Director Native American High School Summer Program At Harvard Medical School
Boston, Ma
The Native America High School Summer Program at Harvard Medical School, (NAHSSP) was developed in collaboration with the Hopi Tribe, Assiniboine/Sioux Tribes residing in Fort Peck Reservation in Montana, Hawai’i ‘ and the Wampanoag Tribes of Aquinnah and Mashpee with the goal of is to increase the Number of Native America high school students who peruse careers in the medical sciences and who apply and attend top tier colleges and universities.Managed all operations and… Show more The Native America High School Summer Program at Harvard Medical School, (NAHSSP) was developed in collaboration with the Hopi Tribe, Assiniboine/Sioux Tribes residing in Fort Peck Reservation in Montana, Hawai’i ‘ and the Wampanoag Tribes of Aquinnah and Mashpee with the goal of is to increase the Number of Native America high school students who peruse careers in the medical sciences and who apply and attend top tier colleges and universities.Managed all operations and activities associated with a residential, college immersion program for Native American/ Hawaiian students including budget, housing, transportation and outreachDesigned three-week sessions serving 35-40 students and 8 school teachers from five Native communitiesOversaw 15 personnel including faculty, graduate students, interns, consultants, and community chaperonesFacilitated collaborative program development, curriculum design and program goal formation with five Native American and Hawaiian communitiesDesigned and implemented a curriculum for teacher professional development to support inquiry learningDisseminated program information through community visitations, lectures, talks, and invited guest lecturersWorked with Harvard Medical School faculty, playing a key role writing, securing and managing two federal grants (totaling 1.5 million) from the National Institute of Health and secured a private sector grant for 50K Administrating grant responsibilities included financial/ budgetary management, grant reporting, and program assessmentDeveloped and implemented, with Native community collaboration, a rigorous evaluation of Program outcomes Show less