Posting Start Date:. Friday, January 16, Posting End Date:. Friday, January 30, Job Location:. To learn more about this fellowship opportunity, we interviewed current fellow Megan Casebolt, a graduate of Washington University in St.
Louis who is currently placed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. I have always wanted to work in the field of international development. An internship during study abroad in Botswana that involved working with HIV orphans pointed me towards the field of public health. After graduating from Washington University in St. Clinton Fellow for Service in India. This position taught me about the ins and outs of implementing health programming in the developing world, which was very useful.
After finishing that fellowship, I wanted a position where I could learn about the process of going public health through foreign aid programs. In addition to getting to work with the CDC in an international setting, there is a training fund that allows you to attend trainings around the world to improve your skills and continue your education. Each fellow has a very different job description depending on whether they are in an international site or at headquarters in Atlanta.
Also, it depends on the division and branch they have been assigned to. All applications to the fellowship program will undergo an objective and technical review based on the following criteria: quality of essay, strength of credentials, previous professional experience; and letters of recommendation. Finalists will then be evaluated to assess which of the candidates applying for the project is most suited for the fellowship.
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