<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">IHME PBF Program</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pbfs@healthmetricsandevaluation.org">pbfs@healthmetricsandevaluation.org</a>></span><br>
Date: Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 3:30 PM<br>Subject: Job Opportunity: Post-Bachelor Fellowship at The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation<br>To: IHME PBF Program <<a href="mailto:pbfs@healthmetricsandevaluation.org">pbfs@healthmetricsandevaluation.org</a>><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleague,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am contacting you with a great job opportunity for your
graduating seniors. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the
University of Washington offers a Post-Bachelor Fellowship program that
combines a professional position with the opportunity to gain first-hand
research experience in global health, advanced training in health metrics, and
the opportunity to apply for a fully-funded Master of Public Health. We are
now accepting applications for our 2010 cohort and would greatly appreciate it
if you could notify potentially interested students about this opportunity.
The program description and instructions on how to apply are attached and
copied below. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If there is anything else I can do to provide you or your
students with more information please let me know!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you very much.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Post-Bachelor Fellowship is a
structured program where individuals can apply their knowledge and passion to
help advance the field of health metrics and accelerate global health progress.
This fellowship provides a unique opportunity for recent college graduates with
strong quantitative skills to train with faculty and senior researchers on a
variety of global health projects.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Post-Bachelor Fellowship (PBF) combines
academic research, education and training, and professional work with
progressive on-the-job training and mentoring from an illustrious group of
professors and researchers. Through research, training workshops, coursework,
and field experience in developing countries as well as active mentorship and
advising, the PBF program aims to produce the next generation of scholars and
leaders in global health measurement and evaluation. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The purpose of the fellowship is to:</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Cultivate
talented young professionals to become future leaders in the field of health
through an improved understanding of the connection between high-quality
information and improving health around the globe.</span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Advance
aptitude in developing and applying sophisticated analytical methods.</span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Develop
understanding of the current global health landscape and its challenges. </span></p>
<p style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Prepare
fellows for future positions in a wide variety of careers that include:
academia, national health agencies, international organizations, foundations,
and businesses.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Provide
a mentoring and learning environment for recent college graduates.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">IHME fellows work in one or two of six IHME
focus areas:</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Generating
systematic estimates of health outcomes, including mortality, causes of death,
and the overall burden of disease.</span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Measuring
the coverage of specific health interventions and estimating the quality of
care.</span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tracking,
measuring, and analyzing donated funding for health and how it affects national
government health spending.</span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Estimating
the costs and effectiveness of health service delivery platforms and
interventions.</span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Conducting
impact evaluations of policies, interventions, and programs and assessing
health system performance.</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Developing
survey instruments and creating analytical tools to harness the value of data
from national and international health information systems and from locally
available sources.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Post-Bachelor Fellowship requires a
minimum two-year commitment, commencing with training and orientation in early
September. Fellows are eligible to apply for a fully funded Master of Public
Health (MPH) in Global Health during the first year of the fellowship. F</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">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:11.0pt"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Basic Requirements</span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">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 a related field is required.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Application Review and Selection Process</span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">All submitted application materials for the
Fall 2010 cohort will be reviewed by a team of faculty, senior researchers, and
members of 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>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Application Requirements</span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The following nonreturnable materials must
be submitted by <b>Jan. 15, 2010</b>:</span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Resume
(two-page limit) </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Official copy
of academic transcript </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">One letter of
reference from a professor or professional familiar with your coursework
or research </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Brief personal
statement (500-word max.) on how your skills, experience, and long-term
career goals contribute to your candidacy.</span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">How to submit your application</span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Applications can be mailed to: </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">University of Washington</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Attn: PBF program</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2301 Fifth Ave., Suite 600</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Seattle, WA 98121 USA</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Resumes
and personal statements may be emailed to: </span><a href="mailto:pbfs@healthmetricsandevaluation.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">pbfs@healthmetricsandevaluation.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">More
information about the PBF program and the Institute for Health Metrics and
Evaluation can be found at: </span><a href="http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
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