PHIFP is a 2-year paid fellowship in public health informatics. The competency-based and hands-on training allows you to apply information and computer science and technology to solve real-world problems.
You will have the opportunity to:
To apply for PHIFP, you must:
- Educational Requirements:A doctoral (PhD, MD) or masters level degree is required. Qualifying degree must be from an accredited academic institution in one of the following:
- Public health, medicine, health care, health-services research
- Computer science, information science, information systems
- Statistics
- Epidemiology
- Public health informatics or related discipline
- Professional Requirements:Documented 1-year experience for doctoral level candidates and 3-year experience for masters level candidates is required in one of the following fields:
- Public health informatics
- Health informatics or related field
- Information systems
- Information science
- Computer science
- Information technology
- Public health
- Related healthcare profession (medicine, nursing, veterinary medicine, dentistry, allied health professions)
Additionally, documented 1-year experience for doctoral level candidates and 3-year experience for masters level candidates is required in one of the following areas:
- Research Requirements:Documented experience in performing research or evaluation during or after academic training (e.g., publication, thesis, poster presentation, research/evaluation proposal).
Apply online between July 5 and November 3, 2010.
Application Deadlines:
- November 3: Deadline for submitting the online application (12:00 midnight, Eastern Time)
- November 11: All supporting documents must be received by this date
Contact Address:
Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road, NE
Mailstop E-92
Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Phone: 404-498-6219
Fax: 404-498-6135
E-mail: phifp@cdc.gov
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