ADA Foundation seeks Hillenbrand Fellowship applications
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Posted Jan. 30, 2007 |
By Stacie Crozier Are you a dentist in clinical practice, education or research who has the desire and commitment to serve the profession and the public in a management and leadership role for a health-related organization?
The ADA Foundation is accepting applications for its Hillenbrand Fellowship that begins in September 2007. Applications are due by Feb. 28, 2007.
The 12-month fellowship, offered every other year, provides an intensive orientation to all ADA agencies and departments; an orientation to other oral health organizations and federal and state government agencies; academic courses through the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University; and hands-on project management experience.
Qualified candidates must:
- be a member in good standing of the ADA;
- be a graduate of a dental school accredited by the ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation;
- have held a D.D.S. or D.M.D. degree for at least five years at the beginning of the fellowship;
- be prepared to work from the Chicago office on a daily basis for the duration of the fellowship and travel within the United States as required by the program;
- be prepared to actively support the mission, goals and policies of the ADA and the ADA Foundation, regardless of personal agreement or disagreement with them, for the duration of the fellowship;
- be competent in core computer and Internet skills.
The fellowship also includes a $75,000 stipend to help offset living expenses in Chicago.
For more information or an application, log on to www.ada.org/goto/hillenbrand or contact Lisa Barron, director of programs, ADA Foundation, 211 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago 60611; 1-312-440-4639; barronl@ada.org.
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