Apply Now to the Mongan Commonwealth Fund Fellowship Program in Minority Health Policy

“In the U.S., vulnerable populations, including people with low income, the uninsured, and disadvantaged minority groups, have greater difficulty obtaining health care, receive worse care, and experience poorer outcomes than other groups.

To help close this divide, The Commonwealth Fund supports training for physician leaders dedicated to creating high-performance health systems for vulnerable populations through the Mongan Commonwealth Fund Fellowship Program in Minority Health Policy. Currently, the fellowship is accepting applicants for its 2014–15 class. The application deadline is Dec 16, 2013.” [Source: CCI Voice]

Colorado Psychiatric Access and Consultation for Kids (C-PACK) Project

"Announcing an exciting opportunity for Pediatric Primary Care Practices in the Denver and Southern Colorado regions! Colorado Access and Value Options are partnering with CBHC and the Reach Institute to offer participating prescribers a mini-fellowship.  The fellowship will include education, consultation and care coordination increasing collaboration between behavioral health and primary care providers to better meet the over-all health care needs of children in Colorado, regardless of payer source.

The mini- fellowship includes:

• Phone consultation with a pediatric psychiatrist within 30 minutes of request (8-5, M-F, excluding holidays).
• Care coordination to assist pediatric primary care prescribers in making referrals to behavioral health providers.
• Training on Primary Pediatric Pharmacology, an evidence-based training offered by the REACH Institute.  The training will focus on proper assessment, diagnosis and medication management for depression, aggression, anxiety, ADHD and bipolar/psychosis.
• After the training, all participating prescribers will participate in every other week case-based conference calls for six months (12 calls total).
• A $1,500 stipend for prescribers upon successful completion of the mini-fellowship.  
• Participation in outcomes measurement to monitor success of C-PACK project.
• Practice support from C-PACK pediatric psychiatrists and care coordinators.

Interested in learning more?  For the Denver region, contact Jennifer Bock by email Jennifer.bock@coaccess.com or by phone 720-744-5628. For Southern Colorado regions, contact Mary Shatzer by email mary.shatzer@valueoptions.com or by phone: 719-538-1475 or 719-505-2666." [Source: Colorado Access]

The Mongan Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy

Supported by The Commonwealth Fund, the The Mongan Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy is a unique fellowship is designed to prepare physicians for leadership roles in transforming health care delivery systems and promoting health policies and practices that improve access to high performance health care for vulnerable populations including racial and ethnic minorities and economically disadvantaged groups. Under the auspices of the Minority Faculty Development Program (MFDP) at Harvard Medical School (HMS), up to five one-year fellowships will be awarded per year, with the potential for an optional second year of practicum experience...The application deadline for the 2013-2014 Fellowship is December 15, 2012...Click here for more information.  [Source: The Commonwealth Fund]