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Supported by the ASCP Foundation
The ASCP Foundation Carter Stephen Ainsworth Health Policy Summer Fellowship offers students the opportunity to serve as ASCP Health Policy Interns, working primarily with staff in the ASCP Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy (ISTP) and receiving hands-on experience and insight into the synergies of science, policy, and practice in laboratory medicine.
This fellowship was created in memory of Carter Stephen Ainsworth, a Clemson University student from Charleston, South Carolina, who served as an intern for the ASCP ITSP.
This fellowship offers students the opportunity to build and strengthen professional skills particularly in research, analysis, writing, organization, and interpersonal communications. Interns conduct research and analysis to develop factsheets, issue briefs, and other educational resources on a variety of issues. Other responsibilities may include attending relevant briefings and seminars, providing support for ongoing programs, and assisting with committee and partner meetings. This six-week fellowship will be fully virtual and offers a $3,000 (pre-tax) stipend.
Undergraduate and graduate students are eligible for this Fellowship. Candidates should be working toward a bachelors, graduate, or postgraduate degree, and all majors are welcome. Candidates should also have the following:
Interested candidates should send a cover letter indicating dates of availability, resume, and the names and phone numbers of two references, plus a current writing sample using the online application. Applications that do not have all the required documents will not be considered.
Questions should be directed to Edna Garcia, MPH (Edna.Garcia@ascp.org).
Applications will be reviewed and scored by the ASCP Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy staff under the direction of Jeff Jacobs, ASCP’s Chief Officer for Science, Technology and Policy and Mrs. Lisa Holladay Ainsworth. The final selection of the Fellow will be done by Mr. Jeff Jacobs and the ASCP Foundation Board of Trustees.
November 2, 1994 to November, 12, 2016
Carter Stephen Ainsworth was from Charleston, South Carolina, and attended Clemson University from 2012-2016 where he received a posthumous Bachelor of Science degree in biology in May 2017. Carter excelled in his field of biology at Clemson and earned a 4.0 in his major putting him on the President’s list. The Clemson University President called Carter “a treasure to Clemson who will be sorely missed.” Carter was an intern for ASCP in Washington, D.C., where he worked on health policy and advocacy. He was excited about continuing his education by attending medical school and had planned to become a physician and continue to help others in health care in the future.
