Upcoming News & Events

Upcoming Events and Conferences:

Dr. William Rodriguez, CEO of Daktari Diagnostics, Inc.

May 23, 2013 | 12 – 1pm | E103, Stanford GSB

Can innovative medical technologies be brought to the world's poorest people? Dr. Rodriguez will share his perspective on the topic. William Rodriguez, MD, is the co-founder and CEO of Daktari Diagnostics, Inc., a global health diagnostics company. While at Harvard, he established a research program on the use of appropriate diagnostics in global health. In 2003, he left Harvard to become the Chief Medical Officer of the William J. Clinton Foundation, where he helped broker pricing agreements between African and Asian governments, and the major suppliers of HIV drugs and diagnostic tests. He remained at the Clinton Foundation through 2007. He has served as a consultant to the World Health Organization and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on global HIV and tuberculosis treatment, has been an advisor to more than a dozen national governments, and served as a member of the WHO's global HIV guidelines committee.

Big Data in Biomedicine Conference

May 22 - 24, 2013 | Li Ka Shing Center

The Big Data in BioMedicine Conference brings together thought leaders committed to extracting new knowledge from today's growing volume of biomedical data — to transform the way we diagnose, treat and prevent disease. The conference will feature leading bioinformatics, clinical, population health and other experts from Stanford University, as well as leaders from Oxford University and Silicon Valley who are working to advance big data research and realize its full impact on the future of healthcare. The fee is $400 for the full course. A limited number of complimentary seats are available for faculty from academic institutions and the Stanford community (faculty, staff and students). Register here .

PLENARY PANELS

Bigger Data from Genetics and Genomics
Improving Health Systems with Big Data
Needing New Methods in Biostatistics
Public Health and Big Data Policies
Innovation in Computational and Visualization Methods
Big Data Opportunities in Healthcare for Startups
How the IT Industry Can Get Involved

SPEAKERS

Euan Ashley, Stanford University
Sir John Bell, Oxford University
Carlos Bustamante, Stanford University
Atul Butte, Stanford University
Yael Garten, LinkedIn
Ori Geva, Medial Research
Babak Hodjiat, Genetic Finance
Frederick Lee, Oracle
Eric Horvitz, Microsoft Research
Mark McCarthy, Oxford University
Arnie Milstein, Stanford University
Mark Musen, Stanford University
Lucila Ohno-Machado, UC San Diego

Una-May O'Reilley, MIT
Chiara Sabatti, Stanford University
Vicki Seyfert, Precision for Medicine; MyOwnMed
Vishal Sikka, SAP
Michael Snyder, Stanford University
Jaap Suermondt, Hewlett-Packard
Wing Wong, Stanford University
Rob Tibshirani, Stanford University
Lu Tian, Stanford University
Dennis Wall, Harvard University
Alice Whittemore, Stanford University

KIN GLOBAL: Health & Wellness Forum 2013

May 29, 2013 | 8:30am - 12:30pm | Allen Center - Kellogg Campus, Northwestern University

The KIN Health & Wellness Forum will be an intimate gathering of 25 healthcare leaders. Together, we will explore demographic trends, cost and access issues and the opportunities for innovation over the next ten years. In the developed world, we are faced with an aging population confronted with multiple chronic conditions and costs that are rising so fast they are crowding out other needed investments. Conversely, the developing world struggles with simple access to quality care and technological advances. However, important innovation opportunities are to be found in both. The format will consist of 5-7 experts describing an element of the challenge followed by facilitated working discussions. We will co-create a series of impactful insights and implications for the next ten years that will help guide innovation and build value for your organization and the world. Our findings will be presented during KIN Global 2013 and published as a short briefing paper.

$695 Corporate: Not including travel and accommodations. Free for full delegates to KIN Global 2013. Register here.

Please note, the workshop will be capped at 25 people. To reserve your space, register early. If you have questions, please contact, Kunal Sood or Paul Epner.

Cultures, Minds and Medicines - Charis Thompson

May 29, 2013 | 5:30 - 7pm | Building 50, Main Seminar Room

Charis Thompson is a Professor of Gender & Women's Studies, and the Associate Director of the Science, Technology, and Society Center at UC Berkeley. Before coming to Berkeley, Thompson taught in the Science and Technology Studies Department at Cornell University, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and in the History of Science Department at Harvard University. She is the author of Making Parents: The Ontological Choreography of Reproductive Technologies (MIT Press, 2005), which won the 2007 Rachel Carson Award from the Society for the Social Study of Science. She currently writing a book entitled Good Science and will speak to us about that.

Conversations in Global Health: Ambassador Eric Goosby

May 30, 2013 | 5:45pm | Li Ka Shing Building, Room 130 | Tickets available here

Ambassador Goosby serves as the United States Global AIDS Coordinator, leading all U.S. Government international HIV/AIDS efforts. In this role, the Ambassador oversees implementation of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), as well as U.S. Government engagement with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

Ambassador Goosby also leads the new Office of Global Health Diplomacy at the Department of State. He has over 25 years of experience with HIV/AIDS, ranging from treating patients at San Francisco General Hospital, as the first Director of the Ryan White Care Act, and various national leadership roles during the Clinton Administration.

CSI Community Celebration

May 30, 2013| 5 - 8pm | Stanford Faculty Club

Please join the GSB community of students, faculty, and staff committed to social and environmental impact at a festive end-of-year dinner to honor the past and future societal contributions of the graduating class and its student leaders. Register here.

Engage: Unlocking Patient Engagement Through Innovation Conference

June 5-6, 2013 | Starting at 3pm | Washington, D.C., The Westin, City Center

Join some of the brightest minds and leading organizations at the premier forum to advance patient engagement and healthcare delivery. MedCity ENGAGE is an executive-level event featuring the most innovative thinking from payers, providers, policymakers, health IT and beyond to highlight best-in-class approaches to one of the biggest challenges in healthcare.
Winning accountable care organization models. Empowering Medicare reimbursement trends. Cutting-edge health data insights. ENGAGE is the one place that gets the entire ecosystem together to best understand the patient and consumer engagement trends that sit at the core of healthcare innovation and reform.

There is no greater truth: how the U.S. perceives, pays for and delivers care is changing. As a nation, we have begun to experiment — at scale — with the incentives behind care delivery and the technologies that inform and drive that care. These experiments bring together diverse stakeholders who carry different levels of risk and responsibility. By 2015, more than 1,000 funded projects will be running in parallel to deliver better care more efficiently.
Failure to engage patients successfully results in an inability to innovate in care delivery and, consequently, a failure to transform our healthcare system.
So be one of the 350+ attendees at MedCity ENGAGE on June 5-6 in Washington, D.C. ENGAGE has partnered with a diverse array of thought leaders coming from the likes of Health and Human Services to UnitedHealth Group. The event will be hosted by the Foundation for Healthcare Innovation, which itself stands at the intersection of healthcare, delivery innovation and technology.

Who will attend ENGAGE?

Payers and providers seeking best practices and the latest trends in patient engagement; policymakers and their peers delivering insights on the next generation of health policies; health IT and digital thinkers offering their solutions to the healthcare community; entrepreneurs and investors showcasing solutions in patient engagement; as well as the broader ecosystem that supports healthcare delivery.

Global Health Grand Rounds with Tom Quinn

June 18, 2013 | 8:00 - 9:00am | LSKC Berg Hall, 2nd Floor

Tom Quinn, MD, MS; Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health

Converge Conference: Summit for Healthcare Innovation

July 9 - 10, 2013 | Begins at 12pm | Hyatt at the Bellevue, Philadelphia, PA

MedCity CONVERGE provides the most accurate picture of the future of medical innovation by gathering decision-makers from every sector to debate the challenges and opportunities facing the industry. This national, executive-level summit gathers leaders from health systems, payers, medical device, pharma and digital health/health IT to join with entrepreneurs, government leaders, investors and other key stakeholders to see the latest innovations and create, through their conversations, truly actionable intelligence on where the innovation opportunities are right now. Read more here.

APHA Annual Meeting & Expo

November 2 - 6, 2013 | All Day | Boston, MA

Discover what awaits you at the APHA Annual Meeting & Expo. With more than 1,000 scientific sessions, 700 exhibits and 13,000 attendees, this will be a meeting that you won't want to miss!

Exhibitor benefits include:

Three complimentary full meeting registrations with each 10x10 booth — a $2,175 value — plus access up to three expo hall-only passes for only $75 each

Access to the Exhibitor Theatre, which provides an opportunity to give a 45-minute presentation and deliver additional exposure to your products and services in an educational session setting

Non-competitive exhibit time, giving attendees dedicated time to visit your booth

Booth-traffic builders, including APHA Passport to Prizes, exhibitor contest winner announcements, 175+ APHA poster sessions, Public Health CareerMart, Everything APHA and the Electronic Information Center — all necessary stops for APHA attendees within the exhibit hall

Full access to the Exhibitor Lounge

Company listing and description on the Virtual Expo — accessed by thousands of attendees before the Annual Meeting — and the APHA Final Program

For more information, click here.

General News:

Global Surgery Interest Group

GSIG is a new student group of students and faculty who are passionate about global surgery. With faculty advisors Dr. Sherry Wren and Dr. Thomas Weiser, we aim to catalyze new projects, connect students with mentors, and build international collaborations to facilitate student involvement in the field of global surgery. Please email Lydia Maurer or Josh Jaramillo with any questions or to get involved!

Articles on NBC and in Minnesota Medicine by Stanford-NBC Fellow

2012-2013 Stanford-NBC News Fellow in Media and Global Health, Kristina Krohn, graduated from Macalester College with a B.A. in Biology and completed her medical training at the University of Minnesota Medical School. She took a year off to participate in this Fellowship, and recently published an article in Minnesota Medicine, "Lost in Translation", and published "Deadly Meningitis Outbreak Among Gays Worries Officials" on NBC's website.

Publication in The Lancet: Assessing the Syrian health crisis: the case of Lebanon

The failure of the international community to address the crisis in Syria threatens health systems in neighbouring nations, warn public health doctors Adam Coutts, Fouad M Fouad, and Stanford CDDRL Affiliated Scholar 2011-2012; Resident Physician in Internal Medicine, Rajaie Batniji. The conflict in Syria is becoming a humanitarian and public health catastrophe. The failure of the G8 foreign ministers to secure the remaining 60% of pledged donor funds severely hampers any effective humanitarian response and threatens to bring about its collapse. This situation poses existential threats to the internal security and health-care systems of neighbouring countries. Read the entire article here.

Stanford Soil Transmitted Helminth SPARK Team Collaboration

SPARK is looking to collaborate with laboratories and clinicians having access to patient samples diagnosed with hookworms (Necator americanus, Ancylostoma duodenale) as part of a point-of-care diagnostic development project. A medical student is available to assist in on-site stool sample collection if necessary. Please contact Johan Guillaume.

Introducing The Osa & Golfito Initiative

The Osa & Golfito Initiative (INOGO), facilitated by Stanford’s Woods Institute, and involving Dr. Lynne Gaffikin, Consulting Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, aims to achieve greater well being of human populations and the natural environment in a focal area within two cantons, Osa and Golfito, in southern Costa Rica. This collaborative initiative involves actors in the public and private sector, NGOs and local communities creating a shared vision and complementary long-term strategic plan for sustainable human development and environmental conservation. Faculty and students from a number of departments within Stanford have been engaged in the process of strategic thinking and data compilation and analysis, among other roles. As throughout the world, health is an important social dimension of development in the region and staff from the Department of Medicine/Center for Innovation in Global Health form part of the initiative’s team.

For more information and to keep abreast of INOGO progress, click here .

Introducing our Spring 2013 Social Entrepreneurs in Residence at Stanford

The Program on Social Entrepreneurship at the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law is pleased to present the spring 2013 class of Social Entrepreneurs in Residence at Stanford (SEERS). Working in Malawi, Sierra Leone, and throughout East Africa, this group is working to transform legal systems, defend children's rights, and provide clean water access to thousands across the African continent. View their bios here.

I encourage you to read about their entrepreneurial ventures below and invite you to engage them during their 10-week stay on campus. We will share event announcements in the weeks to come.

Fellowship and Internship Opportunities:

Announcing the Global Health and Human Rights Summer Program

June 17 - July 6, 2013
University of Geneva, Switzerland
Course Director: Professor Philippe Chastonay (UNIGE)

Global Health and Human Rights will focus on defining the basic concepts of human rights and their links to global health. It will explore the main issues of global health; the human rights instruments and tools of prime importance to health; the impact of globalization on the health of population; health and human rights challenges UN agencies are confronted with; as well as several public health issues where global health and human rights collide (violence against women, torture, discrimination against people living with a handicap, etc.); health policy fostering non-discrimination of patients and specific vulnerable groups. The course will also include visits to or teaching by professionals from WHO (World Health Organization), UN-OHCHR (United Nations Office of the High Commissionner for Human Rights), IOM (International Organization for Migration), ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross), among other organizations.

The course is taught in English. 6 ECTS credits.
Target audience: Upper year undergraduates, Master's degree students, PhD students.
Tuition fee: 2300 CHF (does not include housing or travel).

All information about the course and enrollment can be found on the course website. For any questions, please email us.

Global Women's Leadership Nework Brainstorm Challenge

GWLN is starting a Brainstorm Challenge for crowdsourcing ideas on how to radically accelerate the development of leadership capacity in women and girls around the globe. Working with InnoCentive, a leader in crowd-sourcing innovative solutions, we launched a Brainstorm Challenge focused on finding new ideas to radically increase the leadership capacity of women and girls globally.

GWLN is partnering with a stellar list of organizations that share our passion for empowering women and girls everywhere: Global Fund for Women, Monterey Institute for International Studies, Mills College, Global Leadership Advancement Center and SJSU Salzburg Program at San Jose State University, Public Health Institute and World Pulse.

Become a solver in the Brainstorm Challenge which will run until May 31, 2013. Find more information here.

Stanford Office of International Affairs (OIA) - International Funding Opportunities for Faculty

Faculty Seed Grants:
International Research Collaborations ($15K)
International Online Learning ($65K)

Timeline:
Deadline: May 17, 2013, 4 p.m.
Awards will be announced by June 28th.

Application Guidelines can be found here.

Faculty Seed Grants: International Research Collaborations

Purpose: The first seed grant opportunity aims to support faculty in establishing new relationships with researchers outside of the United States in order to broaden and deepen the scope of international research at Stanford.

Amount of funding: 6-8 awards of up to $15,000 each will be distributed to Stanford faculty to support their travel to a non-U.S. location for the purpose of establishing a new international research collaboration or to support a Stanford graduate student who will travel to a non-U.S. location for the purpose of facilitating a new international research collaboration on behalf of a faculty member.

Eligibility: Stanford faculty

Faculty Seed Grants: International Online Learning

Purpose: This is a special partnership between our Office of International Affairs (OIA), in cooperation with the Vice Provost for Online Learning (VPOL). They invite proposals from faculty to develop innovative online and blended courses in collaboration with non-Stanford faculty in an overseas location.

Amount of funding: Two awards of up to $65,000 each will be distributed.

Eligibility: Individual Stanford faculty or faculty teams (departmental or interdisciplinary) may apply. Instructors who are not members of the Academic Council are eligible in many cases, but must have a continuing Stanford appointment and the support of an academic program attesting that the proposed online course is a desirable addition to that program's curriculum. All applying faculty or teams must upload a letter of support from department chairs to their applications. Additionally, Stanford faculty must demonstrate that the select international partners are full-time members of their faculty at their home universities, and have the support of their department or institution to participate in this program.

Questions? Contact Pauline Larmaraud; Tel. 650 723-1984

Applications Open: Stanford-India Biodesign Fellowship for 2014

Deadline is May 30, 2013. Open to Indian citizens. Further information available on the Stanford-India Biodesign website.

Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity: Asian Liver Center at Stanford University School of Medicine

The Asian Liver Center at Stanford University is the first organization in the United States founded to address the disproportionately high rates of chronic hepatitis B infection and liver cancer in Asians and Asian Americans. We are actively involved in community research that aims to provide evidence-based information that is of value to policy makers in developing effective national strategies to prevent chronic hepatitis B and liver cancer. We work in partnership with state and country health departments, the US CDC, and the World Health Organization. To help achieve these aims, we are looking for a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow with a solid background in community-based or global health research.

QUALIFICATIONS:

The successful candidate should have a Ph.D. in epidemiology, public health, or a related field. He/She should have excellent verbal and written communication skills, and be able to work well both independently and as a member of a dynamic team. He/She will have the opportunity to recruit and mentor undergraduate and graduate students from Stanford and other universities to work on research projects. Opportunities will be available to publish research papers and write grant applications; therefore, a strong publication record and experience in writing grant proposals are highly desirable. The position is for one year with potential annual renewal contingent on performance, programmatic needs, and funding. Interested candidates should send a CV, a personal statement describing research interests, and the names and contact information of three references to Dr. Samuel So, the Lui Hac Minh Professor and Director of the Asian Liver Center.

American Public Health Association Fellowship

The American Public Health Association (APHA) announces a call for applications for the APHA Public Health Fellowship in Government. This fellowship is sponsored by an unrestricted grant from Pfizer external Medical Affairs.

APHA is looking for candidates with strong public health credentials who wish to spend one-year in Washington, D.C. working in a CONGRESSIONAL office on legislative and policy issues such as health, environment, and other public health concerns. There is a critical need for public health PROFESSIONALS including practitioners and researchers to engage in the federal policy process. The fellow will have the opportunity to see firsthand how public policy impacts public health and to offer their public health expertise to policymakers. This hands on EXPERIENCES will be invaluable to the field of public health, policymakers, and the public health fellow.

Fellows will spend one year working in Washington, D.C. on legislative, regulatory, and policy issues that would benefit from the input of a public health professional. The fellow will have the option of serving on the staff of a member of Congress or a congressional committee.

The APHA fellow will receive a stipend of $65,000 for the year and an additional $10,000 is available for travel and other related costs (including moving costs and the costs of attending the APHA Annual Meeting). For more information, click here.

Seeking Spanish-speaking Volunteers for Community Health Micro-finance Project in Nicaragua Summer 2013

Teach For Health, a 501-c-3 international non-profit started by UCSF medical and nursing students in 2009, is providing summer internships from 4 to 12 weeks in the summer of 2013. We work with a group of 100 Community Health Workers (health promoters) in 25 poor coffee-farming villages in the mountainous region surrounding San Ramon, Nicaragua.

Although health promoters work in teams to ensure that their villages have access to necessary health promotion functions such as first aid, health education, triage, and access to immunizations and birth control, our focus is on community empowerment. We help villages set and follow through on their own development agenda, with training and mentorship in program development, planning and implementation, employing indigenous ideas to solve indigenous problems. This is of course not without its challenges, and we rely on a set of motivated and talented volunteers both locally and through visiting U.S students and young professionals.

We're looking for 4 volunteers to work with sets of 4-8 communities on our Microgrant Empowerment Initiative. This initiative provides a series of escalating small competitive grants coupled with extensive training to create a proliferation of creative, individualized community projects. Villages provide matching funds for their community health improvement proposals, and most villages have raised money and done at least preliminary planning work on their first and second round of projects. Some projects are already up and running! Others need more help. The job of volunteers would be to help these communities along through the process, helping them find funding, troubleshoot projects as they arise, and generally catalyze their efforts. We also have room for 2 additional students to focus on program evaluation and health education through workshops for new and continuing health promoters.

Please contact Kris Coontz, (808-927-0048) to discuss how to get involved. If you are a student and need travel funding, we can help assist you in preparing suitable proposals for research or international project funding and in finding mentors. Lodging and board are arranged by Teach For Health local staff - both rural homestays and hostels in the main town are available.

Limited competition: International Research in Infectious Diseases, including AIDS

(R01) PAR-11-145, NIAID-National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

This limited competition funding opportunity announcement (FOA) encourages Research Grant (R01) applications from organizations/institutions in eligible foreign countries that propose research related to infectious diseases that are of interest to that country.
Applicant institutions or organizations must be headquartered in foreign (non-U.S.) resource-constrained countries (i.e. low-income economies, lower-middle-income economies, and upper-middle-income economies by World Bank definition)
Remaining Deadline: May 23, 2013. Find out more here.

Stanford Technology Ventures Program: Accel Innovation Scholars Program

The Accel Innovation Scholars program is for engineering Stanford PhD students interested in bringing breakthrough ideas to the world. This yearlong program will offer 12 PhD students who have completed their qualifying exams the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills related to opportunity evaluation, technology commercialization, and entrepreneurial leadership.

Students will meet for three hours once a week, from July 2013 to June 2014, with additional field trips. Students will also get access to Silicon Valley startup firms, industry leaders, and venture capital mentors. Visit the Accel Innovation Scholars website to learn more and to apply.

CFHI Global Health Programs: Accepting Last-Minute Spring and Summer Applications

Child Family Health International (CFHI) is a nonprofit that offers socially responsible Global Health Education Programs for students of all levels interested in health or medicine. Through CFHI participants go on 4-16 week placements alongside local healthcare professionals in underserved communities. Participants rotate through clinics and hospitals, attend medical lectures, and become immersed in the healthcare system of the community. Over 50% of CFHI program fees go back to underserved communities abroad.

Program Info Webinars:

To learn more about CFHI 20+ programs, scholarships and more, visit the CFHI website or contact us here.

Global Health Fellows Program II, Technical Advisor I: Program Advisor
Office of Country Support, Bureau for Global Health, United States Agency for International Development

Location: Washington, DC
Assignment: Two year fellowship
GHFP-II-P2-080

BACKGROUND:
The Bureau for Global Health (GH) is the USAID/Washington operating unit charged with providing technical support to improve the health of people in the developing world by expanding health services, including family planning/reproductive health and maternal/child health; strengthening health systems; and addressing HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, avian influenza and other public health threats. GH's primary role in the health program area is to strengthen field operations, promote research and technical innovation, and provide leadership and training.

Within GH, the Office of Country Support (OCS) supports the vision, implementation and analysis of the Agency's health initiatives (e.g., the Global Health Initiative) and Agency-wide priorities (e.g., USAID Forward). The OCS serves as a nexus for informing and coordinating with field programs and strategy development and implementation; as such, it is responsible for direct communication with USAID mission health teams. To undertake this function, OCS manages the USAID/Washington Country Health Team System, working closely with GH staff and across USAID/Washington to provide strong strategic support to the field and to conduct analysis and documentation of the Agency best practices. Primarily, the OCS:

Coordinates strategic technical and management assistance, talent and knowledge management.
Ensures high-quality information and advice on country context, issues and challenges.
Provides leadership in interagency policy development and field implementation.
Is at the vanguard for sharing knowledge and influencing strategic reforms, ensuring interface and impact in country programs.

TO APPLY:
All applicants are required to apply for this position through GHFP-II's online recruitment system, which allows you to store your CV, profile and bio data form in our database. A separate cover letter describing your qualifications and experience, interest and familiarity with issues relating to this position, and how this position relates to your career goals is required for each application. All applications must be submitted by 5:00 pm Eastern Time on June 5, 2013.

Global Health Fellows Program II, Health Commodity and Logistics Technical Advisor

United States Agency for International Development, Rwanda
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Assignment: Two year fellowship
GHFP II-P2-072

The Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP-II) is a five year cooperative agreement implemented and managed by the Public Health Institute in partnership with CDC Development Solutions and Management Systems International. GHFP-II is supported by the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

BACKGROUND:
USAID/Rwanda's Health Team oversees a budget of approximately $113 million. The health portfolio covers child survival (immunization, integrated management of childhood illness), reproductive health (family planning, safe motherhood, fistula), infectious diseases (HIV/AIDS, malaria), and health systems strengthening. The Health Team is led by a US direct hire Office Director (Supervisory PHN Officer) and Deputy. It is comprised of three sub-teams: Health and Social Welfare Promotion (HSWP), Health Service Delivery, and Health Systems Strengthening. Each team manages an integrated portfolio of activities and works closely with the other teams with a vision to build capacity in Rwanda for sustained and improved health outcomes by providing innovative and responsive technical and financial assistance.

INTRODUCTION:
The Health Commodity and Logistics Technical Advisor (Advisor) will provide technical, management and coordination services to support USAID/Rwanda's Health Team.

The Advisor will be a member of the Health Systems Strengthening team, and will be responsible for accurate planning, implementation, management, monitoring, results reporting, advocacy, and performance improvement of USAID commodity procurement and logistics activities. S/He will assist USAID/Rwanda in Implementation Procurement Reform (IPR) directing support through host country governments and local institutions. In addition, the Advisor will also serve as the US Government (USG) focal point for all HIV- related commodities procured with The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) funds, malaria commodities procured with The President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) funds, and all other family planning and maternal and child health commodities procured by the USG in Rwanda.

TO APPLY:
All applicants are required to apply for this position through GHFP's online recruitment system, which allows you to store your CV, profile and bio data form in our database. A separate cover letter describing your qualifications and experience, interest and familiarity with issues relating to this position, and how this position relates to your career goals is required for each application. All online applications must be submitted by 5pm Eastern Time May 13, 2013.

Seeking Interns for Village Volunteers

Village Volunteers is a non-profit organization that partners with medical clinics in Africa and Asia, has several internship opportunities available for students in Nepal and Kenya. Spaces are limited. Internships range from 2 weeks to 12 months, please note that we are happy to work around your schedule. Ideally we are looking for medical and nursing students. However we have also sent individuals with backgrounds in maternal health, public health, social work, and physical therapy. Our internships allow each individual to gain experience in the field as well as the opportunity to school credits.

If you would like to apply please email Shana Greene, the Director of Village Volunteers. For more information about our organization please visit our website or call our office at 206-577-515.

Policy Fellowship: Office for Human Research Protections

A fellowship position is available in the Division of Policy and Assurances, Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP). OHRP provides leadership in the protection of the rights, welfare, and wellbeing of subjects involved in research conducted or supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). OHRP provides clarification and guidance, develops educational programs and materials, maintains regulatory oversight, and provides advice on ethical and regulatory issues in biomedical and social-behavioral research.

OHRP’s Division of Policy and Assurances prepares policies and guidance documents and interpretations of requirements for human subject protections and disseminates this information to the research community. The Division also administers the assurances of compliance and implements the institutional review board registration process.

Qualifications:

Applicants will have earned a Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctorate degree in public health, public policy, science, law, ethics, philosophy, or related fields. A focus on health, as well as research experience, is beneficial.
Experience in writing papers that address specific aspects of the protection of human subjects in biomedical and behavioral research is a plus.

Further information about OHRP’s programs, projects and activities can be found here.

How to Apply:

OHRP’s fellowship is administered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education. To be considered, please send a cover letter stating your interest, CV/resume, writing sample and the names and contact information for three persons who will provide references for you to DeAnna Copeland. Please reference Project # DHHS-OHRP-2013-0103 in all communications.

Compliance Oversight Fellowship: Office for Human Research Protections

A project is available for a fellowship in the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP). OHRP provides leadership in the protection of the rights, welfare, and wellbeing of subjects involved in research conducted or supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). OHRP provides clarification and guidance, develops educational programs and materials, maintains regulatory oversight, and provides advice on ethical and regulatory issues in biomedical and social-behavioral research.

OHRP’s Division of Compliance Oversight (DCO) evaluates, at OHRP’s discretion, written substantive indications of noncompliance with HHS regulations—Title 45, Part 46, Code of Federal Regulations (45 CFR 46). OHRP asks the institution involved to investigate the allegations and to provide OHRP with a written report of its investigation. The Office then determines what, if any, regulatory action needs to be taken to protect human research subjects. DCO also conducts a program of not-for-cause surveillance evaluations of institutions, and receives, reviews, and responds to incident reports from Assured institutions.

Qualifications:

Applicants will have earned a Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctorate degree in public health, public policy, science, law, ethics, philosophy, or related fields within the last five years. A focus on health, as well as research experience, is beneficial. Further information about OHRP’s programs, projects and activities can be found here.

How to Apply:

Research participation for the Department of Health and Human Services is administered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education. To be considered, please send a cover letter stating your interest, CV/resume, writing sample and the names and contact information for three persons who will provide references for you to DeAnna Copeland. Please reference Project # DHHS-OHRP-2013-0102 in all communications.

Summer Internships at Asian Liver Center, Stanford School of Medicine

Opportunities available in:

-Global Health
-China Projects
-Graphic Design
-Corporate Partnerships
-Community Organizing
-Maternal and Child Health
-Program Planning and Evaluation

Looking primarily for a Youth Summer Coordinator. Duration: full-time 40 hours/week, Summer 2013. Find out more information and apply here.

Eko Tracks Volunteer Opportunity

This healthcare volunteer program is for students, practitioners and people interested in health care at a rural clinic in Namibia, Africa. By joining this rewarding program you will make a difference in the lives of a marginalized San community by providing primary health care. Volunteers will also visit local schools and villages to offer basic medical aid and to educate the community about personal hygiene, diseases and disease prevention.

Eko Tracks is listed on OnlineLPNtoRN.org under the 100 Best non-traditional nursing sites 2012. Read more about this exciting health care volunteer program on their website under Volunteer.

Project Esperanza - Summer Volunteer Opportunity

One to six week trip to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. This volunteership is for students studying education, international studies, Spanish, environmental studies, public health, Latin American Studies, African Studies, Social Work, and more.

For more information, click here. See their youtube channel, ProjectEsperanzaVids for videos of the most recent volunteer trip.

Interhealth South America Summer and Winter Global Health Programs in Ecuador

We have been coordinating medical/health externships for students in Ecuador for the past 15 years, with clinic and public health education experiences well-established in several resource-scarce settings in the country.

Additionally, participants in the program may elect to take part in guided clinic and group activities involving practical uses of natural therapies by local traditional/indigenous health care practitioners.

The program incorporates several rural and urban learning and service elements as an integrated experience:

• Clinic medical and health work in resource-scarce environments on both individual and group levels
• Seminar introduction to healthcare provision in South America
• Observation of primary and community healthcare institutions
• Participation in traditional/indigenous/natural health activities
• Health study tours of Andes Mountain and Amazon River basin tropical rainforest sites demonstrating a variety of natural and human-created geo-ecosystems
• Formal medical Spanish language instruction.
• Interactive introduction to medical interviewing and physical examination in Spanish
• Family homestay for a portion of the program

Please email Don Wedemeyer, or visit the website for more information.

CFHI - Socially Responsible Global Health Education Programs

Office of Medical Education Policy Regarding Research In Medical Education

The Office of Medical Education (OME) is delighted to introduce the Stanford Center for Medical Education Research and Innovation (SCeMERI). Founded in 2011, SCeMERI is designed to support and encourage medical education research with the belief that such work is the engine to drive innovation and continuous improvement in the level of rigor of curricular development in the MD program. In addition, OME has an important obligation to serve as responsible stewards of the curriculum, to ensure that research conducted does not impede or conflict with other curricular components or existing education research projects, and to give due diligence to ensuring that any research done has been vetted for scientific rigor and human subjects protections.

Continuing a policy that has been in place for the last few years, all medical education research projects will require approval by Associate Dean for Medical Education and Director of SCeMERI. All proposals for research involving medical students or the MD program should be submitted to SCeMERI for review and approval.

SCeMERI is designed as a research resource for OME, and SCeMERI research scholars are available to assist in questions of the design, implementation and analysis of medical education research projects, including the development of research proposals. For additional questions or to submit your study protocol, please contact Jackie Ramos (SCeMERI Program Coodinator).

For more information regarding the OME policy regarding research in medical education, please click here.

Funding Available - E-Team Program (up to $75,000)

NCIIA is pleased to announce a NEW E-Team Program, starting in fall 2012. The program provides early-stage support and funding of up to $75,000 for young entrepreneurs working on market-based technology inventions.

Since 1995, our E-Team grants have been funding collegiate student/faculty teams in moving ideas out of the lab and classroom and into the marketplace. The 2012-13 E-Team Program enhances this opportunity by providing expert entrepreneurial and venture coaching, experiential workshops, and a potential investment opportunity to help realize the commerical success of the technology inventions and innovations that come through our organization.

Successful E-Team Program applicants may be invited to exhibit their technologies at Open Minds, the annual showcase of breakthrough technologies from NCIIA's top student teams. The 2013 Open Minds exhibition will be held at The Smithsonian National Museum of American History.

What's an E-Team?

NCIIA defines an E-Team as a multidisciplinary group of students, faculty, and industry mentors working together to bring a technology-based invention (product or service) to market. The "E" stands for entrepreneurship.

Upcoming E-Team Program submission deadlines:

May 10, 2013

Find the application here.
For more info, please click here.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: TB Vaccine Accelerator Program

Amount of funding:

Amount not specified. Up to $20 million will be available over the next three years ($5 to 8 million per year) for the pursuit of the two goals described here. The sum cost of all projects ultimately selected, through this two-stage RFA process, may not exceed this amount.

Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility

Goals:

-To develop novel approaches to vaccination against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), with a particular focus on approaches that aim to induce protection against infection with Mtb
-To develop models of natural Mtb transmission and methods for defining the relevant molecular and biological characteristics of naturally transmitted mycobacteria and of their interactions with vertebrate hosts

Purpose:

The prevention of tuberculosis (TB) through the development and deployment of an effective vaccine is a priority of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. To strengthen the pipeline of vaccine candidates and enable a more rational and accelerated vaccine development process, the foundation, in collaboration with its Product Development Partner Aeras, recently launched the TB Vaccine Accelerator Program. With the assistance and support of the TB research and development community, a set of obstacles to TB vaccine development—and integrated goals that, collectively, could help to directly understand, overcome or work around these obstacles—have been selected. Through a research program focused on achieving this defined set of interdependent goals, the TB Vaccine Accelerator aims to address significant challenges in this field.

Full proposals deadline (by invitation only): March 25, 2013

Guidelines can be found here.

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: Open Letters of Inquiry

Letters of intent accepted on an ongoing basis. Guidelines can be found here.

Topics:

Diarrhea and Enteric Diseases
HIV/AIDS
Malaria
Maternal
Newborn & Child Health
Neglected Diseases
Nutrition
Pneumonia & Flu
Polio
Tuberculosis
Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

Past 2013 Events: