Faculty and Content Experts from
THEnet
Social Mission Alliance
Social Innovations in Health Initiative
Penn Social Policy, Fels Institute of Government, and Nursing

What's the goal?

Overview: The purpose of the 2025 National Center of Excellence Program is to support global leaders and their institutions in establishing a TUFH Chapter in their respective countries or regions.

National Center of Excellence Institutional Leaders and Teams will receive support in the following areas:

1) Leadership Skills Enhancement: Strengthening leadership skills and competencies for establishing a collaborating center of excellence, which includes:
a) Strategy development of a national leadership council;
b) Adoption and implementation of social accountability and interprofessional education and collaborative care principles and standards within their own institution and across multiple institutions within their country;
c) Coordination of leadership, faculty, and student courses across multiple institutions within their country;

2) Advocacy and Policy Leadership: Enhancing advocacy and policy leadership strategy competencies for partnership and collaboration with government and other authorities representing the collective interests of a collaborating center of excellence.

3) Clinical Guidelines and Training: Adoption and implementation of clinical guidelines and training programs aimed at enhancing knowledge and skills to more effectively serve specific populations, including but not limited to Indigenous peoples, migrants and refugees, individuals in remote and rural areas, women, the elderly, and those requiring complex care for intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), autism, dementia, and mental health issues.

Who can apply?

Everyone is encouraged to this fellowship opportunity, but successful applicants will be leaders representing a team of at least two people from their institution, with demonstrated institutional support through a letter of endorsement, and demonstrated cross institutional support through letters of interest.

Application Requirements:

1) Application that names a minimum of 2 leaders who would potentially lead a national center of excellence.

2) Institutional letter of interest/endorsement to establish a national collaborating center of excellence.

3) Current CV of the Lead Applicant.

When is the deadline?

Applications for this fellowship launch on September 26th 2024, and the deadline for submissions is October 26th 2024, with selection results being announced on November 11th 2024.

How can I apply?

Please complete and submit the application form by October 26th 2024.

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What happens if our application is successful?

Financial Support:

15 successful teams will receive a stipend of $1000.00 USD, which can be paid out directly to your institution, be used to fund registration for the 2025 TUFH Annual Conference or the International Conference on Academic Medicine (ICAM) conferences, or institutional TUFH membership. Stipends will only be paid at the conclusion of the fellowship, provided that at least one representative of the team has attended all fellowship sessions and successfully completed deliverables related to the fellowship.

Fellowship Program and Timeline (All Sessions will be in English) All Sessions will be in English, however a simultaneous translation via Captions will be provided so those who speak another language using the Zoom AI technology.

December 2024: The Social Accountability Fellowship launch (welcome/overview of modules, expectations)

January - July 2025 (second Tuesday of each month at 14:00-16:00 UTC):

Fellowship Sessions:

Social Accountability and Interprofessional Standards and Practices
Social Innovations/Engagement
Policy Influence
Collective Action

August/September

Presentations at TUFH 2025
Article Publication in Social Innovation Journal on Policy Strategy, National Collaborating Centers of Excellence Collective Action, and/or Social Health Innovations

Fellowship Expectations

Each team is expected to work on their action plan and deliverables between sessions. Upon completion of the fellowship each team is expected to present their action plan and results to an international and intersectoral audience and publish their deliverables in the Social Innovations Journal.

I have questions.

Please contact Ghislaine Attema, Social Accountability Coordinator, TUFH / NOSM University at GhislaineAttema@thenetworktufh.org

‍Social Accountability Fellowship