Leadership in Global Health Fellowship Information Session 2024

February 05, 2024

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00:00All right. Why don't we get started?
00:03If we use kind of the rule for for events,
00:07usually you have about half
00:09show up that register.
00:10So I think we have a nice
00:12critical mass here to get going.
00:15So first of all, welcome everyone.
00:18Thanks for your interest in the Leadership
00:22and Global Health Fellowship program.
00:24My name is Mike Skenechi.
00:25I'm the deputy director of the
00:29Yale Institute for Global Health.
00:31I'll just take a moment to
00:34acknowledge a couple of people.
00:37First, my colleague Alyssa Cruz,
00:40who is our communications officer
00:43and has been involved with
00:45the fellowship program also.
00:47And she'll talk more a little bit later
00:50about her own experience with Josie
00:52Anne Alix from the School of Public Health,
00:56who was one of our fellows now last summer.
01:00It's great to have Josie Ann here.
01:04So what what I'm going to do is
01:07just share a very brief PowerPoint
01:10presentation describing the program.
01:13I would note that the this event
01:16is being recorded because we're
01:18going to edit it and then post it
01:20on our website for those who were
01:23not able to attend right now.
01:27And we have a nice small group here.
01:29So to the extent that you feel comfortable
01:31and to the extent you're able,
01:33it'd be great to to see folks on on video.
01:36I know for me it's nice to see some faces
01:39and as we go through the presentation,
01:42feel free to interrupt me,
01:45raise, you know raise hands,
01:47use the chat box to drop questions.
01:52I'll do my best to to keep keep my
01:54eyes on all the different boxes and
01:56maybe Alyssa might turn to you just
01:58to kind of acknowledge anything,
02:00any hands or any, anything in the chat box.
02:03So with that see something,
02:07see
02:11Q&amp;A. Carla, we'll talk about
02:14eligibility in a in a slide or two,
02:16but thanks for your question.
02:19Thank you. Sure.
02:22So I am going to share my screen.
02:27Bear with me,
02:35hopefully you all are seeing my deck here.
02:44OK.
02:47Could someone thank you.
02:48Thank you, Alyssa.
02:49So again thanks so much for for
02:52joining today to learn a little
02:54bit more about the leadership in
02:56global Health fellowship program.
03:00Before we go into specifically
03:02into the fellowship program,
03:03just for everyone's awareness,
03:05I'm not sure you might be already
03:07already be aware of this background,
03:09but the fellowship program is one
03:12of really kind of the two signature
03:16student facing programs for the
03:18Yale Institute for Global Health.
03:21As I think everyone is aware,
03:23the institute is a program that's
03:25centered in the Health Science school.
03:26So it's really a partnership across
03:28the schools of public health,
03:30medicine and nursing,
03:31but it's meant to span across the campus.
03:34We have a set of activities
03:37specifically geared towards faculty
03:39at Yale and we also have a couple
03:42of student based initiatives,
03:44the fellowship program and our
03:46second being the Global Health case
03:49competition which some maybe even
03:51all of you have been a part of
03:53or will be a part of in a couple
03:56weeks time on the 17th of February.
03:58We're going to be having our our case day.
04:04So a little bit about the the,
04:06the fellowship program,
04:07we are actually going into our
04:11amazingly enough our fifth year.
04:13This is a program that is evolved into
04:17a partnership with the undergraduate
04:20Global Health Studies program,
04:21which is based at the Jackson
04:23School for Global Global Affairs,
04:26also the Career Services Center
04:28led by Felicia Spencer at
04:30the School of Public Health.
04:32They really our partners really help
04:36us in terms of outreach and also
04:40funding and support for the program.
04:44The vision for the program now five
04:47years ago was to establish establish
04:50a program that I mean the long term
04:54vision is really can we have a program
04:57where over time and as students take
05:01part in the program and then leave
05:04Yale that people who participate
05:08ultimately could start their careers
05:11in these types of institutions.
05:14As you can see most are for the
05:18focus I should say is really on
05:20large global Health Organization.
05:23So it's generally centered on major
05:27NGOs or multi lab organizations.
05:32They generally I would say
05:33have more of a policy focus,
05:36which I think complements well with other
05:39opportunities and funding opportunities
05:42for Yale students and trainees.
05:46It is meant to be open to
05:50students across the campus.
05:52So we have had Yale College undergrads,
05:56nursing, public health students
06:01from the medical school,
06:02from the law school.
06:04A key criteria is that you will
06:08continue to matriculate at Yale.
06:11So if you are a Yale college student,
06:13you could be graduating in May,
06:15unfortunately wouldn't be
06:16eligible for the program.
06:17So, so Carla,
06:19for you and your program,
06:21you'll have to remind me of kind
06:23of the requirements of that.
06:25But the base eligibility is for students
06:28and trainees who will kind of continue
06:30their studies at the university.
06:35So that's kind of the broad overview.
06:37The main anchoring component of the
06:40program is placement in an internship.
06:44So what we do is essentially develop
06:48partnerships with these different
06:51organizations and develop and curate
06:54a set of internship opportunities.
06:57So this is not something where we just
06:59connect you to Goblin for example.
07:01We work with each of these organizations
07:05to develop specific job descriptions,
07:08specific roles.
07:10These are generally summer internships,
07:13so I would say June to August time frame.
07:17In some cases those these opportunities have
07:21extended into the fall into the September,
07:24October time frame as well.
07:31This for this summer we have a
07:35total of 21 placements across the
07:38six organizations that are on on
07:42this slide that is an expansion
07:44of for 12 that we had last year.
07:46So really excited because it's you
07:49know the the program has garnered
07:51a lot of interest and so I'm
07:54excited that we'll be able to offer
07:57more placement opportunities.
07:58The other thing I would note about
08:01the placements that particularly
08:03with organizations like the Royal
08:05Bank and UNICEF they have been kind
08:07of founding partners in a sense.
08:09So we have a long establish a really
08:13nice track record with these different
08:15organizations over the past many years.
08:17In fact you know the expansion and
08:19placements I think is a is a reflection
08:21of how well it's been going for
08:23students and the different and the
08:26different organizations as well.
08:27So the anchoring piece of the fellowship
08:30program is the is the internship before
08:35the the couple other components before
08:38you go to start in the internship.
08:42We have an orientation day long program.
08:46Last year we did it in May which
08:48is really focused on building
08:50relationships within the full group,
08:54discussing what is global health and
08:56talk a little bit about expectations
08:59and what you might expect in the
09:02internship throughout the summer.
09:05We stay connected to all the
09:08fellows and the organizations.
09:09We also we offer,
09:11excuse me,
09:11office hours where you can engage
09:15with our program staff to discuss
09:18how things are going to troubleshoot
09:20any issues that you might be facing.
09:22And the last component I would,
09:24I would just note is that through
09:28funding for through the institute
09:31and in partnership with the Global
09:33Studies Program in the Career Services
09:35Center of the School of Public Health,
09:37we offer funding for these different
09:42placement opportunities which
09:44includes travel,
09:45lodging and costs related to the internships.
09:49Essentially what we do is once
09:52the placement is finalized,
09:54we work with each student individually
09:56to develop a budget and finalize the
09:59funding for for each of the internships.
10:02I'm just going to look at the
10:04check box to see, OK, great.
10:09So that's kind of an
10:11overarching summary we do.
10:15I just wanted to to note,
10:17we do at the end of the
10:20experience post a closing event,
10:23which we did in November,
10:26where we bring the group back together.
10:28It's just a nice opportunity to share and
10:32reflect on each individual experience.
10:36We were really excited this past
10:37fall to have Dean Randy from
10:39the School of Public Health,
10:40but also Indra and Raj Nooyi who are
10:43benefactors of the program participate
10:45in that in that closing event.
10:47You know because our part of our
10:49hope is that the cohort will stay
10:52connected in some way moving forward.
10:54In fact I've also I mean just that
10:57I've had the it's it's really been
10:59fun to see students in the program
11:01also participating in leading are
11:03things like our global health case
11:05competition and and individuals
11:07that have been part of the program
11:09are very active across campus in a
11:11variety of different global efforts.
11:16So that's kind of the summary
11:20of the fellowship, see if I
11:22could advance my slide here
11:29doesn't seem to want me to
11:30do that. So let me do this.
11:34I'm going to stop sharing and
11:35I'm going to try to share again.
11:49Oh, there we go. Very good.
11:51So a little bit about eligibility, funding.
11:53I mean, I've touched on this
11:56information a little bit already.
11:58As I noted, this is open to Yale
12:01students and trainings broadly,
12:02but you must be kind of enrolled at Yale
12:09and continue and coming
12:11back for the next semester.
12:14I noted the partnership with the Office
12:18of Career Services and Global Health
12:20Studies program and we work with
12:23again with each student to develop a
12:26budget for your for your internship.
12:28We opened up the application
12:31link on Friday on our website.
12:33You could also see a summary PDF of
12:36all of the different opportunities
12:37that will be open essentially
12:39for the next couple of weeks.
12:42It's a pretty straightforward
12:44application process.
12:46This gives you a sense of the of the
12:49timeline with applications due by the 16th.
12:54We then the end of the month beginning
12:58of March to do what we do is kind of
13:01a a review of all the candidates.
13:04We then select a certain number of students.
13:07Last year I want to say it was around
13:1025 or so students that got interviews.
13:14Alyssa and my colleague Nuktah Gok led
13:18the interview process and from there
13:21what we do is we compile essentially
13:24short lists that we share with the
13:28different hosts organizations because
13:29we feel it's important to them.
13:31We don't just say here's your student,
13:33we we we think it's important for
13:35them to have an opportunity to view
13:37to to review a couple of candidates
13:39to see who might be the best fit.
13:42There would likely be a second interview
13:45with any of the organizations where we
13:48have forwarded your your application.
13:50And in general,
13:52I would say our goal is to finalize
13:55decisions soon after spring break,
13:57recognizing that in,
13:59you know these organizations the
14:02individuals involved are pretty
14:04busy individuals.
14:05Sometimes it it might take a little
14:07bit longer to finalize decisions,
14:09but we're really eager to try to
14:11do that soon after the spring
14:13break period so that we could then
14:15finalize budgets and then plan and
14:17and host our orientation session.
14:20So that's kind of the overview
14:25of the program timeline.
14:27Before kind of formally going to questions,
14:29I wanted to turn it over to my
14:33colleague Josie Anne to describe
14:36her experience as you can see here
14:40last summer at the World Bank.
14:43Josie Anne is in the SBS department at
14:46the School of Public Health and I came
14:49to Yale from the University of Connecticut.
14:52And I think it's just a great example,
14:55really a stellar fellow that has
14:57participated in the program and not
14:59only a part of the fellowship program,
15:01but again variety of global
15:03health efforts on campus.
15:05So I'll turn it over to Josie Ann, please.
15:08Josie Ann,
15:09introduce yourself a little
15:10bit more and we'd love to hear
15:13more about your experience.
15:17Thank you, Mike.
15:19Hi, everyone. It's nice to meet you
15:22all and thank you for being here.
15:25As Mike said, my name is Josie Ann Alex.
15:29I'm originally from Rwanda,
15:31but I migrated to the US after
15:36spending many years in different
15:38refugee camps because of the genocide
15:41that was happening in my country.
15:44I completed my undergrad at
15:46University of Connecticut.
15:49Initially I thought I wanted to go into
15:52medicine and I had a change of heart
15:55when I was introduced to public health,
15:58the University of Connect.
16:01But specifically I took a global
16:04health course and that that's when
16:07everything connected for me and hence
16:10why I ended up choosing public health
16:13and also choosing Yale specific.
16:15And also because I knew that Yale has,
16:19because of the Yale Institute
16:21for Global Health and also some
16:22of the work that they were doing
16:25like in the I'll my CS like middle
16:27and middle income countries.
16:29And so yeah,
16:31that this past summer I completed an
16:34internship at the World Bank as Mike
16:38say and specifically I was in the World
16:41Bank Climate and Health department.
16:44So it's within the health and nutrition
16:48and population like global practice.
16:50So the World Bank climate and health
16:53team is supporting countries like to
16:56strengthen their health systems in
16:58order to mitigate but also to adapt
17:01to climate change like in the middle
17:03and the middle income countries.
17:05So I worked as an analyst like to
17:08support like climate and health agenda
17:11and middle and the middle income countries.
17:14So what does that entail?
17:16Well,
17:16I think you will all know that building,
17:19especially building climate to
17:21resilient health systems requires
17:24A systematic approach.
17:26So my the main task of my internship
17:29was to support the development of
17:33a decision framework for climate
17:36change and health systems adaptation.
17:39What the So what is the decision framework?
17:42Decision framework?
17:43Pretty much it's it's it's it's the
17:46main task of of the decision frameworks
17:48is to integrate like evidence on
17:51interventions and and provide like a
17:55systematic way that can be that can
17:59help countries to make like informed
18:02choices informed decision about their
18:04health interventions and policies.
18:07So I conducted A literature review
18:10like to showcase some of the evidence
18:14based intervention for climate
18:16change and the health adaptations.
18:19I also provided that I can identical
18:22and Technical Support and in terms of
18:26like finding like trying rating like
18:29finding like the best implementation
18:31lessons in the field of climate change.
18:35I was,
18:36I was,
18:37I was in person in DC which was a
18:40really great opportunity for me.
18:43I even though some work was,
18:46I was at the office twice a week,
18:48so like Tuesdays and Thursdays I
18:50believe and then Monday,
18:52Wednesday and Friday I worked from home.
18:56It was it was an amazing opportunity
18:58for me because I was able to.
19:00It was an opportunity to combine my
19:03interests like in policy development but
19:06also in health system strengthening,
19:09especially as they related to
19:11increasing the resilience of health
19:14systems. And it allowed me also opportunity
19:17to be able to connect to the dots
19:20especially between the climate change
19:23and universal health coverage efforts.
19:26So when I was applying to the fellowship
19:29I I actually did a little bit of
19:31research and and noticed that the
19:33health and nutrition population which
19:35is the department that I was under,
19:37they also focus on on on what
19:40they call climate smart UHC.
19:42And for me US universal health coverage
19:45is something that's dear to me.
19:48It's part of the strengthening
19:50health systems but it's also kind
19:52of like designated for me because
19:54I see UHC as like a social justice
19:57orientation to global health.
19:59And so it was it was the IT was
20:02the perfect internship for me.
20:05It also actually like kind of fits in
20:09in in in in my career goals and what
20:12I want to do when after I I live here.
20:15So it was also opportunity to not just on
20:18neutral advanced climate health agenda,
20:20which I was already working on here.
20:24Here in Connecticut of the governor,
20:26like helping people with disability
20:30prepared to you know in terms of
20:34like climate induced disasters.
20:35So I I was about to put all my past
20:39experiences and some of the you know
20:42like apply some of the things that
20:44I ran in my courses here I hear on
20:46the climate and health and and and
20:48it was an opportunity to see it being
20:51applied in the world and seeing it
20:53through the lens of the World Bank
20:56through the lens of their through
20:58the lens of their programs and
21:02the implementation interventions.
21:03It was, it was very cool,
21:04was an amazing opportunity and I'll
21:07stop here and be looking forward
21:10to any questions,
21:12to answering any questions that
21:14you might have.
21:18Thanks so much, Josie, and for a
21:21great overview of your experience.
21:23And so the rest of the time is yours.
21:26Open up the floor to any comments
21:28or questions that you might have.
21:34Oh my God, I had a question.
21:36Can you hear me?
21:37I can't, Joshua. Awesome.
21:39You know, when you look at the
21:42pasture applicants, you know,
21:44were there some common themes
21:46that the the students who replace
21:49had in their applications?
21:50Sort of Can you talk more about,
21:52you know, the application components,
21:54you know, what you all are looking
21:56for and also what the placement
21:58sites potentially are looking for as
22:00well and how students should keep
22:02in mind implementing their various
22:05skills and coursework relevant
22:07relevancies into their application?
22:10Yeah. Well, I I guess I
22:12would make 22 comments, one,
22:14you know in in terms of that and
22:17I'd welcome any comments from Alyssa
22:19as well because she participated
22:21in the interview process.
22:22But you know, I think you know one
22:26of the core things we're looking
22:28for individuals who really are
22:30interested in global health want to
22:32make a contribution in this field.
22:34So you know, we're looking for people
22:36who are really this is the direction
22:38that they want to want to go in.
22:40And the other piece I would
22:42say that that comes to mind,
22:43you know there's some have a
22:45particular focus for example,
22:47you know Josie Ann mentioned climate change.
22:49So to the extent that you could
22:51feature any you know studies or work
22:54that you've done that are relevant,
22:56I think to the to the specific
22:59opportunity would be important.
23:01I know for example with the climate change,
23:03any opportunities that we have
23:05with with climate change,
23:07we tried to engage with the Center
23:10on Climate Change and Health at the
23:12School of Public Health because
23:13I know that the students that
23:14are engaging with that,
23:15with that program and then also
23:18just to pay attention in in in some
23:21cases it's very specific that an
23:23opportunity is for a graduate student
23:26and they're looking for someone
23:28with a a specific qualification.
23:30So those are two or three general reactions.
23:32But listen,
23:33I don't know if you would add on
23:35to that having experienced the
23:37interview process directly last year.
23:38Yes.
23:38And having taken a look at
23:40all of those applications,
23:41there was quite a few.
23:43And then sitting through
23:44the interview process,
23:45I will say one thing that resonated
23:47and a common theme along all
23:50of the applicants is even if
23:51they didn't have as strong of
23:53a background in global health.
23:54And one of the questions I believe
23:56that's still on the
23:58application itself is how much
24:01background you have in global health.
24:03We do all like have flexibility with that,
24:06like you don't have to be as strong with
24:08a global health background in terms of
24:10like how many classes we've taken or
24:12how much direct experience you have.
24:14But if you show a genuine interest,
24:16it goes such a long way.
24:18So that was something I really
24:19noted amongst all the applicants,
24:21regardless of how much global
24:23health experience they had,
24:24they had such a strong and
24:26passionate interest in it.
24:27So that was
24:29the immediate thought I had and
24:33I had another question.
24:35Are there any figures that show how
24:38many students who were were placed
24:40in these internship opportunities,
24:41how many of them have converted
24:43into full time positions
24:46That's a that's a great question.
24:47We don't, you know we don't have
24:52kind of specifics on that
24:54more anecdotal Jon trail.
24:55So just to give a couple of anecdotes,
24:57it would be maybe even three years ago
25:01now we had a colleague, Tim DeVito,
25:03who's at the School of Medicine,
25:05who continued work that I had
25:08a consultancy with UNICEF.
25:09In fact, just Friday,
25:13Josie Ann's colleague Charlie
25:14Minakuchi from the School of
25:17Public Health was offered an
25:19opportunity at the World Bank.
25:20So we do there.
25:21We do have, there are anecdotal,
25:23but I don't have a kind of a comprehensive
25:28understanding of all all who
25:30have gotten opportunities out.
25:35Awesome. Thank you.
25:36And then I had a question for Josie Ann.
25:39Josie Ann, can you talk about,
25:40you know, you know,
25:41if at all how you were able to
25:43use your various background and
25:45skills and public health and global
25:47health and and even some of the
25:50courses that you've taken or that
25:51you had taken up until that point,
25:53how you were able to use that
25:55knowledge and and really become
25:57immersed in your internship and
25:59to use it as part of the team.
26:04Yeah, that's a really great question.
26:06Yes. So I I had to take in some
26:11climate and health courses,
26:13but I was also still new to the
26:16climate and health. So for me,
26:19I leverage a lot of my policy courses.
26:23Like I I have taken a course with
26:26Doctor Hicks only that touches on
26:28on a universal health coverage,
26:30but it also touches on a policy
26:33development as they apply to
26:35health system strengthening.
26:37I think another course that I can,
26:40I think that it really helped a lot
26:44is health policy course having having
26:47taken like rend about how health
26:50different health systems operate.
26:52But to tell you the truth,
26:54I actually for me I was looking for
26:58another reason why I applied it to
27:01this fellowship was because I was
27:04looking for opportunity to challenge
27:06myself and then something new.
27:08And I actually, like I said,
27:11I was new to climate and health,
27:13but I was willing to reign and
27:17I had documented how I have used
27:23previous experience in being able
27:25to adapt quick and drain.
27:27And so I noticed for me it wasn't
27:31mostly like the courses itself.
27:34It was a combination of courses,
27:37past experience,
27:38but also just the hunger that to image
27:43myself in a new topic in delaying.
27:46But of course I had to show evidence of that.
27:49How has it worked for me in the past,
27:51you know? And so I I am.
27:55I explained that in my interview.
27:58I showed examples of that being able
28:03to match myself as we're able to be
28:06able to jump into new challenges.
28:09For me that means I was an
28:12untraditional students I have had
28:13to it out my life all all the time
28:17and that's just and then constantly
28:19then sometimes even I've been thrown
28:22into new situations and and you know
28:25in the career changes and so it's a
28:27combination of all those things not
28:29not per SE like any classes I Yale
28:32or only my my my experience it's
28:35it's like all this like you know
28:38cycle and combination of everything
28:43awesome. Thank you. Thanks
28:45for those great questions.
28:48John Trav, any other questions? Yeah,
28:51I do. So I have a question about you
28:54know like the budget and the payments
28:57and stuff because well, this is a full,
29:00it's going to be like a full time role.
29:02And I know you mentioned that you work
29:05with students to develop a budget and all.
29:07Do you have like I don't know,
29:10just like on average how much people,
29:14I mean people who participate in
29:16this program are getting from the
29:18program to support, you know,
29:20their living expenses if it whether
29:23it's remote or international or even
29:24here in the US but they have to travel
29:26to like a new state like just. Yeah.
29:28And did going to Washington and all that.
29:30Yeah,
29:32yeah, no great question.
29:33I would say you know the the average
29:35award that we work to to give is around
29:38$6000 security to include all the
29:40different components that I mentioned
29:42earlier that said we do work with
29:44Felicia with each student because
29:45of exactly what you what you noted.
29:47Now Josie Ann was down in Washington we
29:53had fellows in Geneva with the global
29:56funding and and Gavi and so you know we
30:00obviously have to be responsive to that.
30:03So you know we work with each
30:05student if it's above 6000 we we we
30:08you know work with the students to
30:10define what that would would be and
30:12in general but Alyssa can correct
30:14I mean Alyssa can correct me but we
30:16have been you know able to figure
30:18out budgets and funding for all the
30:20students who participate never been
30:22in a situation where a student then
30:25has to to kind of find another pocket
30:27of funding to fill out the full budget.
30:32So and that's where the partnership
30:35with career services at public health
30:37and also the undergraduate program
30:38has been very, very instrumental.
30:44All right, thank you.
30:46And just another question as
30:48well for the second interview,
30:50second round interviews that is
30:52conducted by the organization.
30:55So right, just to clarify. OK,
30:57that's correct. That's correct.
30:59We and and and maybe just to further
31:02clarify what we do you know through
31:04the application process you know
31:05that you're you have top priorities.
31:07I would just say even in the interview
31:10itself though that could provide an
31:12opportunity where you might note you
31:14know one or two others that are of
31:16interest or I know I've I've had the
31:18experience I'm sure Alyssa has as
31:19well where we said Oh well have you
31:21considered this internship as well.
31:22And then what we do is,
31:24is is kind of create essentially short
31:26list with each of the opportunities
31:28share 2-3 candidates with each
31:30because again it's not just we
31:32don't just give them one and say you
31:34have to take this student.
31:36So yes each it it is the organization
31:40it's kind of an organizational entity.
31:42So myself Alyssa or any other we we're
31:44not involved in that part of it.
31:46It's kind of like a one-on-one and
31:48then they basically get back to us
31:50with whatever their final decision is.
31:55That's nice. Do people do you
31:57do you have like students on
31:59wait lists just in case we we do
32:02I couldn't give you like
32:04specific numbers but we do have,
32:06we do have a wait list in a sense
32:09because in some cases students
32:11might be you know they have a few
32:14irons in the fire and they might
32:17take a different opportunity so.
32:19So yes, we we kind of see where
32:22things net out the organization
32:24with the student and if any of if
32:27the student decides to do something
32:29totally different than create an
32:30opportunity for for someone else.
32:34All right. Thank you. All right, Felicia.
32:39Then Mike, I got another question here.
32:41So there are 21 placements across
32:43these six organizations this year.
32:45But of course you know the second round
32:48interview is for the organization
32:50to interview the students that
32:52you all referred are all 21 place.
32:55Well generally are all placements filled
32:59because again the the the ultimate
33:01decision is the organization right.
33:02But doesn't actually mean that they
33:04have to take the student that you
33:06know the that that you all referred.
33:08So are all those placements generally filled.
33:11Yeah, I mean it's a that's an
33:12interesting question John Trail,
33:13I mean because sure they could
33:15say Nah we don't like any but but
33:17the but the experience to date
33:19has been all get all get filled.
33:21In fact it's actually the experience
33:24has been the opposite in the sense
33:27where we have such good candidates
33:29that sometimes we advocate for one
33:31or two more you know depending on on
33:34budget and that's that sort of thing.
33:36So we have never been in a situation
33:39where you know last year we had
33:4112 placements though but we were
33:42only able to fit you know fine 10.
33:44So I feel confident that we will
33:47we'll we'll be able to fill all
33:50these different spots.
33:58How much time do students have
34:01to accept the offer once the offer is made?
34:05Oh, that's a great question.
34:07I mean I in a second here turn to
34:10Josie Ann to just reflect on your,
34:12it's your specific experience.
34:13But what I would say Felicia is,
34:16is you know it,
34:17it can be a little bit variable.
34:20I mean I guess one of the things I
34:22I would just stress is again just
34:24keep in mind that you know these
34:27are kind of program officers at
34:29these different organizations.
34:31They have lots of their own,
34:32lots of work priorities.
34:34So sometimes you know that it could be
34:36very quick or it could take a little
34:39bit longer than you might anticipate.
34:41Our goal is to try to do it,
34:43you know, soon after the spring break,
34:45you know into the beginning
34:47of April time frame.
34:49So that would be like,
34:49you know,
34:50kind of a couple weeks because
34:53obviously you're also sorting out
34:55your summer plans and weighing
34:57different opportunities and stuff.
34:59So I would say usually take
35:00probably a couple weeks.
35:01But Josie Ann, what was your,
35:03what was your experience?
35:04I know you were working with Zara Schuber,
35:06and I know Zara's really kind
35:08of on top of it because she's
35:10been such a great partner.
35:11But what was your experience?
35:13Yeah,
35:14Yes. So I called my second
35:18interview with the organizations.
35:20It was during spring break and then
35:24like I believe two weeks after that
35:28I I received the offer and I had
35:32like I believe also two weeks to
35:35make to make a decision because
35:38I I had also applied at you know
35:41like as a backup or as a backup.
35:44I had also that offers from other places,
35:48but yeah, so I believe for me
35:51after so spring break interview two
35:55weeks the decision then two weeks
35:59I had to make add it. Ygh.
36:01Know whether I'm accepting the offer or not.
36:09Right. Thank you.
36:13What
36:17else? Anything else on
36:19people's mind. Hi Sohani. Hi
36:22I have a quick question. This is for
36:26the nursing school students right?
36:28Is it possible, and I apologize if I
36:31skip this part or missed this part,
36:33but is it possible for students to
36:37sort of defer their internship to
36:40the next year considering, you know,
36:42nursing school has some of them
36:44have like a three-year program
36:47here at nursing school. So if they apply
36:49in the first year, can they sort of do
36:54like be on the wait list for the and
36:56then in the next year sort of go ahead
36:59with the internship? Is that doable?
37:02That's a very interesting question.
37:04So hi, We've never had that situation.
37:07The only reason, the one reason,
37:09the main reason it gives me pause to defer
37:12is because essentially each year in some
37:16cases the placements have stayed the same,
37:19but in many ways they also
37:21kind of evolved and changed.
37:23And actually the placements with Zara at
37:25the World Bank very much remind me of that.
37:28And because they, the placements are
37:30very responsive to current priorities
37:32and projects that they're focused on.
37:35So like the nature of the work,
37:37like the type of work you might
37:39be doing is very similar,
37:40but the nature of the changes.
37:42So, So I I honestly,
37:45I don't know if you can,
37:47I mean we've never had that situation of hey,
37:48we have this great, can they defer.
37:50It's almost like well if if you can't
37:52do it for this year just reapply
37:54again next year and and and you know
37:57see how what the process unfolds.
38:01OK, that makes sense. Thank you.
38:05Sure. Thanks for being here to represent
38:07your your students at the School of Nursing.
38:11Yeah, I'm I'm happy to.
38:12I know there is interest,
38:13a lot of interest here.
38:15Unfortunately it falls within class time
38:18frames. So a lot of them
38:19couldn't make it, but yeah,
38:21yeah, but I'm glad.
38:22Well, we have you know like as
38:24I noted we we're recording.
38:26But you know, and certainly for all of you,
38:28feel free to e-mail me afterwards
38:30with any questions that you might
38:32have that that we did get to discuss.
38:34Sounds good. Thanks.
38:37So honey, I just just to
38:39add on that real quick.
38:40I can give you an I guess an example
38:43from my experience at the World Bank.
38:45Even though I was working
38:46on a climate and health,
38:48there are times at that department
38:50needed because I arrived in June and
38:53it was towards the end of fiscal year.
38:55So everyone was you know,
38:57like it was like go time and there
38:59are times I was pulled away from the
39:03climate and health work and to go
39:05support the like like the health and
39:08nutrition or some other work that
39:10like my supervisor Zara Shuba was
39:12working on like in Saudi Arabia on a
39:14physical activity and things like that.
39:16So even though you might go into
39:19the organization and like oh,
39:21this is the task that you are going
39:23to with an idea of what you're
39:25going to be working on,
39:26you can also vary depending
39:27on like like Mike said,
39:29depending on what their priorities are.
39:32And and that was like an example of,
39:35of where I was put away to support other
39:39department during during my internship.
39:41No, that's fascinating.
39:42You know,
39:43it's always so great that you can do
39:46multiple things within the organizations.
39:48Yes, yes, yes.
39:49And which is why I say like be flexible,
39:53be organized.
39:53And I also advocate for yourself.
39:56I my supervisors,
39:57I don't know that even though I was
40:01interested in climate and health
40:04system adaptation and things like that,
40:06but also.
40:06I wanted it to learn from other
40:08department and see how that work.
40:10You know like the whole the because they
40:12they work for the whole department and
40:15like speaks it all fits into you know,
40:17itself.
40:17So I it wasn't only for the
40:20climate and health I had also
40:22expressed interest that I'll do.
40:24I want to learn from her colleagues also
40:26you know like if I met someone during,
40:29you know the meeting or in the elevator,
40:31I'll ask them what are they
40:32doing and they're like, Oh yeah,
40:33I can you know.
40:34And I talked to my supervisor
40:37and express interest as I called.
40:38I am also interested in development.
40:41I'm also interested in nutrition
40:43and other projects as well.
40:45And I would love to see how it
40:47all fits in into the the the goal
40:49of the World Bank into the goal
40:51of supporting health systems and
40:53adaptation in middle income countries.
40:55If I
40:57can just add on to to Josie Ann's
41:00comments there on kind of flexibility and,
41:04you know, further opportunity.
41:08This past summer, Josie Ann's
41:10colleagues Mohammed and Natalia,
41:11who were at UNICEF actually
41:14had an opportunity to to travel
41:17to UNICEF sites in Belize.
41:19And I can't, I can't remember the
41:21other country off the top of my head,
41:22But interesting based off of that experience,
41:26now we have 2 specific opportunities
41:28with regional office.
41:29Yeah, the the Latin American
41:31Caribbean regional office.
41:33So and I'm sure there's other stories
41:36of how students that, you know,
41:37this was kind of their base responsibility,
41:39but.
41:39But other opportunities came up as well.
41:42Yes, yes. And I can add on that.
41:45So I don't want to take too much time.
41:47But yeah, so for for me and that
41:50federal charity we are working on,
41:53the decision framework.
41:54It's kind of like it was the starting point.
41:57So we're part of foundation work and
42:00we actually expressed interest to
42:02our supervisors and that we wanted to
42:04continue working on and they were both
42:07to allow us to continue working on it.
42:09So to this day now,
42:11I'm still working on it on
42:13a consulting basis.
42:14And so this is also another
42:17opportunity like to be able to
42:19see the way through and actually
42:21also maybe that can develop into
42:24like future opportunities for
42:26a job or something like that.
42:37Thank you for that applause there, Felicia.
42:41Any other questions that we could answer?
42:47So just one
42:49last question I have because like a
42:51lot of these global health institutions
42:53that we are partnering with right
42:56now are very like out of reach for,
42:58you know, a lot of people.
42:59It's like like like UNICEF.
43:01When would you like get to work with UNICEF?
43:04You know, it seems very out of reach,
43:06but then also quite intimidating because
43:09these are like huge global health
43:12organisations and the work they do
43:14seem like so important to World Peace.
43:19So I guess I'm just like what would
43:21be your advice and like you know,
43:22how we approach the application And
43:24just like this whole process in general,
43:26what are some of the questions that we
43:28should be thinking through for our own,
43:29like, you know, professional development
43:31as well as personal development?
43:33Because in the end,
43:35I think the goal of the fellowship is
43:37really to develop global health leaders.
43:40And so just how should we be like
43:42thinking through this and what mindset
43:44should we use to approach, you know,
43:46this whole process of our client?
43:50Can you share your own personal
43:51reflections? I think that would
43:53be that would be great. Yeah.
43:56So for me like I say, I think
44:03I want to say that I was don't be
44:06afraid to express your objectives
44:08but also to advocate for yourself.
44:12You know, like for me I was
44:16emphasizing on like jumping at
44:20the opportunity new challenges.
44:23I was a non student and I'm like non
44:25traditional student and I was not
44:27afraid to jump into new challenges.
44:30But I also, I was also looking for
44:32opportunity for leadership skills and
44:34I expressed that in my my application.
44:37I expressed that in my interview
44:39with my supervisors and with the YGH
44:43team as well and and also my values.
44:47You know, like for me I came from,
44:50I felt like, you know,
44:52like especially women and women
44:54of Cara in global health space,
44:56they are under presentative.
44:59They presented underrepresented.
45:01And so I also spoke on that and that
45:04was also another reason why I was
45:07interested in being this this space.
45:09And I I showed and spoke about
45:13the importance of that,
45:15how the presentation matter.
45:18And you know,
45:20like together with my experience my,
45:23you know from being in the
45:25refugee camp to being here ill.
45:27But also continue seeing seeing how
45:30some of the health challenges are
45:32experienced in the refugee camp to this day.
45:33They still you know like relevant
45:36and people are still dying from the
45:38same causes And so I spoke from I
45:41I was honest and I spoke you know,
45:44from my heart.
45:45I expressed my interest but also
45:47I also show them how this week
45:51and fits into my career goals.
45:54So I'll say you know,
45:56like be honest and just you know
45:59like right from your heart and and
46:03also have an objective like why,
46:05why the leadership, why they were big,
46:09why climate in health.
46:10And so that that's what I did
46:13in my application.
46:17And I would just say I couldn't
46:18have said it any better than
46:20what Joshi Ann just described.
46:21And I think that that comes through
46:23in kind of that initial interview.
46:26I think that's very effective when
46:28you ultimately have an interview
46:29with the World Bank or UNICEF,
46:31whatever it might be.
46:32I think one of the things I hope one
46:35of the advantages fellowship program
46:37because these organisms are so big
46:39there's so many different programs and
46:42and everything that it it's just an Ave.
46:44to try to break that barrier a little
46:47bit so you can have access to the
46:49opportunity right and but I think at the
46:52end of the day Josie Ann is exactly right.
46:54You know you know why why do you want
46:57to do this what is your objective what
46:59are the different you know skills and
47:01experiences that you could bring to it.
47:03My experience has been is when,
47:05when, when,
47:06when candidates are very articulate on
47:08articulate on those kinds of points,
47:10Those are the most attractive candidates
47:12I think for the different organizations.
47:17Thank
47:20you.
47:25All right. Anything,
47:26anything else on people's minds
47:33not seeing any
47:34just get the application in.
47:37Yes. Yeah. Yeah. So application is live.
47:40Please get your application in.
47:42If you do have any questions you can feel
47:44free to reach out to me directly over e-mail.
47:47I'm happy to do my best to to respond.
47:50Josie Ann thanks for the offer to reach
47:53out if you if you want to get more
47:55of a personal perspective from Josie
47:58Ann in her experience and but again,
48:01thanks so much for your for your
48:04time for your interest as well.