Dunlap completes summer externship

Student Doctor Rylee Dunlap is a 23-year-old proud member of the Choctaw Nation from Stringtown, Oklahoma, and is the daughter of Scott and Trish Dunlap.

After graduating from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in 2021 with a B.S. in Biological Health Sciences and a B.A. in Psychology, she began attending OSU-College of Osteopathic Medicine in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

She is now an incoming second-year medical student and plans to practice as a D.O. both rurally and tribally in the near future.

Dunlap recently attended a summer tribal externship with family practice physician Dr. Lee at the Choctaw Nation Regional Medical Center in Durant, Oklahoma.

She stated, “My experience shadowing at this clinic was absolutely incredible! Being out in the real world and visiting with our tribal patients allowed me the opportunity to connect with their stories and learn how to treat them to the best of my ability. In the future, I hope to care for my tribe one day with the same amount of compassion and dedication I witnessed in this facility.”

Dunlap will go on to graduate with her degree from OSU-COM in May 2026 and will then attend a residency program of her choice. She is excited to see patients within her own tribal community in the near future.