Community Health Fellow Jobs

Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is a global leader in musculoskeletal medicine and is committed to initiatives that provide superior care to patients while also improving the health of diverse communities. HSS Education Institute, committed to being the most trusted educator in musculoskeletal health, is offering a year-long Fellowship in Community Health for a top graduating Master’s student, that will provide a robust experience preparing a future public health leader in developing, delivering, and evaluating impactful, innovative public health programs and work toward reducing health disparities.

The Ehrenkranz Foundation Community Health Fellow will be required to:

• Work with Community Education & Outreach team to help reduce health disparities by maintaining existing and fostering new partnerships with community-based organizations serving diverse, vulnerable communities
• Participate in literature reviews, contribute to conference presentations, and prepare market analysis for program development
• Participate in program development and implementation of existing and new public health education programs, outreach programs, exercise classes and workshops. These programs aid in the prevention and management of musculoskeletal conditions and other health and wellness related issues in alignment with the HSS Strategic
• Work with Community Education & Outreach Department’s public health outcomes team to evaluate programs to ensure maximum impact

Fellowship Deliverable:

• Work toward reducing health disparities by developing and implementing a plan to increase partnerships and programming with community-based organizations catering to diverse, vulnerable communities.

Requirements:

• MPH or MPH candidate

Qualifications

• Strong organizational skills; careful attention to detail and follow-through
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment; flexible, able to work autonomously as well as within a team
• Excellent computer and technology skills, including Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and Zoom
• Strong time management skills: ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and meet tight deadlines
• Strong critical thinking and research skills
• Passionate commitment to public health education and outreach
• High quality written and verbal communications skills
• Ability to think strategically and innovatively