Post-doctoral Fellow Programs

The LabAspire Program provides partial funding to two post-doctoral programs to support the training of post-doctoral candidates to become Public Health Laboratory Directors. These programs prepare professionals to pass one of the board exams required under the Clinical Laboratories Improvement Amendments (CLIA).

The two programs are:

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, is providing post-doctoral training in a 2-year American Board of Medical Microbiology (ABMM) Clinical Microbiology and Public Health Program accredited by the Committee on Postgraduate Education Programs (CPEP) of the American Society for Microbiology. Fellowship candidates should have an MD or a PhD in a microbiology related field. Fellows in this program will rotate through the Los Angeles County Public Health Laboratory for three months of public health laboratory training and will also have a brief period of training at Orange County Public Health Laboratory and California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Microbial Disease Laboratory in Richmond. Additional rotations in other public health laboratories can also be arranged depending on the interests of the trainee. The program also supports attending public health and microbiology meetings and research in topics related to microbiology and public health. These activities will allow the Post-doctoral Fellows to become familiar with the public health microbiology mission.

For information about the UCLA ABMM post-doctoral program visit: http://www.pathnet.medsch.ucla.edu or http://dgsom.healthsciences.ucla.edu/ or contact Dr. Michael Lewinski, UCLA ABMM Post-doctoral Director, at: mlewinski@mednet.ucla.edu or 310 794-2751.

The Microbial Diseases Laboratory Branch, California Department of Public Health (CDPH), located in Richmond, provides a 2-Year Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program in Public Health and Medical Microbiology. This program, established in Fall 2008, accepts 1-2 new fellows per year.

For information about the CDPH Richmond Post-doctoral program contact: Sahskkia S. Saballos Sahskkia.Saballos@cdph.ca.gov.

Other Post-doc programs that prepare candidates for public health laboratory director positions include:

The Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) Public Health Policy Fellowship Program is a unique opportunity for recent MPH or Doctorate degree graduates of ASPH-member, accredited, schools of public health (accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health) to participate in the national health policy-making process. The Fellows will be placed in either a congressional or committee office on Capital Hill in Washington, DC, where they will observe and participate in the legislative process as it pertains to public health.  Fellows will both learn about broad, crosscutting public health policy and contribute to legislative efforts.  For more information or to apply for this fellowship opportunity, please visit the ASPH website at: http://www.asph.org/FIapplications/positionList.cfm.

The Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are offering a new “Public Health Preparedness Fellowship.”  The fellow will be housed in CDC’s Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response (COTPER) in the Division of State and Local Readiness (DSLR) which was created following the events of 9/11 and anthrax in October 2001 to promote state and local public health emergency preparedness and readiness capacity.  The fellowship is intended to promote greater connections between the public health workforce at the federal, state, and local levels with academic experts in public health preparedness who are based in CDC-funded Centers for Public Health Preparedness (CPHP).  For more information please visit the website at: http://www.asph.org/document.cfm?page=751&JobProg_ID=17.

The Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH), through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office of Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response, announces the availability of funds to support 2 fellowship opportunities. This fellowship program is part of a cooperative agreement between the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). One of the primary purposes of this cooperative agreement is to "identify new approaches and opportunities for field experience in which graduate candidates and early career professionals with graduate degrees can practice applying skills and knowledge learned in the classroom and field." The fellowship program is sponsored cooperatively by the Association of Schools of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to provide leadership training in terrorism preparedness and emergency response. To find out more information please visit the website at: info@asph.org.

The Yerby Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is designed as a bridge between academic training in health-related disciplines and entry-level faculty positions in public health, and is one of many avenues to postdoctoral training at the Harvard School of Public Health. The Program engages fellows in exceptional professional development opportunities under the tutelage and guidance of experienced faculty members within the School. The Fellowship Program enhances presentation skills, and a strong emphasis is placed on the development of research and teaching.  The Yerby Postdoctoral Fellowship Program operates under the aegis of the Division of Public Health Practice at the Harvard School of Public Health. Five fellowships, carrying an annual stipend of $55,000 plus benefits are awarded each year.  For more information please visit the website at: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/academicaffairs/yerby.htm or the Director, Betsy Johnson at (617) 496-8064.

The Harvard School of Public Health offers Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Health Services Research for physicians who wish to develop the skills necessary to become independent researchers in the areas of:

Based in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard School of Public Health, the Health Services Research Training Program is offered in collaboration with the Department of Biostatistics, the Harvard Medical School and a number of Harvard affiliated Teaching Hospitals. To apply, send a curriculum vitae, three letters of reference, and a two page statement describing career goals, research interests, and reasons for applying to:

Arnold M. Epstein, MD
c/o AHRQ Fellowship Program Admissions
Dept. of Health Policy and Management
Harvard School of Public Health
677 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Or email: aocchipi@hsph.harvard.edu

Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) Laboratory Fellowships
The Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) Laboratory Fellowship Program, sponsored by APHL and CDC, trains and prepares scientists for careers in public health laboratories and supports public health initiatives related to infectious disease research. The EID Advanced Laboratory Training Fellowship is a one-year program designed for bachelor’s or master’s level scientists, with emphasis on the practical application of technologies, methodologies and practices related to emerging infectious diseases. The EID Laboratory Research Fellowship is a two-year program designed for doctoral level (PhD, MD or DVM) scientists to conduct high-priority infectious diseases research.  For more information please email: Heather Roney, Fellowship Program Manager at: heather.roney@aphl.org.

The School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley offers a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Health Services and Health Policy Research with advanced multidisciplinary training and education to outstanding economists, political scientists, sociologists, public policy and health professionals interested in health services research training. Training areas include health economics, financing of health services, public health policy, managed care, health workforce, and health insurance. To apply or request an application, interested candidates should contact our offices by calling 510-643-4100, emailing skelly@berkeley.edu or visiting our website at: http://www.petris.org/trainingprograms.htm.