Azim Premji Health Equity Fellowship for MBBS Doctors

About the Fellowship

A key issue in Health is the poor availability of health professionals working with vulnerable communities in rural and remote areas as well as in underserved urban communities. The Azim Premji Health Equity Fellowship  offers young MBBS doctors the opportunity to learn the complexities of practising medicine while working for the most vulnerable in remote and resource-scarce geographies.

The Fellowship will provide doctors with diverse opportunities and experiences, including:

• Work in reputed hospitals under the guidance of experienced mentors
• A fraternity of like-minded Fellows and doctors
• Travel to some of the most remote parts of the country
• An honorarium (apart from relocation and travel costs). More details here.
• Certification of completion
• A certificate programme in Foundations in Family Medicine, offered by CMC Vellore
• Possibility of joining CMC Vellore’s Post Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine (PGDFM) programme after completion of the Fellowship
• Participation in a placement process 

Timeline

Participating institutions

The Fellowship is a collaborative effort of Azim Premji Foundation and 19 prestigious institutions across India.

Through this partnership, we hope to offer Fellows a unique opportunity to work with some of the most distinguished institutions in the country. The 19 participating institutions are:

1. Aarohi, Nainital District, Uttarakhand
2. ASHWINI (Association for Health Welfare in the Nilgiris) Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu
3. Basic Healthcare Services, Udaipur District, Rajasthan
4. Christian Hospital Bisamcuttack, Rayagada District, Odisha
5. Chinchpada Christian Hospital, Nandurbar District, Maharashtra
6. DFY (Doctors For You), multiple locations (including Bihar and Maharashtra)
7. Herbertpur Christian Hospital, Dehradun District, Uttarakhand
8. Jan Swasthya Sahayog, Bilaspur District, Chhattisgarh
9. Karuna Trust, multiple locations (including Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Odisha)
10. Madhipura Christian Hospital, Madhepura District, Bihar
11. Makunda Christian Leprosy & General Hospital, Karimganj District, Assam
12. SEARCH (Society for Education, Action and Research in Community Health), Gadchiroli District, Maharashtra.
13. Sewa Rural, Bharuch District, Gujarat
14. Shaheed Hospital, Durg District, Chhattisgarh
15. Savitribai Phule Mahila Ekatma Samaj Mandal, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar District, Maharashtra
16. Swami Vivekananda Medical Mission, Palakkad District, Kerala
17. Swami Vivekanand Youth Movement, Mysuru District, Karnataka
18. Swasthya Swaraj, Kalahandi District, Odisha
19. Vivekananda Girijana Kalyana Kendra, Chamarajanagar District, Karnataka

Key elements of the programme

This will be a 12-month-long, site-centred programme. 

• The sites will be primary/ secondary healthcare facilities in rural, remote, resource-scarce geographies or underserved urban communities with significant caseloads and a focus on community health.
• Fellows must be MBBS graduates who have completed their internship and any service obligation; preferably with state registration in place.
• Fellows must be MBBS graduates, up to 6 years post-qualification (from batches graduating between 2020 and 2025).
• The programme will feature an anchor location where the Fellow will be posted for most of the year along with a short exposure visit to another location.
• In addition, there will be online sessions for the certificate programme in Foundations in Family Medicine from CMC Vellore, in-person sessions at CMC Vellore, and experience-sharing and perspective-building sessions.
• A designated mentor will work with each Fellow. The Fellow and the mentor will identify areas for the Fellow to focus on and prepare a learning plan accordingly.

Language: Proficiency in Hindi, English, regional language as per location

For a more detailed understanding, please read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).