[e-drug] Aubrey Sheiham Cochrane Scholarship

[Joy.Oliver@mrc.ac.za]

E-DRUG: Aubrey Sheiham Cochrane Scholarship
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Dear All,

Applications are invited from health workers, consumers and
researchers
living in developing countries for a 4-month Scholarship to develop
skills in preparing systematic reviews of health care interventions
within the Cochrane Collaboration.  The Aubrey Sheiham Cochrane
Scholarship is awarded annually for work on a topic related to public
health or primary health care.

This scholarship will enable a reviewer from a developing country to
travel to the UK to work on a review. The attached leaflet contains
further information.

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The Cochrane Collaboration Aubrey Sheiham Public Health and Primary
Care Scholarship

Applications are invited from health workers, consumers and
researchers living in developing countries for a 4-month Scholarship
to develop skills in preparing systematic reviews of health care
interventions within the Cochrane Collaboration.  The Scholarship is
awarded annually for work on a topic related to public health or
primary health care.

The exact dates of the scholarship are flexible, but will include
early October to early December 2002, when the systematic review
course is run in Oxford.

Preferred candidates will have

·       a good understanding of the English language

·       limited access to relevant training where they live

·       a review topic that is of major importance to people living in
middle or low income countries

The Scholarship winner will be expected:

·       to have negotiated a review topic with the relevant Cochrane
Collaborative Review Group.

·       to be based at the UK Cochrane Centre in Oxford, but to work
closely with one or more UK-based members of a Cochrane Collaborative
Review Group.

·       to attend the Systematic Reviews Course organised by the
Centre for Statistics in Medicine at Oxford University.

·       to prepare a Cochrane review during the tenure of the
Scholarship.

·       to maintain the Cochrane review on returning home.

      to teach others how to do systematic reviews on returning home.


The Scholarship will cover:

·       the cost of ordinary fare travel to and from the UK, and
reasonable travel within the United Kingdom to work on the review.

·       a monthly stipend of £500 to cover costs of living (free
accommodation will be provided in Oxford).

·       fees for the Systematic Reviews Course at the Centre for
Statistics in Medicine.

·       purchase of a personal laptop computer, both to facilitate
carrying out the Scholar's review, and for loading Cochrane software
to take back home.



 Applications, in English, should include:

·       a full curriculum vitae.

·       a description of how the applicant would benefit from the
scholarship.

·       a description of how the applicant would use the skills gained
on returning home.

·       the full names and addresses (e-mail address if possible) of
three referees.

·       an outline of work already done on systematic reviews or
clinical trials, including experience with quantitative data.

·       the suggested topic for review, with up to 500 words
explaining the relevance to public health and primary care.

·       confirmation from the relevant Cochrane Collaborative Review
Group that the topic has been agreed.

Applications to be sent to:



Phil Alderson

Associate Director (Training)

UK Cochrane Centre,

Summertown Pavilion,

Middle Way,

Oxford OX2 7LG

United Kingdom

Fax: +44 (0)1865 516311

Email: palderson@cochrane.co.uk

The selection, will be decided by a panel consisting of members drawn
mainly from developing countries, chaired by Dr Jimmy Volmink, former
Director, South African Cochrane Centre.


The closing date for applications is 31 January 2002.

With kind regards

Joy Oliver
MRC, South Africa
Joy.Oliver@mrc.ac.za

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