NAIHS Physician Services through Fellowship Program

Added: Apr 07, 2015 7:15 pm Indian Health Service (HIS) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The provision of health services to members of federally recognized tribes grew out of the special government to government relationship between the federal government and Indian tribes. The IHS is the principal federal health care provider and health advocate for the Indian people. The goal is to assure that comprehensive, culturally acceptable personal and public health services are available and accessible to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The IHS currently provides health services to approximately 2.0 million American Indians and Alaska Natives who belong to more than 557 federally recognized tribes in 34 states. There is a nationwide shortage of medical providers in certain specialties which is amplified by the remote and rural areas served by the Indian Health Service. This synopsis is notification that the Navajo Area Indian Health Service (NAIHS) plans to issue a solicitation requesting proposals for a Basic Ordering Agreement with a global health fellowship program to provide physician services in the following disciplines: Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Anesthesia, Pediatrics, Ob/Gyn, Emergency Medicine, General Surgery, Neurology, Psychiatry, Pulmonary, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, and Cardiology; while they concurrently provide The skills that the fellow will be gaining (eg. Health systems strengthening, tools for improving quality and patient safety) via a concurrent MPH (Masters in Public Health) training will be an added benefit to the quality of care provided at NAIHS facilities. This fellowship has the added benefit of the government being able to recruit the individual at the completion of the fellowship period, for a career with the Indian Health Service. Place of Performance. Gallup Indian Medical Center (GIMC), Northern Navajo Medical Center (NNMC), Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility (CCHCF), Crownpoint Health Center, Kayenta Health Center, Pinon Health Center, Inscription House Health Center, Red Mesa Health Center, Tohatchi Health Center, Dzilth-Nao-Dilthe Health Center, and Tsaile Health Center. Duties and responsibilities may encompass outpatient and inpatient services to IHS patients. NAIHS/Service Unit(s) will provide the facility, supplies, mentorship, and clinical experiences to host and enhance any fellowship program of any eligible university or medical school.

NAIHS will issue Solicitation 15-245-SOL-00006 requesting for proposals for a Basic Ordering Agreement on the Federal Business Oppurtunities website tentatively in May 2015 with a period of performance 08/01/2015 - 07/31/2017.

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