American Respiratory Care Foundation (ARCF) is a not-for-profit organization formed for purpose of supporting research, education, and charitable activities.

International Fellowships in Respiratory Care
The Mission Statement of the American Association for Respiratory Care in Regard to International Activities states that the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) seeks to "promote communication and fellowship among respiratory care professionals in the United States and their counterparts worldwide"...through "cooperation, dialogue, and educational exchanges." In keeping with this mission, the AARC is offering "International Fellowships in Respiratory Care." This important project is sponsored by the American Respiratory Care Foundation. The Fellowships have been established to assist health care professionals in visits to the United States to observe the practice of respiratory care as it is performed in a variety of settings, and visit the educational programs that teach it.

The goals of the Fellowship program are to:
* promote the exchange, development, and coordination of the art, science and application of respiratory care.
* one travel day to the United States - November 17, 2007
* one rest day prior to beginning the Fellowship - November 28, 2007
* visits to two cities in the United States for a stay of approximately five to six days in each city. During the stay in each city, planned activities will include:
- observation of the practice of respiratory care in large and small hospitals.
- visits to formal educational programs of respiratory care at colleges and universities.
- visits to alternate care sites where respiratory care is being provided, such as home care organizations, rehabilitation centers, skilled nursing facilities, hospices, specialty laboratories, etc.
* Attendance at the AARC International Respiratory Congress in Orlando, Florida from December 1 through December 4, 2007.

Award Includes:
* Expenses incurred within the United States related to the planned site visits and the AARC National Convention, which will include lodging, per diem, and local ground transportation from December 1 through December 4, 2007.
* Paid registration at the International Respiratory Congress in Orlando, FL
* Fellowship is limited to twenty (20) days of lodging
* Fellowship is limited to twenty (20) days of per diem funding


Selected Fellows will be responsible for obtaining or providing funding for the following:

* All air travel expenses and arrangements to and from their country and within the United States
* Health insurance coverage for hospitalization, laboratory tests, and physician's charges that may be incurred due to illness or injury while in the United States
* All personal travel and expenses such as visiting friends and sightseeing

If you are interested in applying to be a Fellow, please complete the online application form by July 2, 2007.

Fellowship recipients will be notified by August 13, 2007.

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Activities of the Foundation:
Specific activities of the Foundation include funding clinical and economical research, education recognition awards, educational activities, literary awards and scholarly publications. They are deeply committed to health promotion, disease prevention, and improving the quality of our environment. They also seek to educate to public about respiratory health and assist in the training and continuing education of health care providers.

This information is reposted with thanks to American Respiratory Care Foundation.