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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;">Date: Tue, Nov 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM<br>
Subject: Pre-HealthAdv Tilikum Summer Health Experience - Now Accepting Applications!</span></p>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; color: black;">Hello from the Tilikum Summer Health Experience team, </span></p>
<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; color: black;">We hope you will consider sharing this email with your
</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;">networks. The Tilikum Summer Health Experience is NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS! </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;"><b>Tilikum Summer Health Experience (Tilikum) is a 5-week summer enrichment program specifically designed for college-aged American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) students or students interested in working
in Indigenous Communities who are interested in pursuing health professions training</b>. Tilikum is a partnership with the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), Portland State University (PSU), the Northwest Native American Center of Excellence
(NNACoE), and Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). </span></p>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;"><b>Through a combination of virtual learning and in-person experiences, students will receive academic training, mentorship, and hands-on
exposure to the health professions, all while staying connected to their Indigenous heritage.</b></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p>
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<li><span role="presentation" style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; color: black;"><u>Academic enrichment</u>: Participants will take core science courses to strengthen
</span><span role="presentation" style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;">their understanding of biology, chemistry, and microbiology, experience skill-building workshops, and learn about the healthcare challenges facing Indigenous communities and how policy
can address these disparities. </span><span role="presentation" style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></li><li><span role="presentation" style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; color: black;"><u>Indigenous Health & Wellness</u>:
</span><span role="presentation" style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;">Tilikum will include cultural wellness activities, visits to local Indigenous sites, and build strong connections with AI/AN healthcare professionals.
</span><span role="presentation" style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></li><li><span role="presentation" style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; color: black;"><u>Professional Development</u>: Get hands-on practice in PSU’s Cadaver Lab and OHSU’s Simulation
</span><span role="presentation" style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;">Center, and participate in a Tribal Opioid Response Training led by the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board.
</span><span role="presentation" style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></li><li><span role="presentation" style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; color: black;"><u>Financial Support</u>: Receive a $1,000</span><span role="presentation" style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;">/week stipend for your participation in addition to
provided meals/meal allowance, housing, and up to $500 in need-based travel support to attend the in-person portion of Tilikum.</span><span role="presentation" style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></li></ul>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; color: black;"><b>The application period for
</b></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;"><b>Tilikum is November 1st, 2025, through February 5th, 2026.
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</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; color: black;">Students from any background are encouraged to apply and
</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;">benefit from this enriching experience as they prepare for their careers in the health professions.</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; color: black;"><b>Still have questions?
</b></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;"><b><a class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA58df5184-5901-c6ae-bb9a-73bd867f3c47" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" href="https://ohsu.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8lgFrmOl3OVH2qa">Register
for a VIRTUAL INFO SESSION</a></b></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; color: black;"><b> to meet with program leaders and get your questions answered.</b> </span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; color: black;">December 1<sup>st</sup> at 3 PM PT </span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; color: black;">December 12<sup>th</sup> at 1 PM PT </span></p>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; color: black;"><b>Program leaders will also be available during
</b></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;"><b><a class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAcb524a9e-081a-df50-dfde-f89fe5003013" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" href="https://ohsu.webex.com/ohsu/j.php?MTID=m17ddb2600796f50e00a92d7472919a02">VIRTUAL,
DROP IN OFFICE HOURS, Wednesdays, Jan 7 – Feb 4, 2026, Noon – 1 PM PT</a></b> </span></p>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; color: black;">We'd like to encourage you to review the attached flyer and
</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;"><a class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA095ee4ac-4023-9e27-8515-9371bd3354bd" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" href="https://www.nnacoe.org/tilikum-summer-health-experience">our
website</a> </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; color: black;">for detailed eligibility requirements and FAQs.</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;"> Please email Tilikum Program Manager Alethea Barlowe (<a class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAcb9cfbdc-5a25-b53a-a237-42723eda130d" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" href="mailto:barlowe@ohsu.edu">barlowe@ohsu.edu</a></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; color: black;">)
with questions regarding the program and its application. </span></p>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;"><b>The Northwest Native American Center of Excellence (NNACoE)</b></span></p>
<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif;">Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)</span></p>
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