We partner in a variety of ways with community organizations, academic institutions, and others to develop workshops, conferences, and seminars which highlight important issues related to health disparities research.

Health Disparities Workshops and Conferences

Workshops and conferences provide an excellent venue to showcase and support promote health disparities research being conducted at UNC Chapel Hill and other area institutions. Our goal is to create a meeting place for community members, researchers, and staff to network and develop new research partnerships in their areas of interest.

ECHO and partners at area Historically Black College and Universities have also sponsored a variety of skill-building workshops. These one-day workshops focus on aspects of proposal research development including grant writing and grants management.

Coming:

The NC TraCS Community Engagement Core and the Carolina Community Network proudly co-sponsor a series of free workshops on research topics. The next workshop in the series is Research 101. The Research 101 Workshop will review research methods, design, evaluation and dissemination, as well as data collection and analysis. This workshop will also describe how research is implemented in community settings, and provide an overview of community-engaged research, clinical trials, and translational research.

Research 101 will be held on the following dates, and in the following locations:

October 13th, Rocky Mount, NC, Braswell Library

October 15th, Greensboro, NC, Moses Cone Hospital AHEC Room 0029

October 16th, Raleigh, NC, The William F. Andrews Center Raleigh Campus, Room 3 and 4

Please click on the link below to learn more about the workshops and to register:

http://tracs.unc.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=300&Itemid=295

These workshops are open to all audiences and provide foundational information to facilitate research, foster partnerships, and build skills. Should you have any difficulty accessing this site, or have any questions, please send any inquiries to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

2010 - 2011 program brochure of The Commonwealth Fund/Harvard University Fellowship in Minority Health Policy (CFHUF).

Supported by The Commonwealth Fund, administered by the Minority Faculty Development Program at Harvard Medical School, this innovative fellowship is designed to prepare physicians, particularly minority physicians, for leadership roles in formulating and implementing public health policy and practice on a national, state, or community level.

Fellowship Eligibility Requirements:

* U.S. citizenship
* Board eligible or board certified physicians
* Experience in minority health issues
* Interest in health policy and public health
* Strong academic and leadership skills
* Intention to pursue career in public health, health policy, or academia

Five one-year, degree-granting fellowships will be awarded per year. Fellows will complete academic work leading to a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree at the Harvard School of Public Health, and, through additional program activities, gain experience in and understanding of major health issues facing minority, disadvantaged, and underserved populations. CFHUF also offers a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree at the Harvard Kennedy School to physicians possessing an MPH. It is expected that CFHUF will support the development of a cadre of leaders in minority health, well-trained academically and professionally in public health, health policy, health management, and clinical medicine, as well as actively committed to careers in public service.

For application materials, information, and other training opportunities, please contact the CFHUF Program Coordinator by telephone at (617) 432-2922; by fax at 617-432-3834; or by e-mail at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The Research Triangle Park chapter of Association of Clinical Research Professionals is hosting a networking event Friday, October 2, 2009 in the Holiday Inn Airport.  Please come join us for an opportunity to socialize and network upon the completion of Day 1 of the 2009 10^th Annual fall Conference.  There will be refreshment and beverage services available.  Heavy hors d'oeuvres will be provided by the chapter.

RSVPs are not required and anyone is welcome to join our informal gathering.

Holiday Inn
930 Airport Boulevard
Morrisville, NC 27560
919-465-1910