Asniya
Asniya’s mission is to inspire and empower underserved Native American children with medical knowledge and opportunities.
Asniya is a non-profit outreach program that recruits medical students to teach health and medicine to indigenous children. "Asniya interns" deliver dynamic hands-on classroom presentations to captivate children’s interest in medical science, disease prevention, and careers in health care. For more than 25 years Asniya has inspired Native youth while expanding the cultural awareness of future physicians.

Jacob Taylor, MPH – Board Member since 2012

Jacob Taylor

Mr. Taylor graduated in 2012 from the University of Rochester with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with a minor in Health, Behavior, and Society. He later received a Master’s Degree in Public Health with a focus in epidemiology in 2013, also from the University of Rochester. Mr. Taylor is currently a medical student at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He believes in a holistic approach to medicine that addresses the social determinants of health as a means of improving individual and population health. Mr. Taylor interned with Asniya the summer of 2011.

"The path to one’s strength, pride, integrity, and wisdom often starts with a vision as a child. Our children may be granted visions in many ways. Often, it is through a teacher with a pure heart."
  • Asniya.org
    PO Box 9746
    Rapid City, SD, 57709
    info@asniya.org