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WFN TRAINING CENTRE: ONE-YEAR VISITING FELLOW PROGRAM FOR AFRICAN NEUROLOGISTS IN CAIRO

Application Deadline: 29 February, 2024

LOCATION: Egypt

The World Federation of Neurology (WFN) with support from the Association of British Neurologists (ABN) are pleased to partner with the Department of Neurology of Cairo University and announce a one year visiting fellowship position for one newly trained African Neurologist. The one-year general neurology fellowship aims to enhance neurological training within the African continent, enabling the successful applicant to meet new colleagues, and foster future cooperation. 

ELIGIBILITY:

The applicant must be a resident of a low or lower-middle income country from the Sub-Saharan African continent

The applicant must be born after 31.12.1981

The applicant must have recently completed his/ her neurology training

The applicant must be fluent in English

BENEFIT:

The visiting fellow will receive the following support:

Reimbursement for one economy flight from the Fellow’s country of residence to Cairo and the return journey.

Reimbursement of Accommodation for the academic year.

A monthly allowance for living expenses (food and beverage) during the academic year.

Health insurance and insurance to practice medicine, during the stay in Cairo (to be arranged by the hosts).

The amount of scholarship will be paid to the University of Cairo which will reimburse the fellow’s expenses

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JOHNS HOPKINS HEALTHCARE DESIGN COMPETITION

Application Deadline: February 12, 2024, 11:59 PM EST

LOCATION: USA

The 2024 John Hopkins Healthcare Design competition is open to any student-led team that has designed a health related solutions. All countries, all academic field are encouraged to apply.

ELIGIBILITY:

Project must be focused on a healthcare application in either of the 4 tracks: Competition Tracks:

Designs of Solutions for Advanced Health Systems

Global Health/ Humanitarian Design

Healthcare Apps/ Digital Health

Post-Surgical Infection Management

Designs of Solutions for Advanced Health Systems

Global Health/ Humanitarian Design

Healthcare Apps/ Digital Health

Post-Surgical Infection Management

Project must have been started after January 1st, 2022

Project must be driven by full-time students

Postdoc research projects are ineligible.

Projects that have utilized significant funding (>$100K) are ineligible.

Projects that are not run by full-time students are ineligible. For example, projects run by startup companies or faculty are ineligible.

Eligible full-time students include those working towards undergraduate, masters, doctoral, and professional degrees (MBA, MD, etc.).

Project teams should comprise of more than one full-time student.

Applicants can submit multiple unique projects

If you have any questions regarding your team’s eligibility, please contact Aditya Polsani at apolsan1@jhu.edu or Kunal Parikh at ksp@jhu.edu.

BENEFIT:

For each track:

1st Prize: $5,000

2nd Prize: $3,000

3rd Prize: $1,000

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