John Payne Fellowship
Purpose of the Fellowship
The purpose of the John Payne Fellowship is to honor the memory of John Payne and the contributions he made for nearly 25 years to the North Carolina AHEC Program. The Fellowship will enable non-medical faculty to further their professional interests and explore innovative educational efforts. As such, the Fellowship not only memorializes John's leadership of AHEC, but also his lifelong commitment to community-based education, his love of travel, and his interest in exploring new ideas.
Program Description
The Fellowship is awarded annually to one or more faculty members of the AHECs in North Carolina. It provides support to allow the Payne Fellow to study some aspect of health professions education relevant to the AHEC Program. Projects emphasize lifelong learning, involving experiences and activities which explore new models, new ways of thinking, and innovation. Fellows are expected to share what they learn with AHEC colleagues through discussion, publication, or presentation. The length of the fellowship may vary, depending on the project, but is likely to be from one to two weeks in duration and will be in the United States. The Fellowship funding helps to cover travel and living expenses for the individual during the Fellowship. The individual's AHEC is expected to cover salary and other compensation costs during the Fellowship.
Eligibility
The Payne Fellowship has, as its primary focus, full-time AHEC faculty in allied health, dentistry, mental health, nursing, ORPCE, health careers, library services, pharmacy, CME, and public health disciplines. Other AHEC faculty who fulfill a significant educational role will also be eligible. Physician faculty have the Mayer Traveling Fellowship for similar educational travel. Applicants must have been employed at an AHEC for three years or longer. The applicant must state in writing, in no more than three (3) pages, how he/she envisions the Fellowship to be professionally useful and related to the mission and goals of the North Carolina AHEC Program. The applicant must be willing to write a brief report within two (2) months of the completion of the visit and submit the report to the AHEC Program Director.
Application Procedure
Interested faculty should submit his/her written statement, in three pages or less, and a curriculum vitae, to his/her AHEC Director. The AHEC Director will review applications and transmit them to the AHEC Program Director along with a letter of support. Although there are no restrictions on the number of applications that can be forwarded by any AHEC Director, it is requested that each AHEC try to limit itself to one nominee.
Each AHEC Director is asked to submit the names of nominees, together with their statement, curriculum vitae, and supporting documents, to the Program Director by a date to be determined each year.
Selection of the Fellow(s)
Fellows will be chosen from the nominees by a committee appointed by the AHEC Program Director.
Arrangements for the Fellowship
Once selected, the fellow will discuss preliminary plans with his/her AHEC Director. The stipend from the John Payne Fellowship will be $2,000 per fellow and can be used for airfare, lodging, meals, and associated costs.
Previous Winners
2007
- Elaine B. Owens, MPA - Visit the Connecticut AHEC "Youth Health Service Corps" program to learn more about the structure, specific training modules,and recognition offered to students. A similar program might then be applied to NC using this model.
- Tara D. Owens and Sherry Stafford, MEd - Attend the E-Learn 2007 conference in Quebec City, Canada to learn about the research, development, diverse learning experiences, implementation, and technology needed to improve e-learning at AHEC.
2006
- Mollie Scott, PharmD, BCPS, CPP - Development of a pharmacotherapy curriculum for geriatric fellows by drawing upon the experience of specialists across the country.
- Amy Vega, MBA, MHA, RHEd - Research into the multiple connections between public health and animal care in North Carolina.
2005
- Haile, Libby, MEd, MY, SH, CLS - Investigation of Culture Clues™, an online informational resource on ethnic and racial groups served by the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, for the purpose of exploring potential for developing similar resources on major ethnic populations in North Carolina
- Keating, Lyn, MS - Development of the capability to teach bioethics curricula in continuing education courses offered by Coastal AHEC and elsewhere in North Carolina
2004
- Pacelli, Sheryl, MEd - A look at the models for preparing for the psychological aspects of bioterrorism and other disasters.
- Ramey, Deborah, MAEd - Exploration of tracking and evaluation models for health careers workforce programs.
2003
- Blicher, Karen, LCSW, CHT - Integration of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction into the programs and services of Mountain AHEC, including the Division of Family Medicine, OB-GYN and Regional Services.
- Zeliff, Karen, MLS - Development of an instructional packet, protocols and templates for CE staff to equip them with the concepts and tools needed to work with traditional classroom-based partners to help provide quality online continuing education.
2002
- Hill, Jean, EdD - Review the recruitment and retention strategies implemented by four magnet hospitals and share strategies that could be replicated in facilities seeking to enhance the nurse work environment.
- Paul-Aviles, Fern, Ms, RPH - Visit sites and meet with pharmacy faculty members at sites in Oklahoma and Virginia to observe how the universities support the development of progressive community pharmacy practices.
2001
- Hayes, Patricia, MSN, RN, CNAA - Explore techniques in health behavioral management in Oregon which have proven to be effective and which could be taught to health providers in North Carolina.
- Kennedy, Michael, MGA, CHES - Visit the Andrus Center at the University of Southern California, and increase NC AHEC's ability to create appropriate training programs in the field of geriatrics using effective teaching methods.
2000
- Harrison, Nancy, MSN, RN - Meet with nurses in Colorado and work collaboratively with the Colorado AHEC to look at innovative models of nursing practice.
- Pulley, Anita, MSN, RN - Study how the Massachusetts AHEC Program functions as an integral partner in the healthy communities movement within their state and apply the strategies to the NC AHEC Program.
1999
- Hambrick, Russet, MLS - Two-week fellowship at Texas A&M University resulting in certification in distance education programming, and use the ideas gained to build stronger rural networks through telecommunication.
- Leonard, Diane, RN, EdD - Visit a model site involved in the healthy communities movement to determine the collaboration strategies they use, to assess the educational infrastructure and to determine how NC AHECS may be more involved in such efforts.