Native American Summer Research Internship (NARI)
Native American Summer Research Internship (NARI)
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For Undergraduate Junior & Senior Students
The Native American Research Internship is a dynamic summer research opportunity for undergraduate junior and senior students who are interested in health science research and rural health. The internship is located at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is a 10-week, paid summer internship, funded federally by the National Institutes of Health.
Recognition
- The NARI Program received the Beacons of Excellence Award from the University of Utah in 2012
- The NARI Program received an Equity and Diversity Award from the University of Utah in 2013
- The NARI Program received the Outstanding Student Support National Program Award from the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators in 2021
ABOUT WINDING PATH
Winding Path had its world premiere as an official selection at Sundance Film Festival 2024. It was produced by University of Utah Health and Oscar-nominated producer, Robin Honan, and co-directed by award-winning filmmakers, Alex Lazarowich and Ross Kauffman, with an original soundtrack by Samantha Crain. Winding Path is the fourth film in the U of U Health-produced series, New Narratives in Health, designed to bring scientists and artists together to more broadly communicate advances in knowledge.
Winding Path will be available to screen here soon. In the meantime, watch the film below about the Native American Research Internship (NARI) Program.
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Opening title: The Native American Research Internship, The University of Utah Department of Pediatrics
00:37 – 00:44 Lower Third title: Lisa Joss-Moore, PhD. NARI Research Mentor
01:25 – 01:32 Lower Third title: Trisheena Kills Pretty Enemy, Crow Nation, 2017 NARI Intern, Yost Laboratory
02:03 – 02:11 Lower Third title: Maija Holsti, M. D., MPH NARI Medical Director
03:06 – 03:12 Lower Third title: Sahi-anne Nalder, Muscogee Creek, 2016-2017 NARI Intern, Sigala Laboratory
03:31 – 03:38 Lower Third title: Christopher Rufus Sweeney, Choctaw of Okalahoma, 2017 NARI Intern, Summers Laboratory
04:58 – 05:10 Lower Third title: Judith Simcox, PhD., Crow Nation, NARI Community, Cultural & Academic Mentor