​KAMA Healthcare Leaders Fellowship

The KAMA Healthcare Leaders Fellowship Program invites applications from pre-medical and medical
students throughout the United States and Canada to join KAMA’s efforts in improving health literacy
and disease prevention in the Kurdish community.

KAMA seeks to appoint 2-3 fellows who are passionate about addressing public health issues in the
Kurdish community including prevalent modern diseases that can be prevented or mitigated through
lifestyle modifications, the COVID-19 pandemic and variant strains, and other medical inquiries from the
community. Fellows should strive to empower and educate community members to become more
involved in their health care decisions, thereby helping save lives. Fellows will work with a team of
medical experts to implement innovative health education projects using various digital tools and
community health models.

Fellowship Benefits:

• ​​Platform to implement ideas that will directly impact your community
• Exposure to health education with a focus on underserved communities
• Medical mentorship
• KAMA Fellowship Scholarship

Term:

• One year with option of an extension for another year based on project

Eligibility:

• Pre-medical or medical students in the U.S. and Canada
• Candidates must exhibit impactful dedication to eliminating barriers to public health

Required Materials:

• Updated resume/CV
• University transcript
• Professional photo
• Name and contact of your reference or mentor
• Complete fellowship application

Timeline:
Application deadline: March 15th
Fellowship Announcement:  April - May