August 2005 News
Inaugural Health Education Research Disparities Summit: Health Disparities and Social Inequities
Society for Public Health Education, Alexandria, Va.
August 8, 2005
International Fellowship Program Seeks Applicants
The Fogarty International Center/Ellison Overseas Fellowship Program is an exciting one-year clinical research training experience for graduate level U.S. students in the health professions. This is an opportunity for highly motivated individuals to experience mentored research training at top-ranked NIH funded research centers in a diverse group of countries, including Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil, China, Haiti, India, Kenya, Mali, Peru, Russia, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, and Zambia.
The program is sponsored by the NIH's Fogarty International Center (FIC) in partnership with The Ellison Medical Foundation, the NIH National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, the NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse. The Association of American Medical Colleges and the Association of Schools of Public Health are managing the program, which is beginning its third year.
To learn more please contact Yolanda Thomas, AAMC Division of Biomedical and Health Sciences Research, at ythomas@aamc.org, or 202-828-0481 or visit the AAMC website.