Contra Costa/UCSF Global Health Fellowship
In Affiliation with UCSF Department of Family and Community Medicine
Mission
To equip family physicians with the knowledge and experience to be leaders in global health. Support the development of family medicine in under-resourced countries through collaboration, mentorship, and clinical education.
Essential Features of the Contra Costa/UCSF Fellowship
Current Projects
Since 2015, our fellows have been working in Malawi with Partners in Health, Nkhoma District Hospital, and the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences to develop the nascent field of Family Medicine in Malawi. The primary focus of fellows is to provide direct mentorship and teaching for the Malawian medical students during their family medicine clerkship both in the hospital and clinic setting. Our fellows are an essential part of their educational and clinical experience. Each fellow also works on systems-based issues and quality improvement projects based upon the identified needs of the community in collaboration with Partners in Health and Nkhoma.
Since 2012 we have worked with Partners in Health in the underserved area of Chiapas, Mexico. Our fellows provide mentorship, supervision, and training for newly graduated Mexican physicians who are doing their year of social service in Chiapas in this network of rural primary care clinics run by Partners in Health.
Since 2015 we have had a relationship with Aga Khan Family Medicine Residency in Nairobi, Kenya supporting their newly-formed program.
In 2017 we formed a collaboration with Jan Swasthya Sahyog (JSS) Hospital in rural India which has a new family medicine residency. Our fellows work along side the family medicine residents and assist in clinical care in this busy, mission-based, public-health-minded, tertiary care facility in the rural tribal area of central India.
All of our international sites exemplify the ethical principles of global health such as building capacity, sustainability, and reciprocity, with a focus on supporting family medicine education.
Background
The Contra Costa Family Medicine Residency program has a strong reputation for attracting physicians dedicated to working with the underserved both nationally and overseas. In 2011, residents of the global health track requested further training beyond residency to strengthen global health skills with focused support and mentorship. Through this initiative, our Global Health Fellowship was born, spearheaded by Dr. Neil Jayasekera.
Our first project from 2011-2013 was a collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital's Division of Global Health and Human Rights to help rebuild medical education in South Sudan through teaching medical students after the end of the civil war. In our second project from 2013-2015, we partnered with Maseno University Medical School in Western Kenya to successfully develop a new Family Medicine/Emergency Medicine Residency.
Since 2015 the global health fellowship has been associated with UCSF Department of Family and Community Medicine.
Application
We accept applications on a rolling basis from September 18th to October 16th. All applicants get a telephone interview, and selected applicants will have an in-person or virtual interview. Final notification of accepted applicants will be by January 18th.
A CV, a 1-2 page personal statement of why you wish to be a global health fellow, and two letters of recommendation are required, and should be emailed to CCGlobalHealth.Fellowship@cchealth.org.
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