Stanford African Scholars in Global Health Program 2024/2025 for mid-career licensed African physicians.

Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health invite applications from mid-career, licensed African physicians who are working at an academic institution in an African country who seek to improve health outcomes by gaining and implementing a new skillset.

For this unique fellowship focused on bidirectional learning and equitable partnerships, selected fellows will spend six weeks at Stanford during the 2024-25 academic year to develop a skill to help improve a specific health outcome at their institution. Cohort 1 will be at Stanford January – February 2025; Cohort 2 will travel during April – May 2025.

Requirements

• This program is open to physicians from all specialties and primary care who seek a specific skill to improve health outcomes at their institution. 
• The program prioritizes those from Sub-Saharan Africa interested in the fields of antimicrobial resistance, oncology, vaccine uptake, or inflammatory diseases.

Successful applicants will identify a needed skillset they wish to gain through the fellowship, which will help them address a clear need and improve health outcomes at their home institution. Candidates must be able to show the support of a Stanford faculty mentor who is committed to the fellow and their project’s success. 

• To be considered, applicants must meet all the following eligibility criteria: 

• Be in good standing within their institutions and demonstrate an ongoing commitment to improving health outcomes in their home countries. 
• Be an African citizen who is currently living, teaching and practicing clinically in an African country. 
• Be a board-certified medical doctor with one of the following degrees (MD, MBChB or MMed). 
• Be a mid-career physician, appointed as a faculty member for at least 3 and less than 15 years.  
• Have strong working proficiency in written and spoken English (as determined by the selection committee). 

Benefits:

• While at Stanford, fellows will be appointed as Visiting Instructors and will have the opportunity to earn Continuing Medical Education credit.
• They will then receive a generous Pfizer grant of up to $50,000 and ongoing mentorship for 12-18 months to implement a clinical improvement project at their home institution, building upon the skills developed at Stanford.
• The fellowship will culminate with a presentation at a convening to be held in an African country at a later date.

Application Process

The application process for the first two SASH cohorts is two steps.  

Step 1 

This screening application opens on February 5th (Deadline: February 25, 2024). Once eligibility is confirmed, applicants will propose: 

• A Stanford mentor to help gain or improve skills that they want to acquire while at Stanford 
• A critical need at their home institution where they will apply their new skills to improve health outcomes 
• Why Stanford specifically will enable them to address this critical need and contribute to their long-term career trajectory  

Step 2 

• Selected applicants will be notified by March 22, 2024 and invited to submit a more detailed proposal.
• The deadline for the step 2 application will be April 21, 2024 and will include essay questions about the project implementation plan and outcomes and letters of support from the faculty mentor and home institution.
• After step 2 submission, finalists may be contacted for a Zoom interview before final decisions are made. 

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Stanford African Scholars in Global Health Program 

Deadline: February 25, 2024