Terence Friedlander, MD
Terence Friedlander, MD, a UCSF resident in internal medicine, has been awarded a Fulbright US Student Scholarship to the Netherlands to study philosophy and religion.
Friedlander is one of more than 1,200 US citizens who will travel abroad for the 2006-2007 academic year through the Fulbright Student Program. Established in 1946 under legislation introduced by the late Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, the program builds mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the rest of the world.
The Fulbright Program, America's flagship international educational exchange program, is sponsored by the US Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Since its inception, the Fulbright Program has exchanged about 273,500 people - 102,900 Americans who have studied, taught or researched abroad and 170,600 students, scholars and teachers from other countries who have engaged in similar activities in the United States. The program operates in more than 150 countries worldwide.
Competition Open
In related news, the 2007-2008 Fulbright US Student Program competition for study or research abroad is now open, with applications due to the UCSF Graduate Division office by Friday, Sept, 29. All professional school and graduate students, medical residents, and other doctors are eligible to apply for this one-year award to continue training or gain practical clinical experience abroad.
Complete program and application information may be obtained online at
www.fulbrightonline.org/us. For additional information, please contact Debra Moore, UCSF Fulbright Program Analyst, at 415/476-2310 or
[email protected].
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