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ACPM/Pfizer Residency Rotation at ACPM Office

reposted 02/23/05

The American College of Preventive Medicine, with funding from Pfizer, established the Pfizer Practicum Rotation in Health Policy and Preventive Medicine in mid-2002; based at the ACPM Washington office.

Under this program, Residents work at ACPM for up to three months. The activities during each rotation will be tailored to take advantage of ACPM's national policy focus and the many policy bodies in Washington, DC; including Congress, federal health agencies, and non-governmental health organizations. Examples of possible activities include:

* Developing ACPM policy and position statements, especially on emerging issues
* Developing briefing materials for meetings with congressional staff and regulatory agencies
* Participating in meetings of national health policy coalitions to which ACPM belongs
* Working with ACPM's Policy Committee to identify and carry out high priority activities
* Developing CME modules for ACPM members, particularly on topics directly relating to preventive medicine policy and practice
* Preparing grant proposals and
* Developing consumer education materials

In addition to their activities at ACPM, residents will spend one day in New York City learning about the activities of Pfizer's public health and outcomes research teams and one day in Pfizer's Washington, DC office learning about pharmaceutical industry policy issues.

Under this program, ACPM will pay residency programs $3,750/month. Residency programs are responsible for stipend payment to residents. A travel allowance will be given to the resident, if needed.

Applications will be accepted as long as rotation slots remain available.

Please contact:
Mike Berry at ACPM (mab@acpm.org) or 202-466-2044, for application materials.