Scholars wanted for health research, policy program

Scholars wanted for health research, policy program

The Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholars Program is seeking applicants for the two-year program beginning fall 2009. The program is designed to build the nation's capacity for research, leadership and policy change to address the multiple determinants of population health. Participating scholars are trained to investigate the connections among biological, genetic, behavioral, environmental, economic, and social determinants of health, and to develop, evaluate, and disseminate knowledge interventions that integrate and act on these determinants to improve health. Each year the program enables up to 18 outstanding individuals who have completed doctoral training by August or September 2009 in one of a variety of fields including, but not limited to, the behavioral and social sciences, the biological and natural sciences, health professions, public policy, public health, history, demography, environmental sciences, urban planning, engineering, and ethics; have significant research experience; clearly connect their research interests to substantive population health concerns; and be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its territories.

The two-year traineeships will take place at one of the following institutions: Columbia University, Harvard University, University of California-San Francisco and Berkeley, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania and University of Wisconsin, starting in Fall 2009. Scholars will receive a stipend of $86,000 in year one, and $89,000 in year two. Applications are due Oct. 3.

Source: AAMC STAT e-newsletter, June 16, 2008.