OVERVIEW BROWN FAMILY MEDICINE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS This unique 2-year fellowship program is a joint project of • Completion of an accredited family medicine the Department of Family Medicine at the Alpert Medical residency program in the US. School of / of • Board eligible or board certified in FM and two leading federally-funded Community Health • Selected fellows must obtain medical licensure in Centers in Rhode Island (Thundermist Health Center and the State of Rhode Island. Community Health Center). Since family

• The Fellowship typically extends from August 1st physicians pursuing careers in are often to July 31st. called upon to provide direct clinical care, teaching and leadership in underserved communities, this fellowship is TO APPLY FOR THE FELLOWSHIP specifically designed to equip family physicians with the • Please send a curriculum vitae, (including a list additional skills necessary to meet these needs. of Global and OB experience if applying for GLOBAL HEALTH joint fellowship), a personal statement and PROGRAM GOALS FACULTY DEVELOPMENT three letters of recommendation (one from This fellowship prepares family physicians for careers in your Program/Residency Director). FELLOWSHIP global health by providing: Applications to joint Global MCH Fellowship

should also be sent to MCH Fellowship Director • 2-3 months/year of on-the-ground experience in a Susanna Magee. global setting (Kenya and Mexico are main sites) [email protected]. needed to better meet the needs of patients in underserved communities globally Selected applicants will be invited for an on-site interview. • Training and mentoring in teaching skills for a variety of settings and learners

• Training and mentoring in curriculum design and FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: educational scholarship

Daria Szkwarko, DO, MPH • Advanced maternal child health skills for those [email protected] wishing to pursue a joint global health and Assistant Professor maternal child health fellowship Director of Global Health Fellowship Department of Family Medicine, • Advanced public health training for those wishing Alpert of Brown University to pursue a Masters in Public Health from Brown University

FAMILY MEDICINE DEPARTMENT ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF THE SALARY, BENEFITS, AND CLINICAL SITES GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVES ONE YEAR PROGRAM

Annual salary: PGY4 or PGY5 salary, approximately KENYA: Academic Model Providing Access to Primary Care of Underserved and Immigrant $64,000. Healthcare (AMPATH) & Moi University FM Communities in the US at Thundermist Health Center Program (FQHC) or Blackstone Valley Community Health Care Benefits: medical, disability, malpractice and life The FM Dept is involved in faculty development and (FQHC) insurance. Includes 4 weeks paid time off and 1 week research mentorship for Kenyan-trained FM residents of CME. Length of time for international work is and faculty through the AMPATH consortium. The Faculty Development includes resident and medical about 2-3mo/yr and fellowship (GH or GHMCH). collaboration is built on a tripartite mission of care, student teaching in a variety of settings including education, and research focused on improving the precepting in the FM resident/faculty clinic, inpatient CLINICAL SITES care people receive in Kenya. Fellows are provided attending rounds, small group teaching, lecture and BROWN FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY the opportunity to collaborate with FM faculty and curriculum design. This experience is observed and https://www.brown.edu/academics/medical/about/d residents through clinical and research experiences mentored by experienced faculty. epartments/family-medicine/education/residency- in rural western Kenya. program

http://brownmedicine.org/kenya/ Advanced Clinical Skills for global underserved settings. THUNDERMIST HEALTH CENTER is a community Faculty: Daria Szkwarko, DO, MPH, and Fadya El Training builds on fellows’ health center with three sites in Rhode Island. The West Rayess, MD, MPH existing skills and includes: Warwick office is the site for the Global Health Faculty tropical medicine; HIV; TB; Development Fellowship and the Woonsocket office is basic radiology & ultrasound; the site for the Global Health Maternal Child MEXICO: Compañeros En Salud outpatient orthopedic, Fellowship. www.thundermisthealth.org This organization serves 10 rural clinics and the maternity ward of a local hospital in the Sierra reproductive health & minor Madre region of Chiapas. CES clinics, partnered with surgical procedures. The joint BLACKSTONE VALLEY COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE is the Ministry of Health, provide healthcare to people global health MCH fellowship a federally qualified health center proudly serving a in one of the most marginalized regions in Chiapas. provides additional maternal multi-cultural community with seven sites in Pawtucket They also provide training and support to doctors child and operative obstetric and Central Falls. In addition to primary care and express health services, BVCHC offers various and nurses during their year of social service. skills. Residents and fellows can get involved through supportive and specialty services such as women’s care, mentorship and clinical tutoring. integrated behavioral health, dental, optometry and https://companerosensalud.mx/ Seminar Series covering core global health topics community health workers. Over 30% of the patients Faculty: Chelsea Graham, DO including communicable & non-communicable diseases; speak Spanish, Creole or Portuguese as their primary international health care systems; teaching methods; language. www.bvchc.org curriculum development & evaluation; scholarly skills; and

PROVIDENCE, RI: Clinica Esperanza leadership skills. Fellows also collaborate with residents, Providing free, high quality medical care to uninsured fellows and faculty of the Brown Residency adults living in Rhode Island. Offers culturally International/Global Pathway Health Training (BRIGHT) sensitive, personalized care with bilingual staff that speak Spanish, French, Arabic, and Portuguese Program. www.brown.edu/academics/medical/bright/ Creole. www.aplacetobehealthy.org/ Research: Opportunities for research locally and Faculty: Fadya El Rayess, MD, MPH globally include grant writing, implementation science, data analysis, and dissemination. Fellows will complete and present a scholarly project at a national or international conference during their fellowship.