Association of Native American Medical Students

What Association of Native American Medical Students does

The Association of Native American Medical Students (ANAMS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit student organization founded in 1975 and headquartered at 1225 Sovereign Row, Suite 103, Oklahoma City, OK 73108. It represents Native American graduate and undergraduate students enrolled in medical school or allied health profession programs — including Dentistry, Veterinary, Optometry, Podiatry, Pharmacy, and Public Health — across the United States and Canada. Its mission is to foster mentorship, community, and access to resources for Indigenous students pursuing healthcare careers.

ANAMS delivers its offering through a core membership program, an annual conference, multiple named scholarships (John T. Wolf M.D. Outstanding Native American Medical Student of the Year Award, Student Research Scholarship, Kelsie Gleason Creative Passion Memorial Scholarship, Linda Don Community Outreach Scholarship, and Emerging Leader in Tribal Public Health Scholarship), and a regional chapter network spanning 40+ universities across West Coast, Central, Southern, and East Coast regions. Membership is free for eligible students and is administered via a Google Form application on its Squarespace-hosted website. Programs are supported by a volunteer executive board including a President, President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, regional representatives, and specialized committee roles for policy, mentorship, pre-health pipeline, tribal college outreach, and allied health professions.

ANAMS is primarily supported by the Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP), which functions as the umbrella organization and referral partner. Revenue is generated exclusively through voluntary financial donations processed via PayPal, with no pricing model, paid products, or disclosed funding rounds. The organization has no disclosed revenue, no headcount data, no patents or proprietary technology, and operates without venture capital or private equity sponsorship.

Name

Association of Native American Medical Students

Legal name

Association of Native American Medical Students

Website

https://anamstudents.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ANAMS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit student organization founded in 1975 that provides free membership, scholarships, mentorship, and an annual conference for Native American students pursuing medical and allied health careers across the U.S. and Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Oklahoma City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Events, Others, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ANAMS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit student organization founded in 1975 that provides membership, scholarships, mentorship, and community resources to Native American students pursuing healthcare careers including medicine, dentistry, veterinary, optometry, podiatry, pharmacy, and public health. The organization operates a network of more than 40 university chapters across the U.S. and Canada, and supports its members through an annual conference, regional chapters, and member-only scholarship programs.

Product overview

ANAMS is a student organization offering a unified portfolio of programs and services supporting Native American students pursuing healthcare careers. The core offerings include membership access, scholarships (John T. Wolf M.D. Award, Student Research Scholarship, Kelsie Gleason Memorial Scholarship, Linda Don Community Outreach Scholarship, Emerging Leader in Tribal Public Health Scholarship), student resources, annual conferences, a chapter network spanning West Coast, Central, Southern, and East Coast regions, and pre-medical student support. These services work together to provide mentorship, community, educational resources, and career development tools for Indigenous students on their path to medicine and allied health professions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ANAMS Membership Program Membership program for Native American students enrolled in medical school or allied health professions (Dentistry, Veterinary, Optometry, Podiatry, Pharmacy, and Public Health). Provides access to scholarships, mentorship, resources, and a nationwide community network.
• ANAMS Scholarships Members-only scholarship program offering multiple awards including The John T. Wolf M.D. Outstanding Native American Medical Student of the Year Award, ANAMS Student Research Scholarship, The Kelsie Gleason Creative Passion Memorial Scholarship, The Linda Don Community Outreach Scholarship, and The Emerging Leader in Tribal Public Health Scholarship.
• Student Resources Comprehensive resource library for Native American students pursuing healthcare careers, including scholarship information, conference opportunities, mentorship programs, educational materials, career development tools, and information on pre-medical preparation pathways.
• ANAMS Annual Conference Annual national conference that supports organizational operations and provides networking, professional development, and community building for ANAMS members across the country.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAAIP is the primary supporter of ANAMS. This partnership provides organizational support, pathway resources, and collaborative advocacy for Native American students entering health professions. ANAMS operates as a student organization under the umbrella of AAIP's mission to promote health in Indian Country.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• National Medical Association: The largest national organization representing African American physicians and their patients. Comparable as a parallel diversity-in-medicine advocacy organization with a longer historical arc, providing a reference point for how student-focused pipeline orgs (like ANAMS) can evolve into broader professional associations.
• Indian Health Service: Federal agency within HHS responsible for providing health services to Native American and Alaska Native communities. Not a peer in operating model, but the ultimate employment destination for many ANAMS members and a key funder/partner for Indigenous health workforce pipeline initiatives.
• National Congress of American Indians: The oldest, largest national organization representing tribal governments and Native American communities. Not a medical organization, but the broader policy and advocacy umbrella within which ANAMS's Native health advocacy activities operate.
• Association of American Indian Physicians: ANAMS's primary supporting organization and direct ecosystem partner for Native American health professionals. Not a student organization itself, but the parent pipeline that ANAMS feeds into and from which it draws mentorship, resources, and institutional support.
• American Indian College Fund: National nonprofit providing scholarships and support for Native American students pursuing higher education, including those entering health professions. Comparable in mission (scholarship provision for Native students) and donor-funded nonprofit operating model.
• National Hispanic Medical Association: National advocacy organization representing Hispanic physicians and supporting Hispanic medical students. Comparable as a broader ecosystem partner and parallel affinity-based health professional advocacy organization, but at the practicing-physician level rather than student level.

Direct peers

• Student National Medical Association: The largest, oldest student-run organization focused on increasing the number of underrepresented minority medical students in the U.S. Directly comparable to ANAMS as a membership-based, chapter-driven, diversity-focused medical student advocacy organization.
• Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association: National medical student organization representing Asian Pacific American students with a comparable chapter-based, conference-driven, scholarship-supporting membership model focused on advancing representation in medicine.
• Latino Medical Student Association: National organization representing Latino medical students with a similar structure of regional chapters, mentorship programming, and conference-driven member engagement. Operates as a peer ethnic-affinity medical student membership organization.

Broad incumbents

• American Medical Student Association: The largest independent national association for medical students in the U.S. with broader scope and significantly larger membership base. Comparable in operating model (membership, chapters, advocacy, conferences) but not narrowly focused on underrepresented minorities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/anams

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles32 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Association of Native American Medical Students