A two-week summer program that gives Native American high-school students a taste of medical science begins on Wednesday, July 5, at the UC Davis School of Medicine. The program is aimed at improving health awareness in the Native American community. "It encourages further academic study in the health sciences and provides intensive exposure to the most common conditions afflicting Native Americans, including diabetes, coronary heart disease, tuberculosis and valley fever," says program coordinator Liz Wallace. Ten students, who live in various parts of Northern California, will be housed in apartments within walking distance from the campus and will attend daily classes at the medical school. Curriculum for the Native American Community Health Education Summer Program includes lectures with discussion and laboratory sessions taught by professors, physicians and medical students. Each evening there will be a mandatory two-hour study period with medical-student tutors to answer questions and review the day's lessons. Students also will meet physicians who work with the Indian Health Service on reservations and tour UCDMC and Clinica Tepati, a free clinic staffed by medical school students serving the community.