The AAP is seeking applicants for its fifth annual Child Welfare and Health Policy Pediatric Fellowship.
This prestigious one-year paid fellowship will fund the eight hours per week contributions of a practicing pediatrician to AAP’s growing portfolio of child welfare policy work. This fellow will provide critical clinical expertise and experience working with children and families involved in the child welfare system to inform and shape AAP’s expanding leadership role in the child welfare policy community.
Working remotely with the Senior Director of Federal Advocacy & Child Welfare Policy and the Manager of Strategic Federal Policy Projects, this fellow will have the opportunity to refine and develop their expertise to improve the field of pediatrics’ contributions to federal child welfare policy. This will include analyzing and writing about the intersection of pediatric care and child welfare policy, educating the medical community and policymakers on key relevant issues, and advising AAP on complex child welfare policy matters.
Seeking a board-certified pediatrician or pediatric sub-specialist who is a Fellow of the AAP (FAAP) with three to five years of clinical patient care with direct experience caring for children involved in the child welfare system. Strong writing, policy analysis, and project management skills are required.
An overview of the fellowship is attached here. To apply for the position, please email Child Welfare Fellowship with your CV and a personal statement of no more than 500 words outlining what you’d seek to accomplish through receipt of this fellowship. Please combine your CV and personal statement into one PDF for your application to be considered. Click here to read the fellowship FAQ's,
Questions can be sent to Child Welfare Fellowship.
Applications will receive consideration on a rolling basis through November 13th, 2024, at 11:59pm EST.