Applications Invited for Congressional Fellowship
The American Psychiatric Association and the American Psychiatric Foundation, invite nominations for the Jeanne Spurlock Congressional Fellowship.
The Jeanne Spurlock Congressional Fellowship provides all psychiatry residents, fellows and early career psychiatrists a unique opportunity to work in a congressional office on federal health policy, particularly policy related to child and/or minority issues. This fellowship was established in honor of the late Jeanne Spurlock, M.D., who was Deputy Medical Director of APA's Office of Minority/National Affairs and an advocate for child and
minority issues.
The recipient will serve a ten-month fellowship on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC starting in January 2010. The fellow will be introduced to the structure and development of federal and congressional health policy, with a focus on mental health issues affecting minorities and underserved populations, including children. Fellows traditionally help develop legislative proposals, track and analyze legislative initiatives, arrange hearings, brief Congressmen or Congresswomen and their staff, and interact with their constituents.
The Fellowship is open to all psychiatry residents, fellows and early career psychiatrists. Applicants must be APA members, U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Applications, in the
form of a letter, three letters of recommendation, and CV should be sent to Marilyn King; APA Office of Minority/National Affairs, 1000 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1825, Arlington, VA 22209 by MARCH 13, 2009. This fellowship is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Wyeth.
Former award recipients: Drs. Sue Ishiyama (Cong. Patrick Kennedy), Ericka Goodwin (Cong. Donna Christensen), Harsh Trevidi (Sen. Jack Reed), Jose Vito (Sen. Gordon Smith), and Toya Clay (Cong. Janice Schakowsky), Daniel Bober (Sen. Patty Murray) and Vasilis Pozios (Cong. John Conyers). Dr. Kahlil Johnson is the current fellow who will begin the fellowship in the office of Congressman Edolphus Towns in January 2009.
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