The AcademyHealth Diversity Scholars Program aims to support the professional development of underrepresented racial/ethnic minority groups in the field of health services research. Applications for 2023 are closed.
The AcademyHealth Diversity Scholars Program provides registration support for up to ten scholars to attend the Annual Research Meeting (ARM). The goal of the Program is to support the professional development of underrepresented racial/ethnic minority groups in the field of health services research (HSR). Mentoring is a core component of the Program.
Applications for 2023 are closed.
New this year is a special slot in the Diversity Scholars Program specifically for Nursing! Find more information about the Policy and Politics in Nursing Scholarship here.
Eligibility Requirements:
Application Instructions:
To apply, applicants must upload and submit the following materials to the online application system:
Dr. James O. Baffoe is a graduate student in the Health Outcomes Division at the University of Texas College of Pharmacy (UTCOP). Read Bio
Dr. Ayomide Okanlawon Bankole is a National Institute of Health T32 postdoctoral research fellow at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Nursing. Read Bio
Joniqua Ceasar is a third-year resident in the Urban Health Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency program at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Read Bio
CeRon Ford is a doctoral student in the Health Services Research, Policy & Administration program with developing expertise in health policy. Read Bio
Ms. Shari Esquenazi-Karonika is a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston on the Health Promotion & Behavioral Science track with a minor in Healthcare Management. Read Bio
Amandeep Kaur is a doctoral candidate in the Psychological Science Department at the University of California, Irvine. Read Bio
Arion M. Lillard-Green is a health services research doctoral student in the Department of Health Administration and Policy at George Mason University. Read Bio
Erika Meza, M.P.H., is a doctoral candidate in Epidemiology and Translational Science at the University of California, San Francisco. Her research interests center around socioeconomic, racial, and ethnic health inequities in cognitive health. Read Bio
Cynthia Pando is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health in the Sociology of Health and Illness track. Read Bio
Dr. Milan Satcher is a T32 postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Community and Family Medicine at Dartmouth Health and a scholar in the Lifespan/Brown Criminal Justice Research Training Program. Read Bio
Nathaniel M. Tran, B.A. is a doctoral student in the Department of Health Policy and research associate in the LGBTQ+ Policy Lab at Vanderbilt University. Read Bio
Carine Wellington is a Health Services Research Ph.D. student at the University of Maryland School of Public Health. Read Bio
Portia J. Zaire has been a Registered Nurse since 2007. She is currently completing her Ph.D. studies at The Ohio State University College of Nursing where her research focuses on health promotion and equity in medically underserved communities. Read Bio
*AcademyHealth's definition of underrepresented racial and ethnic minority groups in the field of HSR is based on the NIH definition as the following: African American/Black, American Indian & Alaskan Native, Hispanic/Latino, Native Hawaiian, and Asian American & Pacific Islander. (NIH) (NSF)
**Due to program requirements, applicants who are not U.S. citizens are not eligible to apply.
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