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ECFMG FELLOWSHIPS
IFME is a fellowship program for
faculty from foreign medical schools. The program provides opportunities
for faculty from schools of medicine outside the United States to study
aspects of medical education that have the potential to improve medical
education in their home country institutions and departments.
Applications will be accepted for
study periods of six months to one year. Approximately 20 fellowships will
be available. Only one application can be accepted for consideration from
a home country institution. Applications are due at the ECFMG by .
Eligible areas of study include:
* educational methodology
* curriculum design
* evaluation systems
* development of basic and
clinical science departments
Although the major emphasis of
this program is to learn educational processes, fellows may concurrently
pursue some collaborative research interest with U.S. basic science
or clinical faculty.
Fellowships ARE NOT provided for
any of the following: programs in basic or clinical research, degree-granting
educational programs, programs that require tuition payments, grants
for short-term courses or conference attendance, specialty training in
residency programs, clinical fellowships, training solely in clinical procedures,
or educational programs in schools
of public health.
ELIGIBILITY
Candidates for this program must:
* reside and work in their
home countries at the time of application and at the time of acceptance
of the fellowship award.
* Hold an academic appointment
as a faculty member in a school of medicine or postgraduate medical education
institute.
* Have a graduate or professional
degree in clinical medicine or in a basic science that is taught in a
medical education setting in the U.S. or a professional degree in
education.
* Have not less than three
years of wor experience as a faculty member in the home country following
completion of their formal academic and clinical training.
* Document competence in
written and spoken English.
* Have the endorsement of
a home country medical school or postgraduate medical education institute
for the proposed educational program.
* Have a position to return
to in the home country medical school, organization, or institution upon
completion of the fellowship.
Candidates will be notified of
the final results of the review of applications about six months following
the closing date for receipt of applications.
Fellowship allowances generally
include a monthly stipend *of $2,400, round trip economy class airfare
for the fellow only, and travel to one scientific meeting in the
U.S., as appropriate. In addition, the program provides health insurance
for the fellow and accompanying family members.
Further information and application
forms may be obtained by written, telephone or faxed requests to the following
address:
Educational Commission for
Foreign Medical Graduates
Washington Office, Suite
475
2401 Pennsylvania Avenue,
N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037
USA
Tel: (202) 293 9320
Fax: (202) 457 0751
More information is available at
http://www.ecfmg.org
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