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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
OnTrack
resource
for students
G ordon Scott is the
school community liaison
for the OnTrack program in
Warm Springs.
OnTrack, an education
program of the Oregon
Health Sciences University,
is about helping young
people learn about careers
in health care.
Warm Springs OnTrack
at first focused mostly on
high school students.
The program now begins
working with students at the
Warm Springs Academy.
“The goal of the pro-
gram is to grow, and get new
students into the program,”
Gordon says.
The Tribal Health Schol-
ars internship is one of the
important components of
the program.
Warm Springs OnTrack
hosts community outreach
projects. Gordon will be
meeting with students at the
War m Springs Back to
School Barbecue, for in-
stance.
OnTrack works with stu-
dents every step of the way
in the pursuit of education
and a health care career.
The help is from grade
school though high school,
OnTrack:
Courtesy W.S. OnTrack
Gordon Scott by his office on campus.
college and beyond.
Gordon’s office is on cam-
pus, in the trailer next to the
Children’s Protective Service
building. War m Springs
OnTrack has a Facebook
page, and infor mation is
available at ohsu.edu
Students are encouraged
to contact Gordon with any
questions about OnTrack.
Tribal Health Scholars
Some comments on this
summer’s OnTrack Tribal
Health Scholars:
“St. Charles Outpatient
Rehab in Madras, Prineville
and Redmond had an in-
credible opportunity to
parter with EC Works to
provide invaluable observa-
tion experiences for two
young women—Lynden
Harry
and
Kaliyah
Iverson—who are Tribal
Health Scholars, looking to
pursue career paths in
health care.
“This partnership al-
lowed the women to experi-
ence all aspects of rehabili-
tation and several other
medical lines of services
within the St. Charles Health
system.
“There is no greater edu-
cation experience than di-
rect observation with clini-
cal specialists. We wish
Lynden and Kaliyah all the
best in their studies, and
hope they return to join our
team, serving all of commu-
nity members and helping us
provide better services for
those who reside in Warm
Springs.”
— Courtney Parea , St.
Charles Prineville Outpa-
tient Rehabilitation
(Continued from page 1)
“I wanted to get away
from Warm Springs. I think
everyone should leave the
reservation at some time.
You get to experience so
much more.”
During their first years
at college, Lynden and
Kaliyah kept in contact with
Katie Lenahan at OHSU
OnTrack, keeping her up to
date as to the particular
medical fields they were in-
terested in.
As it turned out, Katie
was able to get them posi-
tions this summer with St.
Charles Medical Center.
East Cascade Works added
their resources, in partner-
ship with the Central Or-
egon Inter-Governmental
Council, allowing for a full
summer program.
As mentioned earlier,
Kaliyah is interested in the
specialty of Pediatric On-
colog y, and Lynden in
Physical Therapy. So their
summer programs were
geared to these specialties.
Lynden spent time at
Physical Therapy units at St.
Charles Madras, Redmond
and Prineville: There are
many kinds of Physical
Therapy—neurological, or-
thopedic, speech, etc.—and
she wanted to compare dif-
ferent approaches.
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Promising careers in health care
Kahlia spent her time spe-
cifically at St. Charles Ma-
dras. She wanted to witness
the full hospital experience:
From when the patient
checks in, to trauma and ER,
administration, billing—”ev-
erything, to see how it all
comes together,” Kaliyah
says…
As they get ready now to
go back to college, Lynden
and Kaliyah wish to thank
OnTrack, OHSU, St.
Charles, and everyone who
has given support. Asked
what advice they may have
for younger students won-
dering what to do in life:
“If you see an opportu-
nity, take it—You just never
know what doors will open.”