Pilot CDCTuskegee University Public Health Ethics Fellowship

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Pilot CDC/Tuskegee University Public Health
Ethics Fellowship

• Brandy A. Wright, MPH
• Coordinator, CDC-Tuskegee Public Health Ethics
  Fellowship,
• Career Development Division, Office of Workforce
  and Career Development
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Department of Health and Human Services
• Brandy.Wright_at_cdc.hhs.gov

June 4, 2009
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Agenda

• A Brief History
• The CDC/Tuskegee University Public Health Ethics
  Fellowship
• General Overview
• Recruitment and Selection
• Key Activities
• Public Health Ethics Activities at CDC

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Mission

• Mid-August 2007, directive by Dr. Gerberding to
  implement a public health ethics fellowship,
  including the recruitment and selection of a
  fellow by end of FY08
• Consult Tuskegee University ASAP
• Work Closely with OCSO
• Host initial planning meeting in mid-November
• Initially start with a Faculty Fellow
• Have Faculty Fellow develop the student program,
  in consultation with OWCD and OCSO

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Fellowship Overview

• A two year faculty fellowship based in Atlanta,
  GA.
• Competency-based fellowship
• Has two primary components
• Scholarly activities and/or researching
  contemporary issues in ethics
• The creation of a teaching and mentoring program
  with Tuskegee University students
• Engages underserved communities and leads to
  increased capacity in both organizations
• Will have a steering committee with
  representatives from CDC, Tuskegee University,
  and outside experts

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The Fellowship Mission

• To develop professional expertise in addressing
  ethical issues that impact the practice of public
  health, with special focus on addressing the
  concerns of underserved communities

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The Fellowship Goals

• Promote the study and application of public
  health ethics
• Engage underserved communities to spread
  knowledge of public health principles
• Partner with state and local health departments
  to engage underserved communities
• Share the knowledge gained through the fellowship
  with other historically black colleges and
  universities
• Strengthen and expand the public health ethics
  curriculum and training opportunities among
  participating institutions

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Fellowship Brand
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Fellowship Overview Expectations

• The Faculty Fellow is expected to
• Be a leader in the Tuskegee University National
  Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care,
  or other departments within Tuskegee University
• Share knowledge gained through the fellowship
  with other historically black colleges or
  universities (HBCU)
• Faculty Fellow will help with the Student
  Fellowship program
• Competencies
• Curriculum
• Calendar

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Fellowship Overview Long TermProposed
Phase 1 2008
Phase 2 2009
Phase 3 2014
Phase 4 2024

• Phase 1 Fellowship Planning
• Phase 2 Fellowship opens to Tuskegee University
• Phase 3 Fellowship opens to all Historically
  Black Colleges and Universities
• Phase 4 Fellowship opens to all Colleges and
  Universities

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• Recruitment and Selection

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Candidate Selection Process

• Tuskegee University sent a call for resumes
• Tuskegee reviewed and forwarded top 4 CVs to CDC
• CDC reviewed CVs
• Candidates invited to CDC to present personal
  statements to fellowship team and programs
• Candidate interviews with programs and with OWCD

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Eligibility Requirements

• A candidate will have the following
  qualifications
• Senior level professor at Tuskegee University
• Expertise in ethics, bioethics, or a closely
  related field
• Interest in public health ethics
• Selected as a finalist by the Tuskegee University
  selection committee

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Fellowship Application

• A complete application consists of
• Current curriculum vitae in a standard format
• Personal statement / presentation
• CDC interview results

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Final Interview June 4, 2008

• Behavioral Fit
• Demonstrate flexibility, resilience, and comfort
  with ambiguity
• Professional demeanor
• Well developed communication skills
• Program Ranking
• Research agenda compatible with CDC program(s)
• Injury
• Chronic
• NCHHSTP
• Genomics
• COTPER
• CCID, Influenza Coordination Unit

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• Fellowship Activities

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Key Activities and Projects

• Applied (On The Job) Experience
• Complete 1 ethics specific job assignment in CDC
  center
• Develop student program in PH ethics with OWCD
• Create and present scientific paper or
  presentation at professional conference
• Participate in Directors Emergency Operations
  Center (DEOC) as ethics representative
• Contribute to the CDC ethics sub-committee
• Contribute to PH Ethics online training course
  under development for CDC staff

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Key Activities and Projects

• Didactic Learning Activities
• Participate in orientation introducing public
  health perspectives
• Participate in CDC required courses
• Participate in monthly status meetings
• Participate in required brown bags and seminars
• Participate in CDC ethics sub-committee and other
  relevant CC/NC meetings
• Participate in DEOC emergency preparedness
  training
• Participate in public health ethics conference

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Key Activities and Projects

• Outcomes and Deliverables
• Scientific paper to be published or presented at
  a recognized conference
• A completed student fellowship program, with
  deliverables
• Student Calendar
• Student orientation modules
• Seminars
• Evaluation criteria

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Current Fellow Contributions

• CDC Public Health Ethics Committee and
  Subcommittee consultations
• Provided support for the Emergency Operations
  Center (EOC) Ethics Desk
• Began work with the National Center for HIV/AIDS,
  Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP)
  on expedited partner therapy and the ethics of
  care

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Next Steps

• Finalize Competencies for faculty fellowship
• Organize the Steering Committee
• Create Student Fellowship, including competencies
• Recruitment and selection of Student Fellow

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Fellowship Collaborators

• CDC
• Denise Koo, Director, Career Development Division
  (CDD), OWCD
• Mehran Massoudi, Program Director, CDD, OWCD
• Brandy Wright, Program Coordinator, CDD, OWCD
• Drue Barrett, Subject Matter Expert, OCSO
• Neelam Ghiya, Subject Matter Expert, OCSO
• Jill Rickman, Health Educator, CDD, OWCD
• Elinor Greene, Educator / Evaluator, CDD, OWCD
• Bryan Lindsey, CDC Project Officer for Tuskegee
  Programs
• Tuskegee University
• Luther Williams, Provost, Tuskegee University
• Stephen Sodeke, Interim Director, National Center
  for Bioethics
• Vivian Carter, Assistant Director of Community
  Programs, National Center for Bioethics, Tuskegee
  University
• Tim Turner, Deputy Director of Research and
  Training, National Center for Bioethics, Tuskegee
  University
• Leonard Ortmann, Inaugural Public Health Ethics
  Fellow