Malawi Application Available - Summer 2011

Infectious Diseases and Public Health Research in Malawi

For the past 10+ years, the UNC Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases and the Division of Infectious Diseases has sponsored two, first-year UNC medical students to conduct research at UNC Project in Lilongwe, Malawi for eight weeks during the summer. If chosen, UNC faculty will sponsor and assist in applications for scholarships and grants, however students must procure their own funding. (see list of opportunities)

Although students do not design or select their own projects, their areas of interest will be discussed and matched to existing projects and mentors in Malawi. Previous students have worked on chart audits in clinical settings, including inpatient adult medicine, pediatrics, prevention of HIV mother to child transmission, HIV outpatient care, reproductive health. Additional research studies are listed on the UNC Project, Lilongwe, Malawi website http://www.id.unc.edu/malawi

Eligibility: First-year medical students who are available for eight weeks during the summer, 2011. Student must procure their own funds. Total costs between $4,500-$5,000.

Application Deadline: Applications are due by November 19, 2010
Select students will be granted a series of interviews with final decisions made by January 1, 2011.

Application Requirements
1. Current CV
2. One-page description of why you want to conduct research in Malawi, including your short- and long-term goals

Electronic applications must be sent to:
Irving Hoffman (hoffmani@med.unc.edu).

For more information, contact other medical students who have previously worked in Malawi and learn about some of their experiencies here http://www.med.unc.edu/oia/student-experiences/africa

You can download a PDF of this information here.