Scholarship for Physicians in Developing Countries

Eligibility

Scholarships are available to physicians who care for seriously ill patients and permanently reside and practice in a developing country.  It is our hope that the scholarship recipients will share the knowledge gleaned from the Annual Assembly to improve the palliative care offerings in their home country. Preference will be given to applicants who are
• members of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM).  Free virtual membership is available to physicians who reside in a developing nation as defined by the World Bank as "lower or middle income" & HINARI list of eligible countries
• have not previously attended the Annual Assembly
• are junior in their career, and
• whose organizations are considered least able to afford this opportunity.

Learn how previous scholarship winners have benefitted from attending the Annual Assembly.

"Attending the conference was really a meaningful experience for me in terms of getting a lot of new knowledge and friends / colleagues as well; I now have a feeling of strong support meaning that in case if needed, I and my colleagues can address our new friends who are more experienced in palliative care and get really useful advices..." Mariam Velijanashvili, MD

"I can say I gained remarkable knowledge and experience from the assembly. It was so rewarding and educational. Particularly the opportunity I got to make a presentation at the assembly was my lifetime best experience. This was made possible through the generous support of AAHPM for Developing Countries Scholarship recipients. I believe and hope that I will be able to achieve the goal of delivering optimal palliative care to the needy patients. I also hope that clinicians like me will get similar opportunity." Senbata Abdissa, MD

"...I will recommend this program to other physicians. Program like this provide the opportunity to learn the palliative care and to develop relation and net working with different colleagues around the world." Bishnu Paudel, MD

"I remain eternally grateful to the AAHPM for the initiative to reach out to developing countries through a scholarship. We would have great difficulty attending and sharing at such international meetings. The bridges and networks we build are valuable for the progress of professionals and they open the world up for us who are in the formative stages of a career in Palliative care. Offering membership to the AAHPM means that the recipient stays in touch and with the regular updates and newsletters we receive it means we continue to receive and pass along even long after the Assembly itself ends." Eddie Mwebesa, MMed MB ChB 

See what the 2012 Annual Assembly offered:

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Timeline

Application period opens: August 1, 2012
Deadline for applications: September 30, 2012
Notification of awards: Late December 2012

Instructions

The application will consist of the following questions:

Part One-
First & Last Name
Credentials
Title and Position
Type of organization: government, university, private or other
Organization website
Current address
Telephone 
Fax number
Email address
Are you a member of AAHPM?
Have you previously attended an AAHPM meeting? 
Do you know of an AAHPM member who could serve as your sponsor/on-site host? 
How did you learn about this scholarship?

Part Two- Essay Questions (responses limited to 500 characters):
1. Provide an overview of the organization(s) for which you work (if more than one, provide an overview of each). Content could include: date organization was founded, types of patients, settings of care, how organization is funded, etc.

2. Provide an overview of the work you do (if you work for more than one organization, provide an over of each). Content could include: job title, number of hours at each job each week, types of activities in which you are involved (patient family care, education, research, advocacy, administration), number of new patients seen each year, types of patients you treat (patients with AIDS, cancer, the elderly, etc.), types of educational programs in which you are involved, etc.

3. Describe why you are attracted to work in hospice and palliative care.

4. Describe how your attendance at the Annual Assembly will benefit you and the work you do.

5. Describe how you will share what you learn at the Annual Assembly with other colleagues in your community, region or country.

Scholarship recipients will be asked to participate in a discussion forum during the Annual Assembly sharing the practice of hospice and palliative medicine in their country and will also be required to submit a written report describing how their attendance at the Annual Assembly benefited their work. Scholarship recipients will be required to secure their own Visa.  Applicants will receive notification from the AAHPM office confirming their application has been received. 

The application period for the 2013 Annual Assembly has passed. 

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