Global Child Health Fellowship Call for Applicants

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1 Call for Applicants The Centre for Global Child Health at The Hospital for Sick Children is recruiting fellows for the Academic Global Child Health Fellowship training program. We are accepting applications for the start date of July The Global Child Health Fellowship program is the first in Canada to concentrate on preparing candidates for academic careers in global child health. The goal is to create an exceptional training program that will serve to develop leadership and scholarly skills in working with disadvantaged paediatric populations (from neonates to adolescents), and their families, throughout the world. Applicants should be looking to start a challenging 2-year fellowship program. This interdisciplinary program will be accepting applicants from a variety of clinical, health care, research, and other related professional backgrounds (e.g., MDs, nursing, allied health, epidemiology, etc.). Clinical fellows must have either: i) a graduate degree (e.g. MPH, MSc Epidemiology, or related discipline); OR, ii) significant scholarly experience within one of the following focus areas: research, capacity building through education, or knowledge translation, advocacy and policy. Non-clinical fellows will be expected to have: i) a doctoral graduate degree (e.g. PhD Epidemiology, Nutritional Sciences, or related discipline); AND, ii) demonstrated significant scholarship within one of the following focus areas: research, capacity building through education, or knowledge translation, advocacy and policy. To be eligible to apply for this Fellowship, one must meet the following criteria: 1. A) Professional degree (e.g., MD, MBBS, nursing, etc.): Clinical fellows are expected to have completed either a post-graduate degree (e.g. MPH, MSc Epidemiology, or related discipline), or have significant scholarly experience within one of the following focus areas: research, capacity building through education, or knowledge translation, advocacy and policy. OR B) Post-Doctoral (e.g. PhD Epidemiology, Nutritional Sciences, or related discipline): Non-clinical fellows are expected to have demonstrated exemplary scholarship within one of the following focus areas: research, capacity building through education, or knowledge translation, advocacy and policy. 2. If the applicant s career trajectory includes clinical duties (e.g. MDs., nurses, etc.), the applicant must be associated with a hospital-based clinical program during the fellowship, or be able to demonstrate the ability to maintain clinical competence. 3. Have shown significant interest and exemplary scholarship in global child health. Global Child Health Fellows will have academic, educational, and mentorship opportunities in child health throughout the two-year fellowship. They will be expected to choose an area of research or scholarship that

2 falls in line with one of the pillars of the Centre: Research, Capacity Building through Education, or Knowledge Translation, Advocacy, and Policy, but will gain expertise in all domains. In order to secure funding to support their academic endeavors, applicants will be expected to apply to funding agencies and grants in the year leading up to their fellowship. Members of the Centre will be available to support grant, fellowship, and research competition applications. Centre funding for the Fellowship is limited. Although the Centre will help facilitate funding, there is an expectation that funding will be obtained from external sources. Information regarding the Centre for Global Child health can be found at: Interested applicants can contact the Global Child Health Fellowship Program Committee at for further information. Applications should be submitted to with the applicants name (last name, first name) and Application for GCH-F 2017 in the subject line.

3 Centre for Global Child Health The Hospital for Sick Children Application Form 2017 A complete application package is due by: February 29 th, 2016 for July 2017 admission Please include the following in your application package Letter of Intent (2 pages maximum) Application Form Curriculum Vitae 2 Reference Letters (to be sent directly to Program Committee) Letters of intent should describe your planned scholarly focus; including your background for this interest, what you would like to study, and how you plan to go about your project. Clinical applicants should provide information regarding their proposed clinical work during the time of the fellowship. (Note: Mentorship will be provided to develop your ideas, we are looking for general concepts regarding your area of research/scholarship) Reference Letters should speak to a candidate s clinical (if applicable) and professional attributes including the candidate s previous interest in global child health, their capacity for research and scholarship, leadership qualities, and their potential for success working in global child health. Reference letters are due by February 29 th, 2016 and should be sent directly to the Program Committee via cgch.fellowship@sickkids.ca. Interested applicants can contact the Global Child Health Fellowship Program Committee at cgch.fellowship@sickkids.ca for further information.

4 Centre for Global Child Health The Hospital for Sick Children Application Form 2017 Applicant s Contact Information Name: Degrees Held: Address: Phone Number: Area of Interest (select only one) While candidates will gain exposure to each of the topic areas listed below, we ask candidates to select only one focus area. Research Capacity Building Through Education Knowledge Translation, Advocacy, or Policy Proposed Fellowship Mentor The C-GCH will match candidates with mentors whose expertise best aligns with their area of interest; however, if the candidate has identified a Principal Investigator and/or project that they would like to be affiliated with, please indicate their selections here. Please note that we cannot guarantee mentorship from Principal Investigators identified a priori. Mentor and/or Project 1: Mentor and/or Project 2: References Referee #1 Name: For how long has this reference known you?: In what capacity does this reference know you?:

5 Referee #2 Name: For how long has this reference known you?: In what capacity does this reference know you?: Clinical Fellows Only Current Hospital Program (if applicable): Name of Current Supervisor (if applicable): Are you currently licensed to practice medicine or nursing in the province of Ontario? Yes No If No, where do you hold your license? Clinical Supervisor during Fellowship (if known) Name: SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT: DATE: Please submit all documents to the Program Committee: