TUCSON, AZ—Eight Native American high school students from across Arizona are spending their summer exploring health-care career opportunities that could change the direction of their lives, thanks to Med-Start, an innovative program offered in Tucson and Phoenix by the University of Arizona College of Medicine's Office of Outreach and Multicultural Affairs.

Med-Start is an academic summer program for Arizona high school students who will enter their senior year in the fall and who are interested in careers in the health professions.

One Native American student is participating in the fiv...