Apply for FASPE Medical Fellowship Program

Applications are now open for the FASPE Medical Fellowship Program, which is designed to examine the motivations and conduct of German physicians in enabling and executing Nazi policies. The program draws on these historical examples to help Medical Fellows understand their role and responsibility as influential individuals in their communities, encouraging them to identify and confront the ethical issues currently faced by physicians and the medical profession at large.

Category

Category: Fellowship

Program Overview

Each year, FASPE Medical awards fellowships to 13 to 16 medical students and residents. Fellows spend two weeks in Berlin and Poland, visiting key sites of Nazi history and participating in daily seminars led by specialized faculty. The program combines the power of place with academic rigor and offers many informal opportunities for creative exchange.

FASPE draws on a diverse pool of applicants, enriching discussions both inside and outside the seminar room. Medical Fellows travel with Clergy and Journalism Fellows, allowing them to broaden their understanding of the role of professionals through shared meals, activities, and interdisciplinary seminars. FASPE Fellowships are fully funded, ensuring that financial ability does not affect participation.

Themes Explored

FASPE Medical Fellows explore a variety of critical themes, including:

• The complicity of medical professionals in the design and execution of Nazi policies
• The allocation of medical care in times of limited resources
• The role and limits of contemporary bioethics, including physician-assisted death and technological advancements
• Complicated issues in research ethics, particularly when research is conducted outside of the United States
• The legacy of prejudice in the medical profession
• Navigating multiple loyalties to patients, the public good, research goals, and medical institutions
• End-of-life care, discussed in an interdisciplinary setting with Clergy Fellows
• Tactics for addressing ethical issues within medical institutions

Cost Coverage

FASPE is committed to covering all program costs and related travel to ensure financial ability does not limit participation. Costs covered include:

• Roundtrip economy-class airfare from the US to Europe
• All transportation costs for group travel and activities in Germany and Poland
• All admission fees
• All program materials
• All hotel costs
• All group meal costs
• Pocket money to cover non-group meals

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the FASPE Medical Fellowship, applicants must:

• Be enrolled in an MD or DO program (or equivalent) at the time of application, with at least one clinical year completed prior to the fellowship start date; OR
• Be enrolled in a residency program.

FASPE seeks Medical Fellows with diverse interests and backgrounds, including those pursuing careers in medicine, research, or public health. Ideal candidates are at a formative stage of their professional lives, open-minded, self-reflective, and possess leadership capabilities with the potential to influence their fields.

FASPE values inclusivity and encourages applications from individuals of all religious, political, and socioeconomic backgrounds, as well as gender identities. The fellowship is open to applicants of any citizenship or residency, though visa arrangements must be made by the Fellows themselves.

Application Highlights

• Donor Name: FASPE
• Grant Size: Not Available
• Deadline Date: 02-Jan-2025 12:00 am
• Source URL: https://www.faspe-ethics.org/medical/

For more information and to apply, visit the FASPE Medical Fellowship Program page.

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