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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

Call for Submissions: 2012 Sarah Weddington Prize for New Student Scholarship in Reproductive Rights

Law Students for Reproductive Justice (LSRJ) and the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) Law School Initiative invite submissions for the seventh annual Sarah Weddington Writing Prize.

The theme this year is “Legislating Stereotypes: Reproductive Rights Rollback in the States.”

LSRJ & CRR seek student scholarship that focuses on the ways that recent state legislation relies on negative stereotypes about gender, race, poverty, and sexuality to strip away reproductive rights. Examples of false stereotypes used to justify reproductive oppression include: women of color as irresponsible (“welfare queens”); undocumented immigrants as hyper-fertile (“anchor babies”); gays and lesbians as unfit role models for children; women as weak, vulnerable, incompetent decision makers, and in need of special protection; adolescent and teenage sexuality as reckless; and abortion providers as economically motivated to exploit women.

Examples of legislated (or legislation-supported) reproductive oppression include: the annual renewal of the Hyde Amendment; exclusion of new and undocumented immigrants from health insurance exchanges and Medicaid; attempts to defund Planned Parenthood; the proliferation of and state funding for Crisis Pregnancy Centers; mandatory waiting periods, physician statements, and ultrasounds for abortion; TRAP laws regulating clinics and limiting patients’ access; race- and sex-selection bans; curtailing health insurance coverage for reproductive health services; attempts to take away birthright citizenship; drug-testing of welfare recipients; prosecution of pregnant women and mothers battling substance abuse; resistance to making the HPV vaccine more accessible to minors; and laws allowing the denial of reproductive services on the basis of conscience.

We encourage writing that amplifies lesser heard voices, applies an intersectional approach to legal thinking, offers anti-essentialist analysis, and/or suggests innovative solutions that take into account the practical realities and the lived experiences of the people affected by various forms of subordination and reproductive oppression.

Papers should have a domestic focus, but may draw on international materials such as human rights treaties, international legal norms, and comparative law, in addition to U.S. statutory law and regulation and/or constitutional case law. Authors are asked to apply a reproductive justice lens and/or human rights framework to their analyses of the issues. To learn more:

-- What is Reproductive Justice?: http://lsrj.org/orientation/
--Reproductive Rights as Human Rights:
http://reproductiverights.org/sites/crr.civicactions.net/files/documents/RRareHR_final.pdf
-- Previous winning submissions: www.lsrj.org/awards/#writingprize

Papers must be at least 20 pages in length (not including footnotes), double-spaced in 12-point font with footnotes in 10-point font, conforming to Bluebook citation format. Only original scholarship by current law students or 2011 graduates will be accepted. Papers submitted for publication elsewhere will be considered, but will be ineligible for first place if published elsewhere. Papers already contracted for publication as of March 2012 will not be accepted. Winners will be selected by an outside panel of legal and academic judges. Send your submission (in Word format as an email attachment) to submissions@lsrj.org by 5:00pm PST on Monday, March 5, 2012.

The 1st place winning submission will be published in New York University School of Law’s Review of Law and Social Change. Winning authors will receive cash prizes: $750 (1st place), $500 (2nd place), or $250 (3rd place) and have the opportunity to be published in the Reproductive Justice Law & Policy SSRN e-journal.

Jordan Fieldman, MD, Award

Deadline: April 2012

The Jordan Fieldman MD, Joint AMA Foundation and AMA Resident and Fellow Section Award was established in the name of a very distinguished colleague of ours whose time in this world was all too short. Dr. Jordan Fieldman was an outstanding physician and deeply concerned with helping his patients and making the world of medicine a better place. He was a strong advocate for what he believed in and was a strong force within the AMA-RFS assembly. Unfortunately, Jordan lost his battle with a brain tumor in June 2005 and can no longer be with us. We hope that by establishing this award, we can continue to create physicians like Dr. Fieldman and give them the skills and means to do so.

The Jordan Fieldman, MD, Award will be presented annually to two residents or fellows who have shown leadership or a strong interest in advocacy issues. The award money will cover travel and necessary expenses to travel and attend the Annual or Interim meeting during the year of the award. This award will give a young doctor an opportunity that he or she may otherwise never be able to experience. We feel that by attending meetings, awardees will become more aware of important medical and patient care issues and will be more able to advocate for what is important to your patients and the medical field at large. This award is open to both AMA and non-AMA members.

The Awardee must be:

- A first time attendee to the AMA-RFS Meetings
- From a state or district that does not have funding available to support resident or fellow travel to attend the AMA-RFS Meetings
- Interested and active in patient, physician or health care advocacy efforts

The Awardee must:

- submit the application along with a current curriculum vitae and (1) letter of recommendation in support of your application
- Submit 2 short essays (each less than 300 words) describing (1) your interest in advocacy and previous advocacy efforts as well as (2) your reasons for wishing to attend the AMA-RFS Meetings
- submit all application materials prior to posted deadline

Award winners will be chosen by the AMA-RFS Governing Counci and will be notified within 30 days following the application deadline. For more information please contact the AMA-RFS at rfs@ama-assn.org or (312) 464-4978.

Scholarships for the 8th Biennial Conference - Cancer, Culture & Literacy: Advancing Communications

CCL Conference Dates
Conference Date: May 17 – 19, 2012
Pre-conference workshops: May 17, 2012
Main Conference: May 17 – 19, 2012

The Cancer, Culture and Literacy Conference offers extraordinary networking and learning opportunities for individuals wanting to learn more about the roles of culture, language and literacy in cancer health disparities and in the design, implementation and evaluation of cancer communications, programs and educational interventions. Hosted by Moffitt Cancer Center, the conference provides a national forum for the exchange and dissemination of information covering current research, innovative communications, novel training programs, and emerging education practices.

This three-day conference offers a number of interactive activities including pre-conference skill-building workshops, plenary and breakout sessions, breakfast roundtables and a poster session. The conference curriculum features community-based participatory research (CBPR) approaches and qualitative methods to inform the development of cancer education media/materials and intervention design.

Conference participants include healthcare professionals, community health workers, advocates and survivors involved in developing cancer communications, innovative materials/media, educational programs and interventions that are tailored to cultural, linguistic and literacy needs of community members, Patients and cancer survivors. A variety of professional accreditation and continuing education contact hours will be offered.

The conference facilitates our understanding of cancer awareness and educational needs in diverse social, cultural, and literacy contexts. Ultimately, the goal is for attendees to incorporate culture and literacy components into the development of their communications, research, educational and outreach programs.

In an effort to assist conference registrants who have limited funding to attend conferences, we are able to offer some scholarships. The application process is online and opens on January 18, 2012.

Opens: January 18, 2012, 8:00am EST.
Closes: March 5, 2012, 5:00pm EST.

Notifications will be made: March 16, 2012

Conference Contacts

Mailing address:

Moffitt Cancer Center
Attn: Cindy Burcham
12902 Magnolia Drive, FOW-EDU
Tampa, FL 33612

Email address: CCL2012@moffitt.org

Phone number: 813-745-6031

Course Director: Cathy D. Meade, PhD, RN, FAAN

Conference Planner: Chrystyna Pospolyta, MPH
 

American Academy of Dermatology Native American Health Service Resident Rotation Program

The American Academy of Dermatology provides funding for four U.S. dermatology residents in their second or third year of residency to participate in a one- to two-week rural health elective in Chinle, Ariz., at the Indian Health Service.

Residents will have an opportunity to provide dermatologic care to the Navajo Nation population, and will work with primary health care providers to assist with diagnosis and management of dermatologic diseases. Residents are expected to keep records of consults, prepare lectures and submit a report of activities to the Academy.

ApplyGrant recipients receive a stipend for airfare, accommodations and board. Second- and third-year residents are encouraged to apply. Four grants are available for rotations to be completed in March, May, August and November during a period of one to two week(s). Each applicant must attach a letter of support from his or her program director or department chair, write a short application essay and submit a complete curriculum vitae with his or her online application.

Applications for 2013 rotations are now opened through April 30, 2012.

Call for Nominations: Robert F. Allen Symbol of H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Through Empowerment) Award

Award Criteria

The Robert F. Allen Symbol of H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Through Empowerment) Award honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to promoting cultural diversity within health promotion or who have demonstrated significant achievement in serving the health promotion needs of underserved populations. National prominence or celebrity status is not one of the criteria for the award.

The purposes of this award are to (1) reward those who have devoted their careers to serving underserved populations and promoting cross-cultural harmony, (2) disseminate innovative and effective strategies to do this, and (3) increase the attention directed toward these efforts within the health promotion community.

This award is made in recognition of Dr. Robert F. Allen’s work in helping people live harmoniously and achieve their greatest potential by learning how to create cultural norms that support these goals.

Nominations and Selection Process

Award winners will be selected from nominations submitted by peers. Nominations should include the following information:

1. An email with the names, addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses of the two people submitting the nomination and of the nominee.

2. A two page narrative description, in a Microsoft Word document, of the nominee's contributions or achievements in promoting cultural diversity within health promotion or meeting the health promotion needs of underserved populations, with specific examples of how the nominee has influenced and contributed in these areas. Nominations will be reviewed by an anonymous award committee.

Deadlines and Award Announcements

Nominations must be received by April 25, 2012 and the winner will be announced in June.
Prize

The award winner will receive a cash prize of $3,500 and a commemorative plaque.

Award Sponsors

This award is presented annually by the American Journal of Health Promotion. The cash award is made possible through grants provided by the California Wellness Foundation, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and the Allen family.

Please send all nominations to:
RFAhopeaward@healthpromotionjournal.com

Nominations should be sent as an attachment in Microsoft Word.

Call for Applications: Public Health Internships for Undergraduates Interested in Eliminating Health Disparities

The Summer Enrichment Program in Health Management and Policy (SEP), is designed to familiarize undergraduate students with how management and policy can combine to combat inequalities in health care that confront low-income communities across the United State via practical work experience. Interns are placed in hospitals, community health centers, and other health care organizations in the Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint area. This program is now in its 27th year. The application is available on our website at:
http://www.sph.umich.edu/sep/ .

The Future Public Health Leaders Program (FPHLP) is designed to increase awareness of Health Behavior/Health Education and Environmental Health Sciences as viable career options for undergraduates and recent graduates interested in eliminating health disparities. Students will be placed in public health and community-based organizations in the Southeast Michigan area that can provide them with experiential learning opportunities in either Health Behavior/Health Education or in Environmental Health. The Future Public Health Leaders Program (FPHLP) is funded through a Cooperative Agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE). For program details and application, please see:
www.sitemaker.umich.edu/um-fphlp/<http://www.sitemaker.umich.edu/um-fphlp/>

SEP and FPHLP program participants will receive a paid eight-week summer internship, an orientation session, on-campus housing, and round-trip travel expenses to and from Ann Arbor. MI. Daily transportation to and from the internship site, and a GRE preparation course (Kaplan) and are also provided at no cost to the students.

Please note that the application deadline is February 10, 2012.

Please contact Charlita Daniels, Program Manager, or me if you would like to discuss either the Summer Enrichment Program or the Future Public Health Leaders Program further. The email addresses are: um_sep@umich.edu<mailto:um_sep@umich.edu> or fphl.program@umich.edu<mailto:fphl.program@umich.edu>. The phone number is: (734) 936-3296.

Richard Lichtenstein, Ph.D.
Director
Summer Enrichment Program (SEP)
Future Public Health Leaders Program (FPHLP)

Richard Lichtenstein, PhD, MPH
Department of Health Management and Policy
University of Michigan
School of Public Health
1415 Washington Heights
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029
Phone: (734) 936-1316

Call for Nominations: Herbert W. Nickens Medical Student Scholarships

These awards consist of five scholarships given to outstanding students entering their third year of medical school who have shown leadership in efforts to eliminate inequities in medical education and health care and have demonstrated leadership efforts in addressing educational, societal, and health care needs of minorities in the United States. Each recipient receives a $5,000 scholarship in November of the year the scholarships are awarded.

Nomination Process
The deadline for receipt of nominations is May 4, 2012.

A medical school may nominate one student per year for this award. A candidate must be:

a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and
entering the third year of study in a LCME-accredited U.S. medical school in fall 2012. Students enrolled in combined degree programs (such as M.D./Ph.D.) are eligible when they are entering their third year of medical school.

A nomination packet must contain 10 stapled sets (one with originals; nine with photocopies). Each stapled set must be collated in the following order:

a nomination letter from the medical school's dean or the dean's designate discussing the nominee's:

leadership efforts to eliminate inequities in medical education and health care,
demonstrated leadership efforts in addressing the educational, societal, and health-care needs of minorities,
excellent academic achievement through the first and second years of medical school (this is essential when a school has a pass/fail grading system),
awards and honors, special research projects, and extracurricular activities in which the student has shown leadership abilities;
a letter of recommendation from the medical school's institutional GSA diversity affairs officer;
a letter of recommendation from a faculty member;
a personal statement by the nominee, which does not exceed two double space pages, assessing their leadership efforts in eliminating inequities in medical education and health care for minorities;
a curriculum vitae (CV) for the nominee which clearly indicates contact information; and
the nominee's official medical school academic transcript (remember to photocopy both sides of the transcript).

*All letters and personal statements should be doubled-spaced with 1”margins, and size 12, Times New roman font.

A nomination packet with 10 collated and stapled sets must be received by May 4, 2012. Late nominations will not be considered.

Association of American Medical Colleges
2450 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037-1126

Phone: 202-828-0400
Fax: 202-828-1125

Request for Nominations: Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship

The award recognizes an outstanding junior faculty member who has demonstrated leadership in the United States in addressing inequities in medical education and health care; demonstrated efforts in addressing educational, societal, and health care needs of minorities; and is committed to a career in academic medicine. The recipient receives a $15,000 grant to support his or her academic and professional activities. Funding for the fellowship begins in November of the year the fellowship is awarded. The recipient will be required to submit a final narrative and financial reports.

Request for Nominations
The deadline for receipt of nominations is May 4, 2012.

A medical school may nominate one current faculty member per year for this award. A candidate must:

be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident;
hold the rank of full-time assistant professor in an LCME-accredited U.S. medical school department;
have held the assistant professor position for no more than three years,
have received only one appointment as assistant professor; and
hold a M.D., Ph.D., or have earned another doctoral degree.

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 from the medical school's dean or the dean's designate discussing the nominee's:

demonstrated leadership (or leadership potential) in addressing inequities in medical education and health care,
demonstrated efforts in (or potential for) addressing educational, societal, and health care needs of minorities, and
strong commitment to a career in academic medicine;
2. a letter of recommendation from the nominee's department or section chair;

3. a letter of recommendation of the nominee's choosing;

4. a personal statement from the nominee, which does not exceed four double-spaced pages, discussing his or her motivations and objectives for a career in academic medicine, and their research interests;

5. an itemized one-page budget with specific details on how the fellowship funds will be used; and

6. a current curriculum vitae (CV) for the nominee, which clearly indicates exact date of appointment and contact information.

*All nomination letters and personal statement should be double-spaced with one inch margins, and size 12, Times New Roman font.

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 Faculty Fellowship Award Committee
c/o Angela R. Moses
Association of American Medical Colleges
2450 N Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20037-1127

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