AFRO-NETS> Aubrey Sheiham Cochrane Scholarship

[Joy Oliver <Joy.Oliver@mrc.ac.za>]

Aubrey Sheiham Cochrane Scholarship
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Dear All,

Applications are invited from health workers, consumers and research-
ers living in developing countries for a 4-month scholarship to de-
velop skills in preparing systematic reviews of health care interven-
tions within the Cochrane Collaboration. The Aubrey Sheiham Cochrane 
Public Health and Primary Care 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 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 mid-
  dle or low income countries.

The Scholarship winner will be expected:

* to have negotiated a review topic with the relevant Cochrane Col-
  laborative 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 Collabora-
  tive 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 GBP 500 to cover costs of living (free accommoda-
  tion 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 scholar
  ship;
* 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: +44-1865-516311
mailto: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.

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With kind regards

Joy Oliver
Medical Research Council
South Africa 
mailto:Joy.Oliver@mrc.ac.za

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