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Description: NHMRC joins leading health care organisations to transfer knowledge into practice Date: 1 September 2008 |
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NHMRC joins leading health care organisations to transfer knowledge into practice
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is inviting early-to-mid career health professionals with a commitment to improve health care in Australia to apply for a 2009 NICS Fellowship.
The NHMRC, through its National Institute of Clinical Studies, has partnered with a number of key health organisations to offer ten Fellowships. In past years they have attracted a large number of very strong applications from people eager to develop careers in knowledge transfer.
NICS Fellows are provided with unique opportunities through mentoring, training, national and international networking and practical support. As a result, Fellows have made a significant impact in their workplace, share their knowledge and influence evidence-based policy and practice at many levels.
NICS Fellowships are offered for two years, half-time to health professionals who are future leaders in evidence-based health care and wish to address an evidence-practice gap in their area of clinical practice. Fellowships have previously been awarded across the range of health disciplines for research projects including the implementation of clinical practice guidelines in areas such as mental health, osteoporosis, stroke management and cardiovascular disease. 2009 NICS Fellowships comprise:
- NICS-HCF Health and Medical Research Foundation Fellowships (3)
- NICS-Cancer Australia National Centre for Gynaecological Cancers Fellowship
- NICS-Gastroenterological Society of Australia Fellowship
- NICS-Melbourne Health Fellowship
- NICS-Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia Betty Cuthbert Fellowship
- NICS-SA Health Fellowship
- NICS-Victorian Department of Human Services Fellowship
- NICS Fellowship
Applications close: October 27, 2008.
For information about the NICS Fellowships and the individual Fellowships: www.nhmrc.gov.au/nics
Contact for further information: Meredith Cameron, NHMRC, T: (03) 8866 0409 M:0409 383 152 meredith.cameron@nhmrc.gov.au