Fellowship Director: Thomas Gavagan MD, MPH
Evanston Northwestern Healthcare/Feinberg School of Medicine/Northwestern University
Phone Number: (847) 657-1820
Fax Number: (847) 657-1823
E-mail: tgavagan@enh.org Fellowship location: suburban and urban
Type of fellowship: full time
Year started: 2008
Positions: 1 Length of Fellowship: 18 months
Annual stipend: $ 60,000 annually plus paid tuition for Northwestern MPH
Fellowship leads to graduate degree: yes
Funding Sources: grant funding
Other benefits: Liability insurance, Health and disability insurance, Time off for Conferences
Prerequisites for Acceptance:
Applicants must be US citizen or permanent resident board certified or board eligible in family practice, general internal medicine, or general pediatrics. Acceptance into the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine MPH program Application deadline: 5/1/08
Notification/Selection Date: 6/1/08 The Northwestern University Fellowship for Underserved Care trains physicians to address health care needs of underserved populations, with an emphasis on public health and disease prevention. Academic coursework in epidemiology, statistics, environmental health and management lead to the MPH degree. Training will include field projects and clinical care at the Lake County Health Department and its largely Hispanic population. Fellows will be able to participate in research projects. The fellowship will prepare primary care physicians for leadership roles in academics, community health, and research. | 
