SAVE THE DATE!  HEARTT Annual Global Health Symposium and Liberia Pre-Departure Workshop, July 16-18, 2010

HEARTT (Health Education and Relief Through Teaching)
Annual Global Health Symposium and Liberia Pre-Departure Workshop
Brown University, Providence, RI
July 16-18 2010

Welcome to the third year of the HEARTT program in Liberia!

As we conclude yet another rewarding year of growth, we are preparing to host our annual 3-day symposium and workshop this July in Providence, RI.  Prior symposia have been exciting opportunities for all of our volunteers to meet and exchange knowledge, ideas, and experiences.  As HEARTT continues to expand its collaborative network, we look forward to bringing together yet another truly inspirational team of health care providers, educators, and volunteers.

The symposium will be attended and include presentations by the faculty of our partnering institutions as well as presentations from some of our core HEARTT team members. We will be covering the logistics of Liberia pre-departure preparation and planning for this year’s lineup of volunteers, as well as project ideas, research agendas, and guidelines for clinical operations.  We will also be discussing approaches to the diagnosis and management of disease processes in low-resource settings, particularly those commonly encountered while working in Liberia.

As a member of the team, your attendance and participation at the symposium are requested, particularly if your first volunteer experience in Liberia will be taking place in 2010 – 2011.  Recognizing that some may not have the time to attend the entire 3 days, we welcome your involvement for any segment of the workshop.  Please note that an evening reception and dinner will be held on Saturday, July 17th.  Details to follow.

***Please RSVP  to Lynn Levesque: llevesque2@lifespan.org 401-444-8449***
Include your
a) Name
b) Affiliation (resident, faculty, other health care provider / volunteer)
c) Days of the symposium that you plan to attend

Feel free to forward this on to anyone who might be interested.  All are most certainly welcome.  We look forward to seeing you in July!

Sincerely,

The HEARTT Team

Job opportunity:  Tenure-track position

We are pleased to announce that the American University program in International Development is opening a tenure-track position in the field of International Development and Health. This new position reflects American University’s move towards an enhanced, university-wide emphasis on Global Health.

The successful candidate should be able to design and teach interactive, dynamic courses in international development and have expertise, experience and an interest in teaching about public health in poor countries. We are interested in a multi-disciplinary approach to public health; in the interrelationship of health, poverty and development; in causes and explanations, very broadly defined; and varied approaches including, community/grassroots/ participatory methods, preventive health, nutrition, health equity, indigenous/alternative methods, use of appropriate/innovative technologies, and non-governmental, governmental and global programs.

Thank you sincerely for helping us with this process,

David Hirschmann
Director, International Development Program

School of International Service
American University

Washington DC 20016
http://www.american.edu/sis/idp

SAVE THE DATE!  CFAR Joint Symposium on HIV Research in Women, October 27-28th, 2010

The second Center for AIDS Research Joint Symposium on HIV Research in Women will be held in Chicago, October 27-28, 2010, partnering with the WIHS meeting.   It will be hosted by the Chicago D-CFAR (Rush University Medical Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, and Cook County Bureau of Health Services).  The workshop aims to bring together investigators involved in HIV research in women to generate collaborative activities between CFARs and other research networks, highlight cutting-edge science, identify research gaps related to HIV and women, and promote opportunities for young investigators.

Sessions to include:

HIV across the Lifecycle

Treatment and Co-morbidities

Primary Prevention of HIV in Women

Abstracts will be solicited through the CFAR network.

For more information, email hivwomen@uw.edu.

More information will be coming as it is available.

______________________

Lauren Sterling

Program Coordinator

Center for AIDS Research

Developmental and International Cores

Creative and Novel Ideas in HIV Research Award Program

email: laurenst@u.washington.edu

phone: 206.744.8876

mail: 325 9th Ave, Box 359931, Seattle, WA 98105

location: 1369.2 Ninth and Jefferson Building, 908 Jefferson, Seattle, WA 98104

Ongoing:  Internship with Edesia

Nutrition Research Internship

General Background-

Hunger manifests itself in many ways other than starvation and famine. Most people who battle hunger deal with chronic undernourishment and vitamin or mineral deficiencies. These deficiencies result in stunted growth, weakness and heightened susceptibility to illness.  Children, pregnant and lactating women, and people living with HIV/AIDS are among the most vulnerable groups for undernourishment.  In fact, more than 20 million babies are born with low birth weight in developing countries every year.

However, these vulnerabilities will vary greatly according to regions, crisis situations, cultural norms, and even individual case severity. Addressing malnutrition then becomes an even more complicated problem to address.

Edesia-

Edesia is a non-profit dedicated to issues of global malnutrition. It is the first licensed producer of Plumpy’nut® and other Ready-to-Use Foods (RUFs) in the U.S. Edesia partners with stakeholders and facilitates collaborations worldwide to continue research and development to move towards prevention, address needs in Central and South America where these products have not yet been implemented to their full potential and support to local producers around the globe.

RUFs are energy-dense pastes made with peanuts, milk powder, sugar, vegetable oils and a fortified vitamin/mineral mixture.  They are revolutionary because they do not need to be refrigerated or mixed with water – two things not readily available in the developing world.  They are used in community-based treatment of malnutrition and nutritional supplementations.

Edesia has a factory in Providence, Rhode Island with the capacity to produce Plumpy’nut^®, Supplementary’Plumpy^®, Plumpy’doz^®, and Nutributter^® to address a wide scope of malnutrition problems. In the first year of production Edesia will have the ability to produce enough Plumpy’nut^® to treat over 450,000 malnourished children in the developing world.

Research-

The scope of the malnutrition problem is very wide and the needs vary greatly. In order to address those needs we are looking for high quality interns to help develop comprehensive overviews of specific regions, vulnerable populations and their needs.  We will be flexible with topics, taking into account personal passions and interests of individual students. A list of potential topics include-

-          Central and South America

• Survey of the current nutritional status
• Market survey of nutritional supplements in use
• Overview of non-profit organizations working on nutritional programming

-          Survey of Nutritional Needs for Vulnerable Populations

• People living with HIV/AIDS
• Pregnant  and lactating women
• Children under two years
• Crisis situations

Requirements-

Edesia is looking for students with the following skills-

-          Language skills- For any Central and South America research students will have to be able to read documents and contact organizations working in the field, so an intermediate to advanced level of Spanish will be required.

-          Ability to work independently- Edesia will be there to support and provide leadership and guidance for research but an ability to conduct independent research and take initiative will be required.

-          Strong writing and analytical skills- in order to produce a high quality document that can be used to create and further develop nutritional supplements the study must be thorough.

-          Research experience- Student will need to be detail oriented but also have the ability to understand the bigger picture.

Preferred-

These skills and abilities will not be required but will be taken into consideration when deciding on a candidate to work with Edesia-

-          Passion for nutrition, development, and non-profit and international issues

-          Creativity and flexibility

-          Ability to work within a team

Please note that this internship is located in Providence, RI.

For more information and to apply, please contact:

Maria Kasparian

Project Manager

88 Royal Little Drive

Providence, RI 02904

office: (401) 272-5521

fax: (401) 272-5526

cell: (401) 256-9344

www.edesiallc.org

Ongoing:  Internship with Esperanza International

Esperanza International Summer Internship 2010

Work with the Secoya community in the Ecuadorian Amazon this summer!

Esperanza is offering a rare opportunity to engage in a variety of challenging initiatives regarding education, environmental justice, and community health and development in the Amazon. Email Josh at joshua_bernard@brown.edu for more information and an application.

(Approximate) Dates: June 15th – August 24th, 2010. (10 weeks).
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=374067571178

Esperanza International, Inc. is a non-profit organization that works to aid communities adversely affected by toxic contamination, both through the collaborative development of environmental policy and the education of students and professionals globally. www.esperanzainternationalinc.org.

Announcement:  Sub-Saharan African Medical Schools Study Newsletter

Welcome to the inaugural edition of the SAMSS Newsletter.

The Sub-Saharan African Medical Schools Study (SAMSS) is a project focusing on medical education in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is led by an Advisory Committee of experts in African medical education and a secretariat at the George Washington University in Washington, DC. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation provides funding for the project.

SAMSS is devoted to issues in medical education in Sub-Saharan Africa. This Newsletter and the SAMSS website (http://samss.org) are designed to provide information about medical education on the continent with a focus on physician retention, capacity building, and educational innovation. The Newsletter will make available topical information on medical education from scholarly journals, policy reports, conference proceedings, and the general press. We believe that information is powerful and that the material highlighted in the Newsletter and found on the website will help to spread ideas that will be of use to faculty, students, and policymakers in education and health. We would hope that policy leaders, national governments, global health organizations, and international donors will find useful and actionable information in the Newsletter that will lead to strengthened health systems and better population health.

We hope you will find this Newsletter of use to you. Please encourage your colleagues to sign up to receive it regularly and please send us your comments and suggestions.

Ongoing:  Job opening with American Medical Informatics Association

Executive Director for Global Programs

AMIA is seeking a results-oriented individual to oversee and manage an internationally focused

biomedical and health informatics program that is supported by grant funds and is initially

focused on increasing health workforce capacity and implementing a distance learning program

in low resource countries.

The successful candidate will have primary authority over the conduct of projects including

protocol development and adherence, personnel management, and budget oversight.

Functions as the primary programmatic liaison with the sponsors. Working with the Deputy

Director, plans, administers, and monitors program budgets. Develops short and long term

goals and objectives. Responsible for the integrity of the design, conduct, and reporting of the

project and work products and for managing, monitoring, and ensuring the integrity of any

collaborative relationships. Manages applications for grant funding from foundations and

government agencies, as well as solicitations from corporate and individual donors for project

work. Oversees policies and protocols to carry out research by providing technical guidance to

less senior staff.

May represent AMIA in various national and international settings. May publish project/study

results as first author or co-author. Collaborates with and seeks the support of representatives

from other organizations, both national and international. Establishes and administers policies

and procedures. Maintains an industry presence as a subject-matter expert by publishing

regularly in peer-reviewed journals and/or by presenting at annual conferences and meetings.

The position requires an individual with:

_ Graduate or professional degree or equivalent combination of education and

experience, preferably in biomedical informatics with an emphasis on clinical or public

health, international health, global development, or a related discipline

_ At least 10 years experience for those with an M.A./M.S. degree or 6 years experience

for those with a Ph.D. or health professional doctoral degree

_ Proven technical expertise with evidence that the individual has been sought as an

expert within and outside the candidate’s home organization.

_ Significant record of professional accomplishment; experience and expertise in areas

relevant to the anticipated projects; demonstrated sensitivity to national and

international informatics issues.

_ Ability to think creatively in seeking funding for and implementing new initiatives

_ Supervisory/staff development and writing skills (proposal development)

_ Demonstrated technical leadership, policy experience, and problem-solving skills

working on complex projects in a highly-sensitive, fast-paced environment

_ Excellent organizational, interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills, along

with a high comfort level engaging with clients

_ Experience in business development and client relationship management.

Preferred but not required:

_ At least 3-5 years of work in international development, with a combination of relevant

technical operations and management experience with donors, NGOs and international

organizations.

The candidate must be innovative, flexible, detail-oriented, and have the ability to work on

multiple tasks and activities simultaneously, both independently and as part of a team. Will

interact with subject matter experts in the field of biomedical and health informatics. Some

travel may be required.

AMIA is dedicated to promoting the effective organization, analysis, management, and use of

information in health care in support of patient care, public health, teaching, research,

administration, and related policy. AMIA’s 4,000 members advance the use of health

information technology in clinical care and clinical research, personal health management,

public health/population, and translational science with the ultimate objective of improving

health.

AMIA is pleased to offer benefits that include fully paid medical, dental, short-term/long-term

disability, and life insurance. We also offer employees a retirement program, funds for

professional development and education and an attractive paid leave plan.

Applicants should e-mail a cover letter indicating experience that matches these qualifications,

resume, and salary expectations to AMIA at kristin@amia.org

Ongoing:  Conference registration now open

Global Health Council 2010 Conference Global Health:  Goals and Metrics June 14-18, 2010 Omni-Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC Registration Now Open

Register It’s the global health community’s annual meeting. You need to be here. Online registration is now available. For the best value, register by Feb. 26 A comprehensive registration package includes access to all main conference events and sessions. Special Offer The Council and Women Deliver are pleased to announce a joint registration discount. Save $100 when you attend both conferences. Two landmark events, one great price! | info. Volunteer Attention Students and New Professionals: Forge new friendships and have fun while contributing to the overall success of the conference program. Limited hours (8-10) and flexible scheduling ensure that you are able to fully participate in sessions and events | info. Organizational Opportunities Partner with the Council and connect with the global health community at this premier annual event. Sponsorship | info Exhibition | info – Reminder: 2009 Exhibitors sign up by Dec. 31 to guarantee your booth location Advertising | info Auxiliary Events | info Venue The historic Omni Shoreham Hotel will serve as official conference venue. Discount rooms sell out in advance. Book now. Special rate ends May 21 | info Visit www.globalhealthconference.org to plan your participation. September 20-21, 2010:  CUGH Conference Please join us for the 2nd annual meeting of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health Interdisciplinary Science in Global Health: Formation and Transformation September 20-21, 2010 University of Washington, Seattle Registration and logistics will follow. Inquiries may be sent to info@cugh.org

Ongoing:  Global Health Volunteer Opportunity available

Global Impact Corps: Global Health Volunteer Abroad Opportunity

http://www.uniteforsight.org/volunteer-abroad

Unite For Sight’s Global Impact Corps is an immersive global health experience for students and for professionals.  All volunteers participating in Unite For Sight’s international programs are Global Impact Fellows.

What do Global Impact Fellows do? They participate daily with local ophthalmic nurses, local optometrists, and local ophthalmologists to eliminate patient barriers to care and to facilitate comprehensive year-round eye care for patients living in extreme poverty.  They assist with patient education, visual acuity screening, patient intake, distributing the glasses and medication prescribed by the local eye doctors, data compilation and analysis, and other important support tasks. Through hands-on, structured training, volunteers gain a comprehensive understanding about best practices in global health and social entrepreneurship.  Global Impact Fellows gain skills and are nurtured to become new leaders in global health, and they receive a Certificate in Global Health & Program Delivery.  Additionally, Global Impact Fellows may participate in the Global Impact Lab, an optional program for those interested in pursuing global health research.

Who is eligible? Anyone from any country is eligible to apply.  Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellows are 18 years and older, and there is no upper age limit. Global Impact Fellows range from undergraduate students to medical students, public health students and public health professionals, nurses, educators, opticians, optometrists and ophthalmologists.

Locations of Year-Round Eye Care Delivery:
(volunteer for 7 days, 15 days, 20 days, 4 weeks, 6 weeks, 8 weeks, 10 weeks, or more)

• Accra and Kumasi Regions, Ghana
• Tamale, Ghana
• Varying Rural Villages, Ghana
• Tegucigalpa, Honduras
• Bihar, India
• Chennai, India
• New Delhi, India
• Orissa, India

Complete details online at http://www.uniteforsight.org/volunteer-abroad

Announcement:  2010 University of Minnesota Global Health Course

Dear Global Health colleagues:

We would like to invite you to attend the 2010 Global Health Course at the University of Minnesota.

COURSE OVERVIEW:

Our Global Health Course has been designed for local, national, and international health care providers that serve globally mobile populations such as immigrants, refugees, and/or travelers.

Participants include University of Minnesota and non-University of Minnesota medical students, residents, and fellows as well as local, national, and international practicing and retired physicians, nursing students, registered nurses, licensed nurse practitioners, physician assistants, veterinarians, and active military personnel.

GOAL:

The goal of the Global Health Course is to provide medical education to local, national, and international health care providers so that they may become better able to confidently identify, correctly diagnose, and appropriately treat their patients within the Global Village.

OBJECTIVES:

*The Global Health Course strives to help reduce disparities in health care and outcomes for globally mobile populations.

*The Global Health course strives to provide the most current and relevant training and support for those who are committed to “Global Health”.

*The Global Health Course strives inspire students, residents, physicians, and practicing health care providers to provide services in communities that are underserved.

PROVEN OUTCOMES:

*Health care providers will acquire a basic knowledge of all major diseases throughout the world and how the diseases, proportionally or disproportionally, effect differing populations.

*Health care providers will increase their quality of care for globally mobile populations.

*Health care providers will improve their cultural competence.

*Health care providers will be able to help decrease health disparities.

*Health care providers will achieve core competencies in global health.

*Health care providers will develop leadership skills in global health education and clinical care.

*Health care providers will build connections to national and international health care experts.

*Health care providers will have the opportunity to connect with local, national, and international medical communities.

ASTMH CERTIFICATION:

Along with being an outstanding source for the most current and relevant Tropical and Travel Medicine information, our Global Health Course is a certificate preparation course that is one of 17 courses offered internationally, and the only course that is co-sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Once participants complete our American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) accredited Global Health Course and complete an international rotation, they are qualified to sit for the biannually-offered exam that leads to a Certificate of Knowledge in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers’

Health; CTropMed (r).

COURSE AGENDA:

*The Global Health Course will be in session starting July 6, 2010 through August 27, 2010.

*The classroom schedule runs Monday through Friday from approximately 8am until 4:30pm.

*The course agenda includes lectures, some of which will be interactive, case presentations, and several hands-on laboratory sessions that focus on Malaria and the use of Ultra Sound technology.

*Since participants may take the course modules in any order and over any amount of time, we strive to offer a similar course layout each year.

*The 2010 agenda will not be announced until shortly before the cou rse begins, however, you may view previous curriculum on our web site at:

http://www.globalhealth.umn.edu/course/curriculum/home.html

COURSE REGISTRATION:

*We will send an announcement as soon as registration is open for the 2010 Global Health Course.

*Participants may register up until the course starts and/or prior to the start of individual module that is to be taken.

*All course participants will register through the University of Minnesota’s Continuing Medical Education (CME) office at:

www.cmecourses.umn.edu<http://www.cmecourses.umn.edu>

*Exception: University and non-University medical students will register through the University of Minnesota Medical School.

*Please see our web site for information regarding registration and fees at:

http://www.globalhealth.umn.edu/course/eligibilityandfees/home.html

COURSE DEVELOPMENTS:

*We are in the process of developing an on-line version of the Global Health Course.

*The on-line course will mirror the regular in-person classes but will include enhancements for the distance learner/participant.

*Our mission is to offer Module 1 and Module 8 within 2010.

*We would like to note that for ASTMH accreditation purposes, the modules that contain laboratory components (Malaria and Ultra Sound) must be taken in person.

HOUSING:

*Please let us know if you will be in need of housing during your stay as we can reserve a room for you on campus at the University of Minnesota Comstock Hall dormitory.

*The cost for housing in the dormitory is approximately $47 per day.

*Additional logistical information is available on our web site at:

http://www.globalhealth.umn.edu/course/logistics/home.html

Please contact Debbie Luedtke for additional information at luedt047@umn.edu<mailto:luedt047@umn.edu>

We look forward to seeing you this summer.

Debbie Luedtke

University of Minnesota-Department of Medicine

Global Health Pathway and Global Health Course

“Medical Education in the Global Village”

PWB 14-124, MMC 284

420 Delaware Street SE

Minneapolis, MN 55455

612.626.3526

luedt047@umn.edu

http://www.globalhealth.umn.edu

Ongoing:  Haiti Medical Student Grant Opportunity

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation

Working to keep the care in healthcare

Help for Haiti

Student Fellowships

Request for Proposals

In response to the catastrophe in Haiti, The Arnold P. Gold Foundation, a non-profit organization, has established a Help for Haiti Fund to send medical students to provide assistance to the victims of the Haitian earthquake.

Haiti Assistance Fund Program

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation is offering service grants of up to $3,000 to medical students who want to participate in the relief projects to help the victims of the Haitian earthquake. Student projects may include direct medical aid or non-medical assistance to victims and those adversely affected by this disaster. (Examples might include: assisting in healthcare, providing healthcare information to displaced persons in shelters, assistance to overstressed relief workers, helping to rebuild structures, or instituting social and educational programs for small children.)

Award: The fellowships will provide funding of up to $300/week (not to exceed 10 weeks) to pay for travel and a living stipend. Funding from other sources may be used in conjunction with the Gold Foundation fellowship.  Funds are limited and proposals will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Proposal and Application Requirements

Eligibility: Any student of an accredited school of medicine or osteopathy in North America may apply for funding from the Help for Haiti Fund. Students must work through an on-site relief organization, or under the supervision of an on-site healthcare provider. The student’s medical school will be the official recipient of the grant and must be classified as a tax-exempt, not-for-profit institution. No grant funds may be used for institutional or administrative overhead.

All applications must include:

1. Cover sheet with:
   1. Title of project
   2. Name of healthcare or relief organization
   3. Name and full contact information (including email) of student applicant
   4. Name and address of institutions:
      1. i.    Medical school (include contact person, such as Dean of Students, Dean of Medical Education)
      2. ii.    Healthcare/relief organization (include on-site supervisor’s contact information)
2. Project timeline and total dollar amount requested

1. Proposal (not to exceed 3 pages) with:
   1. Project description (including goal, target population, implementation plan and timeline)
   2. Short description of on-site healthcare or relief organization

1. Letters of support from:
   1. Student’s medical school (e.g. from Dean of Students and/or Faculty Mentor)
   2. An authorized representative of the on-site healthcare or relief organization.

1. Copy of medical school’s tax-exempt designation letter, including Federal Tax Identification Number.

Proposals should be emailed to: Proposals@gold-foundation.org

For inquires, please contact:

Ann Bruder                                                      Tel: 201-567-7999

Director of Programs                                      Fax: 201-567-7880

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation

Email: abruder@gold-foundation.org

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The Gold Foundation is gathering personal stories from people in the medical community about Haitian Relief. We will publish these essays and narratives on our website. Please send any submissions to us at the address above.

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To promote humanistic patient care, the Gold Foundation supports a broad spectrum of diverse educational programs and projects at medical schools and teaching hospitals. Through its programs in physician education, the Foundation cultivates and extols humanistic characteristics, such as integrity, compassion, respect, empathy and service. To learn more about The Arnold P. Gold Foundation, visit our website, www.humanism-in-medicine.org.

NEW!! Thursday, May 13, 2010:  Talk

“Population Aging and Gerontology Research in China”

Peng Du, PhD

Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the School of Social Work and School of Gerontology at USC

Director and Professor of the Gerontology Institute, Renmin University of China

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

121 South Main Street

Room 245

Monday, May 17, 2010:  Application Deadline

Brown University Seed Funds for International Research Project on Global Health

As Brown moves forward with its international initiatives, the Vice President for International Affairs, the Vice President for Research, and the Dean of Medicine and Biological Sciences have joined together to make available a total of $50,000 to fund a seed project that focuses on the field of global health research. In consultation with an ad hoc advisory committee, a one-time dispersal of funds will be made for a proposal to stimulate a major new global health initiative in collaboration with global peers and to foster a robust institutional partnership in the global health field.

Eligibility

Any professor at any rank or any senior lecturer active in research is eligible, though regular faculty may be given priority over research faculty.  Emeritus, adjunct, visiting, and clinical faculty are not eligible to lead projects, but may be included on the research team.

Amount and Duration of Awards

The award will be up to $50,000 and will be for one year.  A no‐cost extension may be granted with appropriate justification.  Requests for an extension of the award given for the 2010-2011 academic year must be submitted to the Vice President for International Affairs no later than April 1, 2011.

Criteria for Selection

The overall merit of the research project will be considered and evaluated by the Vice President for International Affairs, the Vice President for Research, and a committee of faculty advisors. The final selection will be made based on the following criteria:

1)      The proposed research deals with a significant global problem

2)      The proposal involves collaboration with international partners

3)      Proposers include Brown faculty from at least three units on campus

4)      The proposed research will enhance Brown’s international visibility

5)      The award has the potential to provide a basis for further research support from external sponsors

6)      There is a likelihood that the proposed work will be completed during the award period.

Special consideration will be given to proposals for research focusing on China, India, Haiti, or Africa.

Award Conditions

Award funds may be used to support reasonable and necessary costs for the collection of pilot research data or for proposal development.  Support for postdoctoral candidates, full or partial stipends and tuition for advanced graduate students who have completed their course work, and research stipends for undergraduate RAs may be covered by award funds.  Expenditures for faculty salaries (either summer or academic year) are not permitted.  Please refer to the Brown IP Policy (http://research.brown.edu/btp/) for questions regarding intellectual property.

Reporting requirements

Within 60 days of the end of the approved award period, the recipient must provide to the Vice President for International Affairs a final report.  The report should outline the work that was accomplished and describe the proposal(s) submitted to external sponsor(s) as a result of this award.  The report should also describe any significant deviations from or extensions to the project described in the original proposal.

Procedure for Submitting Proposals

Proposals for funding should be submitted electronically to Ana Karina Wildman in Office of International Affairs at Ana_Wildman@Brown.edu no later than May 17, 2010.  Selection will be announced by June 15, 2010.  Funds will become available to faculty on or after July 1, 2010.  The funds would be available for use until the end of June 2011, unless an extension was requested and approved before that time.

The proposal should include items 1‐6 below, submitted as a single document in either Word or pdf format:

1. A cover sheet that contains:

a. PI and CO‐PI names (specifying contact information for the PI), titles, and departments

b. Proposal title

c. A 250 word abstract describing the proposed project and summarizing how the project will advance Brown’s position in the global health field internationally and promote Brown’s internationalization efforts in general

2. Proposal (text, including footnotes, should not exceed 2,500 words).  The proposal should summarize the relevant background literature and research that puts the proposed project into the appropriate context and explains how it will significantly extend or contribute to global health research.  The applicant should clearly describe the goals of the research, the activities to be carried out to achieve those goals, a timetable for completing these activities, and an assessment of the potential for subsequent external funding.  The applicant should include a description of how the proposed activity will result in a collaborative team working synergistically on a project that is truly multidisciplinary; and, finally, a description of how the activity will enhance Brown’s international visibility.  Please note that the 2,500 word limit will be enforced; proposals over the limit will not be accepted.

Items 3‐6 below are not included in the 2,500 word limit:

3. A short (no more than two pages) list of references/bibliography may be appended.

4. A budget that itemizes general categories of expenses for which award funds will be used, and a brief justification for these expenses.

5. A description of the strategy for seeking subsequent external support.  The description should include a statement of intent to submit a proposal as one of the outcomes of the project.  The sponsor(s) to which the proposal will be submitted should be identified along with the intended date(s) of submission and the amount(s) that will be requested.

6. A current curriculum vitae for each collaborator.

Please note:

Everything listed above (items 1‐6) is to be submitted electronically as one document.

To be sent under separate cover:

Endorsements from the applicants’ department chairs discussing the proposal’s importance in terms of the selection criteria.  In the event of multiple proposals from the same department, the chair may be asked to rank the proposals.  Electronic submission of this letter is preferable, to Ana Karina Wildman in the Office of International Affairs: Ana_Wildman@brown.edu, no later than May 17, 2010.

NEW!! Tuesday, May 18, 2010:  Focus Group

ATTENTION GLOBAL OB/GYN (or resident, nurse or midwife):

Maternova an innovation online portal aimed at accelerating maternal and neonatal health care is looking for a ob/gyn or ob/gyn resident who has worked in global health to give input on groundbreaking obstetric kit. This is an opportunity to help influence very innovative work and to potentially be a first carrier of the kit. The focus group will take place for one and a half hours  on

May 18th at 5 pm.

Contact Mwirth@maternova.net or Kwilkes@maternova.net if you are interested —  Maternova.net

At the RI Center for Innovation and Enterprise
One Davol Square…

Meg Wirth, MPA
Founder
Maternova

T:    1.401.228.6294
F:   1.877.561.6291

E:  mwirth@maternova.net

http://www.maternova.net

Wednesday, May 19, 2010:  Grand Rounds talk; also, Application Deadline

Application deadline:  Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Grand Challenges Explorations Round 5

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is accepting proposals for Round 5 of Grand Challenges Explorations, a $100 million initiative to encourage unconventional technologies for global health solutions.  One-year research grants of $100,000 will be awarded, with the potential of additional funding up to $1 million if the project shows promise.  Submission Deadline:  May 19, 2010; 9:00 a.m. EST. Decisions will be announced in October 2010.

Grant proposals may be on the following topics:

• Create Low-Cost Cell Phone-based Applications for Priority Global Health Conditions

Funding innovative cell phone-based applications that support the foundation’s existing global health   priorities: HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, pneumonia, diarrhea, family health, vaccine preventable diseases and other neglected diseases.

• Create New Technologies to Improve the Health of Mothers and Newborns

Funding novel and innovative technological approaches to reducing maternal, fetal or neonatal mortality and morbidity in communities or primary clinics. New interventions must:

• Have a strong likelihood of achieving a substantial impact on one or more important adverse maternal, fetal, or neonatal outcomes described above
• Be designed to the requirements of minimally-trained health workers in homes and communities as well as in workers in primary clinics
• Create New Technologies for Contraception

Funding novel and innovative approaches to preventing unintended pregnancy.  Technologies or approaches should enhance uptake, acceptability and provide for sustained use; enable or provide for low-cost solutions; promote effective delivery and administration of new solutions; and ensure or enhance safety.

• Create New Ways to Protect Against Infectious Diseases

Funding original and innovative ideas with the potential to be translated into safe, effective, affordable and widely utilized interventions (beyond traditional vaccine interventions) to protect against the acquisition, progression or transmission of infectious diseases in resource-limited settings.

They are NOT:

• Soliciting proposals that represent traditional approaches to vaccine discovery or development (such as those focused on antigens, adjuvants, vaccine vectors, or formulations);
• Ideas for variations on conventional small molecule and biologic therapeutic approaches, such as those focused on screening for new chemical entities, assays for validation, or tests of drug efficacy.

Proposal Requirements

Application consists of a research summary, of a maximum two pages in length, that answering two questions: What is your idea? How will you test it?

Additional Information

Application form: www.grandchallenges.org/GCGHDocs/GCEApplication_Form.doc

Program information, application guidelines, and proposal preparation instructions are available at: http://www.grandchallenges.org/Explorations/Pages/ApplicationInstructions.aspx

For application assistance, or for more information about the program, contact Wendy Lawton in Brown’s Office of Corporate & Foundation Relations at 863-3701 or wendy_lawton@brown.edu or Elizabeth Francis in the Office of Biomedical Advancement at 863-2914 or Elizabeth_Francis@brown.edu .

Job opportunity:  Tenure-track position

We are pleased to announce that the American University program in International Development is opening a tenure-track position in the field of International Development and Health. This new position reflects American University’s move towards an enhanced, university-wide emphasis on Global Health. We would very much appreciate it if you would be good enough to distribute this job announcement [attached] to colleagues and advanced Ph D students in your program who may be interested. I am including an attachment with the full job description.

The successful candidate should be able to design and teach interactive, dynamic courses in international development and have expertise, experience and an interest in teaching about public health in poor countries. We are interested in a multi-disciplinary approach to public health; in the interrelationship of health, poverty and development; in causes and explanations, very broadly defined; and varied approaches including, community/grassroots/ participatory methods, preventive health, nutrition, health equity, indigenous/alternative methods, use of appropriate/innovative technologies, and non-governmental, governmental and global programs.

Thank you sincerely for helping us with this process,

David Hirschmann
Director, International Development Program

School of International Service
American University

Washington DC 20016
http://www.american.edu/sis/idp

SAVE THE DATE!  CFAR Joint Symposium on HIV Research in Women, October 27-28th, 2010

The second Center for AIDS Research Joint Symposium on HIV Research in Women will be held in Chicago, October 27-28, 2010, partnering with the WIHS meeting.   It will be hosted by the Chicago D-CFAR (Rush University Medical Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, and Cook County Bureau of Health Services).  The workshop aims to bring together investigators involved in HIV research in women to generate collaborative activities between CFARs and other research networks, highlight cutting-edge science, identify research gaps related to HIV and women, and promote opportunities for young investigators.

Sessions to include:

HIV across the Lifecycle

Treatment and Co-morbidities

Primary Prevention of HIV in Women

Abstracts will be solicited through the CFAR network.

For more information, email hivwomen@uw.edu.

More information will be coming as it is available.

______________________

Lauren Sterling

Program Coordinator

Center for AIDS Research

Developmental and International Cores

Creative and Novel Ideas in HIV Research Award Program

email: laurenst@u.washington.edu

phone: 206.744.8876

mail: 325 9th Ave, Box 359931, Seattle, WA 98105

location: 1369.2 Ninth and Jefferson Building, 908 Jefferson, Seattle, WA 98104

Ongoing:  Internship with Edesia

Nutrition Research Internship

General Background-

Hunger manifests itself in many ways other than starvation and famine. Most people who battle hunger deal with chronic undernourishment and vitamin or mineral deficiencies. These deficiencies result in stunted growth, weakness and heightened susceptibility to illness.  Children, pregnant and lactating women, and people living with HIV/AIDS are among the most vulnerable groups for undernourishment.  In fact, more than 20 million babies are born with low birth weight in developing countries every year.

However, these vulnerabilities will vary greatly according to regions, crisis situations, cultural norms, and even individual case severity. Addressing malnutrition then becomes an even more complicated problem to address.

Edesia-

Edesia is a non-profit dedicated to issues of global malnutrition. It is the first licensed producer of Plumpy’nut® and other Ready-to-Use Foods (RUFs) in the U.S. Edesia partners with stakeholders and facilitates collaborations worldwide to continue research and development to move towards prevention, address needs in Central and South America where these products have not yet been implemented to their full potential and support to local producers around the globe.

RUFs are energy-dense pastes made with peanuts, milk powder, sugar, vegetable oils and a fortified vitamin/mineral mixture.  They are revolutionary because they do not need to be refrigerated or mixed with water – two things not readily available in the developing world.  They are used in community-based treatment of malnutrition and nutritional supplementations.

Edesia has a factory in Providence, Rhode Island with the capacity to produce Plumpy’nut^®, Supplementary’Plumpy^®, Plumpy’doz^®, and Nutributter^® to address a wide scope of malnutrition problems. In the first year of production Edesia will have the ability to produce enough Plumpy’nut^® to treat over 450,000 malnourished children in the developing world.

Research-

The scope of the malnutrition problem is very wide and the needs vary greatly. In order to address those needs we are looking for high quality interns to help develop comprehensive overviews of specific regions, vulnerable populations and their needs.  We will be flexible with topics, taking into account personal passions and interests of individual students. A list of potential topics include-

-          Central and South America

• Survey of the current nutritional status
• Market survey of nutritional supplements in use
• Overview of non-profit organizations working on nutritional programming

-          Survey of Nutritional Needs for Vulnerable Populations

• People living with HIV/AIDS
• Pregnant  and lactating women
• Children under two years
• Crisis situations

Requirements-

Edesia is looking for students with the following skills-

-          Language skills- For any Central and South America research students will have to be able to read documents and contact organizations working in the field, so an intermediate to advanced level of Spanish will be required.

-          Ability to work independently- Edesia will be there to support and provide leadership and guidance for research but an ability to conduct independent research and take initiative will be required.

-          Strong writing and analytical skills- in order to produce a high quality document that can be used to create and further develop nutritional supplements the study must be thorough.

-          Research experience- Student will need to be detail oriented but also have the ability to understand the bigger picture.

Preferred-

These skills and abilities will not be required but will be taken into consideration when deciding on a candidate to work with Edesia-

-          Passion for nutrition, development, and non-profit and international issues

-          Creativity and flexibility

-          Ability to work within a team

Please note that this internship is located in Providence, RI.

For more information and to apply, please contact:

Maria Kasparian

Project Manager

88 Royal Little Drive

Providence, RI 02904

office: (401) 272-5521

fax: (401) 272-5526

cell: (401) 256-9344

www.edesiallc.org

Ongoing:  Internship with Esperanza International

Esperanza International Summer Internship 2010

Work with the Secoya community in the Ecuadorian Amazon this summer!

Esperanza is offering a rare opportunity to engage in a variety of challenging initiatives regarding education, environmental justice, and community health and development in the Amazon. Email Josh at joshua_bernard@brown.edu for more information and an application.

(Approximate) Dates: June 15th – August 24th, 2010. (10 weeks).
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=374067571178

Esperanza International, Inc. is a non-profit organization that works to aid communities adversely affected by toxic contamination, both through the collaborative development of environmental policy and the education of students and professionals globally. www.esperanzainternationalinc.org.

Announcement:  Sub-Saharan African Medical Schools Study Newsletter

Welcome to the inaugural edition of the SAMSS Newsletter.

The Sub-Saharan African Medical Schools Study (SAMSS) is a project focusing on medical education in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is led by an Advisory Committee of experts in African medical education and a secretariat at the George Washington University in Washington, DC. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation provides funding for the project.

SAMSS is devoted to issues in medical education in Sub-Saharan Africa. This Newsletter and the SAMSS website (http://samss.org) are designed to provide information about medical education on the continent with a focus on physician retention, capacity building, and educational innovation. The Newsletter will make available topical information on medical education from scholarly journals, policy reports, conference proceedings, and the general press. We believe that information is powerful and that the material highlighted in the Newsletter and found on the website will help to spread ideas that will be of use to faculty, students, and policymakers in education and health. We would hope that policy leaders, national governments, global health organizations, and international donors will find useful and actionable information in the Newsletter that will lead to strengthened health systems and better population health.

We hope you will find this Newsletter of use to you. Please encourage your colleagues to sign up to receive it regularly and please send us your comments and suggestions.

Ongoing:  Job opening with American Medical Informatics Association

Executive Director for Global Programs

AMIA is seeking a results-oriented individual to oversee and manage an internationally focused

biomedical and health informatics program that is supported by grant funds and is initially

focused on increasing health workforce capacity and implementing a distance learning program

in low resource countries.

The successful candidate will have primary authority over the conduct of projects including

protocol development and adherence, personnel management, and budget oversight.

Functions as the primary programmatic liaison with the sponsors. Working with the Deputy

Director, plans, administers, and monitors program budgets. Develops short and long term

goals and objectives. Responsible for the integrity of the design, conduct, and reporting of the

project and work products and for managing, monitoring, and ensuring the integrity of any

collaborative relationships. Manages applications for grant funding from foundations and

government agencies, as well as solicitations from corporate and individual donors for project

work. Oversees policies and protocols to carry out research by providing technical guidance to

less senior staff.

May represent AMIA in various national and international settings. May publish project/study

results as first author or co-author. Collaborates with and seeks the support of representatives

from other organizations, both national and international. Establishes and administers policies

and procedures. Maintains an industry presence as a subject-matter expert by publishing

regularly in peer-reviewed journals and/or by presenting at annual conferences and meetings.

The position requires an individual with:

_ Graduate or professional degree or equivalent combination of education and

experience, preferably in biomedical informatics with an emphasis on clinical or public

health, international health, global development, or a related discipline

_ At least 10 years experience for those with an M.A./M.S. degree or 6 years experience

for those with a Ph.D. or health professional doctoral degree

_ Proven technical expertise with evidence that the individual has been sought as an

expert within and outside the candidate’s home organization.

_ Significant record of professional accomplishment; experience and expertise in areas

relevant to the anticipated projects; demonstrated sensitivity to national and

international informatics issues.

_ Ability to think creatively in seeking funding for and implementing new initiatives

_ Supervisory/staff development and writing skills (proposal development)

_ Demonstrated technical leadership, policy experience, and problem-solving skills

working on complex projects in a highly-sensitive, fast-paced environment

_ Excellent organizational, interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills, along

with a high comfort level engaging with clients

_ Experience in business development and client relationship management.

Preferred but not required:

_ At least 3-5 years of work in international development, with a combination of relevant

technical operations and management experience with donors, NGOs and international

organizations.

The candidate must be innovative, flexible, detail-oriented, and have the ability to work on

multiple tasks and activities simultaneously, both independently and as part of a team. Will

interact with subject matter experts in the field of biomedical and health informatics. Some

travel may be required.

AMIA is dedicated to promoting the effective organization, analysis, management, and use of

information in health care in support of patient care, public health, teaching, research,

administration, and related policy. AMIA’s 4,000 members advance the use of health

information technology in clinical care and clinical research, personal health management,

public health/population, and translational science with the ultimate objective of improving

health.

AMIA is pleased to offer benefits that include fully paid medical, dental, short-term/long-term

disability, and life insurance. We also offer employees a retirement program, funds for

professional development and education and an attractive paid leave plan.

Applicants should e-mail a cover letter indicating experience that matches these qualifications,

resume, and salary expectations to AMIA at kristin@amia.org

Ongoing:  Conference registration now open

Global Health Council 2010 Conference Global Health:  Goals and Metrics June 14-18, 2010 Omni-Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC Registration Now Open

Register It’s the global health community’s annual meeting. You need to be here. Online registration is now available. For the best value, register by Feb. 26 A comprehensive registration package includes access to all main conference events and sessions. Special Offer The Council and Women Deliver are pleased to announce a joint registration discount. Save $100 when you attend both conferences. Two landmark events, one great price! | info. Volunteer Attention Students and New Professionals: Forge new friendships and have fun while contributing to the overall success of the conference program. Limited hours (8-10) and flexible scheduling ensure that you are able to fully participate in sessions and events | info. Organizational Opportunities Partner with the Council and connect with the global health community at this premier annual event. Sponsorship | info Exhibition | info – Reminder: 2009 Exhibitors sign up by Dec. 31 to guarantee your booth location Advertising | info Auxiliary Events | info Venue The historic Omni Shoreham Hotel will serve as official conference venue. Discount rooms sell out in advance. Book now. Special rate ends May 21 | info Visit www.globalhealthconference.org to plan your participation. September 20-21, 2010:  CUGH Conference Please join us for the 2nd annual meeting of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health Interdisciplinary Science in Global Health: Formation and Transformation September 20-21, 2010 University of Washington, Seattle Registration and logistics will follow. Inquiries may be sent to info@cugh.org

Ongoing:  Global Health Volunteer Opportunity available

Global Impact Corps: Global Health Volunteer Abroad Opportunity

http://www.uniteforsight.org/volunteer-abroad

Unite For Sight’s Global Impact Corps is an immersive global health experience for students and for professionals.  All volunteers participating in Unite For Sight’s international programs are Global Impact Fellows.

What do Global Impact Fellows do? They participate daily with local ophthalmic nurses, local optometrists, and local ophthalmologists to eliminate patient barriers to care and to facilitate comprehensive year-round eye care for patients living in extreme poverty.  They assist with patient education, visual acuity screening, patient intake, distributing the glasses and medication prescribed by the local eye doctors, data compilation and analysis, and other important support tasks. Through hands-on, structured training, volunteers gain a comprehensive understanding about best practices in global health and social entrepreneurship.  Global Impact Fellows gain skills and are nurtured to become new leaders in global health, and they receive a Certificate in Global Health & Program Delivery.  Additionally, Global Impact Fellows may participate in the Global Impact Lab, an optional program for those interested in pursuing global health research.

Who is eligible? Anyone from any country is eligible to apply.  Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellows are 18 years and older, and there is no upper age limit. Global Impact Fellows range from undergraduate students to medical students, public health students and public health professionals, nurses, educators, opticians, optometrists and ophthalmologists.

Locations of Year-Round Eye Care Delivery:
(volunteer for 7 days, 15 days, 20 days, 4 weeks, 6 weeks, 8 weeks, 10 weeks, or more)

• Accra and Kumasi Regions, Ghana
• Tamale, Ghana
• Varying Rural Villages, Ghana
• Tegucigalpa, Honduras
• Bihar, India
• Chennai, India
• New Delhi, India
• Orissa, India

Complete details online at http://www.uniteforsight.org/volunteer-abroad

Announcement:  2010 University of Minnesota Global Health Course

Dear Global Health colleagues:

We would like to invite you to attend the 2010 Global Health Course at the University of Minnesota.

COURSE OVERVIEW:

Our Global Health Course has been designed for local, national, and international health care providers that serve globally mobile populations such as immigrants, refugees, and/or travelers.

Participants include University of Minnesota and non-University of Minnesota medical students, residents, and fellows as well as local, national, and international practicing and retired physicians, nursing students, registered nurses, licensed nurse practitioners, physician assistants, veterinarians, and active military personnel.

GOAL:

The goal of the Global Health Course is to provide medical education to local, national, and international health care providers so that they may become better able to confidently identify, correctly diagnose, and appropriately treat their patients within the Global Village.

OBJECTIVES:

*The Global Health Course strives to help reduce disparities in health care and outcomes for globally mobile populations.

*The Global Health course strives to provide the most current and relevant training and support for those who are committed to “Global Health”.

*The Global Health Course strives inspire students, residents, physicians, and practicing health care providers to provide services in communities that are underserved.

PROVEN OUTCOMES:

*Health care providers will acquire a basic knowledge of all major diseases throughout the world and how the diseases, proportionally or disproportionally, effect differing populations.

*Health care providers will increase their quality of care for globally mobile populations.

*Health care providers will improve their cultural competence.

*Health care providers will be able to help decrease health disparities.

*Health care providers will achieve core competencies in global health.

*Health care providers will develop leadership skills in global health education and clinical care.

*Health care providers will build connections to national and international health care experts.

*Health care providers will have the opportunity to connect with local, national, and international medical communities.

ASTMH CERTIFICATION:

Along with being an outstanding source for the most current and relevant Tropical and Travel Medicine information, our Global Health Course is a certificate preparation course that is one of 17 courses offered internationally, and the only course that is co-sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Once participants complete our American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) accredited Global Health Course and complete an international rotation, they are qualified to sit for the biannually-offered exam that leads to a Certificate of Knowledge in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers’

Health; CTropMed (r).

COURSE AGENDA:

*The Global Health Course will be in session starting July 6, 2010 through August 27, 2010.

*The classroom schedule runs Monday through Friday from approximately 8am until 4:30pm.

*The course agenda includes lectures, some of which will be interactive, case presentations, and several hands-on laboratory sessions that focus on Malaria and the use of Ultra Sound technology.

*Since participants may take the course modules in any order and over any amount of time, we strive to offer a similar course layout each year.

*The 2010 agenda will not be announced until shortly before the cou rse begins, however, you may view previous curriculum on our web site at:

http://www.globalhealth.umn.edu/course/curriculum/home.html

COURSE REGISTRATION:

*We will send an announcement as soon as registration is open for the 2010 Global Health Course.

*Participants may register up until the course starts and/or prior to the start of individual module that is to be taken.

*All course participants will register through the University of Minnesota’s Continuing Medical Education (CME) office at:

www.cmecourses.umn.edu<http://www.cmecourses.umn.edu>

*Exception: University and non-University medical students will register through the University of Minnesota Medical School.

*Please see our web site for information regarding registration and fees at:

http://www.globalhealth.umn.edu/course/eligibilityandfees/home.html

COURSE DEVELOPMENTS:

*We are in the process of developing an on-line version of the Global Health Course.

*The on-line course will mirror the regular in-person classes but will include enhancements for the distance learner/participant.

*Our mission is to offer Module 1 and Module 8 within 2010.

*We would like to note that for ASTMH accreditation purposes, the modules that contain laboratory components (Malaria and Ultra Sound) must be taken in person.

HOUSING:

*Please let us know if you will be in need of housing during your stay as we can reserve a room for you on campus at the University of Minnesota Comstock Hall dormitory.

*The cost for housing in the dormitory is approximately $47 per day.

*Additional logistical information is available on our web site at:

http://www.globalhealth.umn.edu/course/logistics/home.html

Please contact Debbie Luedtke for additional information at luedt047@umn.edu<mailto:luedt047@umn.edu>

We look forward to seeing you this summer.

Debbie Luedtke

University of Minnesota-Department of Medicine

Global Health Pathway and Global Health Course

“Medical Education in the Global Village”

PWB 14-124, MMC 284

420 Delaware Street SE

Minneapolis, MN 55455

612.626.3526

luedt047@umn.edu

http://www.globalhealth.umn.edu

Ongoing:  Haiti Medical Student Grant Opportunity

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation

Working to keep the care in healthcare

Help for Haiti

Student Fellowships

Request for Proposals

In response to the catastrophe in Haiti, The Arnold P. Gold Foundation, a non-profit organization, has established a Help for Haiti Fund to send medical students to provide assistance to the victims of the Haitian earthquake.

Haiti Assistance Fund Program

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation is offering service grants of up to $3,000 to medical students who want to participate in the relief projects to help the victims of the Haitian earthquake. Student projects may include direct medical aid or non-medical assistance to victims and those adversely affected by this disaster. (Examples might include: assisting in healthcare, providing healthcare information to displaced persons in shelters, assistance to overstressed relief workers, helping to rebuild structures, or instituting social and educational programs for small children.)

Award: The fellowships will provide funding of up to $300/week (not to exceed 10 weeks) to pay for travel and a living stipend. Funding from other sources may be used in conjunction with the Gold Foundation fellowship.  Funds are limited and proposals will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Proposal and Application Requirements

Eligibility: Any student of an accredited school of medicine or osteopathy in North America may apply for funding from the Help for Haiti Fund. Students must work through an on-site relief organization, or under the supervision of an on-site healthcare provider. The student’s medical school will be the official recipient of the grant and must be classified as a tax-exempt, not-for-profit institution. No grant funds may be used for institutional or administrative overhead.

All applications must include:

1. Cover sheet with:
   1. Title of project
   2. Name of healthcare or relief organization
   3. Name and full contact information (including email) of student applicant
   4. Name and address of institutions:
      1. i.    Medical school (include contact person, such as Dean of Students, Dean of Medical Education)
      2. ii.    Healthcare/relief organization (include on-site supervisor’s contact information)
      3. Project timeline and total dollar amount requested

1. Proposal (not to exceed 3 pages) with:
   1. Project description (including goal, target population, implementation plan and timeline)
   2. Short description of on-site healthcare or relief organization

1. Letters of support from:
   1. Student’s medical school (e.g. from Dean of Students and/or Faculty Mentor)
   2. An authorized representative of the on-site healthcare or relief organization.

1. Copy of medical school’s tax-exempt designation letter, including Federal Tax Identification Number.

Proposals should be emailed to: Proposals@gold-foundation.org

For inquires, please contact:

Ann Bruder                                                      Tel: 201-567-7999

Director of Programs                                      Fax: 201-567-7880

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation

Email: abruder@gold-foundation.org

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The Gold Foundation is gathering personal stories from people in the medical community about Haitian Relief. We will publish these essays and narratives on our website. Please send any submissions to us at the address above.

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To promote humanistic patient care, the Gold Foundation supports a broad spectrum of diverse educational programs and projects at medical schools and teaching hospitals. Through its programs in physician education, the Foundation cultivates and extols humanistic characteristics, such as integrity, compassion, respect, empathy and service. To learn more about The Arnold P. Gold Foundation, visit our website, www.humanism-in-medicine.org.