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Check out the links below for information about the University of Virginia Internal Medicine subspecialty fellowship programs and the application process. And check here to see where our recent graduates have matched for fellowship.
Based on its founding principle that health is a universal human value, the UVa Center for Global Health (CGH) is dedicated to addressing the health of the disadvantaged and alleviating the diseases of poverty. The Center builds on the University's history of sustained international collaboration, a uniquely interactive contiguity of schools and departments, and the Jeffersonian tradition of global vision, and is committed to excellence in service, research, training and education. Opportunities for travel, study, and research in international health are available to undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students through a variety of programs. We have opportunities for residents in both international research and clinical electives. Our current collaborations are with sites in Brazil, Ghana, China, Phillipines, Bangladesh, South Africa, Mexico, Tanzania and Haiti.
Here are Some Examples of Opportunities for Residents . . .
• Global Health Scholar Awards
Applications and deadline updates are available on the CGH site.
Established in 2001, this program encourages UVa students to work across school disciplines on an aspect of health and the diseases of poverty. Issues range from basic to social sciences, bioethics and education, to engineering and policy. Travel awards to support research projects (typically in the $1,000 - $3,000 range) are granted on a competitive basis. To promote interdisciplinary work, applications are made in concert with two mentors, one from the student's home department and one from outside the student's home department or school. Selection criteria include excellence of the proposed project, evidence of mentor involvement, and relevance to important health issues of impoverished populations. Scholars may explore new collaborations or existing connections between the University and Brazil, China, Ghana, South Africa, Bangladesh, Thailand, India, Mexico, Haiti, and the Philippines and will work in an impoverished area for a minimum of 6 weeks. Award recipients are expected to seek academic credit for their projects with a faculty mentor, produce a final product by the end of the following semester, and make a presentation in a public forum.
• Pfizer-CGH Scholar Awards in Infectious Disease
Applications and deadline updates are available on the PIIH site.
This program provides funds for medical students, residents, and other students from UVa to engage in innovative international research on topics related to infectious disease for periods ranging from six weeks to one year. Innovative research projects within existing UVa collaborations in Uganda, Brazil, Ghana, Mexico, China, South Africa, and the Philippines are encouraged. Applicants are required to identify mentors at both UVa and the international research site to assist with planning and education. Award amounts vary based on scope and duration of the project. Support assists with travel, modest living costs and project expenses.
• Framework Programs in Global Health
In October 2005, the Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health announced the awardees of the Framework Programs in Global Health. The University of Virginia joined 15 other recipient institutions. These institutions are working to engage the next generation of scientists and health workers in Global Health.The UVa Framework Program in Global Health has sponsored the creation of exciting new courses which allow UVa residents to pursue additional training on global health topics and to participate in global health research. (link here)
In 2007, the Framework Program facilitated the formation of a Global Health Interest Group which provides residents with opportunities to attend special lectures and presentations on global health as well as to meet with visiting global health professionals and researchers in a small-group setting to get career advice.
Current residents working in International Medicine include:
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• The Master's of Public Health (MPH) at the University of Virginia is an interdisciplinary professional degree designed to provide health care and other professionals with an understanding of the public health sciences, knowledge and skills that can be used in health care management, population-based research, and the community practice of public health. Each student identifies a concentration and develops an individualized course of study with an advisor that addresses the student's professional interests, needs, and goals. Graduates are generally prepared for roles in a variety of public and regulatory agencies, in for-profit and not-for-profit health agencies, and in health services research. There are two tracks within the MPH program:
Health Policy, Law, and Ethics Generalist: Practice & Research
• The Master's in Health Evaluation Sciences is an interdisciplinary graduate degree designed to meet the increasing need for trained professionals with well-developed quantitative and analytic skills. Concentrations are available in:
Clinical Investigation & Patient-Oriented Research Informatics in Medicine
For further information, please feel free to write, call, or e-mail:
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At UVa, we acknowledge the many challenging roles of women in medicine, including caring for people - one's own family and one's patients, transforming the profession through a commitment to balance of work and life, and developing leadership roles in academic medicine.
The Women in Internal Medicine group seeks to develop mentoring relationships with other female residents, fellows and attendings. Monthly meetings are held at someone's home or a local restaurant and focus on:
• Discussing issues related to work-life balance and the work environment
• Sharing experiences and patient stories as a means of rekindling our commitment to medicine
• Exploring pathways for professional development and leadership for women physicians
The group also plans to establish a lecture series to honor the vision of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman physician in the United States. To recognize the contributions of women in the field of Internal Medicine, we hope to explore topics such as:
• The Role of Negotiation in Career Advancement for Women in Medicine
• Boundary Issues in the Physician/Patient Relationship
• Women Physicians and the Tenure Tract
• Eliminating Gender Stereotypes from Medicine and Medical Education
Center for Humanism in Medicine
Through its Center for Humanism in Medicine, UVa supports programs that attest to the indivisibility of art and science in medicine, the importance of critical and reflective thought in clinical practice, and the centrality of interpersonal relationships in healing. Formal and informal programs aim to make the humanities and arts a significant presence within the academic medical community.
The Medical Center Hour, a weekly multidisciplinary conference open to the entire University community and the public, explores current, often controversial topics in ethics, law, culture, public policy, religion and spirituality, science research, and the arts as these topics relate to health. Available via podcast.
Medical Students and Resident Physicians also publish in Veritas, an annual journal of prose, poetry, visual and other arts. Sample some of the writings of our recent residents:
| • Mr. Stone & Spot | by Rebecca Dillingham |
| • Holding the Basin | by Farnaz Milani Gazoni |
| • In Hospital Herodotus | by Hunter Groninger |
| • A Difficult Patient | by Guillermo Solorzano |
| • As He Sits & Ode to Sadness | by Samuel A. Taylor, Jr. |