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familiarize fellows with the current health care
environment and trends in rural health care development; and
help fellows enhance specific personal leadership skills that are critical to improve access to health care.
Eligibility
Health professions students and residents participating in rural primary care experiences may apply for the fellowship as an interdisciplinary team or individually at one of the participating West Virginia Rural Health Education Partnerships sites. Teams or individual applicants, guided by the project coordinator and collaborating with their team members, will identify community service projects that challenge the unique perspective that each member contributes to the team.
Compensation
Students and residents selected for the fellowship project will receive $1,000 per month for two-month rotations.
How to apply
Interested students or medical residents may request an application by calling the partnership’s site coordinator, or by downloading the application by clicking here or www.wvrhep.org. Selected applicants will be required to attend an interview prior to selection.
Benefits
By developing leadership skills as a leadership fellow, individuals gain:
an awareness of the mutually shared values, perspectives, and knowledge base as health care professionals.
an awareness and appreciation of the unique knowledge and skills that individual disciplines bring to common problems and health care issues.
first-hand experience with the synergy and creativity brought to bear upon problems through the wisdom gained from team interaction.
an opportunity to develop team-building skills, which are crucial in a health care environment that increasingly requires collaboration.
There may be more opportunities to implement meaningful community projects through a team approach.
More information
For more information about the Leadership Fellowship Program call the Center at 304.766.1591. Also visit the West Virginia Rural Health Education Partnerships website at www.wvrhep.org or call 304.293.1444.
About the Fellowship
The leadership fellowship is an initiative of the West Virginia Rural Health Access Program, which is funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation.
As part of the eight-state Southern Rural Access Program, the West Virginia Rural Health Access Program partners with rural communities and interested institutions to maintain and enhance the quality and availability of health care for rural providers.
The Center for Rural Health Development, Inc. is the lead agency for the Access Program. Key collaborators within this program include:
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Marshall University School of Medicine
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
West Virginia University School of Medicine
West Virginia Health Care Authority
other private and public entities.
The Leadership Fellowship is possible due to a direct partnership between the Center and the West Virginia Rural Health Education Partnerships. The mission of the West Virginia Rural Health Education Partnerships is (WVRHEP) to achieve greater retention of West Virginia trained health science graduates in underserved rural West Virginia communities by creating partnerships of community, higher education, health care providers, and governmental bodies. Through rotations in rural consortia of health care providers and other community partners, health science students interactively experience the WVRHEP core values of partnerships, high quality education, community-based educational experiences, interdisciplinary teaching and sharing, and community-based service and research.
As part of the eight-state Southern Rural Access Program, the West Virginia Rural Health Access Program partners with rural communities and interested institutions to maintain and enhance the quality and availability of health care for rural families.
Medical students or other health professions students can apply for a fellowship by clicking here to download an application.
Leadership Development Fellowship
A fellowship program provides leadership development training for health professions students and medical residents within rural communities.
Goal
The Leadership Development Fellowship provides opportunities for health professions students and medical residents to develop the leadership skills necessary to become future health care leaders in rural, underserved areas of West Virginia.
Fellowship components
Fellows participate in leadership development assessments, training, self-directed learning activities, community mentoring relationships and projects that enable them to apply their newly-developed skills. The curriculum for the two-month fellowship will include components to:
Eligibility
Health professions students and residents participating in rural primary care experiences may apply for the fellowship as an interdisciplinary team or individually at one of the participating West Virginia Rural Health Education Partnerships sites. Teams or individual applicants, guided by the project coordinator and collaborating with their team members, will identify community service projects that challenge the unique perspective that each member contributes to the team.
Compensation
Students and residents selected for the fellowship project will receive $1,000 per month for two-month rotations.
How to apply
Interested students or medical residents may request an application by calling the partnership’s site coordinator, or by downloading the application by clicking here or www.wvrhep.org. Selected applicants will be required to attend an interview prior to selection.
Benefits
By developing leadership skills as a leadership fellow, individuals gain:
There may be more opportunities to implement meaningful community projects through a team approach.
More information
For more information about the Leadership Fellowship Program call the Center at 304.766.1591. Also visit the West Virginia Rural Health Education Partnerships website at www.wvrhep.org or call 304.293.1444.
About the Fellowship
The leadership fellowship is an initiative of the West Virginia Rural Health Access Program, which is funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation.
As part of the eight-state Southern Rural Access Program, the West Virginia Rural Health Access Program partners with rural communities and interested institutions to maintain and enhance the quality and availability of health care for rural providers.
The Center for Rural Health Development, Inc. is the lead agency for the Access Program. Key collaborators within this program include:
The Leadership Fellowship is possible due to a direct partnership between the Center and the West Virginia Rural Health Education Partnerships. The mission of the West Virginia Rural Health Education Partnerships is (WVRHEP) to achieve greater retention of West Virginia trained health science graduates in underserved rural West Virginia communities by creating partnerships of community, higher education, health care providers, and governmental bodies. Through rotations in rural consortia of health care providers and other community partners, health science students interactively experience the WVRHEP core values of partnerships, high quality education, community-based educational experiences, interdisciplinary teaching and sharing, and community-based service and research.
As part of the eight-state Southern Rural Access Program, the West Virginia Rural Health Access Program partners with rural communities and interested institutions to maintain and enhance the quality and availability of health care for rural families.
Medical students or other health professions students can apply for a fellowship by clicking here to download an application.
