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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Injury Prevention Program

Fellowship Program

The IHS Injury and Violence Prevention (IVP) Fellowship provides practical knowledge and skills for IVP practitioners working in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. The IVP Fellowship builds on learning obtained from IHS IVP Courses 1, 2, and 3, and prior experiences of participants.

Benefits of completing the Fellowship

  • Project development, implementation, evaluation
  • Promote community involvement
  • Effective strategies
  • Epidemiology
  • Data collection and analysis
  • Coalition building
  • Program evaluation
  • Oral/written communication
  • Individualized learning experiences
  • Field work

Fellowship Summary 2023-2024 [PDF - 343 KB]

Fellowship Projects

Projects can focus on unintentional injury or intentional violence in one of three project types: 1) Problem Analysis; 2) Program Planning; or 3) Program Evaluation.

Fellows complete four project phases (i.e., Planning, Implementation, Results, Deliverables) during which they

  • participate in synchronous and asynchronous distance-learning sessions
  • attend three in-person learning sessions requiring approximately 3 weeks away from their job sites
  • complete project tasks and submit interim deliverables
  • participate in scheduled progress checks
  • develop a project report
  • present a summary of their project at the IHS IVP Fellowship Symposium
  • participate in an optional continuing education opportunity (e.g., attend a conference, enroll in a university-based course)

Application Process

Applicants must complete an online application.

Prior to applying to the Fellowship, prospective applicants are required to watch an online pre-recorded webinar Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  and schedule a required consultation with the IHS Injury Prevention Program Academic Advisor team and project mentor to discuss the applicants project idea.

Beginning October 3, 2022, applicants should obtain a link to begin their online application Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov . Complete applications are due by 11:00 pm ET on Sunday, December 4, 2022.

Fellowship Point of Contact

Molly Madson, MPH, Injury Prevention Program Specialist, IHS
OEHE-DEHS
5600 Fishers Ln.
MS: 10N14C
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: 301-945-3189