APTR-CDC Fellowship Program Announces Available Position

Deadline: September 29, 2014

Fellowship opportunities in public health and preventive medicine interest areas are available with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through the APTR Preventive Medicine and Public Health Fellowship Program. Fellows will gain leadership experience in public health practice and policy, access to state-of-the-art technology and national databases, and will train with leading experts in the field of preventive medicine and public health. Length of fellowship is typically a one-year term.

Fellowship opportunities are located either at CDC headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, or a CDC regional office. Locations are specified in the project descriptions. Selected fellows are required to relocate to the fellowship location; relocation expenses are not provided.

Available Position(s):

Interprofessional Education Approach to Develop Public Health Practice & Policy

Eligibility

1. Applicant must be either a U.S. Citizen, non-citizen national, or foreign national possessing a visa permitting permanent residence in the U.S. (Alien Registration or "Green Card"). Student visas and temporary work visas do not qualify.

2. Specific academic credentials required vary by fellowship position. Most fellowships require a doctoral, medical, or graduate degree. You must complete all required graduate work by the beginning of the fellowship. Early career professionals with graduate or doctoral degrees (within 5 years of graduation) may also apply. These fellowships are open to all health professions disciplines.

3. There is no membership requirement to apply. If you are awarded the fellowship, you must be either (1) a student or graduate of an institutional academic member program of APTR, or (2) be an individual member of APTR in good standing at the time of award.

For More Information contact 

APTR Training Programs at 202.463-0550 ext. 137 or training@aptrweb.org