Fellowships in Public Health Ophthalmology

The Garo Meghrigian Eye Institute for Preventive Ophthalmology (GMEIPO), an institute with the American University of Armenia’s Center for Health Services Research and Development (CHSR), is pleased to announce the Meghrigian Public Health Ophthalmology Fellowship Program.

This fellowship prepares ophthalmologists for blindness prevention activities in Armenia. Meghrigian fellows will complete the two-year MPH Program at the American University of Armenia while engaging in practical training and research at the Garo Meghrigian Eye Institute for Preventive Ophthalmology (GMEIPO). GMEIPO will expose fellows to principles of public health ophthalmology. The program complements clinical ophthalmology training, which is focused on providing relief to one patient, to a population-based perspective of eye health.

In their first year, Meghrigian Fellows will receive a scholarship covering their MPH tuition in exchange for committing to 20 hours per week of work in the GMEIPO/CHSR and maintaining good academic standing. In their second year, Meghrigian fellows will also receive a stipend.

Up to two fellowships will be awarded each year beginning with the 2004/2005 MPH cohort.

Eligibility

Armenian Citizenship
MD degree with completed or in progress residency in ophthalmology
Meets admission criteria for MPH Program, including fluency in English

Process

Applications for the 2004/2005 MPH cohort are due by 15 April 2003. Depending on performance, completion of the academic preparatory/intensive English program may be required in order to qualify for admission.

A faculty committee will review all qualified ophthalmologists applying to the MPH Program for this fellowship during the January 2004 decisions for final admission into the MPH Program. Only competitive applicants will be offered the fellowship. An offer of admission to the MPH Program does not ensure award of the fellowship.

Applications for the MPH Program may be received from the AUA Registrar’s Office, Room 19, 40 Marshal Baghramian, Yerevan, Armenia. For additional information on the fellowship program contact Michael Thompson, MS, DrPH, Associate Director of the MPH Program, mthompso@aua.am, (374 1) 51-25-92. For information about the Garo Meghrigian Eye Institute for Preventive Ophthalmology contact Naira Khachatryan, MD, MPH, Program Manager, nkhachat@aua.am, (374 1) 51 20 52.