The Commonwealth Fund/Harvard University Fellowship in Minority Health Policy

Deadline: January 2, 2008

Supported by The Commonwealth Fund, administered by the Minority Faculty Development Program at Harvard Medical School, this innovative fellowship is designed to prepare physicians, particularly minority physicians, for leadership roles in formulating and implementing public health policy and practice on a national, state, or community level. Five one-year, degree-granting fellowships will be awarded per year. Fellows will complete academic work leading to a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree at the Harvard School of Public Health, and, through additional program activities, gain experience in and understanding of major health issues facing minority, disadvantaged, and underserved populations. CFHUF also offers a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree at John F. Kennedy School of Government to physicians possessing an MPH. It is expected that CFHUF will support the development of a cadre of leaders in minority health, well-trained academically and professionally in public health, health policy, health management, and clinical medicine, as well as actively committed to careers in public service. Learn more

The Latino Fellowship Program at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University

The Latino Fellowship Program is designed to increase the representation of public health professionals serving Latinos in the US. The Program is particularly interested in early career professionals who are committed to addressing the health disparities confronted by a large and growing Latino population in the United States. One to two fellowships are offered each year for students pursuing their Master’s of Public Health (MPH) through the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health. Learn more

NCI-funded postdoctoral training program at The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University

This 2-3 year NCI-funded postdoctoral training program is designed to prepare fellows for careers as independent investigators engaged in research on behavioral aspects of cancer prevention, detection, and control, including cancer care communication and decision making, cancer survivor quality of life, health services research, and cancer preventive service delivery in primary care and community settings, including smoking cessation interventions and outcomes. Learn more

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows Program

The fellowship is an outstanding opportunity for exceptional midcareer health professionals and behavioral and social scientists with an interest in health care policy to experience and participate in the policy process at the federal level and to use that leadership experience to improve health, health care and health policy. Learn more

The CDC Experience Applied Epidemiology Fellowship

A one-year fellowship tailored for rising 3 rd and 4th year medical students, designed to increase the pool of physicians with a population health perspective. Eight competitively selected fellows spend 10-12 months at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offices in Atlanta, GA where they carry out epidemiologic analyses in areas of public health that interest them. Examples of previous and current areas of concentration include viral diseases, cardiovascular health, birth defects, STDs, food borne diseases, and air pollution and respiratory health. Learn more