Clinical Work

The fellowship will be one or two years in duration, depending on the interests of the fellow, with the fellows spending 6 to 8 months of each year as hospitalists in the growing and dynamic University of Florida Division of Hospital Medicine at UF Health. The 4 to 6 months will be spent in either Bernard Mevs Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti; the University of Ghana Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana; or at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences’ Teaching Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Education

Fellows have the opportunity to receive instruction through the Department of Epidemiology and complete a Global Health Certificate by the end of two years. During the optional second year, fellows can attend a two-month course for a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in either Peru or Uganda/Tanzania.

Research & Teaching

Fellows will be partnered with a faculty mentor doing research in global health. The fellow will meet with a variety of researchers early in their fellowship to identify suitable projects to be a part or to develop with their faculty mentor.

Benefits

Fellows will have Adjunct Clinical Post Doctorate appointments at the University of Florida,and a commensurate salary which is significantly higher than most fellowship positions.

Fellowship Requirements

• Internal Medicine or Family Medicine, Board-eligible or Board-certified in the United States
• Proficiency in French or Haitian Creole(suggested but not required)
• Prior global health experience preferred
• Adaptable, flexible, and good communicator
• Willingness to live in Haiti 4 to 6 months of the year

Application Requirements

• Send a CV.
• Brief personal statement, and;
• A letter of recommendation to Michael Lauzardo, MD, MSc at Mike.Lauzardo@medicine.ufl.edu
• Acceptance is on a rolling basis

For more information or questions, please contact – Meghan Nodurft-Froman at Meghan.Froman@medicine.ufl.edu