NEW 2011 Fellowships from National Hemophilia Foundation-Baxter Clinical Fellowship Program, funded through the generous support of Baxter Healthcare Corporation, intends to increase the number of medical experts committed to comprehensive care of people with bleeding disorders and clotting disorders. NEW 2011 Fellowships
The program is designed to provide hands, not in the clinical training of physicians licensed to mention prepare for an academic career in research on disorders of coagulation and bleeding. Mentored training takes place in hemophilia highly qualified and thrombophilia treatment centers located throughout the United States.
Funding is provided to cover the costs associated with promising medical training who show interest in devoting his career to the care of patients with hemophilia and other bleeding or clotting disorders.
In the field of rare diseases, hemophilia has been touted as a model for the delivery of medical care since most patients benefit from treatment in comprehensive care centers. However, this highly specialized care system has become increasingly fragile as a generation of doctors HTC or retire or decide to leave the field. These departures are accelerating as a byproduct ironic success story HTC:
More and more patients receiving prophylaxis and preventive care, more people are able to infuse into the house, resulting in a reduction of hours of doctor-patient contact. This situation, coupled with relatively stable at a low number of patients with hemophilia, has endangered the profession as a viable practice full time.
Others have systemic problems included the lack of comprehensive training of specialists in bleeding disorders and reduced institutional support for hemophilia care and clinical research. Amid these concerns, there is an inadequate system to meet the needs of people affected by thrombosis and inherited thrombophilia.
One proposed solution to meet the needs of these patients is to support the training of doctors who are experts in the treatment of both conditions in specially designated centers. NHF and Baxter firmly believe that this solution provides the means to further increase the number of quality treatment centers, the number of providers attracted to this field and to stimulate institutional support.
How to Apply
Scholarship applications from individuals to the NHF-Baxter Clinical can only be made by institutions that have requested and received approval to participate in the program. Therefore, the implementation of the NHF-Baxter Clinical Fellowship program is a two-tier process. Please click the links below for detailed instructions and eligibility requirements of the two applications:.
Step One: Institutional Application – This application is intended for the medical director(s) and other senior faculty members/administrators affiliated with U.S. hemophilia and thrombophilia treatment centers not yet approved to participate in the NHF-Baxter Clinical Fellowship Program. Only authorized institutions may subsequently nominate and train NHF-Baxter Clinical Fellows. If approved, authorization is granted for a period of five years. Approved institutions must submit a re-application every five years, subject to review and approval, in order to continue their participation in the NHF-Baxter Clinical Fellows Program.
Step Two: Candidate Application – This application is intended for the medical director(s) and other senior faculty members/administrators from approved U.S. hemophilia and thrombophilia treatment centers to nominate qualified candidates as NHF-Baxter Clinical Fellows. From among these candidates, two NHF-Baxter Clinical Fellows are selected each year and awarded up to $100,000 per year, for up to two years.
For complete application instructions for each of the two different applications for the NHF Clinical Fellowship, click on the relevant link above.
For further information, please contact:
Angelina Wang
Director, Research and Medical Information
116 West 32nd Street, 11th floor
New York, NY 10001
Phone: (212) 328-3727 or (800) 42-HANDI
Fax: (212) 328-3799
E-mail: awang@hemophilia.org
The NHF-Baxter Clinical Fellowship Program
Institutional Application Deadline: December 1, 2010
Candidate Application: December 1, 2010
Award Start Date: July 1, 2011
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