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This email is a paid announcement being sent as a service to John Snow, Inc (JSI) Research and Training .  Please direct your inquiries to Dr. David Pyle as noted.       PRE-MED FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY IN INDIA   Any undergraduate student who is interested in international community health should know about the Mabelle Arole Fellowship , awarded annually since 2002 through John Snow, Inc (JSI) Research and Training. Candidates must be admitted to medical school to be eligible. If awarded the Fellowship, s/he defers entrance to medical school for one year. Applications are due in mid-January 2018 and finalists are interviewed in early March in Washington, DC (at the candidate's expense).  The Fellow would depart the US in mid-June 2018 and returns in spring of 2019. The Fellow, who receives $8,000 to cover all expenses, spends 10 months at the Comp...

For any students interested in studying international health and community development, the Comprehensive Rural Health Project (CRHP) is offering a three-week practicum course in Jamkhed, India from mid-June to early July. Since 1970, CRHP has catalyzed health and development programs through direct investment in local communities, leading to dramatic improvements in the health and empowerment of marginalized communities. Having trained more than 2,700 people from over 100 countries, and more than 28,000 domestic health workers within India, CRHP has rooted its community-based primary care model across the world. Through this summer practicum, students will have the opportunity to gain experience in health and development through site visits, program observation, and seminars.  For more information on the summer course, please advise interested students to visit our webpage  here  or send an email to  ravi@jamkhed.org . Sincerely, Ravi Aro...