A New Internship Program for Graduate Students SAMHSA is Accepting Applications for CSAP’s Prevention Fellowship Program Graduate Student Internship

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Substance Abuse Mental Health Services
Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) is now accepting applications for the Prevention Fellowship Program’s Graduate Student Internship.
 

The Graduate Student Internship, one component of CSAP’s Prevention Fellowship Program, invites up to 30 qualified graduate students from schools of public, behavioral, and allied health to apply for a 48-week paid internship program in participating State agencies throughout the United States. (Visit the application Web site at www.seiservices.com/SAMHSA/csap for a list of participating States.)

The purpose of the CSAP Prevention Fellowship Program Graduate Student Internship is to offer participants front-line experience in the field of substance abuse prevention. Interns will learn new techniques, master best practices in the field, and apply knowledge gained from their graduate school experience. During the internship, which will combine Web-based training and hands-on experience, students will be assigned to State agency mentors for on-site training and workforce development within the State’s substance abuse prevention system.
 

Please note that graduate interns are accepted on a State-by-State basis, as all States are not eligible participants in the Prevention Fellowship Program’s Graduate Student Internship. Interns will receive a stipend of $15 per hour and will be required to work 40 hours per week. They will not be provided with insurance, travel, lodging, per diem allowances, or conference registration reimbursement.

WHO CAN APPLY
Graduate students from any State seeking selection into the internship program must meet the following criteria and provide associated documentation:
(1) U.S. citizenship or U.S. Territories and Pacific Jurisdictions residency;
(2) enrollment in a graduate school for public, behavioral, and allied health;
(3) two letters of recommendation;
(4) a detailed essay or paper of not more than two pages on why the candidate should be selected for the internship and how selection would support his or her career goals; and
(5) a strong interest in the substance abuse prevention field.
(Please note that an applicant residing in a non-participating State may submit an application to an agency internship site outside of their State.)

APPLICATION DUE DATE:
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Applications must be received by the due date to be considered. Selected candidates are expected to begin their internships on January 25, 2010, and no later than February 1, 2010. Applicants will be notified of selection status on or before January 11, 2010. Start dates may be altered slightly, in some instances, to accommodate unforeseen circumstances.

HOW TO APPLY
Applications will be accepted from eligible candidates beginning on November 2, 2009. To apply, complete and submit the online application, which is available at www.seiservices.com/SAMHS/csap/newapplicant.aspx.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please contact Sabrina Roundtree at sroundtree@seiservices.com or 240-485-1700, ext. 157.

Research Associate Position
Department of Health Policy
School of Public health and Health services
The George Washington University

SAMSS Research Associate Duties/Responsibilities

The incumbent will work with Professors Seble Frehywot and Fitzhugh Mullan serving as the lead research staff for the WHO compulsory Service project and for the Gates Foundation Sub-Saharan Medical School Study (SAMSS).

Specific responsibilities of the Research Associate include:
o Plan, organizes, and conducts research in scientific, cultural, historical, or field regarding compulsory service programs for health workers in different countries, globally
o Prepare literature synthesis, annotated bibliography reports of completed projects for WHO-publication as well as publication in technical journals.
o Be in charge of arranging the logistics for the phone key informant interviews for the WHO project.
o Participate in key informant interviews for the WHO work and take minutes
o Work with the WHO team members in writing the intermediary and final report for the compulsory service project
o Serve as the editorial coordinator of site visit reports, copy editing the documents and circulating them for input from the site visit team for the SAMSS project
o Serving as editorial coordinator for the SAMSS Final Report
o Providing staff lead in organizing and carrying out SAMSS Findings Conference to take place in Africa in 2/10
o Performing sporadic reviews of HRH articles and documents as directed by the PI and CoPI
o Assist in survey analysis

Required Qualification
o Proficient in the skill of literature synthesis analysis reporting
o Qualified applicants should possess strong written (technical documentation) and oral communications skills, attention to detail, and the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
o Preferable MPH graduate in Health Policy, Global Health
o Overseas work or internship experience a plus (but not necessary)
o Experience work in health systems or health workforce issues in low-resource income countries at least for one year a plus
o Self starter
o High organizational skill.
o High Proficiency in Microsoft office
o Excellent writing skills

 

All applicants must include the Requisition # R17352 in your cover letter as well as the job title and mail, fax or email your cover letter and resume no later than December 7, 2009 to:
 

Dianne Culpepper-McRae, MBA, MCP
The George Washington University, School of Public Health & Health Policy
Department of Health Policy
2021 K Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 200037
Fax: (202) 994-4040
Email: dculpepp@gwu.edu
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

GW is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer