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Discovery Channel "Medicine and the Media" Elective

Deadline: March 15, 2012

Discovery Communications, the leading global real-world media company, is offering an exclusive four to six week elective for American Medical Association (AMA) medical student and resident/fellow members. As part of Discovery’s ongoing dedication to education, Discovery Channel produces continuing medical education (CME) programs that air on the Discovery Channel weekly. During the elective, one AMA medical student and one AMA resident/fellow will each work closely with all members of the Discovery team to develop a medical education program that will air on the network and be viewed by over 2 million people. This exciting opportunity gives the student and resident/fellow hands-on experience in the translation of rigorous scientific data into an entertaining and informational program. To apply for the elective, please complete the application located at www.ama-assn.org/go/discovery by March 15.

Objectives
-- Develop concepts of evidence-based medicine with emphasis on translating research into practice;
-- Determine how to create medical and health programming geared for both physicians and patients in multiple mediums, including TV, DVD, radio, and internet;
-- Develop key outcome measures and metrics when assessing health and medical programming; and
-- Understand the way that media transmits medical information.

Activities
-- Work under direct supervision of a physician – Chief Medical Expert / Vice President, Continuing Medical Education, Discovery Channel;
-- Assigned at least one specific topic and develop a script for a CME program, select appropriate faculty members on the topic, and follow the program through production to premiere;
-- Assist in the development of grant proposals for future CME programs on a variety of topics;
-- Use evidence-based principles in researching topics;
--Work with production and development teams to help create medutainment (medical information that is also entertaining); and
--Travel to shoots and development meetings to bring medical expertise.

The student and resident/fellow will work primarily at Discovery Communications headquarters in Silver Spring, MD, but will also travel to relevant on-site and studio shoots for the program. A stipend will be provided to cover living expenses based on length of rotation ($3,000 for four-week rotation). Dates and length of rotation are flexible. As part of this opportunity, students and residents/fellows will also spend one day in the AMA Washington, DC office with our media relations staff, learning about the ins and outs of working in the field.

Applications for the Elective are due March 15, 2012.

International HIV/AIDS Clinical Training Program

The International HIV/AIDS Clinical Training Program is an annual short course designed to educate infectious disease clinicians and other health care providers from developing and transitional countries in clinical, therapeutic, epidemiological, and public health issues relevant to the field of HIV/AIDS clinical care. Since 1998, the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) has trained approximately 100 clinicians from almost 47 different countries.

Program curricula include formal lectures, case discussions and practical experience in caring for HIV-infected adults and children. Emphasis is on the various presentations of HIV infection, differential diagnosis, patient management and new and experimental protocols for the diagnosis and treatment of HIV-infected individuals with opportunistic infections and HIV-associated neoplasms. The program also covers practical laboratory experience in procedures used to diagnose HIV infection and AIDS-associated infections.

In addition, participants are also given the opportunity to spend time at the public health departments associated with the respective training institutions to learn about AIDS- related public health issues in the U.S. Participants are expected to play an active role in discussions on pressing HIV/AIDS public health issues as well as community and global responses to the epidemic.

A modest stipend of $2,500 to help defray travel costs and living expenses is given to individuals accepted into the program. There are no course fees or tuition expenses.

Training Sites
Participants in the program spend two weeks of intensive involvement in one of three sites. The training sites, program directors and coordinators, and phone contacts are:

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
Director: Dr. Kent Sepkowitz
Contact: Melanie Carrow
Tel: (212) 639-7809

National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
Emphasizing AIDS in infants, children and adolescents, as well as in adults
Director: Dr. Henry Masur
Contact: Missy Harris
Tel: (301) 402-0586

Application
Community- and academic-based health care providers actively involved in the care of HIV-infected adults and/or children at their home institution may apply. Past participants have included community doctors; clinical microbiologists and virologists; infectious disease fellows; associate and assistant professors of pediatrics, infectious diseases, and internal medicine; and chairs of infection control committees in major hospitals.

Applications are reviewed by the Society in collaboration with the directors of the training sites. Selection is based on geographic considerations and the applicant's actual or planned role in caring for people with HIV disease in his or her community.

To be considered for the training program, applicants must submit the following documents:

a completed application form, including written statements
a supporting letter from the applicant's sponsoring institution (e.g., hospital administrator, clinical director, service chief, departmental chair) indicating the applicant's role in patient care and/or training of other health care providers as well as expected benefits of the applicant's training to the institution
a current CV

Three complete hard copies of the application packet must be submitted directly to:
ISID - HIV Training Program
1330 Beacon Street, Suite 228
Brookline, MA 02446
USA

The annual deadline is October 15. (Note change from Dec. 1) All applications must be received by this date. Applicants will be notified of acceptance status by December 31.

For an application form or more information, please contact ISID at info@isid.org.

International Association for the Study of Pain Developing Countries Project: Initiative for Improving Pain Education

Grant: US$10,000

Application deadline is February 15, 2012.

The IASP Developing Countries Project addresses the need for improved education about pain and its treatment in developing countries by providing educational support grants. These grants are intended to improve the scope and availability of essential education for pain clinicians of all disciplines, taking into account specific local needs. For example, funds may be used to combine practical instruction with theory, to develop specific written teaching materials, or to develop distance-learning materials.

Eligibility Requirements:

The principal organizer must be based in a developing country and must have been a member of IASP for at least one year. Those who received an award from this program in the previous year are not eligible to reapply. Applications should be for one-year projects that are ready to begin within three months of the date of submitting this application. Grants will not be awarded for projects that are in the planning stages, and projects must have specific start and completion dates.

Ten grants will be given, each for up to US$10,000. Applicants must identify the total funds necessary for the project and the additional sources of funding.

Grants will support one-year educational projects designed to meet identified needs within a developing country.

Grants are not intended for projects that are still in the planning stages.

The project should be an educational course, written educational materials for general distribution, or a distance-learning course.

It is desirable, although not essential, for the project to be multidisciplinary.

If awarded, no funds will be sent to personal accounts. The grant award will be administered for the organizers of the education project by a non-profit institution, association, or organisation, with the understanding that no fees or overhead will be charged to IASP for this educational grant, or taken from the award.

The successful applicant must submit a quarterly progress report, as well as a detailed final report within 3 months of the project’s completion to IASP. This final report should include the following details:

The original aims of the project and a general assessment of its value; this must include measurable outcomes (measures of the impact and/or results of the project).

The number of persons taking part in the project and their professional status (undergraduates, doctors, nurses, and other health professionals).

Details of the course conduct, assessment methods, and results, including a final measure of the difference that the project has made. This includes the intended long-term follow-up with the participants or materials.

A record of any problems or difficulties encountered during the project.

A description of how the project can be developed and improved in the long term.

A financial statement accounting for the use of all the funds.

How to Apply:

(All applications must be submitted in English and as a single PDF file.)

Include a short form CV with your application.

Email your completed application and short CV to: IASPDesk@iasp-pain.org or
Fax your completed application and short CV to: +1-206-283-9403

The deadline for receipt of applications is February 15. Awardees will be announced by May 1.

Please contact iaspdesk@iasp-pain.org if you have any questions, or call +1-206-283-0311.

International Union Against Cancer (UICC) Training Workshops

Bring an expert panel to your institution to teach a workshop.

Target candidates Investigators, clinicians, public health professionals

Duration 3-5 days

Available 10-20 per year

Value A maximum of US$15,000 for travel and stipend for 3 international faculty members

Application closing date None. Applications are accepted at any time

Notification of result Generally within 60 days of registration

Objectives

* To facilitate a three- to five-day teaching and training course by an international faculty of up to three experts for groups of up to 50 appropriately qualified professionals who work in cancer institutes, clinics or hospitals in resource-constrained countries
* Profile of host coordinator
* An appropriately qualified head of department (or similar position) of the organization applying for and hosting the training course

Profile of visiting faculty coordinator An appropriately qualified and experienced cancer expert
Course subjects

* Basic, clinical, behavioural and epidemiological areas of cancer research
* Cancer prevention and control
* Clinical management, diagnostic and therapeutic skills
* Prevention-oriented courses are especially encouraged

Note: A special application procedure by host organization applies.

International Cancer Technology Transfer Fellowships

The aim of the UICC ICRETT fellowships is to facilitate rapid international transfer of cancer research and clinical technology, exchange knowledge and enhance skills in basic, clinical, behavioural and epidemiological areas of cancer research cancer control and prevention and to acquire appropriate clinical management, diagnostic and therapeutic expertise for effective application and use in the home organization upon return.

Since its inception in 1976, the ICRETT fellowships have contributed to the development of the professional capacity of over 1425 ICRETT Fellows from over 130 countries by facilitating appropriate person-to-person training in specific areas that are relevant to the cancer research, clinical management and other cancer control activities being conducted in the Fellows’ home countries.

Target candidates Investigators, clinicians, public health professionals

Duration 1 month

Extension Up to 2 months with funding secured by the Fellow from the home or host organization and at no cost to the UICC

Available 120-150 per year

Average value US$ 3,400 each

Application closing date None. Applications are accepted at any time

Notification of results Generally within 60 days of registration

Objectives

* To facilitate rapid international transfer of cancer research and clinical technology
* To exchange knowledge and enhance skills in
o basic, clinical, behavioural and epidemiological areas of cancer research
o cancer control and prevention
* To acquire appropriate clinical management, diagnostic and therapeutic expertise for effective application and use in the home organization upon return

Eligibility

* Appropriately qualified investigators, pathologists, epidemiologists, laboratory technicians, tobacco control activists and cancer registrars in the early stages of their careers
* Appropriately qualified clinicians who are established in oncology practice

Research plan

* Cancer prevention and control (including tobacco control)
* Basic, applied and clinical cancer research
* Epidemiology, cancer registration, public education and behavioural sciences

Clinical training

* Surgery, radio- and chemotherapy, medical oncology, multidisciplinary cancer care
* Clinical trials
* Detection and diagnosis
* Prevention-oriented projects are especially encouraged