Steven Carroll receives Indian Health Service scholarship

Steven Carroll, a second year student in the College of Pharmacy, is the recipient of a competitive Indian Health Service (IHS) scholarship.The IHS Scholarship Program provides financial support to qualified American Indian and Alaska Native students pursuing careers in the health professions.

"Growing up, I was able to spend many summers in my mother's hometown of Nome Alaska. It was there that I first saw the strong sense of community that exists in the Alaska Native and American Indian communities," explained Carroll. "It was an atmostphere in which we all felt a sense of responsibility for each other. A patient centered care pharmacy practice would be a natural fit and benefit to these communities."

The scholarship is awarded in exchange for service with the IHS in a full-time clinical practice setting after graduation.  Carroll plans to work as a pharmacist in an IHS or tribal health center.

"The IHS scholarship is the beginning of a professional relationship that will continue after graduation," Carroll commented. "I see this as an opportunity to practice the patient-centered care that is the focus of UNE's Pharmacy program."