WSU Native American Health Sciences

The WSU students come up with games, puzzles, and experiments that reflect their specialty. So, for example, pharmacy students had the Little Birds compounding medications with whipped cream and food coloring, and counting M&Ms and Skittles pills to treat a condition. Nutrition & Exercise Physiology students had the kids doing frog-hop relays to learn about food groups and throwing foam dice to see how many pushups or burpees to do.

https://magazine.wsu.edu/2026/04/24/good-medicine-for-little-birds/

Indian Country urgently needs more doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and other health care professionals.

It’s not a new problem, and Washington State University has long offered programs for Native American middle and high school students to open doors to careers in health professions. Now, WSU is taking that message of possibility to younger kids.

https://magazine.wsu.edu/2026/04/24/good-medicine-for-little-birds/

Join WSU Native American Health Sciences before Hoopfest weekend for our Many Medicines Basketball Camp on June 24-25. This two-day event, featuring coaches Raymond Fox, Lawrence Hornsby, and Jude Schimmel, is free to middle and high school students.

Drop off will be at 8:30 AM at WSU Spokane and pickup will be at 5:30 PM at Shaw Middle School. Don’t forget to bring your own ball and gym shoes!

Spots are limited. Register here: https://nativehealth.wsu.edu/pathway-programs/sports-clinic/

There's still time left! , WSU's annual day of giving, is here.

At Native American Health Sciences, we support students on their journey into health care, from early education through professional programs.

Through programs, community partnerships, and learning spaces, this work helps prepare future health leaders and strengthen health care.

Your support helps build pathways, strengthen communities, and uplift future health leaders.

Give today: https://cougsgive.wsu.edu/giving-day/108001/department/108063

#CougsGive - April 15, 2026 What does Go Cougs mean to you?

Today for , we’re celebrating the power of early inspiration. ❤️🐾

Programs like Little Birds are helping youth see themselves as future doctors, nurses, and health leaders. By creating hands-on, culturally grounded experiences, NAHS is building confidence and a sense of belonging in health sciences from a young age.

Learn more about how you can celebrate today: https://cougsgive.wsu.edu/giving-day/108001/department/108063

Little Birds takes flight: Inspiring the next generation of Native health leaders WSU’s Little Birds program introduces Native youth to health sciences through culturally grounded, hands-on experiences, helping students see themselves as future healthcare professionals.

The day is here, it's ! ❤️🐾

Today, everywhere are coming together to support what matters most, and at , that means investing in the future of healthcare.

Every gift helps fuel the next generation of nurses, doctors, pharmacists, and health leaders who will care for communities across our state. It’s more than a gift—it’s an investment in healthier futures.

Support the areas that matter most to you:
🔬 WSU Health Sciences
🥫 WSU Spokane Campus Pantry
❤️ WSU Spokane Native American Health Sciences
🩺 WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
🏥 WSU College of Nursing
💊 Washington State University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Learn how you can be part of the impact: https://cougsgive.wsu.edu/giving-day/108001/set/8139

is tomorrow!

On April 15, we come together as to support the students, programs, and communities that make what it is.

At Native American Health Sciences, we are dedicated to supporting students on their path to healthcare—beginning in early education and continuing through their professional journeys.

Join us tomorrow and be part of this work.

#CougsGive - April 15, 2026 What does Go Cougs mean to you?

OLD WAYS registration opens April 1!

Join NAHS for OLD WAYS, a summer program for first- and second-year WSU medical, nursing, and pharmacy students ready to expand their understanding of healthcare through Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge.

Learn more and gain a better understanding of Western medicine and Traditional Knowledge parallels, historical and generational trauma, cultural humility, and Indigenous concepts in the healthcare field.

Registration is FREE. Twelve spots available, first-come, first-served.

Learn more about the program: https://nativehealth.wsu.edu/programs/old-ways/