[nativestudies-l] NIHB Public Health Summer Program for AI/AN College students

[Alyssa Mt. Pleasant]

 From the AIP-l list-serve based at Cornell University:

The National Indian Health Board¢s public health summer fellows program 
-  created to attract American Indian and Alaska Native college students 
to public health careers -  is receiving applications for its 2009 session.

*The application deadline is February 27, 2009.*

The National Indian Health Board is pleased to announce its second 
annual NIHB Public Health Summer Fellows Program, in partnership with 
the CDC and the Morehouse School of Medicine.

NIHB would like to reach a large number of interested American Indian 
and Alaska Native candidates and we need your help. Please encourage 
promising young college students or recent college graduates to apply to 
this summer¢s fellowship!

*2009 NIHB Public Health Summer Fellowship*

The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) believes in the importance of 
building the public health workforce, where American Indians and Alaska 
Natives have the capacity to address the health needs of their own 
communities.

Committed to this goal, NIHB has partnered with the Morehouse School of 
Medicine, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Emory 
University Rollins School of Public Health and the Minority Health 
Professions Foundation to implement the second annual NIHB Public Health 
Summer Fellowship Program for American Indian and Alaska Native 
students. The program is designed to introduce and expose American 
Indians and Alaska Natives students to public health careers.

 

*Program Outline*

Based in Atlanta, Georgia, the NIHB Public Health Summer Fellows program 
is an academically rigorous and intensive nine (9) week summer program. 
Students will experience firsthand the excitement, relevance and promise 
of careers in Public Health.

The program¢s focus includes:

    * Principles of Epidemiology
    * Disease Surveillance/Investigation
    * Community Based Public Health Research

 

The program commences with a one-week course to provide students with a 
foundation in the principles of epidemiology. The program then combines 
this academic knowledge with direct hands-on field experience. Using the 
combined resources of program sponsors and collaborators, students are 
placed into community based public health internships. During this 
nine-week fellowship, participants work with professional mentors who 
are at the forefront of researching the nation¢s priority public health 
issues. Students will participate in weekly seminars and learn how to 
analyze important health policy, programming and research issues. During 
the final week of the program Fellows participate in a symposium and 
provide oral presentations on their internship experiences.

*Selection Criteria*

Applicants must be U.S. citizens and enrolled as rising junior or senior 
undergraduate students or have received an undergraduate degree within 
six months prior to the application deadline. Applicants must be 
American Indian or Alaska Native and be able to provide supporting 
documentation as we move forward with the award process.

Student selection is based on criteria of:

    * GPA
    * Statement of Interest (student essay)
    * Recommendations
    * Leadership ability and skill

*Stipend*

Participants will receive a $ 2,000 stipend upon completion of the 
program. Housing, meals, local public transportation cost, and travel to 
and from Atlanta are provided.

*Application and Admissions*

Applications for the NIHB Public Health Summer Fellowship are available 
online:
http://web.msm.edu/Public_Health/PHSF/PHSF_app.asp*           *

*Please note: the application deadline is February 27, 2009.*

Please be sure to write within your application that you are applying 
for the NIHB Public Health Summer Fellowship. The completed application 
packet must include the following items: an application, resume, letters 
of recommendation and a statement of interest and career objectives. 
Official transcripts must be mailed directly from academic institutions. 
Completed packages and transcripts must be received by the application 
deadline.

 Please be sure mail all applications directly to the Morehouse School 
of Medicine.
*
*If you have any immediate questions, please contact:**
Morehouse School of Medicine
Public Health Summer Fellows Program
720 Westview Drive, SW
NCPC Building, Room 336
Atlanta, GA 30310-1495
Phone: 404-752-1924
Fax: 404-752-1160

Description of the General Program: 
http://web.msm.edu/mph/publichealth.htm (Modified Listing Below)

Thank you,

Aimee

Aimee Centivany, MPH

Senior Advisor, Grants Management & Compliance

 

 

 

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