***The application cycle for this program has been closed***

The ASPH/CDC Allan Rosenfield Global Health Fellowship Program

In recognition of a career dedicated to improving the health of the world’s most vulnerable populations, ASPH, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), established a fellowship in honor of Dr. Allan Rosenfield, former Dean of the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.  The Allan Rosenfield Global Health Fellowship Program provides international training opportunities for recent graduates of ASPH member accredited schools of public health (MPH and Doctoral level). 

The fellowship is an outstanding training opportunity to learn from leading global health experts in CDC headquarters in Atlanta as well as various international posts.  The students selected as the Allan Rosenfield Global Health Fellows are expected to involve themselves, as Dr. Rosenfield did throughout his career, in all aspects of global health.  Dr. Rosenfield touched many corners of public health as a leader in addressing issues from women’s health to AIDS and HIV to advocating healthcare for the poor and disadvantaged.  His commitment to improving lives in neighborhoods not only close to us, but in places such as rural sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, leaves behind a strong and powerful footprint that we hope to motivate our fellows to follow during the period of their fellowship and their public health careers. 

The purpose of the fellowship program is to enhance training of graduates of the schools of public health with an interest in global health.  The training offered through this program will expand the global health prevention workforce and provide fellows an opportunity to gain practical, first-hand experience working on the front lines of global public health.  Fellows will benefit from an opportunity to apply and translate academic knowledge to real world public health situations. 

Eligibility

To be eligible for this program, applicants must have received their Masters or Doctorate degree prior to the beginning of the fellowship (no later than August 2009) or within the last five years (no earlier than May 2004).  Graduate degrees must come from an ASPH member graduate school of public health accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health. (A list of accredited schools with full ASPH membership can be accessed via the ASPH website at http://www.asph.org).  All applicants must be U.S. citizens or hold a visa permitting permanent residence (“Green Card”) in the U.S. to be eligible for the fellowship program.

When and where are the Fellowships offered?

International fellowships may be placed within a global health program at CDC headquarters in Atlanta, or in one of the 50 foreign countries where CDC is working with the Ministry of Health and other Public Health partners, depending on the needs of the program. Additional travel during the fellowship period may be required depending on program activities and priorities. The selected fellow is required to relocate to the fellowship location.

Important Note: Exact geographical locations will not be determined until the final placement process.  At that time, successful applicants will be offered positions and notified of the geographic location for that particular position. 

The selected fellows will be required to relocate to the fellowship assignment locations. Once a fellow has accepted the position, he/she will receive a full disclosure packet including consular information sheets for the host country and a waiver of liability, if applicable.

Selected fellows will be required to attend an Orientation program in mid-September 2009.  Fellowship assignments will begin following Orientation.