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Program Description
The U.S. National Library of Medicine Rotation for Medical
Informatics Trainees provides students enrolled in NLM funded
Medical Informatics Training Programs an opportunity to learn
about NLM programs and about Lister Hill Center research. The
rotation includes a series of lectures and provides an
opportunity for students to work closely with established
scientists involved in Center research. The program gives
participants the opportunity to meet fellows from other NLM
funded programs and may lead to future collaboration with
Center research staff as well as with researchers from other
NLM Training Grant Programs.
Students will be paid a stipend equivalent to their regular
monthly stipend, receive reimbursement for travel to and from
the NLM, and a housing allowance of $700 per month for the 2
month NLM fellowship. The duration of students fellowships
can be extended 8 weeks at their home institutions to
accommodate for the time spent attending the NLM rotation.
Eligibility and Application Procedures
Applicants should be students on National Library of
Medicine Training Grants at the end of their first or
second year of training. The Rotation for Medical Informatics
Trainees is an equal opportunity program. Selection for
positions will be based solely on merit, without
discrimination for race, color, religion, sex, national
origin, politics, marital status, sexual orientation,
physical or mental handicap, or age.
Program participants will be notified by April 30, 2009.
Application Materials
Application deadline is April 10, 2009. Sessions start in June and
last for eight weeks. The next session will begin June 8, 2009
and end July 31, 2009. Application materials include:
- A cover letter describing the applicant's interests in
informatics.
- A copy of the applicant's curriculum vitae.
- A transcript of the applicant's academic work.
- A letter of support from a Training Program Mentor addressed
to:
Clement J. McDonald, M.D., Director
Lister Hill
National Center for Biomedical Communications
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Applications and Inquiries
Please address all questions and application materials to:
| May Cheh |
| U.S. National Library of Medicine |
| 8600 Rockville Pike, Bldg. 38A, MSC 3826 |
| Bethesda, MD 20894 |
| Email: cheh@nlm.nih.gov |
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