" The 411 "

FMA-FEEA Scholarship – Due March 30

slykid20 — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:10:30 +0000

The FMA-FEEA Scholarship Program is for current civilian federal employees and retirees who are members of FMA and their dependent family members (spouse/child). Adult children and other relatives are eligible if claimed on the sponsoring employee’s tax return. Grandchildren of FMA members are also eligible to apply for the FMA-FEEA program.

For more information and application:

http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/12819492/776268294/name/FMA-FEEA%202012%20Scholarship%20Application.pdf

California Science Policy Fellowships – Due Feb 29

slykid20 — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:13:05 +0000

This is geared towards our graduate student followers, but it is a unique opportunity to get involved with science policy.

Offered by the California Council on Science and Technology (CCST), the California Science and Technology Policy Fellowships place professional scientists and engineers in the California State Legislature for one-year appointments. These professional development opportunities will enable fellows to work hands on with policy-makers to develop solutions to complex scientific and technical issues facing California through their interaction with the legislative process. The fellowships are ideal for qualified applicants who are interested in improving the interface between science and legislative decision-making and who want to learn the public policy decision-making process. Fellows will be placed, for one year, in various offices of the California State Legislature.

For more information and application:
http://www.fellows.ccst.us/index.php

CDC Job – Deadline open

slykid20 — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:46:10 +0000

This is a great opportunity to gain more experience and add to their application before applying to graduate school.

Microbiologist, GS-403-7/9
This position is located in the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP), Clinical and Environmental Microbiology Branch (CEMB), Atlanta, GA. This vacancy is also being announced concurrently with vacancy announcement HHS-C
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Location: Atlanta, GA United States
Salary:$40,534.00 to $64,450.00 / Per Year
Open Period: Monday, January 30, 2012 to Wednesday, February 08, 2012

For more information: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/308051300

Microbiologist, GS-403-9/11
This position is located in the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP), Clinical amp; Environmental Microbiology Branch (CEMB), Atlanta, GA.
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Location: Atlanta, GA United States
Salary:$49,581.00 to $77,981.00 / Per Year
Open Period: Monday, January 30, 2012 to Wednesday, February 08, 2012

For more information: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/308106900

Operation- the foundation of medicine?

quetzalsol — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:57:23 +0000

KFC Colonel’s Scholars Program for Graduating High School Seniors – Deadline 2/8/12

quetzalsol — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:49:01 +0000

Criteria for Application

– Graduating from high school this academic year (between 12/1/2011 and
8/31/2012)
– Enrolling in a *public (state-funded)* college or university within
your state of legal residence (start date no later than 9/30/2012)
– Earning a minimum high school cumulative GPA of 2.75
– Pursuing a bachelor’s degree
– A U.S. citizen or permanent resident
– Demonstrate financial need

http://www.kfcscholars.org/default.asp

Project IMHOTEP-Due Jan 31

slykid20 — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:23:59 +0000

Background:
Project: IMHOTEP is designed for underrepresented minority students who are interested in pursuing careers in public health. The IMHOTEP program is an interdisciplinary research program that is open to students of all disciplines.
Requirements
Applicant must be a junior, senior or recent graduate student with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.7 or better.
Dates of 10-week Program
May 23 – August 10

Locations
Atlanta, GA; Cincinnati, OH; Hyattsville, MD; Morgantown, WV; Pittsburgh, PA; Spokane, WA; Anchorage, AK; and Washington, DC; additional national and various international locations to be determined.
A financial stipend along with a travel and housing allowance will be provided.

Deadline January 31, 2012

For application and more information please follow:

http://stdapp.morehouse.edu:8080/imhotep/

http://www.morehouse.edu/centers/phsi/pdf/IMHOTEP-Recruitment-Poster-2012.pdf

Empowering Women of Color Conference and Youth Essay Contest-Due Feb 3

slykid20 — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:15:44 +0000

On Saturday, March 3, 2012, the University of California at Berkeley’s Women of Color Initiative will host the 27th Annual Empowering Women of Color Conference (EWOCC). The conference, themed “A Holistic Approach: Justice, Access & Healing,” honors our legacies, celebrates our struggles and provides a space to build community and share practical tools to shape our everyday lives. This year’s conference will focus on the mental, physical, nutritional, environmental, and spiritual wellness of women of color. In addition, it will feature a youth speaker from the Youth Essay Contest.

The youth essay contest is open to all high school students. Admission is free for the contest winner! For more information, please see the guidelines and application (please e-mail below for file). The deadline to return all youth essay contest materials (application and essay) is Friday, February 3, 2012.

If you and/or your students have any questions, please call Veronica Garcia at (510) 642-2876 x3 or email ewocc.youthessaycontest@gmail.com.

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group Pre-Med Scholarship Awards-Due April 1

slykid20 — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:06:15 +0000

Are you, or is someone you know, a high school senior intending to pursue a career in medicine? Do you live in one of the following counties: Alameda, San Mateo, Santa Clara, or Santa Cruz?

The physicians of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) fund and award pre-medical scholarships each year to deserving high school students with significant financial need in the local community who plan to pursue careers as doctors. The scholarships are $20,000, paid out over 4 years.

To qualify, students must:

· Anticipate careers as doctors.

· Plan to take undergraduate pre-medical courses to help prepare for medical school.

· Be in the top 20 percent of his or her high school graduating class (as verified by high school transcript).

· Demonstrate a need for financial assistance to attend college.

If you meet the qualifications listed above and wish to apply for the PAMF Pre-Medical Scholarship, please submit all information by April 1, 2012.

For application and more information please follow:

http://www.pamf.org/premedscholar/form.cfm.

Summer Research with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) – Due Jan 17

slykid20 — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:47:57 +0000

Summer Research with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) encourages
students from groups underrepresented in the sciences to pursue careers in
biomedical and behavioral research. Through the program, *high school and
undergraduate students from underrepresented groups* are introduced to the
exciting field of substance abuse and addiction research via research
placements with some of our most distinguished scientists. Students work
with leading investigators for 8-10 weeks during the summer. The experience
may include formal courses, participation in meetings, data collection,
data analysis, interviewing, laboratory experiments, manuscript
preparation, library research, literary reviews, and much more .

For application and more information please follow:

http://www.drugabuse.gov/pdf/sposummer.pdf

Applied Public Health Informatics Fellowships – Due Feb 1

slykid20 — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:29:44 +0000

The goal of the Fellowship is to provide a high quality training experience and to secure long-term career placement for Fellows at the state or local level. Participating Fellows will receive one year of on-the-job training at a local or state health agency under the guidance of experienced mentors.

Eligibility: To be eligible to be an Applied Public Health Informatics Fellow, applicants must meet the following application criteria:
A doctoral or masters level degree is required. Qualifying degree must be from an accredited academic institution in one of the following:

-Public health informatics or other health related informatics discipline
-Epidemiology
-Statistics
-Computer science, information science, information systems
-Public health, medicine, nursing, health care, health policy, health-services research
-Desire to pursue a long-term career at the state or local level
-United States citizenship or Permanent Resident

All candidates must meet the above criteria as well as at least one of the following:
-A certificate issued by a degree-granting academic institution in public health informatics or master or doctoral-level coursework in public health informatics.

Demonstrated academic or professional expertise in four (4) of the public health informatics competencies listed below:
-Developing strategic direction for public health informatics within an agency
-Estimating the impact of technology modifications on program operations and staff workflows
-Managing IT operations related to a public health project or program
-Conducting business process analysis and system requirements documentation
-Evaluating public health information systems
-Developing or evaluating knowledge management tools
-Upgrading information systems to be more standards-based and interoperable
-Ensuring confidentiality of health information or the security of public health information systems
-Integrating information or information systems to support improved practice in public health or health care

For application and more information please follow:

http://www.aphif.org/

" The 411 "

FMA-FEEA Scholarship – Due March 30

California Science Policy Fellowships – Due Feb 29

CDC Job – Deadline open

Operation- the foundation of medicine?

KFC Colonel’s Scholars Program for Graduating High School Seniors – Deadline 2/8/12

Project IMHOTEP-Due Jan 31

Empowering Women of Color Conference and Youth Essay Contest-Due Feb 3

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group Pre-Med Scholarship Awards-Due April 1

Summer Research with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) – Due Jan 17

Applied Public Health Informatic​s Fellowship​s – Due Feb 1

Applied Public Health Informatics Fellowships – Due Feb 1