DHR Human Resource Development Scheme for Fellowship/ Training Programme

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RESEARCH

DHR Human Resource Development Scheme for Fellowship/ Training Programme

The DHR is a newly-created department in the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare for the purpose of promoting health research in the Country as improved health care with early diagnosis of the disease is also dependent on promotion of health research. The DHR is launching a scheme of “Human Resource Development for Health Research” with the following components:

·        Development of Researchers an Critical and High Focused Areas

·        Programme to promote medical research as a career among young scientists and medical students

·        Creation of a national initiative in partnership with relevant stakeholders to attract and retain the young to a career in health research

·        Schemes for focused programme on Human Resource Development in Medical Colleges

·        Programme to establish an online teaching facility and web portal on health research for students, faculty and other researchers.

Applications are invited from faculty/ researchers working in the medical colleges/ research institutions for the following fellowships training in Indian/ Foreign Institutes.

I.        Long term fellowship training in foreign institutes in identified areas

II.      Long term fellowship training in Indian Institutes in identified areas

III.    Specially designed short term orientation training in identified areas

The applications of eligible candidates in the prescribed form may be   submitted to the Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare by 30th January, 2012. The cover letter of the application must clearly mention the training for which it is applied for. Incomplete Applications & application sent in incorrect format are likely to be rejected straightaway. 15 copies of the application may be sent to:

Secretary to the Govt. of India

Department of Health Research

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare  and Director General

Indian Council of Medical Research

V. Ramanlingaswami Bhawan,

Ansari Nagar

New Delhi – 110029

 Dr. Ashoo Grover

Department of Health Research

Indian Council of Medical Research, Room No.311, IInd Floor

V. Ramanlingaswami Bhawan

Ansari Nagar

New Delhi – 110029

FOR DETAILS, PLEASE REFER http://icmr.nic.in/Grants/dhr_scheme.htm