APTR | Promoting Health Through Prevention Education and Research

The Paul Ambrose Scholars Program introduces health professions students to influential public health professionals and prepares them to be leaders in addressing public health challenges.

Status: Not Currently Accepting Applications

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This unique experience provides scholarships for 40 students to attend a three-day leadership symposium and conduct a funded community-based health education project. Students will:

be provided with tools to practice the knowledge and skills learned at the symposium through a faculty-mentored project conducted at their community or institution.
gain a deeper understanding of the complexities and varying perspectives of public health. They will learn methods to effect change in their own community in the areas of: health policy, health literacy, project planning, and health care finance and delivery.

Project Topics

2007 Ambrose Scholars project topics.

Eligibility

Students must have five years of post-secondary education and be actively involved in one of the following areas of study:

Allopathic Medicine

Osteopathic Medicine

Graduate Physician Assistant

Graduate Nursing

Pharmacy (3rd-4th year)

Dentistry

Important Dates to Remember

February 11	Application deadline
April 11	Applicants Notified
June 26 - 29	2008 Paul Ambrose Scholars Symposium

For more information

Phone:(202) 463-0550 ext. 123 or toll free (866) 520-APTR
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Sponsored by the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) and the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), in collaboration with the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) and Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH).

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