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Epilepsy Foundation Targeted Research Initiative for Health Outcomes
Targeted Research Initiative for Health Outcomes
Application Deadline: March 21, 2012
Award Amount: up to $50,000 maximum for one year
Apply via Proposal Central website
The Targeted Research Initiative for Health Outcomes targets an important need for research to understand how different components of health care systems affect outcomes in people with epilepsy. The purpose of this initiative is to support research that generates initial data leading to more extensive projects that will generate knowledge that will ultimately improve the healthcare of persons with epilepsy. The broad focus of the proposal includes methodological aspects of health and outcome measurement, health care needs assessment, nature and determinants of disparities in healthcare, access to care, quality of life, comparative effectiveness research, insurance and healthcare system issues, and methods of health care delivery.
Applicants may request up to $50,000 maximum for one year.
Epilepsy Foundation 8301 Professional Place Landover, MD 20785-7223 Telephone: 1-800-332-1000 Fax: 1-301-577-2684 Email: ContactUs@efa.org
2012 KaiserEDU Essay Contest
2012 Essay Contest Topic
Different elements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) will have broad reaching implications for many sectors of the health system, including insurance coverage, public programs, costs, quality of care, technology, public health, and health care workforce.
Describe an element of the ACA that you feel will have a major impact on either health or health care (positive or negative).
Explain why you think it is important and then discuss the major challenges in its implementation as well as its likely impact once it is put into practice.
Your essay must not exceed 1,000 words.
Prizes:
Prizes will be awarded to the top undergraduate and graduate student entries.
First Prize: $1500 and an iPad 2
Second Prize: $750
Undergraduate and graduate students will be judged separately. In addition to the monetary prizes, the winning essays will be posted on kaiserEDU.org and announced via email to subscribers of the website. The winning students' schools will also be notified.
Contest Rules*:
- DEADLINE: All essays must be submitted online by Monday, March 12, 2012, 5 p.m. EST. - Submissions must be from students enrolled in a degree-granting program at a university or college at the time of submission. Undergraduate and graduate students are eligible. - Entries must be in English, at least 11 pt font, and double-spaced. - Essays must not exceed 1,000 words. - Number each page of essay. - References should be cited as endnotes. - Document should be written in Microsoft Word, Text or PDF. - Do NOT put your name on your document. You will be prompted to enter your name on the registration form once you click the SUBMIT ESSAY button. - Document must be formatted before submitting online. Once you submit your essay, you will not be able to edit. - Essays submitted for consideration must be original work and must be prepared by one author only. - Only ONE submission per person. - Entrants will receive a confirmation email within 24 hours of submission
*Failure to follow any of these rules may lead to disqualification from the contest.
Review and Evaluation:
Submissions from undergraduates and graduates are judged separately. Finalists will be evaluated by national health policy experts. Essays will be judged on policy analysis, strength of argument, creativity, and writing and style.
Call for Applications: Washington Internship on Social Insurance
Application Deadline: Thursday, March 1, 2012
Honorarium: $3,500.00
The National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) seeks outstanding graduate and upper division undergraduate students to serve as interns on social insurance policy research and analysis projects in Washington, DC. Students studying economics, gerontology, journalism, political science, public policy, social work, actuarial science or related subjects are urged to apply for this 12-week summer semester internship.
NASI's Washington Interns on Social Insurance have the opportunity to:
Work with leading experts and officials who are recognized authorities on social insurance policy, Social Security, Medicare, Unemployment Insurance, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, disability long-term care, health care financing, and related public and private programs; Gain valuable work experience; Make professional contacts and network in their areas of interest; and Discuss current policy issues and attend Congressional hearings.
NASI interns work closely with the experts in their Washington or Baltimore offices. Placements may include:
AARP AFL-CIO Alliance of Community Health Plans Alzheimer’s Association Brookings Institution Congressional Budget Office Department of Labor Employee Benefit Research Institute Generations United Government Accountability Office Grantmakers in Health House Ways and Means Committee Institute for America’s Future Institute for Health Policy Solutions Joint Economic Committee National Academy of Social Insurance National Governor’s Association Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee Social Security Administration U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
NASI, as a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization devoted to furthering knowledge and understanding of social insurance programs, is uniquely qualified to provide students with challenging internship opportunities. NASI’s members, recognized experts in social insurance and health policy, offer the interns access to information and experiences found nowhere else. This is a nationally competitive program with only five placements made each year. Academic credit may be arranged through the intern’s college or university. International Students with valid student visas can be placed with non-governmental organizations, if placement projects match their skills and interests.
To apply for the Washington Internship on Social Insurance, please submit the following by March 1:
1. A completed Online Internship Application or a PDF Internship Application form
2. A one-page cover letter that explains your interest in the internship program and answers the following questions:
In your own words, how would you define social insurance and its role in your family’s life? To what extent have you studied social insurance programs? What special skills or qualifications will you bring to your placement? On what types of assignments do you perform best? (e.g. research, writing, statistics, computer applications, organizing etc.) How will this experience relate to your future career plans?
3. Resume
4. Official transcript (if you are a graduate student, submit a copy of your undergraduate and graduate course work to date)
5. Three professional and/or academic written letters of recommendation with contact information
6. A five to ten page writing sample which reflects the type and quality of work you have done
Mail to:
Internship Programs National Academy of Social Insurance 1776 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036-1904
Application and materials must be received by March 1.
Completed applications will be considered by the selection committees for placements beginning in May or June.
Applications will be considered incomplete if any information is missing as of the deadline.
For additional information, contact NASI’s Internship Coordinator at (202) 452-8097 or internships@nasi.org.
Call for Applications: Eileen Sweeney Graduate Internship in Disability Policy
Eileen P. Sweeney devoted her life to improving the lives of people with disabilities, children, battered women, the poor, and the elderly. Her early Washington career was devoted to disability issues and she played a key role in achieving the disability benefit reforms of 1983 and 1984. She subsequently turned her attention to other vulnerable populations, the needs of children, those served by the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)program, and the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs.
The National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI), in partnership with the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) established the Eileen Sweeney Graduate Internship in honor and memory of Eileen. Graduate students aspiring to a career in social policy with a focus on disability are urged to apply for this 12-week summer semester internship. A student will be awarded the internship based on nationwide recruitment and a competitive selection process.
The Sweeney Graduate Intern will have the opportunity to:
Work with leading disability policy experts; Gain valuable work experience; and Make professional contacts and attend relevant seminars, and symposia.
The Sweeney Graduate Intern will be based at the National Academy of Social Insurance, 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036.
NASI, as a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization devoted to furthering knowledge and understanding of social insurance programs, is uniquely qualified to provide students with challenging internship opportunities. NASI’s members, recognized experts in social insurance and health policy, offer the interns access to information and experiences found nowhere else. This is a nationally-competitive program with only one placement made each year. Academic credit may be arranged through the intern’s college or university. International Students with valid student visas can be placed with non-governmental organizations, if placement projects match their skills and interests.
To apply for the Eileen Sweeney Graduate Internship in Disability Policy, please submit the following by March 1:
A completed Online Internship Application or a PDF Internship Application form
A one-page cover letter that explains your interest in the internship program and answers the following questions:
Resume
Official transcript (if you are a graduate student, submit a copy of your undergraduate and graduate course work to date)
Three professional and/or academic written letters of recommendation with contact information
A five to ten page writing sample which reflects the type and quality of work you have done
Call for Nominations: Herbert W. Nickens Award
The award is given to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to promoting justice in medical education and health care equities for people in the United States. The recipient receives a $10,000 award and presents the Nickens Lecture at the AAMC Annual Meeting.
Dr. Nickens believed that a multidisciplinary approach is needed to address inequities in health. Because of this, nominees may come from a wide range of fields, including medicine, dentistry, education, law, nursing, pharmacy, public health, and social and behavioral sciences.
Nomination Process A nomination packet must contain 10 stapled sets (one with originals; nine with photocopies). Each stapled set must be collated in the following order:
1. a nomination letter, which does not exceed five double-spaced pages, explaining the nominee's qualifications for the award:
Highlight their specific work in promoting social justice in medical education and health equities; and Testimonials that support their contributions to promoting social justice in medical education and health equities are required.
2. a current curriculum vitae (CV) for the nominee.
*The letter must be doubled-spaced with 1” margins, and size 12, Times New Roman font. (No additional materials will be considered)
A nomination packet with 10 collated and stapled sets must be received by May 4, 2012. Late nominations will not be considered.
All nominations must be submitted to:
Herbert W. Nickens Award Committee c/o Angela Moses Association of American Medical Colleges 2450 N Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20037-1127
Trish Greene International Cancer Nursing Training Workshops
Target candidates Qualified nurses in resource-constrained countries Duration 3-5 days Available 5-15 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 results Generally within 60 days of registration
Objectives
* Qualified nurses in resource-constrained countries. * Facilitate a 3 to 5 day teaching and training workshop by an international faculty of up to 3 experts for groups of qualified nurses. * Provide an opportunity for qualified nurses to augment their professional knowledge and to experience cancer nursing skills as practiced in the receiving host organisation.
Profile of host coordinator
* Appropriately qualified head of department (or similar position) of the organisation applying for and hosting the training workshop
Profile of visiting faculty
* Appropriately qualified and experienced cancer expert(s)
UICC assistance Should you be in need of advice on subject matter and running of a workshop with potentially the necessary international faculty members we may be able to provided assistance. We have expertise in the following domains but workshops do not need to be limited to these fields only:
* Biotherapy, Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant, Chemotherapy, Cultural issues/Cultural diversity, Financial/Cost containment, Healthcare delivery, Oncologic Emergencies, Quality of life, Radiation Oncology, Staffing/Management, Surgical Oncology, Survivorship
Please contact fellows@uicc.org with your requests for assistance.
Note: CNTW applications are accepted in English, French, or Spanish. A special application procedure by the receiving host organization applies
Funding: Trish Greene cancer nursing training workshops are supported by an educational grant from the Oncology Nursing Society and the Oncology Nursing Foundation.
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