Internships and fellowships postings as of November 4, 2020

POSITION: The Los Angeles Area Health Services Research Training (LAAHSRT) Program – Post-Doctoral Fellowship

ORGANIZATION: Department of Health Policy and Management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

Description:

The Los Angeles Area Health Services Research Training Program postdoctoral fellowship is a joint initiative of the Department of Health Policy and Management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, RAND Health, The USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, and the VA Los Angeles Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation and Policy. It is supported by a grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The program pro-vides comprehensive training and experience to highly-qualified postdoctoral trainees so that they may effectively engage in and lead research and implementation activities aimed at improv-ing the quality and efficiency of the U.S. healthcare system.

Drawing on the expertise of faculty and researchers at the four institutions – over three dozen of whom have agreed to be mentors – the program invites applicants interested in pursuing re-search in: health systems change including study of system innovations and care outside the clin-ic; managed care and the design and impact of hospital, physician and bundled payment systems; implementation science; patient, provider, and organizational decision-making; health outcomes measurement and comparative effectiveness analysis; patient-centered care; and health equity, access and quality of care for priority populations such as racial and ethnic minorities, low income populations and patients with high expense chronic illnesses such as HIV. Research within a com-parative international framework is also invited.

Eligibility:

To be eligible to receive a postdoctoral award, the prospective candidate must be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident and have obtained a Ph.D., medical degree, or other professional doctoral degree. Awards will last two years. The fellowship provides a stipend, health insurance, and travel money to attend professional meetings. Postdoctoral fellows also have the option of pursuing a Masters degree in the UCLA Department of Health Policy and Man-agement, and most tuition and fees are covered during the fellowship.

The program is especially interested in attracting a diverse group of trainees, including those from underrepresented minority groups.

To Apply:

Apply at https://hpm.ph.ucla.edu/pages/post_doctoral

Program Questions: Contact Maria Porras: Mporras@ph.ucla.edu

Application Questions: Contact Madeline Nguyen: Mnguyen@ph.ucla.edu

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POSITION: Various Internship Programs

ORGANIZATION: The National Academy of Social Insurance

Description:

The Academy’s 2021 Summer Internship application season is now open!

The National Academy of Social Insurance is looking for graduate students, recent graduates, and qualified upper-division undergraduate students to apply for paid summer internships in public policy.

Students interested in improving the well-being of individuals and society through economic, social, and/or health policy are encouraged to apply for one of the Academy’s nationally-competitive internship programs:

• Merton C. Bernstein Internship on Social Insurance
• Somers Aging and Long-Term Care Research Internship
• Eileen Sweeney Graduate Internship in Disability Policy
• Rashi Fein Internship in Health Policy
• The Congressman Pete Stark Health Policy Internship is not recruiting for summer 2021. Students interested in summer 2022 opportunities, please send your inquiry to internships@nasi.org.

See the Internship Opportunities page for detailed descriptions of each program and candidate requirements.

Think about the talented young people you know—students, mentees, interns, and relatives—and encourage them to apply for an exciting summer working with an organization in Washington, DC.

Our programs currently anticipate that during the summer of 2021, interns will work at organizations in-person according to the organization’s protocols, and live in Washington, DC. The Academy will follow official public health guidelines as they are issued in the spring of 2021, and if necessary, transition to a virtual program (teleworking). Final arrangements will be discussed with each student selected for the program.

Application deadlines

Rashi Fein Internship in Health Policy: January 8, 2021

All other internship programs: January 29, 2021

Applications will be accepted online at https://www.nasi.org/internship-application.

For more information please contact Devin Cowens, Leadership Development Coordinator, at internships@nasi.org

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POSITION: Delivery System Science Fellowship

ORGANIZATION: Academy Health

Description:

The Delivery System Science Fellowship provides a year-long professional development opportunity for highly qualified, doctorally-prepared individuals to gain more applied experience in a delivery system setting.

The need to develop experiential-learning opportunities in delivery system settings was expressed as a specific recommendation emerging from the HSR Summit on data and methods convened by AcademyHealth in 2009. The concept of a fellowship focused on delivery system science was also defined as a priority by the AcademyHealth HSR Learning Consortium (a forum for employers, educators, and student leaders interested in advancing training in HSR) in the Consortium’s 2011 strategic plan. AcademyHealth’s strategic plan further emphasizes a commitment to advancing delivery system science.

The goal of the fellowship is to provide hands-on training and professional opportunities for highly qualified researchers with a background in health services research (HSR) or related fields to enhance analytic skills and ultimately increase the capacity of the HSR workforce.

The fellowship is guided by an advisory committee which provides strategic direction for the fellowship and plays a key role in selecting Fellows.

The fellowship is a full-time, year-long position that takes place on site. While level of support and benefits will be determined by individual host sites, the minimum level of support will reflect National Research Service Awards stipend guidelines.

Fellowship placements are slated to start in Fall 2021.

Application Instructions:

Applications are now being accepted through January 1, 2021.

For more information and to apply go here.