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January 29, 2010
Health Policy Fellowship in Comparative Effectiveness: SMDM/AHRQ
Location: Rockville, MD, USA
Application deadline: January 29, 2010
The Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) are seeking applications for their 2010-2011 Health Policy Fellowship. The aim of the fellowship is to foster collaboration between SMDM members and AHRQ staff by fostering expertise and career development in clinical and comparative effectiveness research and translation. The fellowship will allow an SMDM member to conduct primary research and to participate in developmental and health care research activities related to the design and content of future AHRQ research and offers access to the data and other resources provided by AHRQ.
The Fellowship
Each year, one individual will be selected for the fellowship. Fellows will conduct their research and work collaboratively with AHRQ senior staff on joint projects of mutual interest while in residence at AHRQ in Rockville, Maryland. Positions are filled either through the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA), whereby the fellows remain employees of their home institutions, or through expert appointment with appropriate work authorization. U.S. citizenship or permanent residence is not required. Applicants will be responsible for identifying an institution in the U.S. willing to “hire” the applicant during the fellowship for the purposes of the IPA agreement. If needed, the applicant will also be responsible for obtaining the relevant work visa with the assistance of the U.S. home institution. All applicants will receive equal consideration without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, political affiliation, age, disability, status as a parent, or any other nonmerit factor.
Eligibility
Applicants must be a current member of SMDM and demonstrate research experience and education in medical decision making, health policy, or in health services research in disciplines such as public health, public administration, health care administration, sociology, health economics, health statistics, decision sciences, behavioral sciences, or clinical care, including medicine, nursing, dentistry, and pharmacology. Most importantly will be the ability to work independently.
Stipend and Length of Fellowship
Salaries are commensurate with qualifications and experience and will include salary and benefits. The duration of the full-time fellowship is 12 months. The Fellowship will run from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. Travel and transportation allowances will be provided, subject to Federal regulations and the availability of funds.
Application, Review and Selection Criteria
Applicants should submit an electronic application package, including a personal statement, a CV and 2 letters of reference that demonstrate their knowledge of the general area of medical decision making with particular reference to its application to comparative effectiveness (e.g. decision modeling, cost effectiveness, evidence based medicine, biostatistics, epidemiology, patient-related outcomes, patient or joint decision making, health information technology, etc.) The personal statement should be sufficiently specific to show understanding of the kinds of research undertaken by AHRQ and SMDM members. Submit the electronic application package to jill.metcalf@smdm.org no later than 5:00 pm ET on January 29, 2010. Letters of reference should be sent electronically directly from the person providing the reference. The letter should indicate the reference’s medical, academic and/or professional affiliations and contact information. Letters of recommendation may be submitted as late as 5:00 pm ET on February 5, 2010. SMDM is not prepared to accept hard copy applications.
For more information regarding the SMDM/AHRQ Health Policy Fellowship please see: http://www.smdm.org/documents/2010-2011SMDMAHRQFellowCallforApplications_000.pdf
For questions regarding the SMDM/AHRQ Health Policy Fellowship you may contact:
Jill Metcalf, MBA
Executive Director Society for Medical Decision Making
Jill.metcalf@smdm.org
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