Deadline: 25 February 2024
Applications are now open for the Stanford African Scholars in Global Health Programme (SASH) 2024-2025 . This three-year programme supports 24 mid-career doctors from African countries to travel to Stanford for a period of six weeks, acquiring a set of specific skills identified by African academics as a necessity for improving health outcomes at their academic institution.
The doctors will then return to their home countries to conduct a year-long clinical improvement project focussed on the set of skills they have identified. This inaugural programme is led by the Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health, in partnership with the Stanford Center for Medical Education, and funded by an independent educational grant from Pfizer.
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Overview
Stanford will host a total of 24 fellows from various groups during the 3-year programme (between 2024-2027). Each scholarship consists of two phases: the first at Stanford; the second in the country of their home institution.
Phase 1
Each group of accepted fellows will begin their fellowship with six weeks at Stanford, where they will be appointed visiting instructors. The programme will be tailored to their interests and implementation project topics. The scholars will make observations in clinical settings at Stanford hospitals and clinics and participate in other learning activities, including meetings with Stanford experts and participation in lectures and simulation activities, where appropriate.
Each fellow will have a mentor from the Stanford faculty, who will advise and train them. To facilitate two-way learning, fellows will have the opportunity to earn Continuing Medical Education credits, give lectures and make presentations to the Stanford community.
The fellow's time at Stanford will promote quality improvement at their home institution, including, among others, subspeciality knowledge, treatment and management of complex cases and/or advanced medical technology. They will also observe different approaches to care, health systems management and medical education, all designed to improve the set of competences identified and needed at their home institution.
Phase 2
After training at Stanford, the scholars will return to their academic institutions with a grant of up to US$ 50,000 from Pfizer, provided directly to their institution, to implement their proposed individual project over the next 12 to 18 months. They will participate in virtual meetings with their Stanford mentors, as appropriate, for ongoing support. CIGH will hold a final meeting (probably in East Africa) in Year 3 with all the scholars, where they will give a presentation on the impact their projects have achieved.
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Financing
The programme includes/provides:
- Visa costs
- Living expenses while at Stanford during Phase 1
- Fees for Phase 1
- Travel to and from a regional airport in San Francisco, return economy class airfare for the winner only and associated travel costs to Stanford for Phase 1
- Up to US$ 50,000 in Pfizer grants provided directly to the fellows' academic institutions for the implementation of the phase 2 project. These funds cannot be used to purchase capital equipment.
*Examples of equipment include, but are not limited to: computers, iPhones, tablets, household appliances, machinery, camera equipment, sensors, building installations, etc.
Eligibility
This programme is open to African medical graduates with a teaching appointment who are currently working in an African academic institution. It is open to doctors from all specialities and primary care who are looking for a specific skill to improve health outcomes in their institution. However, we will prioritise those interested in the areas of antimicrobial resistance, oncology, vaccination or inflammatory diseases.
To be considered, candidates must meet all of the following eligibility criteria:
- Be in good standing in their institutions and demonstrate an ongoing commitment to improving health outcomes in their home countries.
- Being an African citizen* who currently lives, teaches and practises clinically in an African country.
- Be a certified doctor with one of the following degrees: MD, MBChB or MMed.
- Be a mid-career doctor, appointed as a teacher for at least 3 and less than 15 years.
- Have strong professional proficiency in written and spoken English (as determined by the selection committee).
* This programme is not open to health professionals licensed in the United States.
*This programme is only for doctors practising in Africa and applicants must not reside and their home institutions must not be located in a restricted market (includes the Crimean Peninsula, Cuba, the Donbass Region, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria). Applicants cannot be listed on any list of restricted persons and entities maintained by the US, EU, UN or other relevant government bodies.
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