2015-16 Australian-American Health Policy Fellowship

2015-16 Australian-American Health Policy Fellowship On behalf of the Australian Government Department of Health, The Commonwealth Fund is pleased to announce the 2015-16 Australian-American Health Policy Fellowship. The Australian-American Health Policy Fellowship offers a unique opportunity for outstanding, mid-career U.S. professionals—academics, government officials, clinical leaders, decision-makers in managed care and other private health care organizations, and journalists—to spend up to 10 months in Australia conducting research and working with leading Australian health policy experts on issues relevant to both countries. The aim of the Fellowship is to enrich health policy thinking in both countries as fellows study Australian health policy issues, share lessons learned from the United States, and develop an international perspective and network of contacts to facilitate exchange and collaboration that extends beyond the fellowship experience. The Fellowship is structured around a research project on an issue relevant to achieving a high-performance health care system, and combines a research project with a program in which the Fellow with join a small group of Australian scholars to study the Australian health system. This is an exciting time to spend a period in Australia as significant national health reforms are further developed and implemented. The Fellowship may be hosted by an academic group, a government department or other health ag...

Source: ScanGrants feed - June 2, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Australian Government Department of Health Source Type: funding