Spring 2021
Talkback for Spring 2021
Letters from Washington State University alumni about Native American health education, as well as a memory of the live mascot Butch » More ...
Na-ha-shnee
Winter 2020
Strength and success: Profiles of Na-ha-shnee graduates
Founded 25 years ago at Washington State University, Na-ha-shnee has given Native American high school students hands-on experience of the health care professions.
Many graduates of the Na-ha-shnee summer camp have gone on to successful health care careers, including Sarah Burke, Cheryl Ellenwood, Shian Kelly, Rhonda Martinez-McFarland, Shoshannah Palmenteer, and Hailey Wilson.
Sarah Burke: You are capable
Sarah Burke graduated with her bachelor’s in nursing from Washington State University in 2018—just in time to be greeted by a coronavirus pandemic.
“It’s been crazy!” says Burke of her nursing job at EvergreenHealth Medical Center in Kirkland. “I … » More …
Winter 2020
The audacity to dream
Na-ha-shnee, a program to introduce Native American young people to health care professions and research, has been inspiring students to dream beyond the limits of cultural stereotypes for 25 years. » More ...