Frequently Asked Questions

Funding available for the Fellowship varies from year to year. Please check in on the website or email Field Practice at msph-ofp@cumc.columbia.edu for the latest information.

Service-learning is an educational approach that combines learning objectives with community service in order to provide a pragmatic, progressive learning experience while meeting community needs.

CBPR is defined as a collaboration with community partners. It recognizes the unique strengths that the academic-community partnership brings to research. CBPR begins with a community determining a research project of importance to them with the aim of combining knowledge and action for social change to improve community health and eliminate health disparities.

The Fellowship is a six-month-long project, with the opportunity to travel to Puerto Rico for one week of in-person data collection and participation. Upon returning, students will analyze and disseminate the data that was collected and report and reflect on the entire six-month experience.

It helps prepare students to optimize their engagement with other professions in any working environment. Within a healthcare setting, it has been proven to improve health outcomes IPE is based on four key competencies: Teams/teamwork, roles/responsibilities, values/ethics, and communication.

Definitely. The PR Fellowship is open to all CU graduate students.