: : Recognition for Global Health Activities
& Scholarships Awarded for Leadership and Excellence

 


 

GHEC Awards for Leadership and Excellence
> GHEC Distinguished Service Award
> Christopher Krogh Award

Lancet - GHEC Scholarships for Students and Residents

> Outstanding Research Project
> Outstanding Community Service Project

The Velji Scholarships

> The Velji Faculty Fund for Teaching Excellence in Global Health
>
The Velj Leadership Fund for Emerging Leaders in Global Health
> The Velji Fund for Global Health Project of the Year

** The Lancet - GHEC Funds and Velji Funds
are available exclusively to GHEC members. Please contact Karen Lam at karen@globalhealthedu.org or at 415-680-6609 if unsure about your membership status.

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GHEC Awards for Leadership and Excellence

The GHEC Distinguished Service Award honors a distinguished person in the field of Global Health. This unique individual will have rendered exceptional services to humanity here and/or abroad. The Distinguished Awardee will be invited to present the keynote address at the Annual GHEC meeting.

Nomination Process:
* By the members of the Program & Awards Committees
* Open nomination. To nominate an individual, please provide the following:

1) Name of the nominating party
2) Contact information for the nominating party (address, phone, email address)
3) Nominee’s name, title and institutional affiliation
4) Contact information for the Nominee (address, phone, email address)
5) A description by the nominating party of the nominee’s career, services (500 words maximum)
6) The nominee’s CV (2 pages maximum)

Deadline for Nominations: Closed

Nominations made by email only to: karen@globalhealthedu.org
Subject Line: GHEC Distinguished Service Award

2009 awardee will be named at the 18th Annual GHEC & 7th Annual WRIH Confernce in Seattle, Washington.

Previous GHEC Distinguished Service Awardees include:
1) Dr Carl Taylor,MD (John Hopkins)
2) Dr Victor R Neufield (McMaster)
3) Dr Jack Bryant ( Aga Khan University, Karachi)
4) Sir George Alleyne (PAHO)
5) Dr Juan Jarmillo Antillon (Costa Rica)
6) Dr Karen Olsen and Hakon Torjesen (Case Western)
7) Mary de Flores, First Lady of Honduras
8) Drs Elizabeth & Don Hillman ( Canada)
9) Dr Michael Gulindo (Cuba)
10) Dr.Ebrahim Samba (PAHO-Africa)
11) Dr Nils Dulaire( Washington, DC)
12) His Highness The Aga Khan
13) Dr Kevin Kain ( Canada)
14) Dr. Jean William Pape ( Haiti / Weill Cornell Medical College)
15) Dr. Julio Frenk (Mexico)


The Christopher Krogh Award
The award plaque is presented to a student, resident, faculty member or other individual(s) that best represent the spirit of Dr Christopher Krogh's dedication to Global Health. Dr Krogh demonstrated that careers among our own underserved and those abroad are often two sides of the same coin. The award seeks to pay tribute to Dr Krogh by honoring an individual who also demonstrates this integration of international and domestic health care.

The Chris Krogh Award was established in 1995 to honor Christopher Krogh, MD, who was killed in an airplane accident on February 24, 1994 while traveling as a physician for the Indian Health Service. Chris was a founding member of GHEC (first established as IHMEC: International Health Medical Education Consortium) and a member of the Board of Directors.

Nomination Process:
Nominations must include the following items:
1) Name of the nominating party
2) Contact information for the nominating party (address, phone, email address)
3) Nominee’s name, title and institutional affiliation
4) Contact information for the Nominee (address, phone, email address)
5) A statement by the nominating party describing how the nominee embodies the passion for global health and serving the underserved that characterized Dr. Krogh’s life (500 words maximum)
6) The nominee’s CV (2 pages maximum, 12 pt. font)
7) the names and contact information of 2 other ‘referees’ who know the nominee well.


Deadline for Nominations: extended to January 30, 2009 (11:59pm PT)
Nominations made by email only to: karen@globalhealthedu.org
Subject Line: Nomination / Christopher Krogh Award

2009 awardee will be named at the 18th Annual GHEC & 7th Annual WRIH Confernce in Seattle, Washington.

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The Lancet - GHEC Scholarships Awarded to Students and Residents in Global Health
* The Lancet - GHEC Awards are exclusive to GHEC members and provided to support continuing volunteer activities in Global Health.

Outstanding Research Project by a student or resident that:
1) was initiated by, and/or mainly conducted by the student/resident
2) was initiated in 2007/2008 and was, or will be, completed by December 31, 2008
3) is in basic science, epidemiology, interventions and/or clinical studies relevant to global health

Outstanding Community Service Project by a student or resident that:
1) was initiated by, and/or mainly conducted by the student/resident
2) was initiated in 2007/2008 and was, or will be, completed by December 31, 2008
3) addresses the needs of a disadvantaged/underprivileged communitiy(ies) within the U.S., Canada or abroad
4) had significant impact and will likely continue to have ongoing relevance in the future of the relevant community

The scholarships of $1,000 each are accompanied a plaque recognizing the achievement. The funds are distributed to support volunteer work in global health activities. Recipients will receive special mention on the GHEC website www.globalhealthedu.org and the Lancet Student site:
www.thelancetstudent.com.

 *The Lancet Awards are open only to GHEC members.
• To inquire about your membership status, contact Karen Lam
karen@globalhealthedu.org or 415-680-6609

Application/Nomination Process

To apply for the award funds, applications must include the following items:
1) Name of the Lancet - GHEC award being applied for
2) Applicant’s Name, Title, Institutional Affiliation
3) Applicant’s Contact information (address, phone, email address)
4) A description of the study or the project (500 words maximum)
5) Applicant’s resume or CV (2 pages maximum, 12 pt. font)
6) A letter of reference from a mentor or supervisor who can provide additional information about the work done and its significance (500 words maximum)

To nominate another for the award funds, nominations must include the following items:
1) Name of the Lancet - GHEC award being applied for
2) Name of the nominating party
3) Contact information for the nominating party (address, phone, email address)
4) Nominee’s name, title and institutional affiliation
5) Contact information for the Nominee
6) A description of the research project or community service project (500 words maximum)
7) A letter of reference from a mentor or supervisor who can provide additional information about the work done and its significance (500 words maximum)
8) The nominee’s CV (2 pages maximum, 12 pt. font)

Deadline for Nominations: extended to January 30, 2009 (11:59pm PT)
Nominations made by email only to: karen@globalhealthedu.org
Subject Line: Lancet - GHEC Award

2009 awardees will be named at the 18th Annual GHEC & 7th Annual WRIH Confernce in Seattle, Washington.


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The Velji Funds
** The Velji awards are exclusive to GHEC members.

• Velji Faculty Fund for Teaching Excellence in Global Health
• The Velji Leadership Fund for Emerging Leaders in Global Health
The Velji Fund for Global Health Project of the Year

Drs. Anvar and Pari Velji were born in villages in Africa ( Kenya and Tanzania, respectively) with very impoverished health care systems. They lost three siblings in infancy to diphtheria and early in their adult years they committed themselves to a lifetime of work to improve the healthcare of all human beings, regardless of their origins, through better education. Dr Anvar Velji, is a co-founder of GHEC, founding Director of the Kaiser-UCD Residency Program (South Sacramento) and Editor of two seminal volumes -Global (International) Health and Global (International) Health Beyond The Year 2000. Dr. Pari Velji, is a certified public accountant and holds the position of Controls, Accountability & Tax Officer with the University of California Health Systems, Sacramento.

The Velji Faculty Fund For Teaching Excellence In Global Health:
The winning party will receive $1,000 to support ongoing volunteer activities in global health and a plaque recognizing the achievements to date.

Nomination Process: Nominations must include the following information:
1) Name and contact information of nominating party
2) Name and contact information of nominee (address, phone, email address)
3) Nominee's title, institutional affiliation and a CV (2 pages maximum, 12 pt. font)
4) A statement describing nominee’s merits, including as feasible, reference to teaching awards or other tangible recognitions of teaching excellence (500 words maximum)

Deadline for Nominations:extended to January 30, 2009 (11:59pm PT)


Nominations made by email to:
lamk@globalhealth-ec.org
Subject Line: Velji Faculty Fund for Teaching Excellence

The Velji Leadership Award – Emerging Leaders in Global Health
This fund will be offered annually to a student or resident who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to Global Health through providing organizational leadership.

The recipient will receive a plaque, $1000 to support ongoing volunteer global health activities, and recognition on GHEC's website.

Nomination Process
and the nomination should include the following items:
1) Name and contact information of nominating party
2) Name and contact information of nominee (address, phone, email address)
3) Nominee's institutional affiliation, year of study, and resume (2 pages maximum, 12 pt. font)
4) A statement describing the individual’s activities that merit the award (500 words maximum)
5) Name and contact information of one person serving as a reference
Deadline for Nominations: extended to January 30, 2009
Nominations made by email to: karen@globalhealthedu.org
Subject Line: Velji Leadership Fund - Emerging Leaders in Global Health

The Velji Fund for Global Health Project of the Year
This fund is offered annually and recognizes the most original project conducted to alleviate poverty related-chronic and/or infectious disease(s) within the last year (i.e. project initiated in 2007/2008 and was or will be completed by December 31, 2008). Qualifying parties include individuals or groups from schools of health, NGOs and other non-educational institutions.

The recipient will receive a plaque, $1000 to support ongoing volunteer global health activities, and recognition on GHEC's website.

Nomination Process
Nominations may be made by faculty, organizations, practitioners, and other students, and the nomination should include the following items:
1) Name and contact information of nominating party
2) Name and contact information of nominee (address, phone, email address)
3) A statement describing the project and the individual(s) or group being nominated (500 words maximum).
4) Name and contact information of 2 individuals serving as reference

Deadline for Nominations: extended to January 30, 2009 (11:59pm PT)

Nominations made by email to:
 karen@globalhealthedu.org 
Subject Line: The Velji Fund for Global Health Project of the Year