Center for Global Health Summer Research Fellowship
|
The University of
Chicago Center for Global Health (CGH) is an interdisciplinary program
dedicated to improving health and well-being through education, research and
training, and service in partnership with communities in the United States
and around the world. As so many academic disciplines are needed to address
the challenges of global health, CGH leverages the unique institutional
strengths of the University of Chicago to bring together faculty and students
from different schools and programs on campus. CGH is excited to announce its annual Summer Fellowship Program. This opportunity will allow 16 promising undergraduate and graduate students to take part in a 10-week internship where they will benefit from first-hand experience working in a research setting in Chicago and one of our partnering sites abroad, which offer a strong local mentoring infrastructure as well as longitudinal and well-defined projects. The objective of this Fellowship is to provide students at different levels and from different backgrounds exposure to medical and global health research with a strong foundation in faculty and peer-to-peer mentorship. The University of Chicago Center for Global Health Summer Fellowship program uses faculty mentorship and peer-to-peer partnership to educate scholars on the importance of a collaborative global health team environment in quality improvement and emphasize factors that are vital to developing medical professionalism.
Each Fellow will be awarded $5,000 to cover the cost of travel, lodging, and other in-country expenses. This stipend will be distributed in one lump sum through the Office of Career Advancement prior to departure. A completed and signed Intent to Participate form is required in advance of funding distribution. |
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
-
Strong
organizational and communication skills and attention to detail
- Demonstrated interest in global health
- Qualitative or quantitative research experience or relevant coursework a plus
- Mental demands: Attention
to detail, commitment to accuracy, maintenance of patient confidentiality,
strong communication skills, and ability to perform multiple tasks at once
Students will be matched with a University of Chicago Faculty mentor. Students will work with the mentor to develop a research plan tailored to their own experience and interests that will be a part of the faculty mentor's ongoing research program. Students will gain valuable experience in collecting and analyzing data, relating to people of different backgrounds and experiences, collaborating with other researchers and peers, understanding and synthesizing research literature, formulating hypotheses, orally presenting results, thinking and working creatively and independently, and applying knowledge to real-world situations.
Students selected for the Fellowship Program are required to participate in the following components of the Program:
- Attend pre-brief and de-brief orientations on either end of the fellowship.
- Attend
Summer Research Seminars:
- Seminar One: Introduction to Research (focus on scientific integrity, introduction to research and the process of experimentation
- Seminar Two: Preparing Your Written Report
- Seminar Three: Preparing Your Presentation
- Methods Seminar: Introduction to quantitative/qualitative methods
- Submit
a Final Report paper detailing their research procedures and evaluation:
- Scientific reporting is essential to any research activity. Reports are required to contain an introduction, methods section, and results/discussion. These hopefully will lead to future scholarly work, presentations at professional conferences, and publication.
- Present a seven-minute oral presentation to
peers, mentors and CGH faculty, and submit an abstract for the Global Health
Day 2016 research symposium.