Interdisciplinary Health Policy Institute

Roles and benefits 

• leads an institute office
• assumes seat on Institute Internal Advisory Board, which meets monthly
• eligible for partial buy-out of teaching load
• eligible for all benefits conferred on fellows

Benefits 

• eligible for clerical support from the Institute for institute-related grant writing and curriculum development
• invitations to participate in all Institute events
• opportunity to participate in training and research grants coordinated by the Institute
• library privileges and some Information Technology Services, like e-mail

Expectations 

• participate in Institute meetings like Fellow’s meetings, grand rounds, annual conference, etc.
• whenever possible, submit relevant grant proposals through the Institute
• provide research findings like article abstracts to the Institute so they may be posted on the Institute’s website
• indicate affiliation with the Institute in professional publications, papers, etc.
• teach Institute courses and/or be willing to offer curricular advice to others who are teaching Institute courses and/or be willing to mentor students who are conducting Institute-related projects

Process to become a fellow 

Submit the following to the executive director:

• curriculum vitae summarizing academic/professional history
• cover letter indicating: 
  • the relevance of your research, teaching, and/or other activities to the Institute’s mission and objectives, and your reasons for affiliation
  • links to any personal web pages
   
• nomination note from your chair or supervisor, indicating their support for your intention to affiliate

Submissions will be considered by the Institute Internal Advisory Board. The executive director will then communicate its decisions to you.

Continued relevance 

In order to ensure the continued pertinence of fellows to the Institute, every three years the Internal Advisory Board may review evidence of fellows’ Institute-related activities to determine their continued relevance to the Institute’s mission and objectives.

In the absence of continued relevance, the executive director, acting on the advice of the Internal Advisory Board, may terminate a fellow’s affiliation with the Institute. 

Members receive invitations to all Institute events, and the opportunity to participate in training and research grants coordinated by the Institute.

Join us 

To become a member, contact health.policy@nau.edu.