How to Apply

Please see the following eligibility and application information for physicians and nurses interested in the VAQS interprofessional fellowship program.

   Application Due:  March 1, 2011
   Start Date:  July 1, 2011

Information for Physician Candidates
 
Who Should Apply? 
Physician applicants must have a strong desire to lead the study of health care improvement. Applicants must be board eligible (any specialty is welcome), hold a valid, unrestricted state medical license, and have US citizenship.

For information on how to apply to a specific site, contact the senior scholar at that site:

  Birmingham VAMC, Univ of Alabama at Birmingham
  Carlos Estrada, MD, MS, cestrada@uab.edu

  Cleveland VAMC, Case Western Reserve University 
  David Aron, MD, MS, david.aron@va.gov

  Iowa City VAMC, University of Iowa 
  Peter Kaboli, MD, MS peter.kaboli@va.gov

  Nashville VAMC, Vanderbilt University 
  Robert Dittus, MD, MPH, robert.dittus@vanderbillt.edu

  San Francisco VAMC, University California San Francisco 
  Sei Lee, MD Sei.Lee@va.gov

  White River Junction VAMC, Dartmouth Medical School 
  Greg Ogrinc, MD, MS greg.ogrinc@va.gov


Information for Nursing Candidates

Who Should Apply?
Nurse applicants must be accepted into a DNP, PhD or postdoctoral training program and have a desire to learn how to do, lead, or study health care improvement. Applicants must hold an active, unrestricted license to practice and have US citizenship.

For information on how to apply to a specific site, contact the senior scholar at that site:

  Birmingham VAMC, Univ of Alabama at Birmingham
  Patricia Patrician, RN, PhD ppatrici@uab.edu

  Cleveland VAMC, Case Western Reserve University 
  Mary A. Dolansky, RN, PhD mary.dolansky@case.edu

  Iowa City VAMC, University of Iowa 
  Jill Cawiezell, RN, PhD Jill-Cawiezell@uiowa.edu

  Nashville VAMC, Vanderbilt University 
  Lorraine Mion, RN, PhD lorraine.c.mion@vanderbilt.edu

  San Francisco VAMC, University California San Francisco 
  Margaret Wallhage, Ph DGNP-BC, AGSF meg.wallhagen@nursing.ucsf.edu

  White River Junction VAMC, Dartmouth Medical School 
  Susan Reeves, EdD, RN sreeves@colby-sawyer.edu