Global Health Fellows Program: now accepting applications for Summer 2012
The Global Health Fellows Program in Geneva, Switzerland is now accepting applications for its summer 2012 cohort.
Overview
In the summer of 2012, Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy will bring the eighth cohort of Global Health Fellows to Geneva. Designed to equip graduate students to join in the fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and other pressing health challenges, the Global Health Fellows Program will provide students with both an academic and experiential perspective on how intergovernmental institutions, public-private partnerships, and non-governmental organizations shape global health policy. By combining internships and an intensive course on global health issues, the program is a unique opportunity to learn first-hand how global health policy is formulated and implemented. This past year, 24 graduate students drawn nationally and abroad from schools of public policy, public health, law, and medicine participated in the summer experience. Students interned at a wide range of NGOs and intergovernmental organizations, including the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization, the Medicines Patent Pool, the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative, and various programs at WHO.
Who
Past program participants include graduate and professional students from all disciplines, including law, medicine, public health, public policy, international affairs, business, environmental studies, and other graduate or professional students interested in improving global health equity through policy.
What
The Global Health Fellows Program offers students assistance in matching to internships in Geneva-based institutions, the opportunity to learn directly from experts working to resolve some the world’s most significant challenges in global health, and a community of fellow students from around the world.
The program includes:
** An 8-12 week health policy internship in Geneva
** Events throughout the summer providing opportunities to socialize and network with other policy interns, experts in global health, and mentors
** An intensive, weeklong course, titled “Health Policy in a Globalizing World”
When: A typical internship spans between May 15 and August 15, 2012. The course week will take place in early July. There is flexibility on the start and ending dates for individual students, but attendance during the one-week course is required.
Applications for the Summer 2012 program are due Monday, November 28, 2011 by 5 pm EST and require two letters of recommendation.
Additional details about the program and admission requirements can be found on our website and in the accompanying brochure:
www.sanford.duke.edu/geneva<http://www.sanford.duke.edu/geneva>
Please send application materials and refer questions regarding the Global Health Fellows Porgram to Lisa Kukla, Program Coordinator, Program on Global Policy & Governance, Sanford School of Public Policy, geneva@duke.edu<mailto:geneva@duke.edu>, Phone: 919-613-9289.
