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Post-doc
Research Fellowship in Religion and Health
Post-doc
Research Fellowship in Religion and Health
During
a five (5) year period (July 1, 2002 – June 30, 2007), our objective is to
train eight (8) scientists to conduct high-quality research in the area of
religion/spirituality and health, to represent the next generation of research
leaders in this field. The post-doc
fellowship is modeled after NIH's National Research Service Awards (NRSAs),
which Duke's Aging Center has participated in for the past 10 years.
The program will be administratively based in the Center for the Study
of Religion/Spirituality and Health at Duke. (http://www.geri.duke.edu/religion/Homepage.HTML)
The
intent of the proposed training program is to take post-doctoral fellows at the
M.D. or Ph.D. level that have shown academic promise in their own disciplines
and insure that they obtain the background, technical training and network of
contacts in the field so that they can work as independent scientists conducting
NIH-level research on religion/spirituality and health.
Toward that end, fellows will spend most of their time during their
2-year fellowship period working directly on research projects with their
mentors. The outline of the
research to be executed is set forth by the trainee with his/her mentor as part
of the application for the fellowship. The
rest of the training is done by attending 23 two to three hour didactic seminars
each year, journal club, and if desired, by attending classes to obtain a
Masters of Health Science degree in biostatistics from Duke University's
biometry program over the two years.
The
fellow will spend full-time in the program, and receive as compensation
$35,000/year salary, health insurance, and $12,500 per year to conduct research
and/or pay for biometry program classes. Applications
will be competitive and reviewed by a selection committee composed of: Linda K.
George, Ph.D., Harold G. Koenig, M.D., Dan G. Blazer, M.D., Ph.D., Keith G.
Meador, M.D., TH.M., and Harvey J. Cohen, M.D.
Those who are interested in learning more about the program should
contact Dr. Koenig at koenig@geri.duke.edu.
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