Global Health Sciences

2009 Call for Applications

The Program

The UCSF Global Health Sciences Clinical Scholars Program (GHCSP) was established in 2006 to respond to a demand for an educational track by clinical trainees interested in bridging the global health gap. It is a training track for UCSF graduate healthcare professionals who wish to formally incorporate global health into their professional careers. The program is the first in the nation to include graduate students or residents from different disciplines, and has expanded to include the schools of nursing and other health professional schools in the past year. Read more

Scholars are expected to:

• Attend a 3-week didactic course in September;
• Develop and complete a series of case-based teaching modules over the year;
• Design and complete a scholarly project in global health under the mentorship of a UCSF faculty member;
• Attend monthly evening meetings arranged by the program scholars to help foster community building;
• Spend a minimum of one month in a developing country practicing clinical medicine, conducting a research project, or participating in program development
• Provide quarterly updates to program directors and identified mentor/s on projects and modules

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the GHCSP, students must:

• be graduate students or residents at UCSF in one of the following Schools: Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing or Pharmacy;
• be committed to a career congruent with the program's purposes and priorities in developing interdisciplinary scholarly work in global health;
• get written approval from their program director to support the application

All applicant decisions are made by the GHCSP Oversight Committee. We are committed to a program that embraces racial, ethnic, gender and disciplinary diversity, and we encourage applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and clinical disciplines.

Key Dates

The application process begins 9 months before candidates seek entrance into the Program. Appointments are effective
September 1, 2009.

• December 2008 -Candidates are encouraged to make inquiries and begin preliminary discussions with their Program Directors as early as possible in the application period
• January 30, 2009 - All applications must be submitted by email to: education@globalhealth.ucsf.edu by this date
• March 2, 2009 - Candidates will be notified of the decisions on their applications
• May 2009 - Pre-orientation
• July 2009 - Program check-in
• September 1, 2009 - Entry of selected Scholars into the Program

How to Apply

Graduate Students or residents who meet the eligibility requirements should apply online. For questions, contact Vaishali Patel.

Important:

Please be prepared to email your application with all required information. You must have received agreement from your program director to email the program or write a letter on your behalf supporting your application. We also recommend that you have your personal statement and CV data prepared ahead of time and then copy and paste into the application form.

Your application will include the following:

I. Personal statement describing why you are interested in the Clinical Scholars program including:

• your previous involvement with global health specifically in the areas of clinical work, research, or program and policy development;
• your future career plans as they relate to global health (specify any or all areas of clinical, research, program or policy development in your vision);
• a brief description of a research project you might be interested in conducting as a Scholar and/or a particular area of interest or focus within global health you would like to pursue;

II. Curriculum vitae (copy and paste in application)

III. Email or letter of support from program director

*All applications must be received by January 31, 2009 at education@globalhealth.ucsf.edu