Proposed Indigenous medical school aims to boost Native physician numbers

By: Makenzie Huber

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: May 31, 2026

Words: 629

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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As of 2024, 0.3% of practicing physicians in the nation were Native American.

A proposed Indigenous School of Medicine in Rapid City could help change that.

The school would be the first of its kind in the nation, said Donald Warne, a physician, co-director for the Center for Indigenous Health at Johns Hopkins, and member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe.

Warne envisions weaving traditions, ceremonies and cultures into the accredited …

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