Description

Join us in Portland, OR for an engaging two-week summer training June 8-19, 2026. Following the training, accepted fellows will receive distance learning, peer and career mentorship, a travel award to attend national, regional or local conference, and be connected to a network of experts in cancer control and prevention in Indian Country. 

Featured topics include:

Cancer control study design
Cancer epidemiology
Cancer screening
Cohort studies among American Indians
Community-based chronic disease programs
Focus groups 
Grant writing 
Cultural considerations in cancer epidemiology 
Implementing a Native comprehensive cancer prevention and control project
 

The application deadline is Friday, March 20th. Please submit a completed application packet via email to: athomas@npaihb.org or GMcGeshick@npaihb.org. 

For more information visit our website: https://www.npaihb.org/narch-current-opportunities/ 

Requirements

We encourage American Indian and Alaska Native graduate students, researchers, and tribal health workers with a demonstrated interest in cancer prevention and control to apply.