The Paul Ambrose Scholars Program is planned and implemented by the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR), the professional organization representing accredited and emerging graduate public health programs, medical and health professions faculty, and students dedicated to interprofessional prevention education and research. APTR advances population-based and public health education, research and service by linking and supporting members from across the academic prevention community.
Scholars
APTR selects students each year from health professions schools who exhibit a desire to learn and integrate public health into their future clinical practice. Desired applicants will be students from one of the following areas of graduate study at an accredited institution within the United States:
- Allopathic or Osteopathic Medicine
- Dentistry
- Graduate Nursing
- Graduate Physician Assistant
- Pharmacy
- Physical / Occupational Therapy
- Public Health
Program Elements
Over the course of the program year, participants will:
- Attend the Virtual Student Leadership Symposium.
- Plan and implement a community-based project at their home institution.
- Produce a final project report.
Program Outcomes
Over the course of the program scholars will:
- Design and implement a public health project to achieve Healthy People 2030 objectives.
- Establish relationships with public health leaders, community members, and students from across the health disciplines.
- Assess the importance of evidence-based interventions.
- Recognize the role of policy and advocacy in improving health.
- Demonstrate an understanding of population health and health systems.
- Demonstrate an understanding of health equity and the determinants of health.
Community-Based Project
Students will implement a community-based project that addresses a health promotion or disease prevention topic relevant to their community and/or institution. APTR does not require the community-based projects to undergo IRB review and approval. However, if your university program requires submission of an IRB application to determine if an IRB is needed for your project, you must go through that process before the start of any research activities. After participating in the Virtual Symposium, Scholars have one year to complete and report on project outcomes and impact. The community-based project must address one of the 12 topics listed in the application packet. In the application, students will select one or two objectives from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Healthy People 2030 that apply to your chosen project. The objectives are listed on the Healthy People 2030 website. The application form will require you to enter the specific codes for your chosen objectives.
Distinction
Students are designated “Paul Ambrose Scholar” upon successful completion of the community project. The designation brings with it the connection to an exceptional network of program alumni who describe participation in the program as a quintessential experience in their training and development as a public health leader.
Organizational Sponsors
The following organizations continue their generous support with sponsorship of the Paul Ambrose Scholars Program:
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM)
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
American Dental Education Association (ADEA)
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
Physician Assistant Education Program (PAEA)
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM)
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
American Dental Education Association (ADEA)
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
Physician Assistant Education Program (PAEA)
Individual Sponsors
Courtney M. Moore, M.D. (2012 Paul Ambrose Scholar)
Director of Student Programs
Assistant Director, Undergraduate Medical Education
Faculty, Academic Internal Medicine
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield Michigan
Assistant Professor, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Director of Student Programs
Assistant Director, Undergraduate Medical Education
Faculty, Academic Internal Medicine
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield Michigan
Assistant Professor, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Paul Ambrose, MD, MPH
The Paul Ambrose Scholars Program honors Paul Ambrose, MD, MPH who was onboard American Airlines flight 77 that was hijacked on September 11, 2001. Paul was the seventh APTR Luther Terry Fellow and Senior Clinical Advisor in the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. He worked closely with the Surgeon General’s office and his commitment to promoting public health and preventing disease was a critical force in the development of The Surgeon General's Call To Action To Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity for which he served as a senior editor for the publication.
Dr. Ambrose had an accomplished career and left behind a powerful and far-reaching legacy, including the Paul Ambrose Scholars Program. Following his personal vision, the program supports leadership development for students pursuing careers in preventive medicine and public health.
Dr. Ambrose received his undergraduate degree from Marshall University and his medical degree from Marshall University’s School of Medicine in 1995. During medical school, he participated in the Washington Health Policy Fellowship Program offered by the American Medical Student Association (AMSA). In his fourth year of medical school, he accepted a one-year position with the national office of AMSA as the Legislative Affairs Director. Paul started his residency at Dartmouth University in family practice during which he was appointed a three-year term in 1996 on the Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME), an advisory council to the U.S. Congress on residency training and physician workforce needs. At the conclusion of his residency, Dr. Ambrose studied health policy and public health at Harvard University where he received his MPH.
Dr. Ambrose had an accomplished career and left behind a powerful and far-reaching legacy, including the Paul Ambrose Scholars Program. Following his personal vision, the program supports leadership development for students pursuing careers in preventive medicine and public health.
Dr. Ambrose received his undergraduate degree from Marshall University and his medical degree from Marshall University’s School of Medicine in 1995. During medical school, he participated in the Washington Health Policy Fellowship Program offered by the American Medical Student Association (AMSA). In his fourth year of medical school, he accepted a one-year position with the national office of AMSA as the Legislative Affairs Director. Paul started his residency at Dartmouth University in family practice during which he was appointed a three-year term in 1996 on the Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME), an advisory council to the U.S. Congress on residency training and physician workforce needs. At the conclusion of his residency, Dr. Ambrose studied health policy and public health at Harvard University where he received his MPH.