Fellows Program

The Johns Hopkins Cochlear Center Fellows Program in Aging, Hearing, and Public Health is designed to provide an overview of public health concepts, methods, and strategies to assist clinicians and researchers around the world who are pursuing public health research and projects focused on addressing hearing loss in older adults.

Each year’s program is targeted to a specific region and held in partnership with a host institution. The program offers a blended classroom pedagogy of online lectures leading up to in-person discussions facilitated by Cochlear Center faculty.

Interested in partnering with the Cochlear Center as a host institution for a future Fellows Program in Hearing and Public Health? Email JHCochlearCenter@jhu.edu.

The 2024 Fellows Program will be hosted by National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University from July 24 - July 26, 2024

This 2-part program is designed for clinicians, researchers, and public health professionals in Eastern/Southeastern Asia who are interested in understanding and addressing the impact of hearing loss on older adults using public health methodologies.

Part 1

10-week online and on-demand training program that grants access to 27 lectures given by Johns Hopkins Cochlear Center Faculty. These topics include otolaryngology, audiology, epidemiology, biostatistics, gerontology, and public health policy/economics.

Part 2

Participants convene at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University to network with clinicians from Johns Hopkins University and around Eastern/Southeastern Asia in the field of hearing and aging, and join lectures and discussions with select Cochlear Center and NYCU faculty.

Interested applicants are required to submit:

Curriculum vitae/Resume
Brief description of why you would like to join the training
One professional reference

There is no cost to participate. Some participants may qualify for housing. Travel will not be funded.

Applications will be accepted until March 1, 2024

Please use this link to submit an application

Past Fellows Programs

2023: Instituto Nacional de Geriatría

Forty-three participants, drawn mainly from around Mexico City but also hailing from Chile, Southern California, and Toronto, completed the virtual learning modules before convening in person in Mexico City to network with fellow clinicians and with researchers from Johns Hopkins and INGER.

The three-day program began with talks from Cochlear Center Director Frank Lin on the connection between hearing loss and dementia, and from INGER Director of Investigation Raul Medina Campos, MD, MSc who provided an overview of the research at INGER. Core faculty Nicholas Reed, AuD, PhD shared his work in measuring hearing in public health. Past Cochlear Center seminar speaker Alejandro Cabello López, MD, MSc presented on occupational audiology in Mexico, and Pablo Martinez Amezcua, MD, PhD, MHS shared his research in physical function and hearing loss. Presentations were followed by small group discussions that let participants, Cochlear Center faculty, and IMGER researchers connect over shared public health research interests and develop opportunities for future collaborations.