The East Asian Fellows Program in Aging, Hearing, and Public Health will be held July 15 - 19, 2019 at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland.

Purpose

The purpose of this one-week program is to provide an overview of public health concepts, methods, and strategies to assist clinicians and researchers in East Asia who are pursuing public health research and projects focused on addressing hearing loss in older adults. Lectures and small group sessions will cover epidemiology, biostatistics, clinical trials, gerontology, intervention design, health policy/economics, and select clinical topics in otolaryngology, audiology, and geriatrics.

Location

The East Asian Fellows Program will take place on the campus of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland.

Costs

Participation in this program is free. The Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health will provide complimentary accommodations for participants in a Johns Hopkins University dormitory, and all meals and social events will be covered. Participants will be responsible for arranging their own transportation to Baltimore.

Lodging/Shuttle Service & Social Events

Participants will be provided a single dormitory room on the Johns Hopkins University campus in north Baltimore. There is a free shuttle service that runs between the Johns Hopkins University dormitory and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health where this program is being held.

Planned social outings include:

? Bus tour of Baltimore

? Maryland Blue Crab dinner

? Baltimore Orioles baseball game

? Baltimore Inner Harbor boat tour

Application Procedures

This program is designed for clinicians (ENTs, audiologists, internists/geriatricians, etc.) and researchers (epidemiologists, gerontologists, etc.) who are interested in understanding and addressing the impact of hearing loss on older adults using public health methodologies.

? Potential candidates are strongly encouraged to develop interdisciplinary collaborations in their home country before applying for the program and to have 2 or more members of the team apply together for the East Asian Fellows program

? Application procedures are detailed at www.jhucochlearcenter.org/eaf

? Applications are due by December 16th, 2018.

? Selected participants will be notified by January 11th, 2019.

Contact

If you would like additional information about the East Asian Fellows Program, please contact Shannon Smitherman:

Email: ssmithe1@jhu.edu

Phone: +1 (443) 287-7779

Mailing Address: 2024 E. Monument Street Suite 2-700 Baltimore, MD 21205

Johns Hopkins East Asian Fellows Program Flyer.pdf

Johns Hopkins East Asian Fellows Program Brochure.pdf