Application Deadline: Deadline: February 25, 2024, 11:59pm PT
LOCATION: USA
Applications are now open for the first two cohorts of the Stanford African Scholars in Global Health (SASH) Program. This three-year program supports 24 mid-career physicians from African countries to travel to Stanford for a six-week period of time, gaining a specific skill set identified by the African scholars as a need to improve health outcomes at their academic institution.
ELIGIBILITY:
This program is open to licensed African physicians with a faculty appointment, who are currently working at an African academic institution. It is open to physicians from all specialties and primary care who seek a specific skill to improve health outcomes at their institution. However, we will prioritize those from Sub-Saharan Africa interested in the fields of antimicrobial resistance, oncology, vaccine uptake or inflammatory diseases.
To be considered, applicants must meet all the following eligibility criteria:
Be in good standing within their institutions and demonstrate an ongoing commitment to improving health outcomes in their home countries.
Be an African citizen* who is currently living, teaching and practicing clinically in an African country.
Be a board-certified medical doctor with one of the following degrees: MD, MBChB or MMed.
Be a mid-career physician, appointed as a faculty member for at least 3 and less than 15 years.
Have strong working proficiency in written and spoken English (as determined by the selection committee).
BENEFIT:
The program includes/provides:
Visa costs
Living expenses while at Stanford during Phase 1
Honorarium for Phase 1
Travel to and from a San Francisco regional airport, economy class roundtrip airfare for the awardee only, and associated travel costs to Stanford for Phase 1
Up to $50,000 in grant funding from Pfizer provided directly to scholars’ academic institutions for phase 2 project implementation. These funds cannot be used to purchase capital equipment.*
