The faculty sponsor for Indigenous HCC is Dr. Jonathan Baines, Medical Director Native American Pathway Programs; Member, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Department of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic.
The Indigenous HCC founding leadership team also includes IHCC Program Director Nick Campbell; IHCC National Medical Student Mentorship Directors Chris Lopez, Kelly Tellez, and Madison Palmer; and IHCC Program Coordinator, Divya Thomas.
Jonathan E. Baines, M.D., Ph.D.
Tlingit/Tsimshian
Medical Director Native American Pathway Programs
Member, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
Department of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic
Kent Smith, Ph.D.
Comanche and Chickasaw
Associate Dean Office of American Indians in Medicine and Science
Professor of Anatomy
OSU Center for Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
Principal Investigator, Native American Primary Care Center of Excellence
Kelly Tellez
Mixteca Poblana
IHCC National Medical Student Mentorship Director
MD Student, Stanford Medical School
Stanford American Indigenous Medical Students (SAIMS) Co-Chair
Christopher Lopez
Ohlone, Costanoan Rumsen Carmel Tribe
IHCC National Medical Student Mentorship Director
MD/PhD Student, Stanford Medical School
Stanford American Indigenous Medical Students (SAIMS) Financial Officer
Madison (Sonni) Palmer
IHCC National Medical Student Mentorship Director
MD Student, Stanford Medical School
Stanford American Indigenous Medical Students (SAIMS) Co-Chair
Nicholas Campbell
Cherokee
IHCC Program Director
Stanford University undergraduate student
