Global Health-Hospital Medicine Fellowship – Non ACGME
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
- 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.
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.
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.