Opportunities in Global Health
Kristi Vo, Recruitment and Participant Support Specialist, GHFP-II
Arielle Slam, former Intern, Center for Accelerating Innovation and Impact, USAID
Thursday, October 10, 2013 | 12:15 – 1:15 PM Eastern
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Kristi Vo
Recruitment and Participant Support Specialist
Global Health Fellows Program II
Public Health Institute
Arielle Slam, MPH/MBA ‘14
Center for Accelerating Innovation
and Impact Intern
Global Health Fellows Program II
Public Health Institute
Global Health Fellows Program II
Our Vision:
To develop a diverse group of global
health professionals at different stages
in their careers to support, sustain and
strengthen the effectiveness of USAID’s
Bureau of Global Health’s current and
future programs
How:
- Fellowships
- Internships
- Professional and career
development
All positions require US citizenship or permanent resident status.
USAID Overview
Global Health Fellows Program II
The Program
Administered by
In Partnership With
Fellowship & Internship Locations
• Afghanistan
• Bangladesh
• Burkina Faso
• Cambodia
• DR Congo
• Egypt
• Ethiopia
• Guyana
• India
• Indonesia
• Kenya
• Liberia
• Malawi
• Mali
• Mozambique
• Namibia
• Nepal
• Nigeria
Red: Fellows & Interns, Blue: Interns only, White: Fellows Only
• Rwanda
• Senegal
• South Africa
• Switzerland
• Tanzania
• Thailand
• Uganda
• USA
• Vietnam
• Zambia
Sample Technical Specialties Include:
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Avian Influenza
Commodities Security & Logistics
Environmental Health
Health Systems
HIV/AIDS
Knowledge Management
Malaria
Maternal & Child Health
• Monitoring & Evaluation
• Nutrition & Food Safety
• Population, Health, &
Environment
• Public/Private Partnerships
• Reproductive Health
• Service Delivery Improvement
• Technical Research
• Tuberculosis
Many Roads to Global Health Careers
Passion for overcoming
health disparities
Exposure to domestic public health
Domestic experiences
with immigrant communities
Domestic volunteer work in
resource challenged settings
Academic focus
on health or related
areas
Unique, relevant
life experiences
Ready access to
global health opportunities
Peace Corps, other
overseas volunteer
opportunities
Overseas internships
Study abroad
Academic focus
on global health
Am I Qualified for an Internship?
Think about how you can address
these requirements:
• Currently enrolled in or recent
graduate of a graduate-level
program
• Can work independently
• Experience working with adolescent
sexual and reproductive health or
adolescent HIV/AIDS programs
• Experience conducting
literature reviews
• Proficient with Microsoft
Office
• Strong verbal and written
communication skills
• US Citizenship or Permanent
Residency required
Note: A writing sample may be required of all applicants.
Am I Qualified for a Fellowship?
Think about how you can address
these requirements:
• Graduate of a master’s program • Intro level: 0-7 years of experience
• Mid-career level: 5-10 years of
• US Citizenship or Permanent
experience
Residency required
• Senior level: 10+ years of
experience
Stay in Touch!
www.ghfp.net
facebook.com/GHFPII
Informational Interviews
Email List
bit.ly/GHFP-II
@ghfpii
[email protected]
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Thank You!
It's about people! PHI and partners hire—and strengthen
the performance of—talented global health professionals.