AIF Calls for Applications to 'India Medicorps Fellowship'

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AIF Calls for Applications to 'India Medicorps Fellowship'

Friday January 27, 6:39 pm ET

NEW YORK, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The American India Foundation

(AIF) invites applications to its newly-launched AIF India Medicorps

fellowship.

In line with its broader Public Health - HIV/AIDS program strategy,

AIF launched Medicorps on World AIDS Day 2005 to connect U.S.-based

healthcare professionals with recipient institutions in India to

expand the overall medical responsiveness to the HIV/AIDS crisis.

" By transferring state-of-the-art knowledge and skills to India,

Medicorps Fellows will make a direct contribution to a top national

priority -- strengthening India's healthcare capacity to combat and

contain the burgeoning HIV/AIDS epidemic, " says Rema Nanda, Director

of AIF's Public Health - HIV/AIDS Program.

AIF calls for applications from U.S.-based healthcare professionals

wanting to make a meaningful difference in India with their

professional expertise. Medicorps offers that opportunity provided

the following qualifications are met: (1) 5+ years work experience,

(2) currently employed in public or private practice and (3) willing

to offer his/her services pro bono to Indian institutions.

Applicants with HIV/AIDS-related expertise -- infectious disease

specialists, epidemiologists, social workers, public health

professionals, nurse practioners, etc. -- are encouraged to apply.

The Medicorps Advisory Committee comprised of physicians, academics,

NGO leaders and AIF staff will make the final selection of Medicorps

Fellows. Every effort will be made to match the Fellows' specific

skills with the corresponding needs of host institutions in India.

AIF will arrange for all expenses related to travel, boarding and

lodging.

Further details:

* Medicorps positions are short-term opportunities of one to four

week durations. Placements for the inaugural year will commence

between April-June 2006 and between November-December 2006. Exact

start dates will be determined mutually by all parties.

* Medicorps placements can be anywhere in India. Proposed sites

include Gujarat, Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Assam.

Placements may involve travel to more than one site.

* The Medicorps Fellow will receive a waiver of liability from the

host institution.

To apply, please submit a detailed resume and cover letter

explaining why you are interested in the Medicorps fellowship, and

at least two placement preferences within India. The Medicorps

Advisory Committee may contact the applicant for additional

information.

Email applications to medicorps@... or send hard copies

to:

American India Foundation

Medicorps Fellowship

845 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10022

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