Health and Aging Policy Fellows Applications Due April 15
The Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program invites candidates with a strong commitment to health and aging issues, leadership potential, and interest in aging-relevant policy work to join the next class of Health and Aging Policy Fellows (2013-2014). The Program aims to create a cadre of leaders who will serve as change agents in health and aging policy to ultimately improve the health care of older adults. The year-long fellowship offers a rich and unique training and enrichment program that is focused on current policy issues, communication skills development, and professional networking opportunities to provide fellows with the experience and skills necessary to help affect policy. Applications are due April 15, 2013. For more information on the Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program and how to apply, please visit the website at www.healthandagingpolicy.org/
The Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program invites candidates with a strong commitment to health and aging issues, leadership potential, and interest in aging-relevant policy work to join the next class of Health and Aging Policy Fellows (2013-2014).
The Program
The Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program aims to create a cadre of leaders who will serve as change agents in health and aging policy to ultimately improve the health care of older adults. The year-long fellowship offers a rich and unique training and enrichment program that is focused on current policy issues, communication skills development, and professional networking opportunities to provide fellows with the experience and skills necessary to help affect policy.
Who Should Apply?
The program has a broad interdisciplinary focus, and fellows have included physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, dieticians, healthcare administrators, epidemiologists, economists, and lawyers from academic and practice settings, spanning career stages from newly minted PhDs to senior professors and community leaders.
New
The Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program is pleased to announce two new partnerships. One is with the Gerontological Society of America (GSA)/National Hartford Centers of Gerontological Nursing Excellence which will provide funding to support a non-residential health policy fellow placement for a gerontological nurse starting in 2013/2014. The second is with the US Veterans Administration (VA). VA employees interested in applying for the VA-track of the Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program should contact Deborah Ludke, MHA at 562-826-5323 or deborah.luke@va.gov.
Application - Key Dates
Submission deadline: April 15, 2013
Notification of finalists to be interviewed: mid-May 2013
Interviews and selection of fellows: mid-June 2013
For more information on the Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program and how to apply, please visit the website at www.healthandagingpolicy.org/
If you have any further questions about the program or how to apply for the fellowship, please contact Harold Pincus, MD (Director) at pincush@nyspi.columbia.edu or Kathleen Pike, PhD (Associate Director) at kmp2@columbia.edu
