New medical school aims to support Indigenous students
新醫學院旨在支持原住民學生
更新於: 2026年6月20日 上午12:45
A transformative movement is reshaping medical education to address the profound health disparities faced by Indigenous communities.
一場變革性的運動正在重塑醫學教育，以解決原住民族群所面臨的深層健康差異。
Across nations like the U.S., Canada, and Australia, Indigenous populations are significantly underrepresented in the medical field.
在美國、加拿大和澳洲等國家，原住民人口在醫學領域的代表性嚴重不足。
For example, Native American and Alaska Native individuals represent only about 0.3% of U.S. physicians.
例如，美洲原住民和阿拉斯加原住民僅佔美國醫師總數的約 0.3%。
To bridge this gap, new initiatives are creating medical schools that honor Indigenous heritage rather than forcing students to assimilate.
為了彌補這一差距，新倡議正在建立尊重原住民文化傳承而非強迫學生同化的醫學院。
By moving toward holistic admissions that value community commitment over traditional test scores, these programs ensure that medical practice is deeply rooted in Indigenous knowledge.
透過轉向重視社區承諾勝過傳統考試分數的全人招生制度，這些課程確保了醫學實踐能夠深植於原住民知識中。
This reciprocal relationship—where students are supported by their culture and, in turn, commit to serving their people—is essential to creating a sustainable, diverse, and effective healthcare workforce for the future.
這種互惠關係——學生受到其文化的支持，進而致力於服務其族人——對於創造未來永續、多元且有效的醫療人力資源至關重要。
