17 Professional Fellowships in Healthcare and Public Health

Apr 21, 2020

If you’re a healthcare professional looking for a hands-on program for training and development, these fellowships are for you! There are opportunities to contribute to new health initiatives, receive leadership training, work internationally in the field of global health, and more. Click the links below to bookmark your favorites to your ProFellow account!

Advanced Leadership Fellowship Program

This Advanced Leadership Fellowship Program is designed for clinicians, self-advocates, individuals with disabilities, family members, and other professionals working in disability-related fields who wish to develop or further sharpen their leadership skills. Individuals without a graduate degree may participate if they enroll in the MPA degree program with Suffolk University. Fellows are taught to rethink how healthcare, education, and social services are delivered and the goals and quality of these services. Fellows attend the program 1-2 days per week over 9 months, from September to June. Fellows receive a stipend of $12,000.

APHL-CDC Public Health Laboratory Fellowships

The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) partner offers a variety of public health laboratory fellowships​ to train and prepare scientists for careers in public health laboratories and to support public health initiatives. These experiential programs offer a competency-based core curriculum while allowing fellows to gain a depth of understanding about particular focus areas of Bioinformatics, Biorisk Management, Environmental Health, Food Safety, Infectious Disease, Informatics, Newborn Screening, and Quality Management. Fellowship terms are one year, with a possible extension for a second year. ​​Fellows will receive a competitive stipend and benefits package. APHL offers flexible start dates.

ASN Science Policy Fellowship

American Society for Nutrition (ASN) offers two (2) one-year Fellowships to advanced graduate students, early professionals, postdoctoral trainees, medical interns, residents, or fellows. The Fellowship provides recipients with the opportunity to gain an enhanced perspective on public policy issues related to nutrition and facilitates the acquisition of skills and tools necessary to become well-informed advocates for nutrition research and policy. Applicant must be an ASN member in good standing studying or working in a field related to nutrition science, practice, or public health.

ASPPH/CDC Public Health Fellowship Program

The fellowship’s goal is to address emerging needs of public health, and to provide leadership and professional opportunities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for students and graduate students of ASPPH member graduate schools and programs of public health. The fellowships are from one to two years in duration, depending on the needs of CDC and the fellow. The Fellowship Program was established to strengthen the relationship between the academic public health community and public health practice agencies. Applicants and early career professionals with an MPH or Doctorate degrees are invited to apply.

ASPPH/EPA Environmental Health Fellowship Program

The goal of the ASPPH Environmental Health Fellowship Program is to provide professional training and opportunities for early career public health professionals by enabling them to work with the EPA on current and emerging environmental public health needs. These placements will be for one year, with a possible one-year extension. The program capitalizes on an important interdependence between the academic public health community and the EPA. Candidates must have received their masters or doctorate degrees from an ASPPH-member school or program of public health within the last five years and be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident.

Cal-EIS Fellowship Program

The California Epidemiologic Investigation Service (Cal-EIS) is a one-year training program for health professionals who have at least a master’s degree in a field related to public health. The mission of Cal-EIS is to prepare epidemiologists for public health leadership positions in California. Beginning July 1st, each Fellow is assigned to a Preceptor in a program within the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) or a local health department. Assignments may be available in fields such as environmental health, infectious disease control, chronic disease control, maternal child adolescent health, etc. Fellows are hired through the University of California, Davis (UCD) with a salary of $55,000 per year, health benefits included.

Carman International Fellowship at Mosaic

This is a year long, paid fellowship that provides recent graduates interested in disability and international development an opportunity to work full time with Mosaic’s local partner at the grassroots level in Moshi, Tanzania. Fellows are provided a monthly stipend, housing allowance and round-trip travel to Tanzania. The fellowship is seeking candidates with a Bachelor’s degree in International Studies, International Relations, Global or Public Health, or related field and previous field experience in an international setting.

Carol Emmott Fellowship

The Fellowship offers a 14-month self-guided program for women professionals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership potential in the health field and wish to increase leadership competencies, hands-on experience, and work with exceptional mentors. Each fellow is paired with two hand-selected mentors who are nationally recognized senior health leaders. Each fellow receives an honorarium to help cover desired professional development enrichment experiences. Additionally, fellows attend four sponsored onsite events that provide a framework for the program. Candidates are nominated by their sponsoring organization; qualified nominees are invited to apply.

CSTE/CDC/ASPPH Applied Epidemiology Fellowship Program

This collaborative fellowship is designed for recent or impending master’s or doctoral-level graduates in epidemiology or a related field who are interested in the practice of public health at the state or local level. While the program provides rigorous training for its participants, it is also designed with flexibility in order to meet the particular interests of the fellow. Fellows are matched to a state health department for a two-year fellowship position based on program area of interest. Fellows will work under mentorship and the program includes extensive on-the-job training to acquire and develop skills in epidemiology.

Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Fellowship

CDC’s EIS program offers a unique opportunity to investigate disease outbreaks around the world while protecting people and saving lives. EIS officers are selected from among highly qualified applicants drawn to public health service and interested in practicing applied epidemiology. EIS officers may be assigned to work in the areas of infectious diseases, chronic diseases, injury prevention, environmental health, or occupational health, either at CDC, or at another federal agency, state, or local health department. The fellowship is for 2 years and includes an annual base salary of $67,840 plus other health and retirement benefits.

Global Health Corps Fellowship

Global Health Corps is mobilizing a global community of emerging leaders to build the movement for health equity. We place talented individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds in paid, high impact roles in NGOs and government agencies in sub-Saharan Africa and the US for one year. During the fellowship year, fellows collaborate, innovate, and create sustainable and impactful change. Applicants can apply for up to 3 positions that match their interests and skills, from project management to monitoring and evaluation, engineering, communications and more. We are looking for people from a broad range of sectors and disciplines.

Medical Missionaries Global Health Fellowship

The Medical Missionaries Global Health Fellowship offers two recent college graduates, graduate students, or professionals interested in global health an opportunity to gain experience in health care delivery in a developing country. Fellows spend one year in rural Thomassique, Haiti, working at St. Joseph’s Clinic. The Fellowship is not intended to be a clinical experience, but rather an introduction to global health in a resource-limited setting. All living expenses and travel are covered by the fellowship. Medical Missionaries is a non-profit, non-religiously affiliated organization.    

North America Leadership Journey

The North America Leadership Journey by WomenLift Health is a fully funded 12-month program for talented women leaders in global health that provides a safe space to explore their authentic leadership through vulnerability and reflection, an inclusive and diverse network that fosters a strong sense of belonging, and tools and strategies for enhancing their voice, presence, and influence—all while being supported by a powerful group of peers, mentors, and coaches. Two simultaneous cohorts support a total of 60 exceptional women leaders who will participate in both separate and joint events throughout the year. The approximate time commitment is 4-8 hours each month and all program costs, including travel and lodging, are covered.

Post-Bachelor Fellowship

The Post-Bachelor Fellowship (PBF) provides a unique opportunity for recent college graduates with strong quantitative skills to train with faculty and senior researchers on a variety of public health projects. PBFs are eligible to apply to the Master of Public Health in Health Metrics and Evaluation (HME), offered through the Department of Global Health at the University of Washington. The Post-Bachelor Fellowship program is limited to recent college graduates who are eligible to work in the US for a minimum of two years (most often, US citizens or residents). Individuals with graduate training are not eligible to apply. Fellows receive a salary and benefits.

Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program

The Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program (PHIFP) is a 2-year applied training fellowship for professionals with a master’s or higher degree. We train professionals to apply principles of public health informatics to the practice of public health. Public health informatics is the systematic application of information and computer science and technology to public health practice, research, and learning. A doctoral (e.g., PhD, MD, PharmD) or masters level degree is required. Relocation to Atlanta, Georgia is required. U.S. citizenship is not required.

Takemi Program in International Health

The Takemi Program in International Health seeks to improve health and health systems around the world by welcoming mid-career health professionals and scholars to the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health to conduct path breaking research and develop their leadership skills. The program focuses on helping middle to lower income countries and creating systems that work when resources are scarce. Applicants must have completed a graduate degree in medicine, law, public health, economics, management, or social sciences and have several years of work experience. The program provides four to five fully funded fellowship positions each year.

UNM Maternal Child and Reproductive Health Fellowship

The UNM Maternal Child and Reproductive Health Fellowship is a two-year program at the University of New Mexico, School of Medicine that trains family medicine leaders for rural or academic practice settings. The fellowship is offered in collaboration with the UNM OB/Gyn and Pediatrics Departments and includes advanced clinical training in maternity and newborn care. All fellows will receive a certificate in public health based on coursework and have the opportunity to take additional courses toward a Master of Public Health that could be finished after the completion of the fellowship. As an MCH fellow, you will receive a salary of $66,000/year, educational funding: of $5,000/year, and other benefits.

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