<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:v =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:x =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel" xmlns:m =
"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml"><HEAD>
<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16705" name=GENERATOR>
<STYLE>@font-face {
font-family: Calibri;
}
@font-face {
font-family: Verdana;
}
@page Section1 {size: 8.5in 11.0in; margin: 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 84.95pt; }
@page Section2 {size: 8.5in 11.0in; margin: 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in; }
P.MsoNormal {
FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"
}
LI.MsoNormal {
FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"
}
DIV.MsoNormal {
FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"
}
A:link {
COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99
}
SPAN.MsoHyperlink {
COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99
}
A:visited {
COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99
}
SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {
COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99
}
SPAN.EmailStyle17 {
COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-style-type: personal-compose
}
.MsoChpDefault {
mso-style-type: export-only
}
DIV.Section1 {
page: Section1
}
DIV.Section2 {
page: Section2
}
OL {
MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in
}
UL {
MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in
}
</STYLE>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></HEAD>
<BODY lang=EN-US vLink=purple link=blue>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left> </DIV><BR>
<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left>
<HR tabIndex=-1>
<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> SEAN P. LASSITER
[mailto:seanpl@u.washington.edu] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 14, 2008 5:09
PM<BR><B>Subject:</B> Call for Applications - Post-Bachelor Fellowship cohort
2009 at the IHME<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV class=Section1>
<P class=MsoNormal>Dear Colleague,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>I am contacting you from the Institute for Health Metrics and
Evaluation at the University of Washington with an announcement that we are now
accepting applications for our Post-Bachelor Fellowship cohort 2009. We
would appreciate it if you disseminated this announcement to your student and
anyone who would be interested in this position. <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation aspires to
make available to the world high quality information on population health, its
determinants, and the performance of health systems. We seek to achieve this
directly and by catalyzing the work of others, and by training researchers and
policymakers.<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">
</SPAN>Our goal is to improve the health of the world’s populations by providing
the best information on population health. We aim to put as much
information as possible about health in the public domain in a way that is
useful, understandable and credible to enable policy-makers and decision-makers
to craft the best policies with the highest benefit for their own context.
<SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN>Sean Lassiter<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN>Education and Training Project
Officer<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN>Institute for Health Metrics and
Evaluation<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN>at the University of
Washington<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<DIV
style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-element: para-border-div">
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52">Post-Bachelor Fellowship Program at the
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52">Call for
Applications<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52">The Institute for Health Metrics and
Evaluation at the University of Washington is now accepting applications for the
Post-Bachelor Fellowship Program for the Fall 2009 cohort.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #4c5b52"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52">The Post-Bachelor Fellowship (PBF)
Program provides a unique opportunity for recent college graduates with strong
quantitative skills to train with faculty and senior researchers on a variety of
global heath projects. The PBF program combines advanced on-the-job training and
mentoring, and provides the option of pursuing a fully-funded Masters of Public
Health (MPH). Through research, training workshops, coursework and field
experience in developing countries, the PBF program aims to produce the next
generation of scholars and leaders in global health measurement and evaluation.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #4c5b52"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52">The majority of the graduates of the PBF
program pursue academic or professional careers in global health. The PBF
program equips them with knowledge of current global health challenges, aptitude
in applying and developing sophisticated analytical methods, and an appreciation
of the critical role of sound evidence in health policy
making.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #4c5b52"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52">Through close mentorship and advising,
PBFs develop strong analytic skills and receive <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52">in-depth exposure to the quantitative
methods used in global health research. Fellows train in every aspect of these
projects, including building statistical models, writing statistical code,
analyzing large datasets, and preparing presentations for conferences and
manuscripts for publication.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #4c5b52"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52">The PBF Program
involves a minimum of a two-year commitment commencing with training and
orientation in early September. PBFs have the option of pursuing a
fully-funded MPH in Global Health, starting in the second year of the
fellowship. F</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52">ellows receive
a salary of $35,004 and are eligible for an insurance benefits package that
includes a choice among several medical and dental insurance plans, life
insurance, and long-term disability. There is no retirement package included
with this appointment.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52">Applicants who are also considering
pursuing an MD must be able to make a minimum of a two-year commitment to the
PBF program. International students graduating from U.S. Institutions must have
a complete 12 months of OPT (Optional Practical Training) time available on
their student (F1) visa to be considered. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><BR
style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always" clear=all></SPAN>
<DIV class=Section2>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52">Fellowship Application Information
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52">Basic Requirements</SPAN></U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52">: Bachelor's Degree and proven
quantitative and analytical skills. High academic potential and a strong
interest in pursuing academic or professional careers related to global health.
No background in global health or related field is
required.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52">Application Requirements</SPAN></U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52">:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52">The following non-returnable materials
must be submitted by <B>January 15, 2009</B>:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="COLOR: #4c5b52; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Resume (2 page limit) <o:p></o:p></SPAN>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="COLOR: #4c5b52; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Official copy of academic transcript
<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="COLOR: #4c5b52; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">One letter of reference from a professor/professional
familiar with your coursework or research <o:p></o:p></SPAN>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="COLOR: #4c5b52; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Brief personal statement (500 word max.) on how your
skills, experience and long term career goals contribute to your
candidacy.<o:p></o:p></SPAN> </LI></UL>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52">How to submit your
application:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52">Complete applications can be mailed to:
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52">Institute for Health Metrics and
Evaluation<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52">University of
Washington<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52">Attn: PBF program<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52">2301 5<SUP>th</SUP> Avenue, Suite
600<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52">Seattle, WA 98121<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52">Resumes and
personal statements may be emailed to: </SPAN><A
href="mailto:pbfs@healthmetricsandevaluation.org"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52">pbfs@healthmetricsandevaluation.org</SPAN></A><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #4c5b52"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52">Applications will only be considered
once all materials have been received.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #4c5b52"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52">Application Review and Selection
Process<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52">All submitted application materials for
the Fall 2009 cohort will be reviewed by a team of faculty, senior researchers
and the Education and Training Office at IHME. Notification will be made in
February to those selected to interview for the program. These candidates will
interview, either in person or via telephone, in March. Fellowships will be
awarded by March 31<SUP>st</SUP>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #4c5b52"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52">More
information about the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation can be found
at:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><A href="http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52">http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/</SPAN></A><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52">For more
information about the PBF program email: </SPAN><A
href="mailto:pbfs@healthmetricsandevaluation.org"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52">pbfs@healthmetricsandevaluation.org</SPAN></A><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #4c5b52"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>