2025 HCC Cohort
Welcome to the
2025 Healers Community Circle
The 2025 Healers Community Cohort, consists of 15 outstanding Native students who are dedicated to pursuing careers in healthcare and serving Indigenous communities. Selected from a competitive pool of 41 applicants, these future healthcare leaders will receive mentorship, professional development opportunities, and financial support to assist with examination fees, enrichment programs, and return home ceremonies.
Through this yearlong program, the cohort will engage in community-building and advocacy, amplifying Native voices in medicine.
This year is our largest cohort ever, made possible with funding from the Center for Racial and Health Equity at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota.
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For questions about the Healers Community Circle, contact: hcc@wearehealers.org
Desirae Barragan
Gabrieleno Band of Mission Indians of Southern California
Post Bacc (Gap Year)
Nicolette Brown
Northern Arapaho & Eastern Shoshone
2nd Year Medical Student
Lance Harris
Navajo Nation
Undergraduate
Tyria Heath
Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican, Menominee
2nd Year Medical Student
Gianni Lacey-Howard
Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation
Post Bacc (Gap Year)
Germain Medina
Wyandotte Nation
Post Bacc (gap year)
Isabella Meyers
Cherokee Nation
Undergraduate
Mateo Perez
Picuris Pueblo, Santa Clara Pueblo, Cochiti Pueblo
Post Bacc (Gap Year)
Ty Running Fisher
Blackfeet Confederacy
Medical Student
Mackenzie Savage
Cherokee Nation – Tahlequah
Medical Student
Kendall Scott
Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma
Graduate Student
Caitlin Wanic
Bay Mills Indian Community
First-Year Medical Student
2025 Healers Community Circle Mentors
Hailey Baker
Cherokee Nation
Healers Community Circle Mentor
Dr. Lala Forrest
Pit River
Psychiatry Resident
Cailean Dakota
Lac La Ronge First Nation, Treaty 6
Third-Year Medical Student