Global Health Fellowship

The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Department of Family & Community Medicine (UCDFCM), Division of Urban Underserved and Global Health is proud to offer a Global Health Fellowship for physicians interested in caring for underserved/vulnerable populations while developing their skills in advocacy and education. We are proud to offer one-year and two-year options, with tuition remission available to help two-year fellows obtain a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree in Global Health or a Master of Science in Clinical and Translational Research.

This is a non-ACGME-accredited fellowship in which the Fellow is appointed as an entry-level faculty member in the University of Cincinnati Department of Family & Community Medicine. The fellow will provide care to underserved populations in Cincinnati at a Cincinnati Health Department City of Cincinnati Primary Care office, which provides care to many of our region’s immigrants and refugees. Given a part-time clinical schedule, fellows have the option to learn to provide forensic medical evaluations for individuals seeking asylum as a part of a medico-legal partnership with the Immigrant & Refugee Law Center, to pursue training in Point-of-Care Ultrasound or Tropical Medicine/Infectious Disease, or to pursue a Graduate Certificate or Master’s degree.

Fellows will also spend four weeks per year providing care to patients served by one of our international partners, Wuqu’ Kawoq/ Maya Health Alliance in Guatemala or Village Life Outreach Project in Tanzania.

Fellowship Prerequisites

The following qualifications/competencies are required for an applicant to be considered for the Global Health Fellowship:

1. Completion of a U.S. ACGME-accredited Family Medicine Residency in good standing
2. ABFM Board Eligibility
3. Medical licensure in the State of Ohio by start date
4. Foundational knowledge and experience in global health, as demonstrated by a relevant 1-month medical school or residency rotation

Fellowship Activities/Curriculum

To accomplish the GH Fellowship Objectives, residents participate in the following activities:

• Clinical Care: Provide primary care for underserved and immigrant patients for approximately 20hrs/wk in partnership with the Cincinnati Health Department’s City of Cincinnati Primary Care.
• LMIC Partner Capacity Building: Work with one of our international partners in improving their healthcare mission. Fellows can expect to spend four weeks per year working internationally.
• Academic Leadership: Contribute to the academic mission of the Global and Underserved Health Division in the area of Global Health through teaching medical students and resident physicians about global health.
• Optional Training in Asylum Medicine: Fellows may receive training in performing medical evaluations through a
• medicolegal partnership with the nonprofit Immigrant & Refugee Law Center
• Optional Master’s Degree or Graduate Certificate: Two-year fellows may receive tuition remission to attend classes and complete course work and projects necessary to achieve a Master of Public Health degree in Global Health from the University of Cincinnati or a Master in Science of Clinical and Translational Research.
  • Tuition remission is also available for graduate certificates in Community-Engaged Research for Health or Clinical & Translational Research for one- or two-year fellows
  • Tuition discounts are available for a graduate certificate or Master’s degree in Medical Education, or for a Clinical Tropical Medicine Course (a requirement for CTropMed) through an institutional partner.

Compensation/Certification

• The compensation/certification for the Global Health Fellowship includes: Appointment: Appointment in the UCDFCM as an entry-level faculty member (Instructor)
• Salary: PGY Salary & Benefits based on UC COM Fellowship Salary Scale and level of fellow
• CME: CME Reimbursement based on UCDFCM faculty CME
• Travel Expenses: Travel expense coverage for two roundtrips and in-country room & board stipend for travel to and work within our international partner's organization
• Tuition remission is available for those pursuing a graduate certificate or Master degree. This does not include the cost of taxes and additional study costs such as books/supplies.
• Diploma: A University of Cincinnati approved Certificate of Completion for a Fellowship in Global Health

How do I apply?

Applications for positions starting in July 2025 are due by October 15th, 2024. Please apply at this website: https://jobs.uc.edu/job-invite/96568/

Please also send the following materials to Mrs. Sarah Jadeed, program coordinator, at jadeedsh@ucmail.uc.edu and to interim Program Director Dr. Shanna Stryker at shanna.stryker@uc.edu

• Your Curriculum Vitae
• 2-3 letters of recommendation (including one from your residency program director along permission to contact them)
• A personal statement which includes your goals for the fellowship and your reasons for desiring more training in global health)

For more information about our partners, please visit the following websites:

• University of Cincinnati Department of Family & Community Medicine
• Wuqu’ Kawoq / Maya Health Alliance
• Village Life Outreach Project