Impact Malaria Scholarships, 09/04
From: Marcel Hommel <M.Hommel@liverpool.ac.uk>
IMPACT MALARIA SCHOLARSHIPS
Competitive scholarships are offered by Impact Malaria to Afri-
can doctors to attend the Diploma of Tropical Medicine and Hy-
giene (DTM&H) at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. The
competition is open to qualified African physicians interested
in getting involved in the fight against malaria, whether at the
level of high quality patient care, clinical research or control
activities. Applicants will normally be expected-
- to have a minimum of two years post-graduate clinical experi-
ence
- satisfy the requirements for attendance of the DTM&H course
- have obtained some postgraduate qualification (for example,
successful pass of Part I Examination of one of the Royal Col-
leges or the country equivalent to such a degree)
- and/or be able to show evidence of research activity in the
field of malaria (published paper would be an advantage)
The scholarship award will consist of: (i) DTM&H registrations
fees (currently approx. £ 3,000/ US$ 4,500); (ii) economy travel
from country of residence to Liverpool; and (iii) a living al-
lowance of £ 870/ US$ 1,315 per month for the duration of the
three-month course.
Applicants must be resident nationals of one of the following
malaria-endemic African countries: Angola, Eritrea, Ethiopia,
Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Si-
erra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, The Gambia, Uganda, Zambia
or Zimbabwe.
Further information:
The DTM&H is an intensive 3-month course which aims to equip
physicians with the knowledge and skills needed to practise
medicine and promote health in the tropics effectively
(http://www.liv.ac.uk/lstm/taught/DiplTropMedHygiene.htm)
Impact Malaria is a project of Sanofi/Synthelabo, which has the
development of training and education programmes in Africa as
one of its objectives
(http://www.impact-malaria.com/en/index_prehome.html)
Applications for the scholarships consist of the following docu-
ments:
- a letter of application describing the reasons for wishing to
attend the course and justifying why the candidate is eligible
for the scholarship
- a completed DTM&H application form
- a curriculum vitae (including list of publications, if any)
All applications must be sent to
Mrs Joanne Collins
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
mailto:j.collins@liv.ac.uk
before the 15th July 2004, for a course starting at the begin-
ning of September 2004.
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