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The Global Forum for Health Research and The Lancet are sponsoring their second joint essay competition on the occasion of Forum 11, the 2007 annual meeting of the Global Forum for Health Research in Beijing, People's Republic of China, 29 October to 2 November 2007.

Entries relating to some aspect of the overall theme of Forum 11: Equitable access, research challenges for health in developing countries are invited from young professionals working in or interested in the broad spectrum of health research for development.

Rules, guidelines, principles, timeframe and prizes

• Essays should be no more than 1500 words long and should be written in English.
• Essays should be based on the author's own ideas and not be derived from another source.
• Essays should not have been previously published.
• They should include original, even provocative ideas and not be technical or academic texts: tables, charts, figures and references are probably not necessary.
• Authors are free to be idealistic, passionate, to take established practices to task, albeit in a constructive fashion.
• Entries are individual.
• Each author may submit one essay only.
• Authors should have been born on or after 1 January 1977.
• The deadline for receipt of entries is 20 April 2007.
• A shortlist will be announced by the end of June. Shortlisted authors will be asked to provide a high quality photograph and to confirm original authorship and date of birth.
• The winners will be notified by the beginning of August 2007. The judges' decision will be final.
• A selection of shortlisted essays will be published in an anthology.
• Winning essays will also be published on the Lancet website and their authors invited to take part in Forum 11 with all expenses paid.

Staff members of the Global Forum or of the Lancet or their immediate families are ineligible to enter the competition, as are authors of commended and winning entries from 2006. For more information and online submission, see our website.

Child Family Health International (CFHI)

2007 Global Health Electives *NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS*

4 or 8-week electives in Bolivia, Ecuador, India, Mexico and South Africa are now open for applications. Electives open to medical, pre-medical, nursing and other health science students, as well as RNs, PHNs, PAs, EMTs and gap year pre-meds.

All programs offer a comprehensive experience:

• conversational & medical Spanish classes (in Spanish-speaking countries)
• hands-on clinical rotations
• guided service-learning
• affordable fees
• first-hand experience with health-related challenges of underserved communities worldwide

For more information or to apply, visit the Child Family Health International Web site.

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Other Electives

Foundation for Sustainable Development, based in San Francisco, is an international development organization that offers internships and volunteer opportunities with over 200 community-based, grassroots organizations throughout Latin America, East Africa and South Asia.

FDS programs provide comprehensive development training, immersion, and the opportunity for students to design and implement collaborative projects with the help of a support staff and their host organization. Students have the opportunity to work in the following subject areas:

• micro-enterprise/microfinance • health • environment
• youth and education • women's empowerment
• community development • human rights

International Internship with CASA
The CASA internship program began with the intent to offer (1) a humanistic agenda created for the promotion of learning exchanges between young people and professionals in the health and social development fields and (2) the lessening of racism and prejudice worldwide. It is a full-time, 3-month minimum volunteer position at CASA's facilities in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Interns divide their time among each of CASA's numerous programs, engaging in rural outreach work, house-visits, observing and aiding in the clinic, aiding at the day care center, taking on administrative tasks such as grant writing, the production of CASA's newsletter, database development, and assisting with mailings. In the past, interns have initiated their own projects at CASA, such as a domestic violence workshop and a program focused on coping with grief after pregnancy-loss. At heart, the internship is self-directed and each intern's involvement at CASA is informed by the skills and experience they bring. But if help is ever needed, former interns, current CASA staff, and CASA's founder, Nadine Goodman, will always be available for questions, suggestions, or support. For more information on the program and how to apply, click the link above.

Volunteer in Africa is an organization dedicated to disseminating information on volunteer programs in Africa. The program recruits participants from worldwide and places them in projects in Ghana. They also organize 3-day and 9-day group tours for our volunteers, interns and visitors.

Participants volunteer at worthwhile and meaningful projects that include orphanage projects, street children projects, HIV/AIDS education projects, schools, hospitals and clinics, tree planting projects, churches, computer training projects etc. Participants stay with carefully selected, respectable and dedicated host families.

Volunteers could participate in most of the programs anytime of year for short and medium term bases. Volunteers mostly work alongside local workers and professionals. Special skills, professional qualifications or previous experience are not required of volunteers in most of the programs.

The Hillside Health Care International Medical Elective

Set in the rainforest of southern Belize and near the Caribbean shore, Hillside is now accepting applications. Eligibility: third and fourth year medical students, physician assistant students, and medical residents in Family medicine, Internal medicine and Pediatrics.

Hillside serves the population of the Toledo District, where 79% live below poverty level. Services are provided through a fixed clinic structure, mobile clinics to remote villages, and a home visit program for the elderly and disabled. The program also has a Community Health Education program administered by a community health liaison who is a local Belizean.

Hillside maintains a good working relationship with the University of Wisconsin, Concordia School of Nursing, and Marquette Physician Assistant Program and has continued to build upon the educational program started in southern Belize in the 1990s. The program is proctored by US trained faculty and currently has a full time resident Medical Director. Hillside also welcomes physicians of all specialties, PAs, nurses, and other health professionals, to volunteer their services at the clinic. This an opportunity to learn the practice of medicine in a resource-challenged, multi-cultural tropical setting. In this developing Central American country, English is the dominant language.

Visit our website at www.hillsidebelize.net.

The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) is a nonprofit organization established in 1999 with the support from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA. Initially conceived as an infectious disease and maternal-child health research unit, CIDRZ has since expanded its operations to include support to the Zambian government in its fight against AIDS.

Now accepting applications for the HIV Corps Program!

American Medical Student Association's: GLOBAL HEALTH SCHOLARS PROGRAM

If you are a health professional student passionate about global health and human rights, and seeking to become a leader in the field, be sure to apply for the AMSA's new Global Health Scholars Program! This exciting program will provide dedicated, thoughtful students with a unique opportunity to develop their own framework of human rights in global health and develop relevant skills related to writing, speaking and advocacy.

This program will provide participants with:

• An unique opportunity to focus on the human rights aspects of health through guided readings
• Skill building and leadership training through writing, speaking and advocacy components of the curriculum
• Networking with like-minded individuals, including international leaders in the field
• Certification of completion of Global Health Scholars Program
• Access to limited grants to fund international medical service ($750 per student)

The Mabelle Arole Fellowship provides a 10-month experience (starting in August) at one of the best community-based primary health projects in the world. The med student-to-be will work at the Jamkhed Comprehensive Rural Health Project in central India (Maharashtra State). The student must be a US citizen, graduated from college and been admitted to a medical school to qualify for the Fellowship. The Fellowship covers all transportation, room & board and travel in the region. Previous Fellows have described their year at Jamkhed as "life changing."

Wilderness Medicine & International Health, Wilderness Rescue, & Wilderness Survival rotations are offered by the University of Nebraska School of Medicine, the Belize Institute for Tropical & Wilderness Medicine, and GMRS Ltd. in the fabulous rain forest of Belize, Central America! These programs carry full elective, and in some cases required, credit for all residents and health professions students, and are taught by UNMC faculty. Belize (formerly British Honduras) is a safe, English speaking country, 2 hours flight from Miami, Dallas, and Houston. This is our 10th year offering these programs. Join the elite few who are selected to participate. Please visit our website for details – programs are already filling!

Unite for Sight volunteer opportunities

Unite For Sight volunteers implement outreach programs to prescribe eyeglasses, implement eye health education, and screen for cataracts, pterygium, and other eye diseases. All patients with eye disease are referred to the closest quality eye clinic for diagnosis, treatment, and surgery. This new form of delivery enables sustainable programs while simultaneously reducing all of the barriers to health care, including financial, transportation, and education hindrances. Unite For Sight's model also reduces costs and expands the ability of all people to "Unite For Sight" and help in the fight against blindness.

The Unite For Sight programs are open to individuals 18 years and older, and there is no upper age limit. Undergraduate and medical students, public health professionals, nurses, educators, optometrists, and ophthalmologists are especially encouraged to apply.

The Interhealth South America study and service program is an integrated onsite introduction to Ecuadorian and South American primary, community, and public health and healthcare for North American medical students, and residents and practicing physicians. In addition, emphasis is placed on medical Spanish language acquisition, with practical skills development in patient interviewing and examination in Spanish. The principal format of the program provides structured group and individual field experiences in international health, coordinated with medical language immersion study.

Workshops and Conferences

Fellowships/Scholarships

Carole M. Davis Scholarships
Now is also the time to submit your project proposals to win one of two Carole M. Davis Scholarships, created by GHEC to support projects with a global health focus. Click for more information about the scholarships and to apply.

FIC / Ellison Overseas Fellowships in Global Health and Clinical Research

Visit the CFHI Web site for information on scholarships.