2019 Annual Report (5)

highly successful engagement of internal medicine faculty at MGH to recruit teaching faculty in nursing, social work,
emergency medicine, obstetrics and gynecology and other fields as needed to develop a vibrant and highly sought-after
educational opportunity for trainees in health professions.
4. Academic Consortium The impact of this endeavor will come, in part, from leveraging the consortium of academic
medical centers interested in partnering with these most vulnerable communities. This consortium provides expertise and
experience in training, community building and innovative care approaches, as well as direct engagement of their faculty
and trainees.
Summary of funding needs:
Short term needs: For this next phase of the program to succeed, support for leadership positions, faculty, fellows, and
training programs is required . With a scope to support Pine Ridge and Rosebud, MGH anticipates this requiring an annual
budget of over 2 million dollars, of which half will come from payment for health care services, a quarter will be supported
by the MGH, and a quarter will require philanthropic support.
*Funding update from Dr. Tobey: In the past two weeks: the tribe?s $4 million suicide prevention program that we are
directing, Katrina?s Great Plains NIH palliative care research project, and the residency planning process have all received
the green light from their respective federal agencies.
Long term needs: MGH is now ready to expand their successful programs and deepen their commitment to providing
much-needed clinical care, education and advocacy. They anticipate the funding needs for the effective and sustainable
management of this coordinated education and clinical care program will require a $10 million endowment. Under the
leadership of Katrina Armstrong, M.D., Chief of Medicine, and Matt Tobey, M.D., they are confident an endowed program
will provide stability and ensure the long-term impact on the health of the tribal communities in the Great Plains. Given
their long-term commitment to these communities, they are now seeking to endow this transformative program.
Recommendation:
Short term: A grant to their current programs 250K per year / 3 years
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