Current Sponsored Research Projects

Global Health Fellows Program

Effective dates: 2007-2012
Funding source: Department of State
Tulane Role: Subcontractor to PHI
Countries: Global
Faculty Lead: Penny Jessop, MPH
GHFP Performance and Career Development Advisor: John Hembling, MPH
M and E Advisor: Dominique Meekers, PhD
Website: www.ghfp.net

The GHFP's vision is to develop a sustainable pool of diverse technical experts committed to strengthening USAID's health leadership and to support effective systems that enable professional development and organizational performance. The program result areas include, establish dynamic fellowships and internships; develop and sustain a pipeline of diverse technical experts who strengthen USAID's health leadership; recruit, place and support interns and fellows at the junior, mid and senior level; implement a diversity initiative so that under-represented groups acquire meaningful work experience in global health and build human capital through Foreign Service national exchanges; and, foster professional and organizational development to increase effectiveness and improve USAID global health program results through individual learning and organizational performance improvement. 

Tulane shares in the implementation of general outreach and program promotion, maintains and strengthens strategies and systems for fellows’ support, implement orientation for new fellows, maintains a high-quality professional mentoring program, implements GHFP intern program, develops USAID partner organization placements, develops an alumni network and online communities of interest, develops and maintains monitoring and evaluation systems.