The Lessons and The Legacy of the Pew Health Policy Program (1997) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix C: UCSF Fellow-Mentor Arrangements
Appendix C: UCSF Fellow-Mentor Arrangements
Pages 331-338
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This is often a difficult process that requires a clear understanding of the goals and expectations for both fellows and faculty. Health policy research is an applied field that draws upon a wide range of disciplines and methodologies including anthropology, (recision analysis, economics, epi(lemiology, political science, and sociology.
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Although one can acquire specific research skills in various ways, ranging from course work to learning by (loin", becoming an independent researcher is a process that requires active involvement of the fellow and the support of the faculty. The academic and policy researcher needs to understand a set of activities, including formulating problems, developing research proposals and writing grants, investigating specific research questions, interpreting findings, preparing papers for publication, un(lerstan(ling the publication review process, and presenting results at professional meetings.
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The subsidiary project requires careful design, in that it should be doable within a relatively short period of time so that the fellow can write one or more papers based on it for submission before the end of the fellowship period. Given the normal delays, the project should be doable within a year, which would imply submitting papers by early winter of the fellow's secon(1 year.
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The faculty member is offering both hands-on training and an introduction to the real world of health policy research. In addition, the faculty member can usually provide access to the data and computer resources of a large project as well as space and membership in a larger working group.
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After a general orientation meeting with the faculty, the fellow evils begin the program with a series of meetings with faculty members on both campuses to identify potential research projects and preceptorial relationships. Although it is certainly possible that new opportunities evils develop over time and relationships evils be renegotiated, at the end of the fellow's second month he or she evils prepare a memorandum outlining the projects on which he or she evils be working and the expected products.
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These include: ,~ individual recognition and encouragement; honest criticism and informal feedback; ~ advice on how to balance teaching, research, and other responsibilities and how to set professional priorities; ~ knowledge of the informal rules for advancement as well as political and substantive pitfalls to be avoided; ~ information on how to "behave" in a variety of professional settings; ~ appropriate ways of making contact with authori .
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As much as possible, adhere to the schedule agreed upon. Seek the mentor's assistance and sponsorship for the identification of special research projects, committee, or other university-related tasks.
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~ Ask your mentor to identify faculty who have excellent reputations in teaching, how to effectively teach particular materials, and how to be assigned to teach courses in your preferred area of interest.
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