St. Joseph's Clinic, Thomassique, Haiti
Fellowship Description: Each year, two fellows are placed at St. Joseph's Clinic, located in the Haitian Central Plateau. The fellows act as liaisons between St. Joseph's and Medical Missionaries, the Virginia-based organization that founded and supports the clinic. Their responsibilities include helping coordinate the clinic’s operations and managing several health outreach programs involving Community Health Workers, water access and purification, malnutrition, salt iodization, and education. Fellows work with doctors, nurses, midwives, pharmacists, and lab technicians at the clinic. They also have the opportunity to develop new initiatives to address community needs.
Duration of Fellowship: June 2011 - June/July 2012
Eligibility and Qualifications: The fellowship is open to recent college graduates (including those graduating in Spring 2011) with an interest in global health. Although no specific prior experiences are required, strong applicants will have outstanding academic and extracurricular records and a demonstrated commitment to reducing health disparities worldwide. Fellows should be prepared to live in a rural, under-developed setting and should be in good health.
About Medical Missionaries and St. Joseph's Clinic: St. Joseph's Clinic was built in 2006 by the non-profit, non-religiously affiliated organization Medical Missionaries. Medical Missionaries works to provide health care to under-served communities worldwide regardless of race, religion, or political affiliation. More information about Medical Missionaries can be found at www.medmissionaries.org.
To Learn More and Apply: The primary application (which includes more detailed information about the fellowship) and answers to FAQs are attached to this e-mail. These can also be found at http://medmissionaries.org/id17.html. Additional questions may be sent to mmfellowship2011@gmail.com. For a personal account of the current fellows' activities, please visit their blog at http://thomassique.blogspot.com.
Application Deadline: Primary applications should be submitted to mmfellowship2011@gmail.com by October 1, 2010, 11:59 pm EDT. Early submission is strongly encouraged.
