Indigenous Health Education & Resources Taskforce

The Indigenous Health, Education, and Resources Taskforce (IHEART) is a national collaborative formed in 2021 to address the scarcity of American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) communities in the health professions. IHEART is an AIAN led collaborative consisting of a national coordinating committee and regional networks to amplify, herald, and sustain systems level solutions by uniting allies, organizations, institutions, and communities dedicated to improving AIAN educational and health outcomes.

IHEART operates as a national collaborative body led by the Association of American Indian Physicians, American Indian Higher Education Consortium, Association of Native American Medical Students, Association of American Medical Colleges, and the Indian Health Service. We aim to foster Indigenous-led, culturally responsive networks that can advance systems change to enhance the engagement, matriculation, retention and graduation of AIAN individuals interested in the health professions.