Global Women's Health
Global Women's Health Fellowship
Creighton University School of Medicine – Phoenix’s fellowship program in Women's Global Health is ready to welcome you to the desert southwest.
This one-year fellowship program is considered non-Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (non-ACGME). Currently, our program recruits for 1 position each year.
About the Program
The Creighton University School of Medicine-Phoenix Global Women's Health Fellowship is a two-year, non-ACGME approved fellowship program for Ob/Gyn physicians who desire advanced training in the delivery of women's healthcare around the world through a combination of clinical experience, education and mentorship. Because there is no one clear path as a global women's healthcare leader, our program utilizes multiple global and local partners to customize the experience of our fellows depending on their individual goals. While we anticipate fellows spending approximately half of their fellowship working abroad clinically with partners in Tanzania, China or Botswana, we have also developed a strong relationship with the Valleywise Health Women's Refugee Program and Maricopa County Department of Public Health for advanced training and experience in healthcare delivery to traditionally underserved populations in the greater Phoenix area.
How to Apply
- Requirements
- Good standing with State and National Governing bodies.
- Successful completion of OBGYN residency and board eligible or board certified at the start of the academic year
- Email CV, letter of good standing from residency program director and 1-page personal statement to elyssa_metas@dmgaz.org
Our Fellows
Alicia Willey, MD
- Past fellows Elyssa Metas, MD and Cortney Eakin, MD
Message from the Director
"Our mission is to develop global healthcare leaders that are prepared to improve care, research and education for women in low- and middle-income countries through the implementation of sustainable healthcare solutions."
Elyssa Metas, MD Fellowship Director
Faculty
Robert M. Brady, MD
- Professor
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Dean V. Coonrod, MD, MPH
- Chair, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
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Additional Faculty
Elyssa Metas, MD Fellowship Director
Thomas Zheng, MD
Curriculum
- 1 to 2 year fellowship
- Fifty percent of your time spent at one of our international partnerships
- Other fifty percent of your time spent as academic faculty in the OBGYN department at Valleywise Health Medical Center (VHMC)
- Partnerships with VHMC Refugee Women’s and Maricopa County Public Health Department
- Opportunity to pursue graduate course work towards MPH or MBA
- Capstone Project
The Creighton University Arizona Health Education Alliance
In 2017, Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center (SJHMC), Creighton University (CUSOM), Valleywise Health, and District Medical Group (DMG) joined forces to form the Creighton University Arizona Health Education Alliance. The Creighton University Arizona Health Education Alliance supports Creighton University School of Medicine - Phoenix Graduate Medical Education by providing strategic, financial and operational resources.