Pictured: A JABSOM MD student’s white lab coat.
Applications are being accepted until March 1st for the 2019 Abraham Kagan, MD Endowed Fellowship which is eligible for MD resident trainees and students pursuing an MD, MS or PhD degree at the University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa (UHM) John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM), students pursuing an MPH, MS, or PhD degree in Public Health Studies at UHM, Nursing students pursuing MS, DNP, or PhD degrees at the UHM School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene.
Marion G. Kagan established this endowed fellowship in memory of her husband, cardiologist Dr. Abraham Kagan. From 1965 until his retirement in 1989, Dr. Kagan led the Honolulu Heart Program, a research project which studied thousands of men of Japanese ancestry to see how differences in lifestyle affected rates of heart disease and stroke. The study involved 8,000 men in Hawai‘i, many of whom are still being monitored today. A number of the findings in the study have been used to guide physicians in treating heart disease as well as a number of other health issues.
The purpose of this award is to provide graduate fellowships to select MD residents and students pursuing MD, MS, MPH, DNP, and PhD at UHM who have expressed an interest in working in the field of international health upon completion of their studies/training. Recipients of the Kagan Fellowship are awarded funds of up to $4,000 which may be used for costs associated with international travel related to the recipient’s studies in public health (e.g. lodging, airfare, and ground transportation) and costs associated with research, preferably with a cross-cultural population. Recipients must also have demonstrated or expressed an interest in working in the field of international health upon completion of their studies/training.
The awardee(s) will be required to sign a statement confirming that he/she will be enrolled at the University of Hawai‘i during the award period. It is also important to note that award recipients will be required to submit a written report on how the funds were used and his/her current involvement in the field of international health. The report must be submitted within one year of receiving funds.
Recipients shall be selected based on merit as determined by the selection committee. Financial need shall be a criterion making this award, although not necessarily as defined by federal guidelines. Preference shall be given to those interested in international health in the Pacific Rim region. Recipients are eligible for fellowship renewal so long as all criteria are met. Interested individuals must submit:
• the cover page
• a letter of application (no more than 2 pages) indicating how they meet the above criteria
• a budget with budget justification (no more than 1 page)
• resume (one page maximum) (CV or NIH biosketch optional)
• 1 letter of recommendation from your research sponsor
• Optional attachment: Up to 1 additional letter of support
Attention
Materials must be submitted by email as one pdf document to the individual listed for your unit below by March 1, 2019. Awards will be announced by April 1, 2019. Please put “Kagan Fellowship” in the email subject head. You may ask questions of the following people and please submit your materials to them as well, depending on which type of student or trainee you are:
• Nursing: Kristine Qureshi, PhD kqureshi@hawaii.edu
• JABSOM: Vivek Nerurkar, PhD nerurkar@hawaii.edu
• Public Health: Tetine Sentell, PhD tsentell@hawaii.edu