The Commonwealth
Fund is pleased to invite you to nominate a candidate for the 2016-17
Australian Harkness Fellowship in Health Care Policy and Practice. Established
in 1925, the Harkness Fellowships were modeled after the Rhodes Scholarships
and aim to produce the next generation of health policy leaders in
participating countries.
Please complete
and email the nomination information below to Robin Osborn, director of the
Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice, at ro@cmwf.org as
soon as possible, and application materials will be emailed
directly to your nominee. The deadline for receipt of applications from Australia is 8 September 2015.
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About the Fellowship
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About the Fellowship
The Commonwealth
Fund invites promising mid-career professionals—government policymakers,
academic researchers, clinical leaders, hospital and insurance managers, and
journalists—from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New
Zealand, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom—to apply for a unique
opportunity to spend up to 12 months in the United States as a Harkness Fellow
in Health Care Policy and Practice.
Fellows are
placed with mentors who are leading U.S. experts at organizations such as
Harvard University, Stanford University, Kaiser Permanente, the Agency for
Health Care Research and Quality, and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement
to study issues relevant to the Fund’s mission to support a high performing
health care system ─ insurance coverage, access, and affordability; health care
delivery system reforms (e.g. bundled payments, accountable care organizations,
innovative approaches to care for high need/high cost patients); cost
containment; and other critical issues on the health policy agenda in both the
U.S. and their home countries. A peer-reviewed journal article or policy report
for Health Ministers and other high-level policy audiences is the anticipated
product of the fellowship. Harkness Fellows have published their findings in
top-tier journals, including: BMJ, Health Affairs, New England Journal
of Medicine, and the Medical Journal of Australia.
The Commonwealth
Fund brings together the full class of Fellows throughout the year to
participate in a series of high level policy briefings and leadership seminars
with U.S. health care leaders.
The Harkness Fellowship is widely regarded as the pinnacle
international program for health system researchers and policy leaders, and for
very good reason. The Commonwealth Fund’s standing allows Fellows direct and
unparalleled access to leading U.S. health care experts within government,
academia, and provider organisations. My time at the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) led to a publication in the New England Journal of
Medicine and allowed me to build a strong network of U.S. and international
collaborators that continues to this day. The Harkness Fellowship has been, and
will continue to be, instrumental in my career development, and the bonds made
with other Fellows will be long-lasting.
-Adam Elshaug (2010-11 Harkness Fellow), Associate Professor of
Health Care Policy, Menzies Centre for Health Policy, The University of Sydney
Beginning
with the 2016-17 class, each fellowship will provide up to U.S. $130,000 in
support, which covers roundtrip airfare to the U.S., living allowance,
project-related travel, travel to fellowship seminars, health insurance, and
U.S. federal and state taxes. A family supplement (i.e. $60,000 for partner and
two children up to age 18) is also provided to cover airfare, living allowance,
and health insurance.
The deadline for
receipt of applications from Australia is 8 September 2015.
Learn more about
the Fellowship:
Please feel free to contact Robin Osborn at ro@cmwf.org or Jane Hall (Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation, University of Technology, Sydney) at jane.hall@chere.uts.edu.au with any additional questions about eligibility, the project, or the application process.
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