Harkness Fellowship in Health Care Policy and Practice: Reflections from a Fellow

Watch the Catalys Research Insights series:    • Catalys Research Insights   Research training, development opportunities and funding advice for healthcare professionals. What would you do with a year in the United States? In this Catalys Seminar, Professor Dawn Dowding shares her first-hand experience of the Commonwealth Fund Harkness Fellowship in Health Care Policy and Practice, reflecting on what the fellowship involved, why researchers and healthcare professionals might consider applying, and how the experience has influenced her career. The Harkness Fellowship provides an opportunity for health services researchers and practitioners to spend up to 12 months in the United States, working alongside leading US researchers and policy experts. In this session, Dawn shares her own experience as a Fellow, offering insight into the opportunities, challenges and learning that come with undertaking an international fellowship. Whether you're considering applying for a Harkness Fellowship or simply interested in developing your research career through an international opportunity, this session provides a personal perspective on what the experience can offer. In this session, you'll learn about: What the Commonwealth Fund Harkness Fellowship is What the fellowship involves and who it may be suitable for Why you might consider applying for a Harkness Fellowship Dawn's experience as a Harkness Fellow in the United States What it was like working alongside US researchers and policy experts Reflections on the experience and what Dawn gained from it How the fellowship experience has influenced her research and career Practical considerations for anyone thinking about applying Q&A with Dawn Who is this for? This session is for researchers, nurses, midwives, allied health professionals (AHPs), healthcare scientists, pharmacists, social workers and other healthcare professionals who are interested in developing their research career, exploring international opportunities or considering applying for a fellowship. It may be particularly useful for anyone interested in health services research, clinical academic careers, research leadership or spending time working with research and policy experts internationally. About Dawn Professor Dawn Dowding is Professor in Clinical Decision Making and Head of the Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work at the School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester. Dawn is a nurse and health services researcher with expertise in clinical decision making and nursing informatics. She trained as a nurse at St Bartholomew's College of Nursing and Midwifery in London before completing a BSc (Hons) in Psychology with Nursing Studies at City University and a PhD in Psychology and Nursing at the University of Surrey. As a Harkness Fellow, Dawn spent time in the United States developing her research and gaining first-hand experience of the US health and research environment. In this seminar, she reflects on that experience and the impact it has had on her career. CHAPTERS 00:00 Welcome and introduction to Dawn 02:33 What this session covers 03:28 Dawn's career journey 06:07 What is a Harkness Fellowship? 08:39 Who the fellowships are for 10:01 What the fellowship involves 12:51 Q&A: US vs UK research and what is funded 15:41 How Dawn came to apply 18:04 Her fellowship project at Kaiser Permanente 21:59 Life in California as a family 22:45 What Dawn learned 23:59 How the fellowship shaped her career 25:48 Q&A: Epic in the US and at MFT 28:03 Q&A: the application and interview 29:48 Q&A: how to make your application stand out 31:52 What Dawn wishes she had known 32:59 Thanks and close NEXT VIDEO Prof Dawn Dowding | Nursing, digital health and the rise of AI:    • Prof Dawn Dowding | Nursing, digital healt...   Manchester Catalys supports non-medical registered healthcare professionals at MFT or The University of Manchester with one-to-one research advice, career-stage networks, and weekly funding and training updates. Monthly research seminars are open to everyone. Learn more: https://mft.nhs.uk/research/mancheste... Contact: catalys@manchester.ac.uk Subscribe:    / @manchestercatalys   #CatalysSeminar #HarknessFellowship #ClinicalAcademia #HealthcareResearch #ManchesterCatalys