One Health Fellowship Application Form

Applications are due by February 16th, 2018

Surname
First name(s)
Date of Birth
Nationality
Country of Residence
Place of work
Job Title
Department/Center/Division
Email Address
Phone
Name of Supervisor
Email of Supervisor
Can we contact your Supervisor? (Yes/No)
  1. The following are the United States placement sites for the Fellowship. Based on your interest, experience, and training needs, please rank the sites in order of interest with 1 being the highest. If you are selected, we will do our best to match the site with your interests. However, we cannot guarantee that you will be assigned to your first selection.

The Cummings School for Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, Department of Infectious Disease and Global Health (Grafton, Massachusetts)
Tufts University, Tisch Institute for Civic Engagement (Medford, Massachusetts)
One Health Commission (Apex, North Carolina)
Massachusetts Department of Public Health (Boston, Massachusetts)
Rhode Island Climate Change Program (Providence, Rhode Island)
Veterinarians International (New York, New York)
Pennsylvania State University, The Huck Institute of Life Sciences (University Park, Pennsylvania)
Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts (HECCMA) (Worcester, Massachusetts)
University of Minnesota, USAID One Health Workforce Project (Saint Paul, Minneapolis Minnesota)
  1. Describe your reasons for applying for this One Health Fellowship (not more than 200 words).
  1. Describe your current job. Does it allow you to promote Global Health Equity using the One Health initiative? If not, how would you do so in the future? (not more than 200 words)
  1. This is a global exchange program, and therefore it is our belief that your placement organization should also benefit from your skills and experiences. What knowledge and skills do you hope to bring to your organization? (not more than 200 words)
  1. What knowledge and skills do you hope the One Health Fellowship program will provide? (not more than 200 words)
  1. As part of the fellowship, you will be required to develop a follow up project to implement when you are back in Rwanda. This project will be developed and implemented with the support of your US mentor. Depending on your focus area, this could be a research project, a community innovation project, development of a case study, creating and/or revising course proposals and materials, or drafting manuscripts for publication. Describe some of the ideas you have for a One Health follow up project (not more than 200 words)
  1. Please provide a brief (half a page) biography. If you are selected for participation, your biography will be used to introduce you to the rest of the cohort before the program. Please use the Sample Biography on Page 6 as a guide.

To complete your application, please provide your name and signature below. Your signature indicates your availability, if selected, to prepare for and fully participate in the One Health Fellowship as indicated above, and your willingness to provide support, mentorship and constructive feedback for future Fellows.

Applicant SignatureDate

Applicant full Name

Please submit this application via email by February 16th, 2018and direct any questions to:

Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Infectious Disease and Global Health

200 Westboro Road, North Grafton, MA 01536

Tel +15088874208

Remember to submit your CV or resume with this application form

SAMPLE BIO

Hellen Amuguni

Dr. Amuguni earned her veterinary degree from the University of Nairobi, Kenya, her master’sdegree inInternational Development from Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts and her PhD in Infectious Diseases from Tufts University, the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. Her doctoral dissertation was conducted in the field of vaccine research where she investigated sublingual immunization as an alternative delivery route for vaccines. The project, supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Grand Challenges for Global Health initiative, focused on developing an effective heat stable non-injectable tetanus vaccine that does not require a cold chain and can be used in developing countries.

After completion of her PhD, Dr. Amuguni joined the Department of Infectious Disease and Global Health at the Cummings School as a Research Assistant Professor. Currently, she is the Tufts Senior Technical Lead for the USAID-Emerging Pandemics Threat-One Health Workforce project in Africa. She coordinates and manages projects across eight African countries that cover 21 institutions of public health and veterinary medicine in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon and Senegal, building the capacity of partner African countries using a One Health approach to investigate, respond to, and counter existing and future emerging infectious disease and strengthening the public health workforce. She is also the Senior Faculty Advisor for the Tufts-University of Global Health Equity, One Health Collaborative project.

She teaches in the Master’s program in Infectious Disease and Global Health, and is course director for the Global health and Emerging Pandemics course. She facilitates in the DVM Introduction to Global Health course and in the International Veterinary Medicine forums, Problem Based Learning courses, and the Gender and One Health elective. She is Co-Director of the Human Dimensions of Conservation Medicine course for graduate students in the Masters in Conservation Medicine program at Tufts University. She has technical expertise in curriculum development, supporting institutions in Africa to develop, revise or review curricula related to infectious disease, gender, epidemiology and One Health. She has also trained faculty in the use of innovative teaching methodologies such as Problem based learning, One Health module development, and field based experiential learning for both in service and pre-service personnel in Africa and Southeast Asia.

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