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International ProgramsDear Colleagues,

Please note the following international funding opportunities:

Veterinary Public Health Externship in Chile

An externship is available for senior-year veterinary students in the area of international veterinary public health. Spots are available for up to 4 students. The externship will be approximately 3 weeks in duration. Students will work with the Ministry of Health in rural Chile. All externship activities will be based on a field experience comprising the normal responsibilities of the Ministry of Health in Region de los Rios of Chile (Valdivia is the capital of this region). Fluency in Spanish is not required but is preferred (the lead instructor at the Ministry of Health in Chile speaks English).

Externship Dates
Approximately January 10, 2011 through January 28, 2011

Externship Topics
1) Food production and inspection, including beef, dairy, poultry, salmon, and produce
2) Zoonoses control including hantavirus, rabies, and bacterial causes of diarrhea
3) Environmental health, including wastewater treatment, manure management, air and water quality

Estimated Cost
The total estimated cost for the externship is $2,500 per person, and this will be covered by a grant. This will include airfare, other transportation and lodging, but students must pay for their own food and any expenses above the $2,500 maximum.

Externship Expectations
1) Satisfactory participation in all aspects of externship modules
2) A short paper, to be submitted no later than one month after the completion of the externship, will be required from each student.

Application Instructions
Interested students should send a short letter of interest and a resume. The letter should describe why the student is interested in this externship and how the externship will benefit the student's future career goals. MAKE SURE TO STATE CLEARLY HOW YOUR FUTURE INTERESTS MATCH THE TOPICS OF THE EXTERNSHIP!

Please send letter and resume to Dr. Randall Singer at the University of Minnesota no later than Friday, October 23, 2009. Electronic submission to Dr. Singer's email address is preferred. Final selections will be made by Friday, November 6, 2009.

If you have further questions, do not hesitate to contact Dr. Singer.
Dr. Randall Singer, DVM, MPVM, PhD
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
300A Veterinary Sciences Building
1971 Commonwealth Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55108
612-625-6271
612-625-5203 (FAX)
singe024@umn.edu

International Clinical Research Program Seeks Applicants

NIH Fogarty International Center

The Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars Program is an exciting clinical research training experience for doctoral-level U.S. students in the health professions. The FICRS program offers a one-year clinical research training experience to advanced standing students in U.S. schools of medicine, public health, osteopathy, dentistry, nursing, veterinary medicine, optometry, nutrition and pharmacy.

This is an opportunity for highly motivated individuals to experience mentored research training at top-ranked NIH-funded research centers in developing countries throughout Africa, Asia, South America, and the Caribbean.

FICRS is sponsored by the NIH's Fogarty International Center (FIC) in partnership with 15 NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices.  FICRS is administered by the FICRS-F Support Center at Vanderbilt University, the Association of American Medical Colleges, and the Association of Schools of Public Health.  

The deadline to apply for the program is December 3, 2009.

To learn more and to obtain an application, please visit http://www.fogartyscholars.org/scholars, or contact scholars@fogartyscholars.org with questions.

Utrecht University Short Stay Fellowships 2010
for PhD students from
Utrecht University Partners in North America

Application deadline for 1st round 2010 Short Stay Fellowships: October 1, 2009

Utrecht University (www.uu.nl) offers twice 5 Short Stay Fellowships (3 months) for PhD students from a selected number of North American universities, the Utrecht University Partners (UUP’s). There will be 2 calls (October and April) for proposals for 2010, for 5 fellowships each. Selected applicants will have to start the fellowship in 2010.

Complete applications can be sent to Caspar de Bok (c.f.m.debok@uu.nl) of the Academic Affairs office at Utrecht University, with reference ‘fellowship North America 2010’

For questions and information regarding the program you can contact:
Utrecht University Region Committee North America
c/o Mr. Caspar de Bok
Utrecht University
Corporate Offices, Academic Affairs
Email: c.f.m.debok@uu.nl
Telephone: +.31.30.253.4274

This is a link to a PowerPoint presentation that Dr. Pappaioanou gave last year at the OIE meeting. She included information on AAVMC international programs. Click Here

Registration and hotel reservations are now available for the AAVMC/AVMA Joint International Symposium on Animal Welfare Education and Research to be held November 9-11, 2009, at Michigan State University.  Please visit the AAVMC web site at http://www.avma.org/awsymposium/ .  There you will be able to register and reserve your hotel room(s) and find detailed symposium information, agenda, etc.

I strongly urge that you register and secure your hotel room(s) as soon as possible, since space for the symposium is limited to 300 people.  This symposium will be strongly marketed by AVMA to their members and stakeholder groups and internationally so I want to be sure AAVMC member institutions’ leaders, faculty, veterinary students, graduate students and staff have as early as possible opportunity to register.  I recommend that you stay at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center since that is where the symposium is going to be held.  Our secondary hotel (which is very very nice!) is the East Lansing Marriott.  Transportation will be provided morning and evening between the two hotels.

Please do not hesitate to contact me or Matt Grogg here at AAVMC mgrogg@aavmc.org if you have any questions.  I hope you will attend this unique educational opportunity and encourage your students and faculty to also take advantage of engaging experts from around the world in these important discussions.

Mike Chaddock, DVM, EML
Deputy Director
Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
Washington, DC  20005-3536
Tel:  202-371-9195, ext 14
www.aavmc.org