1. Ambassador Program Overview

2. What is the Ambassador Program?

3. Ambassador Profile Indian Health Service or Public Health Service experience (preferred). Passionate about IHS and the services provided at Indian health facilities. Knowledgeable about the public health model. Consistent contact with health profession students: –University/college faculty. –Residency director. –Rural health program director. –Externship coordinator.

4. Ambassador Selection Process Identify potential Ambassadors. –Marketing emails. –Recommendations from known colleagues. Accept applications. Select Ambassadors.

5. Ambassador Training — Indian Health Careers IHS mission. Opportunity. Adventure. Purpose. Successful health professionals. Application process. Identify IHS staff to assist.

6. Ambassador Training — Loan Repayment Program How the program serves the IHS mission. LRP awards. Eligibility. Application process. Service commitment requirements.

7. Ambassador Training — IHS Scholarship Program How the program serves the IHS mission. Available scholarships. Eligibility. Application process. Service commitment requirements.

8. Ambassador Training — Program Materials Recruitment Training brochure. Recruitment PowerPoint Presentation (PPT). Email templates. Event templates.

9. Ambassador Training — Recruitment Materials Information packets. Successful Transitions brochure and workbook. IHS Student Program Guide Cultural Highlights for Indian Health Professionals

10. Ambassador Training — Online Fulfillment Access Accessing the site. Requesting an account. Ordering supplies.

11. Ambassador Training — Web/Social Media Websites available. Facebook pages. Twitter Virtual events.

12. Ambassador Training — Print/Web Media Print ads. Banner ads. Job postings. Email newsletters.

13. Expectations of Participants Build relationships and promote Indian health careers and programs within Native communities. Identify candidates who fit our health care model (quality over quantity). Host no fewer than two events per year (campus talks, lunch-and-learns, etc.). Provide IHS with a list of those invited to events and attendees. Provide quarterly reports on recruitment efforts. Participate in quarterly conference calls with recruitment staff.

14. Communication with Ambassadors Distribute quarterly emails updating Ambassadors on recruitment, LRP and Scholarship news and information. Host quarterly conference calls with Ambassadors for the purpose of seeking feedback about the program, events, materials, etc. Distribute annual acknowledgement letters thanking Ambassadors for their participation in the program and their recruitment efforts.