Become an LDI Fellow
Penn LDI connects and engages Penn scholars, supports their research, and amplifies their scholarship. Learn how you can join the LDI Fellow community.
Senior Fellows
Eligibility: Assistant, Associate, and Full Professors with a current faculty position at the University of Pennsylvania and/or the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) can apply to become LDI Senior Fellows. Please note: Rare exceptions may be made for Penn leadership appointments.
Senior Fellow Application and Requirements
Application and Appointment Process
- To apply to become an LDI Senior Fellow, please complete the online application form.
- Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. The initial appointment is for three years.
Requirements
- Spend approximately 75-100 hours per year on related to Penn LDI’s mission.
- Qualifying activities are broadly defined and include many forms of collaboration, participation, and engagement with LDI and the LDI community. Examples include:
- Research and Policy Projects
- Serve as an investigator on a research and/or policy project directly connected to LDI’s mission.
- Prepare a proposal on a research and/or policy project directly connected to LDI’s mission with other LDI Senior Fellows.
- Teaching
- Teach a course at Penn directly connected to LDI’s mission.
- Mentorship
- Serve as a mentor to an LDI Associate Fellow.
- Serve as a mentor or presenter in LDI’s Summer Undergraduate Minority Research (SUMR) program.
- Penn LDI Community Involvement
- Serve on a Penn LDI committee.
- Regularly attend Penn’s LDI research and policy seminars and conferences.
- Regularly attend Penn LDI/Perelman School of Medicine health services workshops.
- Presentations and Original Content
- Present public testimony or talks on behalf of Penn LDI.
- Prepare blog posts for Penn LDI on behalf of its mission.
- Use Penn LDI affiliation on all manuscripts and presentations related to LDI’s mission.
- Research and Policy Projects
- Provide regular updates on your Penn LDI-related research, policy, and educational activities, including publications, presentations, grants, etc.
Associate Fellows
Eligibility: Health services research trainees affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania and/or the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), including: (1) PhD students; (2) Postdoctoral Fellows; (3) Residents/Fellows actively engaged in research or research training; (4) MD-MSHP students; and (5) Instructors.
Associate Fellow Application and Requirements
Application and Appointment Process
- To apply to become an LDI Associate Fellow, please complete the online application form.
- Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis.
- Associate Fellows are appointed for the duration of their education program, training program, or instructor assignments.
Requirements
- Spend approximately 75-100 hours per year related to LDI’s mission.
- Qualifying activities are broadly defined and include many forms of collaboration, participation, and engagement with Penn LDI and the LDI community. Examples include:
- Research and Policy Projects
- Serve as an investigator on a research and/or policy project directly connected to Penn LDI’s mission.
- Prepare a proposal on a research and/or policy project directly connected to LDI’s mission with other LDI Fellows.
- Penn LDI Community Involvement
- Regularly attend Penn LDI research or policy seminars, conferences, and networking events.
- Regularly attend Penn LDI/Perelman School of Medicine health services workshops.
- Presentations and Original Content
- Prepare blogs for Penn LDI on behalf of its mission.
- Use Penn LDI affiliation on all manuscripts and presentations related to LDI’s mission.
- Mentorship
- Serve as a mentor or presenter in Penn LDI’s Summer Undergraduate Minority Research (SUMR) program.
- Research and Policy Projects
- Provide regular updates on your Penn LDI-related research, policy, and educational activities, including publications, presentations, grants, and etc.
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