National Center for Health Statistics/AcademyHealth Policy Fellowship
This fellowship program brings visiting scholars in health services research-related disciplines to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) in Hyattsville, Maryland, for a period of 13 months to conduct studies of interest to policymakers and the health services research community. Fellows have access to NCHS data resources for use in their proposed studies, and also work on collaborative projects with NCHS staff. Applicants must demonstrate training and/or experience in health services research and its methodology, especially quantitative data analysis, reflecting disciplines such as public health, public administration, health care administration, sociology, health economics, health statistics, anthropology, and behavioral sciences, or the health professions (e.g., medicine, nursing, dentistry, pharmacology, etc.).
Citizenship: U.S. citizens or have a green card
Deadline: November 7, 2016
Website: http://academyhealth.org/Training/content.cfm?ItemNumber=1435
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows
The fellowship supports a 12-month residential experience in Washington, D.C., with additional support for health policy leadership development activities. The program seeks exceptional mid-career health professionals and behavioral and social scientists with an interest in health and health care, and prepares individuals to influence the future of health care and accelerate their own career development. Applicants must have earned an advanced degree in one of the following disciplines: allied health professions; biomedical sciences; dentistry; economics or other social sciences; health services organization and administration; medicine; nursing; public health; social and behavioral health; or health law.
Citizenship: U.S. citizens or permanent residents
Deadline: November 12, 2016
Website: http://www.healthpolicyfellows.org/home.php
For more information, contact: Rowena Grainger at rowena.grainger@uconn.edu