in care specifically for indigenous populations, a second scholarship, the Mashkiki Endowed Scholarship in Human Medicine, has been established to provide an additional $100,000 in matching endowed scholarship funds.
Student Scholar Will Serve Rural, Indigenous Communities
As the first recipient of the Dr. Harry D. Brickley Endowed Scholarship in Human Medicine, Hannah McArthur is receiving the financial support she needs to excel as a future physician with a specific interest in serving the state’s Indigenous populations.
Early Assurance Program
The college is partnering with Bay Mills Community College, a tribally controlled college in the Upper Peninsula, to provide an enhanced opportunity for early admission to the MSU College of Human Medicine.
Great Lakes Native American Applicant Workshop
Since 2014, the Great Lakes Native American Workshop has worked with more than 120 prospective Native American pre-medical students. Each year, the group hosts a two-day free workshop at a participating school including personal statement writing, mock interests, panel discussions with medical students and attending physicians, and cultural-based team building exercises.
The workshop is in collaboration with University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Minnesota Medical School- Duluth and Twin Cities, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, University of Illinois of Medicine at Chicago, and Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science.
Application for the workshop opens in January of every year. Contact Dr. Lyons for more information.