Yale/Stanford Johnson and Johnson Global Health Scholars Program

The Johnson & Johnson Global Health Program aims to build the capacity of health care at each of its established sites.  Our goal is to build longstanding Yale/Stanford Johnson & Johnson Health Overseas Partnerships in Education Centers (HOPE Centers) by focusing our scholars and resources at each of the sites. The program seeks to develop partnerships of patient-centered care and teaching models in low resource settings.  

Rotations are 4-6 weeks long and are available for residents who will have completed at least their internship year of training in an accredited United States program in Internal Medicine, Primary Care, Family Medicine, Med/Peds, or Emergency Medicine by July 2015 for the 2015-2016 program year.

Supported sites include:

  • Borneo, Alam Sehat Lestari Health in Harmony
  • Colombia, Hospital Universidad del Valle (HUdV) & Hospital Fundacion Valle del Lili (HFVdL) – Spanish fluency required
  • Liberia, JFK Memorial Medical Center – site not available for 2014-15
  • Rwanda, King Faisal Hospital
  • South Africa, Church of Scotland Hospital in Tugela Ferry
  • Uganda, Makerere College of Health Sciences & Mulago Hospital

We work to strengthen health care infrastructure and diagnostic skills at host settings, to diminish “brain drain” from the developing world by building bilateral partnerships, and to develop an effective response to the host country’s specific health care needs. The Yale/Stanford Johnson & Johnson HOPE Centers are marked by resource support, enhanced clinical research, and medical education and exchange at each level of the continuing medical education process. 

Resident salary is covered while overseas. Airfare, housing, health insurance, evacuation, and meals are provided through the competitive stipend award. 

Stanford participants recount life-changing experiences in global health program

Tom Nguyen performs surgery with colleagues at a hospital in Asmara, Eritrea, as part of the Yale/Stanford Johnson & Johnson Scholars Program, which sends U.S. doctors abroad.

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Eligibility

Although Yale and Stanford residents are given preference for award eligibility, we do offer a few funded awards to outstanding applications from other residency programs as well as to senior career physicians.

Important Deadlines

All Stanford Internal Medicine residents are required to submit his/her J&J questionnaire and intent to apply to Cybele Renault by October 30, 2015.

Applications for the 2016-2017 program year must be received at Yale by 5pm Friday, December 4, 2015. See submission details here.

Note: All scholars are required to attend the Pre-Departure Orientation in May 2016.

Apply here