Fellow - NAM-HKU Fellowship in Global Health Leadership - Tenders Global

Fellow – NAM-HKU Fellowship in Global Health Leadership

School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong

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Background

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the U.S. National Academy of Medicine (NAM) have established the NAM-HKU Fellowship in Global Health Leadership since 2019. The Fellowship Programme aims to provide a two-year training for early to mid-career scholars to learn and work at HKU School of Public Health and the U.S. National Academy of Medicine in global health leadership. 

Inaugural Fellowship Programme

Thanks to the generous donation of Dr Patrick Poon, the Fellowship programme has been running for three years from 2019 to 2021. Profiles of the three awardees can be found here.

New Cohorts

With the generous donation of the Suen Chi Sun Charitable Foundation, the School is most pleased to announce that the Fellowship Programme has been extended for another two years. We are calling for applications for the 2025-26 cohort. 

 

 

About the Programme

The Fellowship Programme shall include:

  • scholarship to undertake the Master of Public Health (MPH) programme, on either part-time or full-time basis, at the HKU School of Public Health; and 
  • attachment at HKU School of Public Health, for research or knowledge exchange under the guidance of a professoriate staff; and
  • Two three-month stays at the U.S. National Academy of Medicine, Washington, D.C., U.S. during which the Fellow will learn and collaborate with an appropriate Board/ Expert Committee/ Roundtable, and be supported by a faculty mentor who is a member of NAM; and
  • roundtrip airfare from Hong Kong to Washington, D.C., U.S. for the NAM residency experience

Please note the Fellow shall be responsible for travel to Hong Kong (if applicable), and living costs during their stay in Hong Kong and Washington, D.C., U.S. when undertaking the Fellowship Programme.

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