Overview
A research fellowship for OB-GYNs aspiring to academic careers in global women's health, based at affiliated sites in Lusaka (Zambia), Lilongwe (Malawi) or Johannesburg (South Africa) in partnership with the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.
The programme
- Focus
- Global women's health
- Training type
- Research Fellowship
- Duration
- Typically 2-3 years (optional third year for graduate coursework)
- Start
- Not stated on official page
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- Not stated on official page
- Department
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, UNC School of Medicine
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- US citizens or permanent residents only; must be willing to relocate to Lusaka, Lilongwe or Johannesburg (NIH-scale stipends)
- International applicants
- US citizens or permanent residents only; must be willing to relocate to Lusaka, Lilongwe or Johannesburg (NIH-scale stipends)
- Visa support
- Institution policyJ-1 (ECFMG) only; H-1B visas are not sponsored at UNC Hospitals
- Licence requirement
- Not stated on official page
How to apply
- Deadline
- Not stated on official page
- Application method
- Biosketch in NIH format, three letters of recommendation (one from program director or chair) and one-page personal statement
Funding
- Funding
- Stipends based on the NIH system for postgraduate trainees