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MCH Faculty Development Fellowship Program at Diverse Institutions

Project Profile

MCHB Program: MCH Faculty Development Fellowship Program at Diverse Institutions
Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Region: 4
Project Director:

Dorothy Cilenti, DrPH, MPH, MSW
Department of Maternal and Child Health
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

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Abstract

Goals and objectives:

The program will: 1) provide financial support to early and mid-career faculty to participate in a personalized two-year fellowship program to grow MCH teaching and practice within their institutions; 2) foster connections between MCH faculty in MSIs through peer learning and networking; 3) provide technical assistance to advance academic-practice partnerships with state and local partners; and 4) support faculty development of curriculum and student engagement opportunities in MCH.