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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On behalf of our partners, the China Medical Board and Resources of Health Equity, we would like to share their announcement that the 2017-18 Equity Initiative Fellowship Application
is now open.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Equity Initiative is an exciting new transformative leadership program aimed at social impact for health. The fellowship is designed for working professionals to join a diverse
group of their peers for 6 weeks of in-person sessions over one year. Interested candidates can visit
<b><u><a href="http://www.equityinitiative.org">www.equityinitiative.org</a></u></b> to learn more about the fellowship program's eligibility requirements, selection criteria, application process timeline, and apply online.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The age range is 25-40 years, and the EI has a strong affinity for gender equality. Fellows may come from a broad range of health-related sectors – medicine, public health, economics,
policy-making, non-governmental social action, environment, legal, business, and communications.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The fellowship is fully funded, and entailing 6 weeks of dedicated travel and learning, while staying in their current jobs. Selection is highly selective, where candidates will
be vetted by national nomination committees and chosen by an independent regional selection committee.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For questions about the program, please contact (<a href="mailto:ple@cmbfound.org">ple@cmbfound.org</a>), Dr. Duong Hoang Quyen (<a href="mailto:qduong@cmbfound.org">qduong@cmbfound.org</a>),
or Jennifer Ryan (<a href="mailto:jryan@cmbfound.org">jryan@cmbfound.org</a>). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please circulate this open announcement to those you know who might be qualified and interested as well as to help our partners spread the word. Thank you for your interest
and help.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Van<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Ms. Van Bich Thi Tran<br>
Associate Director, Vietnam Program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Director, SSRC Vietnam Data Project<br>
Social Science Research Council<br>
One Pierrepont Plaza 15th Floor<br>
Brooklyn, NY 11201 USA<br>
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Tel: (718) 517-3683<br>
Fax: (212) 377-2727</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
E-mail: <a href="mailto:tran@ssrc.org"><span style="color:blue">tran@ssrc.org</span></a><br>
Web: <a href="http://www.ssrc.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://www.ssrc.org</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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