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Native American Summer Research Internship (NARI)

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Native American Summer Research Internship (NARI)

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NARI group photo river trip
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NARI flute lesson
NARI Women group photo
NARI group being funny
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NARI presentation
Mentee and mentor - NARI
NARI group with mentors - Christmas Party

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NARI logo (Native American Research Internship)

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.

Wallita Ranger - portrait

Wallita Ranger

Program Coordinator

portrait of Maija Holsti,MD, MPH

Maija Holsti MD, MPH

Director, Professor

Gloria Slattum, PhD portrait

Gloria Slattum, M.S., PhD

Research Manager

Courtney Todea, NARI administrative assistant

Courtney Todea

Administrative Assistant

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.

  • 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