NIH Fellowships JoyAnn Phillips Rohan, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities Georgetown University

Health Communications Internship Program (HCIP) with NCI Overview Plan, develop, and promote cancer education programs and materials (including Web-based) for the public, cancer patients, or health professionals Gain experience in pre-testing and evaluating cancer prevention and treatment messages, publications, materials, and programs that reach the American public Participate in professional meetings and training seminars

Health Communications Intern Activities Re-formatting and creating documents (with pictures, graphs & tables) for website to meet Section 508 requirements using Microsoft Word and Adobe Professional 9 Developed proposal for Newsletter for inter- steering committee communications Initiated collaborations with Office of Communications and Education for design/production of Newsletter

Health Communications Intern Activities Created and Designed “Tricks of the Trade: Using Marketing Techniques to Promote Behavior Change” – a marketing workshop Collaborations with Society for Prevention Research Create and Develop Health Branding Workshop Design Outreach Campaigns Developing & designing websites Write proposal and present to senior staff Develop briefing materials

Health Communications Intern Activities Event planning for interest groups Coordinate and conduct analysis of toll-free teleconference offerings and listenership to meet the needs of the cancer advocacy communities. Develop content in lay language to promote Understanding NCI Series offerings. Draft and develop print media to convey offices’ activities and services.

HCIP Eligibility – US Citizen or US permanent resident (Alien Registration number is required for US permanent residents). – Currently enrolled in, or a recent graduate of, graduate school. If a recent graduate, graduate degree must have been awarded no more than one year prior to application deadline. – Undergraduate GPA of 2.75 (minimum) for applicants who have not yet received a Master's degree. – Some science background and experience and/or education in any of the following areas: Public Health, Epidemiology, Public Relations, Health Education, Communications, Science Writing, Statistics, Social Marketing, Journalism

HCIP Application (available in July 2011) – A current resume – Up to three work samples. PDF copies preferred. Further instructions on how to submit work samples can be found in the online application. – Name and contact information of two references able to submit a letter of recommendation on your behalf – Deadlines: First Tuesday in March or September (Fall and Spring term, respectively)

Health Communications Internship Program with NCI Selection – HCIP reviews application – Program office reviews applications and conducts telephone interviews – Program offices submit interest list – Applicants notified by

Health Communications Intern Future Hired as FTE with hosting offices Journal Editor Associate Producer at ABC News Contacting jobs

Cancer Research Training Award Overview Enhance basic and clinical research skills

Cancer Research Training Award Eligibility – Recent doctoral degree recipients Application – a curriculum vitae, – a list of the applicant's publications, – a cover letter describing the applicant's research interests and career goals, and – the names and contact information for three references – oral/forms/adIndex.aspx oral/forms/adIndex.aspx Deadline – continuous, applications accepted year round

Cancer Research Training Award Selection – Potential applicants for postdoctoral positions are encouraged to contact NIH investigators with whom they would like to work directly, regardless of whether a position has been posted or not Recipients are free from the demands of obtaining grants and teaching (opportunities available)

Cancer Research Training Award Experiences – bioinformatics, biophysics, epidemiology, immunology, cell and molecular biology, neuroscience, health sciences, structural biology, sensory and communication neuroscience, molecular pathology, biobehavioral research, and developmental biology

Contracting with Government Agencies

Contracting/Consulting Firms Kelly Government Solutions – Deloitte – Scientific project management, PMP certification not needed if you have a PhD and post-doc experience – Booz Allen – SAIC – RAND Corporation –

Contracting/Consulting Develop skills beyond the bench Networking Informational Interviews

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