FW: CORD announcement for UIC International Emergency Medicine/Global Health Fellowship

Now accepting applications for University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) International Emergency Medicine and Global Health Fellowship. This is a two year fellowship that incorporates an MPH degree with additional training in EM systems development, disaster response, tropical medicine, and international fieldwork with faculty from the Center for Global Health at UIC. Our faculty include experts in emergency and health systems development, disaster and humanitarian response. 

 

Please see below for information about applying.  A more complete program description is available. Please email if interested. 

We can also be found on the International Emergency Medicine Fellowship website at: http://www.iemfellowships.com/prog_main.php?id=112

 

The University of Illinois is the first institution that introduced a fellowship in International Emergency Medicine in 1995 with the aim to provide training for expertise in management of international emergency medicine and health related issues.  The field itself developed out of a desire to extend available resources in leadership and experience to locations and situations that lacked the infrastructure or organization to address emergent health conditions.  The role of international emergency medicine and international health as a specialty continues to expand, as the world evolves into a more global society.  

 

MISSION

International Emergency Medicine and Health at the University of Illinois seeks to challenge and be challenged by the global community to engage in sustainable development of global humanitarian and emergency care efforts.  

 

The program strives to provide an environment that supports efforts in humanitarian assistance, encourages development of further initiatives in international health and emergency care systems, and provides leadership and leadership opportunities to effectively administer such programs.  

 

FELLOWSHIP GOALS

1. Comprehensive application of clinical emergency medicine concepts and skills in international health.

2. Understand and apply the concepts of sustainability and capacity building in international emergency medicine and global health.

3. Develop the ability to assess international health systems and emergency medical care systems and identify pertinent health issues to aid in design of health programs that address identified needs.

4. Develop the knowledge to evaluate the effectiveness and quality of international health programs.

5. Establish network and skills for educational exchange, research, and funding.

6. Develop administrative skills to organize and implement emergency and/or international health programs abroad and integrate them into existing health systems.

 

 

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Fellowship candidates must be board eligible or certified by the July 1 fellowship start date. This generally means that fellows have completed a residency program in the U.S. or Canada.

 

Interested applicants should send an electronic copy of :

1) A letter of intent

2) A personal statement

3) A curriculum vitae

4) Three letters of recommendation

 

to the program director, Janet Lin, at jlin7@uic.edu.

Applications are accepted beginning August 1^st through October 1^st, 2013.  We will continue to review applications on a rolling basis.

 

The chosen candidate will also have to apply independently to the MPH program of the University of Illinois School of Public Health by the February 1st deadline.

 

 

 

Janet Lin, MD, MPH
University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Director, International Emergency Medicine and Health Fellowship Program
Affiliate Associate Professor, Division of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health
808 S. Wood, CME 470
Chicago, IL 60612
Off: 312-996-4160
Fax: 312-413-0289
Email: jlin7@uic.edu
Skype: janetylin

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