Lori Provost, Director of the Health Professions Office, was recently elected President of the National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions, Inc. (NAAHP).  Ms. Provost has been President-Elect of the Association for the past two years, will serve two years as President, followed by two years as Past-President.   Ms. Provost was elected at the organization's 18th National Meeting in Chicago in June 2008.  The NAAHP is an organization of 1300+ members representing colleges, universities, professional schools and associations throughout the United States.

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HEALTH INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY

SPRING 2010
Washington, DC

Students who are interested in health policy can apply to spend their Spring 2010 semester in Washington, DC where they will be placed in congressional offices to learn about health policy issues.  All expenses are paid.

If you are interested, visit http://www.latinotaskforceofmonroecounty.org/latinoscholarships.htm.

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PRE-MED OPPORTUNITY IN INDIA

If you are an undergraduate student interested in international community health you should know about the Mabelle Arole Fellowship, awarded annually since 2002 through JSI Research and Training, Inc.  Candidates must be admitted to medical school to be eligible.  If awarded the Fellowship, the student defers entrance to medical school for one year.

Applications are due in mid-January 2010 and finalist are interviewed in mid-March at AMSA conference.  Fellow departs US in late August and returns in early summer of 2011.  The Fellow, who receives $8,000 to cover all expenses, spends 10 months at the Comprehensive Rural Health Project at Jamkhed (in Maharashtra), one of the best examples of how mobilized/empowered communities can significantly improve their health/nutrition status.

For further information, visit the AMSA website at www.amsa.org and search for Arole which has a link to Jamkhed site.  Please contact Dr. David Pyle at dpyle@JSI.com or call 202-258-4474.

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MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION
SUMMER CAMP COUNSELOR
JUNE 12-19, 2010

The Muscular Dystrophy Association Summer Camp is a week long, overnight camp where youngsters with disabilities take part in activities such as swimming, arts and crafts, horseback riding and many other fun social events.  The Association is in need of volunteers to be paired with a camper in order to ensure that campers have as much fun as possible while staying safe.

The camp is located in Worcester, PA which is about 45 minutes from Allentown.  For further information, contact Kristin Brown at 610-391-1977 or kbbrown@mdausa.org.

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