Student participates in national program

September 02, 2008 12:21 am

— A Muscogee (Creek) high school student was one of 65 teenagers nationwide to participate in the Patty Iron Cloud National Native American Youth Initiative (NNAYI) program.
Dylan Bigby, 16, a student at Warner High School, attended the nine-day program held in Washington, D.C., this summer. The Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP) sponsors the program to educate and encourage more Native American students into health professions.
The students were taken on field trips that included tours of the National Institutes of Health, Office of Minority Health, and George Washington University School of Medicine.
Students attended a series of lectures and interactive workshops that featured guest speakers who are physicians, researchers, and educators in the field of medicine.
Dylan is the grandson of Floyd and Goldie Jackson. He is a member of the Cherokee tribe.
For more information, visit www.aaip.org/programs/nnayi/nnayi.htm or call (405) 946-7072.