Overview
The RADM Michael Fellowship provides funding for continuing education of junior officers serving in the USPHS Commissioned Corps. The program is currently limited to programs offered by the University of Maryland School of Public Health.
The PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation for the Advancement of Public Health pays for tuition and fees associated with the following programs:
o Certificate in Global Health - 12 credits
o Certificate in Principles of Public Health - 14 credits
The PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation for the Advancement of Public Health pays for tuition and fees associated with the following programs:
o Certificate in Global Health - 12 credits
o Certificate in Principles of Public Health - 14 credits
Eligibility
Any O1-O4 member of the USPHS Commissioned Corps who is also a dues-paying member of the Commissioned Officers Association of the USPHS (COA). You must be O-4 and below at the time of application.
Before starting the program, each applicant must be accepted to the University of Maryland School of Public Health as a non-degree seeking student.
Before starting the program, each applicant must be accepted to the University of Maryland School of Public Health as a non-degree seeking student.
Costs
The Foundation agrees to fund one Fellow in 2021. Our agreement with the University of Maryland provides tuition at the in-state rate, regardless of whether the Fellow is a Maryland resident. The cost of cost of tuition and fees for this program is approximately $12,000.
The Fellow is responsible for covering costs not paid by the Foundation.
The Fellow is responsible for covering costs not paid by the Foundation.
Application Process
Applicants must submit a current resume or CV, transcripts from past undergraduate or graduate studies, and a statement explaining how you would use the continuing education to advance public health. Applications will close on May 15, 2021 and the selection will be announced in June, 2021.
RADM Jerrold M. Michael
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The Foundation established the RADM Michael Fellowship to honor the late Rear Admiral Jerrold M. Michael, an engineer officer who was a lifelong advocate for improved public health education.
The devotion RADM Michael had for both the USPHS Commissioned Corps and academia is legendary. Following his 20-year career in the United States Public Health Service as an engineer officer, where he retired as an Assistant Surgeon General, RADM Michael served as Dean of the School of Public Health at the University of Hawaii from 1972 to 1992 and continued as Professor of Public Health through 1995. He later served as Emeritus Professor at the University of Hawaii and as an Adjunct Professor of Global Health at the Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University. Past recipients of the RADM Michael Fellowship: 2009 LCDR Jill Hammond (Engineer Category) LCDR Varsha Savalia (Engineer Category) LT Quynh Nhu Nguyen (Engineer Category) 2010 LT Kristin Hardin (Nurse Category) LCDR Allen Magtibay (Health Services Category) 2011 CDR Oluchi Elekwachi (Pharmacist Category) LT Chyla Hunter (Environmental Health Category) 2012 CDR Monique Howard (Therapist Category) CDR Sophia Russell (Nurse Category) LCDR Diana Solana-Sodeinde (Pharmacist Category) LT TaCheka Bailey (Health Services Category) 2013 LT Eric Shell (Health Services Category) 2014 LCDR Duong Nhu (Pharmacist Category) 2015 LCDR Nancy Tian (Scientist Category) LT Melanie Edwards (Nurse Category) 2016 LCDR Monique Richards (Health Services Category) 2017 LCDR Jinean Riley (Health Services Category) 2018 LCDR James Speckhart (Environmental Health Category) 2019 LCDR Ashley Burns (Pharmacist Category) 2020 No selection due to COVID-19. |
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