Convoy: A Cultural approach of Navajo Youth to Biomedical Sciences

  • Project Description

    Project Narrative: Because the COVID-19 pandemic has shown the dire need for more health care professionals on Navajo Nation, we will create pathways for high school and junior high school students to pursue Biomedical Sciences, Public Health, Allied healthcare and related STEM careers. Our approach is entrepreneurial and builds critical thinking and citizenship capacity (aligned with NGSS) by encouraging students to imagine innovative solutions and providing them with the resources to implement and test their hypotheses. Our strategy also includes the near-peer model which pairs Diné College students (mentors) with high school and junior high students from underserved communities, particularly Navajo Nation to build leadership capacity for college students, and create pathways to higher education in Biomedical Sciences/ STEM programs for pre K- K12 students.