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International Research Internship for Nurse Researchers: Kisumu, Kenya -
Summer 2009

Canadian Nurse Researchers are Invited to Apply!

 

Application deadline: January 31, 2009

 

*Are you a graduate-prepared nurse with a research focus on community
health?

*Planning a research career with an international focus?

*Want to develop research networks with Sub-Saharan Africa and the
Caribbean?

 

Join nurse researchers from Kenya, Jamaica, Uganda and South Africa for the
eighth annual Research Internship and build your capacity in:

.    Community health services and policy research

.    Global health issues

.    Developing research networks

.    Grantsmanship skills

.    Links with local, national, and international decision-makers

.    Interdisciplinary teams

.    Innovative research methods

.    Strategic thinking for programs of research

 

Internship led by:

Dr. Nancy Edwards (University of Ottawa)

Dr. Dan Kaseje (Great Lakes University of Kisumu, Kenya)

Dr. Eulalia Kahwa (University of the West Indies Mona, Jamaica)

 

Dates: May 19-July 24, 2009 

May 19-June 11, 2009: Graduate course "Multiple Interventions in Community
Health" (part-time by distance education)

June 15-July 11, 2009: Full-time on-site in Kisumu, Kenya

July 14-July 24, 2009: Part-time (internship sessions by distance education
and on-line)

 

Cost: 

1) Program fee: USD $1,500

2) Graduate course registration at University of Ottawa (Approx. CAD $250)

International travel and accommodation in Kenya not included.

A limited number of bursaries may be available for Canadian interns to help
offset costs.

 

For application package: 

Email: [log in to unmask]

Or download application from:
http://aix1.uottawa.ca/~nedwards/english/internships.html 

 

For more information: 

Susan Roelofs, Program Manager

Strengthening Nurses' Capacity in HIV Policy Development in Sub-Saharan
Africa and the Caribbean

School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Canada

Email: [log in to unmask]  

Tel: 613-562-5800 ext. 8513

 


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