PG Post Doctoral Fellowship Opportunity in Kenya 2011
Regional East African Center for Health Informatics (REACH – INFORMATICS)
Fellowship Vacancy
Post: Reach- Informatics Post – Doctoral Fellowship
The Regional East African Center for Health Informatics (REACH -Informatics) in Eldoret, Kenya, was created in 2009 and builds on the long-term collaboration between Indiana and Moi Universities and the global informatics leadership of the Regenstrief Institute.
REACH-Informatics is offering a 2-year post-doctoral fellowship aimed at developing informatics expertise to implement and use health information technology to enhance research and improve health care quality, efficiency, and outcomes.
Fellows will spend 1year at Indiana University in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA to complete classroom work. The second year of the program will be spent in Eldoret, Kenya, at Moi University, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH), and the Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH). Fellows will be eligible for either a Master of Science in Clinical Research or a Master of Science in Health Informatics at the end of the two year period.
A stipend will be provided for living expenses and travel to the United States.
Candidates who wish to apply should complete the online application form athttp://reach.ampath.or.ke AND submit a statement of interest, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, examples of relevant work, and scanned copies of transcripts to: fogarty.informatics@iukenya.org.
Detailed application instructions can be found at: http://reach.ampath.or.ke.
Application Deadline: October 15, 2011
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Comment made by david juma on Jul 22nd 2011 at 9:31 pm:
a real motivation to the betterment of a healthier generation through improved and advanced technology and accredited and competent practitioners.