May 3, 2023 (Honolulu, HI) – The Pacific Public Health Fellowship Program (PPHFP) is now accepting applications for the next cohort of fellows! The Pacific Public Health Fellowship Program (PPHFP) is a two-year professional development program that provides promising career-minded individuals with robust and practical hands-on learning experiences and training for various public health career pathways. The program offers many opportunities to learn from and work directly with highly experienced and seasoned frontline public and community health professionals in the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPIs).The goal is to prepare new college graduates and early career professionals for a successful career in organizations focusing on public and community health to meet emerging and future public health challenges in the USAPIs.

The PPHFP is a collaborative effort between the USAPIs’ departments/ministries of health, the Pacific Island Health Officers’ Association (PIHOA), and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The USAPIs include the US Pacific Island Territories: Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas (CNMI), and American Samoa; and the US Freely Associated States (FAS): Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), and the Republic of Palau.

Application Cycle: Applications will be accepted from May 1-June 30, 2023. Applicants will be informed once a decision has been made. 

Program Start/End Dates: August 1, 2023 – July 31, 2025

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Read the full PIHOA E-Blast HERE!