Fellowship in the History of American Obstetrics and Gynecology

 

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists sponsors one $5,000.00 fellowship in the History of American Obstetrics and Gynecology each year. The recipient of the fellowship spends one month in the Washington DC area working full-time to complete their specific historical research project.

 

Although the fellowship will be based in the College’s History Library, the fellow is encouraged to use other national, historical, and medical collections in the Washington DC area. The results of this research must be disseminated through either publication or presentation at a professional meeting.

 

 

Applications and further information about the fellowship can be obtained by contacting:

 

 

Debra G. Scarborough, Special Collections Librarian

Resource Center

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

P.O. Box 96920

Washington, DC 20024-6920

 

(202) 863-2578

(202) 863-5401 (fax)

dscarborough@acog.org

 

 

The application form and additional information is also posted on the College website under “About ACOG” – “ACOG Departments” – “Resource Center” at http://www.acog.org.

 

APPLICATION MUST BE REC’D BY: 1 October 2012

 

 

Selection will be made and the recipient notified as soon as possible after the deadline so that the fellowship may begin as early as late Fall 2012.

 

 

 

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Debra G. Scarborough, MLS AHIP
Special Collections Librarian
American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists

409 12th St. SW,  Washington, DC 20024-2188
202-863-2578 / 202-863-5401(fax) / DScarborough@acog.org

www.acog.org

Research Grant: Foundation for the History of Women in Medicine

The Foundation for the History of Women in Medicine will provide one $5000 grant to support travel, lodging, and incidental expenses for a flexible research period between July 1st 2012 – June 31st 2013. Foundation Fellowships are offered for research related to the history of women to be conducted at the Center for the History of Medicine at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. Preference will be given to projects that deal specifically with women physicians or other health workers or medical scientists, but proposals dealing with the history of women’s health issues may also be considered.

Manuscript collections which may be of special interest include the recently-opened Mary Ellen Avery Papers, the Leona Baumgartner Papers, and the Grete Bibring Papers

(find out more about our collections at
www.countway.harvard.edu/awm<http://www.countway.harvard.edu/awm>).

Preference will be given to those who are using collections from the Center’s Archives for Women in Medicine, but research on the topic of women in medicine using other material from the Countway Library will be considered. Preference will also be given to applicants who live beyond commuting distance of the Countway, but all are encouraged to apply, including graduate students.

In return, the Foundation requests a one page report on the Fellow’s research experience, a copy of the final product (with the ability to post excerpts from the paper/project), and a photo and bio of the Fellow for web and newsletter announcements.

Application requirements

Applicants should submit a proposal (no more than two pages) outlining the subject and objectives of the research project, length of residence, historical materials to be used, and a project budget (including travel, lodging, and research expenses), along with a curriculum vitae and two letters of recommendation by April 1st, 2012.  The fellowship proposal should demonstrate that the Countway Library has resources central to the research topic. The appointment will be announced by May 1st, 2012.

Applications should be submitted to:
Foundation Research Fellowships
Archives for Women in Medicine
Countway Library
10 Shattuck Street
Boston, MA 02115

For more information, visit:
https://www.countway.harvard.edu/menuNavigation/chom/fellowships/about.html#3

Postdoctoral Fellowship: Global History of Medicine

Global History of Medicine

Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship 2012-14

Cogut Center for the Humanities and History Department Brown University

The Cogut Center and Department of History at Brown University invite
applications for a two-year Mellon post-doctoral fellowship in the Global
History of Medicine. The field is defined as any sub-set of the history of
medicine that explores connections or interactions in more than one region,
or that compares the history of medicine between two or more regions.
Applicants must have received their degrees from institutions other than
Brown within the last five (5) years. The successful candidate must show
exceptional scholarly promise and will be expected to teach one course a
semester to complement courses in the history of medicine already offered at
the university (these will be listed by the History Department and
cross-listed with the Cogut Center).

The Fellow will also be affiliated with the Cogut Center, where s/he will
participate in Center activities as appropriate to their research. Fellows
have the opportunity to interact with Brown faculty affiliated with the
Center, to participate in fellows’ seminars, lectures, and conferences, and
to participate in the planning of working groups and large-scale seminars on
various topics. The Center seeks to provide a stimulating scholarly
environment in which to pursue research, develop new interdisciplinary
connections, and network with others.

The appointment will begin on July 1, 2012, or as soon as possible
thereafter. Receipt of the Ph.D. is expected by the time of appointment.
Fellows receive stipends of $52,000 and $54,080 in their 1st and 2nd years,
respectively, plus standard fellows’ benefits and a $2,000 per year research
budget.

Interested candidates should send a letter of application, a curriculum
vitae, and three letters of reference, by February 3, 2012, to Prof Harold
J. Cook, Department of History, Box N, Brown University, Providence, RI
02912. Brown University is an EEO/AA employer. Women, minorities, and
international scholars are encouraged to apply.

Posted by Hal Cook harold_cook@brown.edu

Fellowship: American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Everyone!

Dr. Hale, our Exec VP, stopped by to see me this morning and bring me this good news.  After a hiatus of two years, the History Fellowship has been re-funded.  Please see below for more information on the fellowship.  You can access additional information and an application form on the History Library web page.  Please let anyone you think might be interested in applying know that it has been re-funded.

FELLOWSHIP IN THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists sponsors one $5,000.00 fellowship in the History of American Obstetrics and Gynecology each year. Junior Fellows and Fellows are encouraged to apply. Award monies will be used to cover travel and living expenses. The recipient of the fellowship spends one month during the award year in the Washington DC area working full-time to complete their specific historical research project. Although the fellowship will be based in the College History Library, the Fellow is encouraged to use other national, historical, and medical collections in the Washington DC area to supplement research done in the History Library and Resource Center. The results of this research must be disseminated through either publication or presentation at a professional meeting.

Applications and further information about the fellowship can be obtained by contacting:

Debra Scarborough, MLS AHIP

History Library/Archives

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

409 Twelfth Street SW

Washington DC 20024-2588

(202) 863-2578; (202) 863-5401 (fax); history@acog.org

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: 15 March

Selection will be made and the recipient notified as soon as possible after the deadline so that the fellowship may begin as early as late Spring.

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Debra Scarborough, MLS AHIP
History Librarian & Archivist
American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists

409 12th St. SW,  Washington, DC 20024-2188
202-863-2578 / 202-863-5401 (fax) / www.acog.org
DScarborough@ACOG.org
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Opinions expressed are my own and do not reflect those of the College.

AAHN Writing and Research Awards

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE HISTORY OF NURSING PRESENTS

WRITING AND RESEARCH AWARDS

At its 27th annual conference, entitled International Perspectives on Nursing History, held jointly with European Nursing History Group in London, England, the American Association for the History of Nursing awarded its distinguished Lavinia L. Dock Award for Exemplary Historical Research and Writing to Dr. Kara Dixon Vuic for her book  Officer, nurse, woman: The Army Nurse Corp in the Vietnam War, published in 2010 by Johns Hopkins Press.  Dr. Vuic is an assistant professor of history at Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VA.

The Mary Adelaide Nutting Award for Exemplary Historical Research and Writing was awarded to Dr. Julie Fairman and Dr. Patricia D’Antonio for their article “Reimagining nursing’s place in the history of clinical practice,” which was published in the Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences. Dr. Fairman and Dr. D’Antonio are on the faculty of the School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania.

The AAHN’s Teresa E. Christy Award recognizes excellence in historical research and writing done while the researcher was a doctoral student.  This year the award was presented Dr. Winnifred Connerton for her dissertation, “Have cap, will travel: U.S. nurses abroad, 1898-1917.”  Dr. Connerton is a nurse and nurse-midwife who currently holds a joint post-doctoral fellowship with the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research and the Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.

Detailed information regarding all AAHN Awards can be obtained from the web site, http://www.aahn.org.

Research grant UNC Greensboro

>From: Beth Koelsch BAKOELSC [mailto:bakoelsc@UNCG.EDU]
>Sent: 20 January 2010
>Subject: Research Grant Opportunity at the UNC Greensboro Women
>Veterans Historical Project
>The University Libraries at the University of North Carolina at
Greensboro are
>now accepting applications for our annual research grants.  2 grants are
>available for up to $1,000 each.

>More information and application are available at:
>http://library.uncg.edu/depts/archives/news/grant.asp
>The Betty H. Carter Women Veterans Historical Project (WVHP), established at
>the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) in 1998, documents the
>contributions of women in the military and related service organizations since
>World War I….
>The WVHP primarily focuses on the twentieth century, with materials
>pertaining to World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War,
>and Desert Storm… related service organizations
>such as the Red Cross and special services and civilians in service.
>It contains more than 450 individual collections including almost
>300 oral histories.
>http://library.uncg.edu/dp/wv/
>
>Beth Koelsch