Medical Student Research Office
Outside OpportunitiesDetailsSponsoring Agency: AMSA/Merck Health Policy FellowshipCategory: Research Fellowship/Scholarship Description: In the summer of 1989, the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) Foundation piloted the Washington Health Policy Fellowship Program (WHPFP), a summer program in health and social policy, specifically designed to nurture and encourage select medical students’ interest in the health policy field. WHPFP combines an intensive orientation to the policy process, weekly seminar discussions, and an eight-week field placement in congressional offices, federal agencies, research institutes and health advocacy organizations. Fifteen healthcare professionals-in-training are selected each summer to participate in this innovative health policy program. The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) Foundation's 1999 Washington Health Policy Fellowship Program (WHPFP) is an 8-week summer program that will run from June 14-August 6, 1999. Applications will be reviewed by a selection committee, and final candidates will be notified in late March 1999. Final selection is contingent on a telephone interview and suitable matching of an applicant's interests with an available placement site. You must have completed your first year of medical school by June 1999 to apply for this program. A stipend is provided to cover living expenses. AMSA members will be given preference for participation in this program. Contact for more info: Tim Clarke. Phone: (703) 620-6600, ext. 207; email: hpfp@www.amsa.org Web link: [www.amsa.org/lad/internships/whpfp.html] Click the 'Back' button on your browser to return to the list of opportunities. |