BACKGROUND
The College of Medicine (CoM) was established in 1991 as a constituent college
of the University of Malawi with a mission “to be an academic centre of
excellence in the training of doctors and other health professionals in
clinical service and medical research, responsive to the health needs of Malawi
and its neighbours within the Southern African region”. Through postgraduate
training, CoM expects to develop and mentor clinicians, public health
practitioners and scientists who will become leaders and game-changers in their
areas of speciality to transform the health sector in Malawi and globally. In
pursuit of its mission, the CoM is inviting applications from suitably
qualified candidates for the following fell
owships:
A. M-HIRST Masters Fellowships
With funding from the National Institutes of Health-Fogarty International
Centre in the USA, the Malawi HIV Implementation Science Research Training
Program (M-HIRST) will fund Masters fellowships which will enable Malawians
achieve research and academic excellence and leadership in the area of HIV
implementation science research. Applicants who propose HIV implementation
science projects as the basis for the MPH/MSc degree program will be considered
for tuition support based on merit of the proposal, research aptitude of the
applicant, and potential of the applicant to progress with doctoral (PhD)
studies in HIV implementation science. Successful applicants will be required
to take the following courses offered in the CoM Research Support Centre, the
MPH/MSc programme or University of North Carolina Research Project (in Lilongwe),
as part of the Masters program: Introduction to Implementation Research,
Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Grants Writing, Manuscript Writing, Clinical
Research Design, Social Sciences for Public Health and HIV & AIDS.
Eligibility criteria includes:
in any area relevant to the health sector relevant subject or;
2. Already admitted in an accredited CoM Masters degree programme
Applicants for these research degrees are strongly advised
to have preliminary discussions with potential supervisors or Project Directors
to develop research concepts before.
Find attached the Masters-Fellowship-Application
The_Importance_of_Context_in_Implementation
Interested candidates should applications along with their updated curriculum
vitae and photocopies of their Bachelors
degree academic transcripts to the CoM RSC Training
Coordinator:
Email: rsctrainingcoordination@medcol.mw
The deadline for receiving applications will be on Friday,
30th September 2017.