FYI/share Sherri ________________ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Margaret Thompson <mbarrett@uw.edu> Date: Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 11:09 AM Subject: [Kenya_research_program] FW: Call for Applications: Afya Bora Consortium To: kenya_research_program@u.washington.edu *ONLY 13 DAYS LEFT!* *Applications Due December 1st.* *Afya Bora Consortium Fellowship in Global Health Leadership is now accepting applications for the 2015-2016 Fellowship year.* There are *20 positions available* for health professionals interested in a 12-month fellowship (starting July 2015) in one of our African partner countries (Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda). The purpose of the Afya Bora Fellowship is to provide trainees with a set of practical skills that will *prepare you for leadership* positions in government, non-government, and academic health institutions in developing countries. The *12 month training program* has 2 components: - A 9-week Core Curriculum, plus 3 distance learning modules, and - Two 4.5-month assignments to sites, such as Ministries of Health, NGOs, etc. in partner African countries. The Afya Bora Consortium is a partnership of 8 academic health centers, four in Africa and four in the United States. The four pairs are: - University of Nairobi and the University of Washington - University of Botswana and the University of Pennsylvania - Makerere University and Johns Hopkins University - Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences and the University of California, San Francisco *Eligibility: * In order to be eligible to apply all applicants *MUST *meet the following criteria: - Be a citizen of US, Kenya, Botswana, Uganda, or Tanzania *-And-* - Meet ONE of the following education requirements - Medical applicants need to have a M.D. or MBChB with a MMed, MPH or Masters degree in related field. - Nursing applicants need to have a Masters degree in Nursing, Public Health or a related field (PhD preferred). - Other Public Health professionals (those without a clinical degree) must have a PhD in Public Health or a related field Applications are due *December 1, 2014. * To *APPLY* or for more information visit our website at http://afyaboraconsortium.org [image: ZA102637861] <https://www.facebook.com/ABConsortium?ref=hl>Like Afya Bora on Facebook! For further information, please contact Michelle Mooney: michem9@uw.edu *Michelle Mooney *| Program Coordinator Afya Bora Consortium Fellowship | Assistant to Carey Farquhar, MD, MPH Global Health | University of Washington NJB 13th Floor | 325 9th Avenue | Box 359909 | Seattle, WA 98104 P: 206.685.6477 | F: 206.543.4818 | W: afyaboraconsortium.org <http://www.afyaboraconsortium.org/> | Facebook: ABConsortium <https://www.facebook.com/ABConsortium> _______________________________________________ Kenya_Research_Program mailing list Kenya_Research_Program@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/kenya_research_program -- Sherrilynne Fuller, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine and Department of Health Services (Adj) School of Public Health and Information School University of Washington 35-8047 Seattle, Washington, 98195-4985 206-616-4575 360-440-7341 (Cell) 206-221-2671 (Fax) sfuller@uw.edu SKYPE: sherrilynne_fuller