Global Health Hospital Medicine Fellowship

The Global Health Hospital Medicine Fellowship aims to prepare the next generation of physician leaders who hope to improve healthcare across the globe. This fellowship is designed to allow participants to develop an area of concentration and give them the tools necessary to improve healthcare outcomes and systems, work effectively in resource-limited healthcare settings, and perform ethically informed global research and scholarship.

Testimony

"After my residency at Northwestern, I was fortunate to take a faculty position in the Division of Hospital Medicine in which I was supported to pursue my interest in global health. I gained essential clinical skills during my clinical time at Northwestern while also spending significant time in Rwanda working at the Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence with Partners in Health. I was inspired by the work in Rwanda to develop resource adapted interventions for delivery of oncology care in a rural setting and was fortunate to have the support from mentors in the Division of Hospital Medicine and Center for Global Health. Because of this, I pursued hematology and oncology fellowship at the University of North Carolina and have launched a career in global oncology." - Jennifer Morgan, MD University of Minnesota, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation

About the Program

Education

Fellows will receive a Master of Science in Global Health (MSGH)

Fellows will complete the MSGH on the one-year track.

In addition, fellows will participate in 1-2 of the following programs depending on focus:

Medical Education

Feinberg Academy of Medical Educators (FAME) Certificate
Designing and Implementing Simulation-Based Mastery Learning Curricula through Northwestern Simulation
POCUS Faculty Development Certificate Program through the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM)

Quality Improvement

Academy for Quality and Safety (AQSI) Program at Northwestern Medicine (assistance available)

Global Health Rotation

Fellows rotate for 4-6 weeks in Hillside Health Care International Clinic in Eldridgeville, Belize, with primary responsibilities including clinical educator, preceptor, supervision of medical students interested in primary care and involvement in a longitudinal QI project. Fellow will participate in Global Health pre-departure training with the McGaw Clinical Scholars. Other site locations globally are available for a second rotation but will be discussed and determined based on current projects. Example opportunities include hospitals in Nigeria, Kenya, and Rwanda.

Projects and Scholarship

Projects

Fellows participate in 1-2 projects, utilizing global health education ethics guidelines and the framework of community-engaged scholarship, with access to research coordinators and biostatistics support provided by the fellowship. Fellows receive mentorship from one primary and one or two secondary mentors for project feedback and professional development.

Scholarly Activity

Fellows will submit 1-2 abstracts for research events and prepare a manuscript for publication. Fellows are required to present work at the annual IGH Global Health Day or Global Health Education Day and one professional national conference. In addition, fellows gain professional society membership to the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH), Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM), with the option for one further medical education organization.

Clinical Activities

Fellows' primary clinical training site is at Northwestern Medicine through the Division of Hospital Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, with a recommendation that clinical responsibilities are 50% of fellows' time. Fellows spend two weeks on a learner service.

Teaching Activities

Fellows are responsible for medical education and teaching activities, including:

During rotation, preceptor at Hillside Health Care International Clinic in Belize
2-3 resident and medical student lectures
2 presentations at the Hospital Medicine Division's journal club or case conference
Review student abstracts for Global Health Education Day

Eligibility

This is a one-year, non-ACGME accredited fellowship. Applicants must be board-eligible physicians with a completed internal medicine residency. Candidates should express a commitment to careers in Global Health.

Application Process

Applicants will be reviewed by a committee through a competitive application process, and will be accepted on a rolling basis. The fellowship's clinical hours begin on July 1 annually.

Applicants will also have to be accepted as a Hospitalist Attending. After your application to the fellowship has been reviewed, you will receive a link to apply for the corresponding Feinberg School of Medicine position.

To apply, submit the following via our online application:

CV
Statement describing interests and past global health experiences, as well as global health career goals and desired outcomes from program participation. (1,000 words maximum)
Letter of recommendation from a faculty member or other professional familiar with your current experiences and interest in global health.

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Contact Us

For more information or questions, please contact Grace Nelson at grace.nelson@northwestern.edu.