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Global Health Residency Scholars Program

Application for Academic Year 2013-2014

Emory Global Health Residency Scholars Program.  The Emory University School of Medicine (SOM) announces the establishment of the Emory Global Health Residency Scholars Program that will include a year-long curriculum (consisting of a series of monthly lectures, seminars, discussions, or journal club) and a one month clinical rotation in Ethiopia.  The program will have Ethiopia as its international site in order to enhance and expand ongoing collaborations between Emory and Ethiopian institutions, in particular Addis Ababa University and Black Lion Hospital.  The program should be mutually beneficial for both Emory and for Addis Ababa University and their affiliated teaching hospitals including Black Lion Hospital.  The one month rotation in Ethiopia will focus on clinical education and teaching and should be carried out in a collaborative fashion between the appropriate departments at Emory and AAU.  The rotation in Ethiopia should be structured to provide the Emory resident or fellow with learning opportunities as well as opportunities to "give back" and provide education and teaching to residents, medical students and other trainees at AAU.  To culminate the program, Emory global health residency scholars will participate in an annual SOM Global Health event and will be expected to make a short present about their work and experiences.

Curriculum

1. Residents and fellows selected to participate in the Emory Global Health Residency Scholars Program will attend monthly meetings for didactics and journal clubs.  Residents will be expected to attend at least 75% of the monthly meetings.
2. The international experience will consist of a one month clinical rotation which will occur in Ethiopia, generally in Addis Ababa at Addis Ababa University/Black Lion Hospital.  Collaborations between AAU and Emory faculty are well established for a number of Departments including Internal Medicine (and a variety of subspecialties including Infectious Diseases, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Cardiology, etc), Radiology, OB/GYN, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pediatrics, and Surgery.  The resident or fellow rotation will be structured and will focus on clinical and educational activities.  The resident or fellow's rotation will be supervised by an Emory faculty member. 
3. All selected Global Health Residency Scholars will participate in the annual SOM Global Health Conference ‘Global Health Night’ in which they will present their work and clinical experience.

Application Requirements:

1. Participants in the Global Health Residency Scholars Program will be restricted to residents and fellows at the PGY-3 or higher level.  Applications are due in the Spring (deadline of February 1, 2013) and applications will be open to residents or fellows at the PGY-2 level or higher level. 
2. Residents and fellows applying to the Global Health Residency Scholars program must be in good standing with their residency program and the Emory Graduate Medical Education Office.  Their application must be supported by their Department and Program Director (as documented by a letter of support from the Program Director and Department Chair or Division Director).
3. The application must include the following components:
   1. Application form and check list (see attached)
   2. A personal statement to include why you would like to participate in the program, your interest in and definition of "Global Health", your expected goals and outcomes, and how you envision your participation in the program will benefit Ethiopian institutions (e.g., Addis Ababa University and their teaching hospitals such as Black Lion Hospital or St. Paul's).  The personal statement should be limited to no more than 2 pages (with 1 inch margins and no smaller than 11 font). 
   3. A brief Curriculum vitae (preferably NIH style)
   4. Letters of support.  Three letters of support are required.  These include:

Program Director.  A detailed letter of support from the applicant's program director must be included as part of the application process.  The Program Director's letter of support should indicate their support for the applicant, the structure of the rotation in Ethiopia including goals and objectives of the rotation, a statement regarding how the department/division will provide oversight and supervision during the clinical rotation in Ethiopia including Emory faculty supervision of the resident or fellow while in Ethiopia, and the program director's pledge to follow the Emory GME requirements for an international rotation (http://med.emory.edu/gme/institutional_policies/off_site_rotations.html).

Chair or Division Director.  The Chair (or Division Director) letter should indicate support for the resident or fellow's participation in the Emory Global Health Residency Scholars Program including allowing the resident or fellow to attend the monthly seminars and their commitment to support the travel costs to Ethiopia and lodging costs in Ethiopia if the resident or fellow is accepted into the Emory Global Health Residency Scholars Program (salary support for the one month rotation in Ethiopia will be supported by the Dean's Office funds for those accepted into the program). 

Faculty.  A letter of support should also be obtained from an Emory faculty member, ideally from the faculty member who will be providing supervision while the resident is in Ethiopia

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