[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 40 (Monday, March 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10229-10230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5180]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
Notice of a Cooperative Agreement With the Minority Faculty
Development Program and Harvard Medical School
The Office of Minority Health (OMH), Office of Public Health and
Science, announces that it will enter into an umbrella cooperative
agreement with the Minority Faculty Development Program (MFDP)/Harvard
Medical School. This cooperative agreement is an umbrella cooperative
agreement and will establish the broad programmatic framework in which
specific projects can be supported by various agencies during the
project period.
The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to assist MFDP in
expanding and enhancing its activities relevant to health issues
affecting the minority communities by supporting the training
experience of minority physicians in its Fellowship in Minority Health
Policy program. MFDP will provide leadership skills training in health
policy, financial and organizational management, politics, economics
and ethics.
It is anticipated that this training experience will enable
minority physicians to assume leadership roles in programs and policy
making entities aimed at improving or eliminating health disparities
that affect minority communities. OMH will provide consultation,
including administrative and technical assistance as needed, for the
execution and evaluation of all aspects of this cooperative agreement.
OMH will also participate and/or collaborate with the awardee in any
workshops or training sessions to exchange current information,
opinions, and research findings during this agreement.
Authorizing Legislation
This cooperative agreement is authorized under, Section 1707(d)(1)
of the Public Health Service Act.
Background
Assistance will be provided only to the Minority Faculty
Development Program/Harvard Medical School. No order applications are
solicited. MFDP
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is the only organization uniquely qualified to administer this
cooperative agreement because it has:
developed an umbrella organization for minority
recruitment, development and retention initiatives undertaken by
Harvard Medical School and affiliated hospitals; operated a one-year
Fellowship on Minority Health Policy program for minority physicians,
through the support of The Commonwealth Fund, designed to create
minority physician leaders who pursue careers in health policy, public
health practice and academia;
developed a comprehensive leadership program for minority
physicians;
successfully developed and operated minority career/
training projects for minority students such as: Project Success:
Opening The Door To Biomedical Careers, Visiting Clerkship Program, and
the Biomedical Science Careers Project;
developed partnerships with surrounding high schools and
middle schools to increase awareness and encourage minority students to
pursue science careers.
This cooperative agreement will be awarded in FY 1998 for a 12-
month budget period within a project period of 5 years. Depending upon
the types of projects and availability of funds, it is anticipated that
this cooperative agreement will receive approximately $50,000 to
$100,000. Continuation awards within the project period will be made on
the basis of satisfactory progress and the availability of funds.
Where To Obtain Additional Information
If you are interested in obtaining additional information regarding
this project, contact Mr. Guadalupe Pacheco, Office of Minority Health,
5515 Security Lane, Suite 1000, Rockville, Maryland 20852 or telephone
(301) 443-5084.
(The Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance number is 93.004.)
Dated: February 10, 1998.
Clay E. Simpson, Jr.,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health.
[FR Doc. 98-5180 Filed 2-27-98; 8:45 am]
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