[Counselor_Educ] Fwd: [-NCRE Members List-] Fellowship Announcement-University of Texas School of Health Information Sciences

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From: Satinder Atwal <satwal at csufresno.edu>
To: ncre-members at rehabeducators.org
Subject: [-NCRE Members List-] Fellowship Announcement-University of Texas 
School of Health Information Sciences
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:35:08 -0700 (PDT)




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FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT 



The University of Texas School of Health Information Sciences at Houston 
(SHIS) will award a comprehensive fellowship in disability informatics and 
policy to a post-doctoral recruit, or tuition and part-time salary with 
benefits to a graduate research assistant.   The award recipient will work 
under the direction of Professor Lex Frieden on a variety of tasks related to 
health policy, long-term services and supports, and independent living by 
people with disabilities and seniors.   UT/SHIS will function as the academic 
home for the research and training carried out as part of this program.   
Practical research and training carried out under this program will be done in 
conjunction with the ILRU (Independent Living Research Utilization) program at 
TIRR Memorial Hermann (The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research), in 
Houston . 



This unique educational and research program will provide an unprecedented 
experience for one, or more, well qualified, highly motivated individuals to 
gain valuable training, to engage in important research, and to participate in 
the health care and disability policy arena.   Award recipients will gain 
valuable practical experience in an enriched academic environment.   They 
will be tasked with: 



·         engaging in community-based services research intended to 
measure the relative outcomes of institutional and community based services 
for people with long-term services and support needs; 

·         conducting day to day monitoring and assessment of current 
national, state and local health reform initiatives; 

·         communicating up-to-date information about health reform 
with a nationwide audience of people interested in long-term supports and 
services for seniors and working age people with chronic health conditions and 
long-term care needs; 

·         collaborating in development and co-leading a unique online 
training program in disability policy and informatics; and 

·         composing scholarly publications and reports about research 
findings, best practices, and policy issues pertaining to independent living 
by people with disabilities and seniors. 



Need 



The need for long-term supports and services and other community based 
services and supports for people with disabilities is significant. Currently, 
approximately 12,000,000 people in the United States need daily assistance as 
a result of chronic conditions or long-term care needs.   While roughly 15% 
of the U.S. population are people with disabilities and chronic health 
conditions, more than 41% of the population of people over age 65 are living 
with conditions which require them to have frequent personal assistants.   By 
the year 2030, the population of people over 65 in the United States will 
double.   As our population becomes older, it will also become more disabled, 
and as people become more disabled, they require more personal assistance. In 
the future, such assistance will be provided in the home rather than in an 
institution. It is imperative that service providers develop the means to meet 
the requirements of daily assistance for this population. It is also 
imperative that our nation's health policy evolve to meet the eventual needs 
caused by this dramatic population shift, so that people can be served as they 
wish to be served in their homes, rather than in institutions.   Optimizing 
abilities and opportunities for this population will require both innovative 
research in the labs and broad-based translation into the home, community and 
real-world environment of family, friends, co-workers and caregivers ( 
Declaration for Independence, NAB, 2009 ). 



About the award 



The award will be for up to 12 months, and the award amount will be 
commensurate with training and experience.   Certain ancillary support will 
be provided for awardees.   Applicants should forward a curriculum vita, a 
single-authored writing sample, and a statement about why this program is of 
interest to them and would benefit them to Dr. Frieden at 
lex.frieden at uth.tmc.edu .   Applications will be reviewed as they are 
received and an award will be announced by November 15, 2009 .   This award 
program is supported by the AMERIGROUP Public Policy Institute and AMERIGROUP 
Foundation. 



About the School of Health Information Sciences (SHIS) 



The School of Health Information Sciences (SHIS) is a component of The 
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston .   The Health Science 
Center is part of the Texas Medical Center , the world's largest center for 
medical service, research and training.   SHIS was the first school in the 
country dedicated exclusively to graduate programs in health informatics.   
Collaboration is a defining core value of the school, which offers both 
doctoral and master's programs in informatics, and a dual degree program with 
the UT School of Public Health . 



About the AMERIGROUP Public Policy Institute 



The AMERIGROUP Public Policy Institute is a joint venture of AMERIGROUP 
Corporation and the AMERIGROUP Foundation.   The institute examines a wide 
range of issues related to Medicaid, Medicare and other government healthcare 
programs that serve almost 100 million Americans. The Institute’s goal is to 
identify, assess and promote innovative solutions that help control the cost 
of Medicaid and Medicare and that help Americans who depend on these programs 
live healthier, more independent lives. 
NCRE office hours are 7:30am to 4:30pm PST, Monday to Friday. 

Ms. Satinder Atwal 
NCRE Office Coordinator 
5005 N. Maple Ave. ED 3 
Fresno, Ca 93740 
Office: 559-906-0787 
Fax: 559- 412-2550 
www.rehabeducators.org 

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