James A. Ferguson Emerging
Infectious Diseases Fellowship
The Office of Minority and Women's Health, National Center for Infectious
Diseases, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), announces the
James A. Ferguson Emerging Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program, 2003.
This fellowship program is an 8-week professional development experience
for racial and ethnic minority students in medical, dental, veterinary,
pharmacy, and masters of public health graduate programs. Fellows participate
in a broad array of public health activities. The program is administered
through a cooperative agreement between the Minority Health Professions
Foundation and the National Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC. Fellows
are paired with a mentor based on their statement of interests and qualifications.
They are required to prepare and present a formal scientific presentation
on their work to CDC scientists and staff at the end of the program and
to submit a formal research paper. The students receive stipends, housing,
and transportation to and from Atlanta.
The program is designed to increase the students' knowledge of public
health and public health career paths and to introduce fellows to careers
addressing infectious diseases and racial and ethnic health disparities.
The ultimate goal of the program is to influence students to pursue careers
in public health and specific disciplines needed by the National Center
for Infectious Diseases to strengthen and diversify the workforce.
The deadline for submitting applications for this fellowship is February
28, 2003. For additional information about the program, please contact
Edith A. Hambie at eah1@cdc.gov, or
call 404-371-5310.
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