Application Details
Can be used for
Eligibility
- Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
- Have completed your undergraduate degree by June of the year you're applying (as the fellowship will begin the same month)
- Have been accepted to a U.S. medical school but not yet begun
- Be willing to defer acceptance to medical school for one year
- Provide a medical certificate of health (if and when selected as fellow)
- Be available for and have the resources to travel to Washington, DC for an interview in March
Description
Mabelle Arole Fellows: Learn about community-driven programming, how it works, and how it contributes to a community’s well-being. Live and work at the Comprehensive Rural Health Project, Jamkhed, India, for almost one year. Work with one of the best primary health projects in the world. Learn about the priority health care areas addressed: community-based primary care, women’s health, under-fives care, family planning, control of chronic illnesses, prevention of infectious diseases, and integrated rural development. Work on a project, depending on current CRHP activities and your interest. One U.S. citizen or permanent resident who has been accepted to medical school but has not begun yet will be accepted to this year-long program based in Jamkhed, India.
