Overseas Fellowships in Global Health and Clinical Research

The National Institutes of health's (NIH) Fogarty International Center (FIC), in partnership with the NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the NIH National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, and the NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse, is offering a one-year clinical research training experience for students with advanced standing in a US medical or osteopathic school, or enrollment in a doctoral level program at a US school of public health, nursing, or dentistry.

This is an opportunity for highly motivated individuals to experience mentored research training at top-ranked NIH-funded research centers in developing countries. Africa, Asia, and the Americas are regions of the world that, if accepted, you may find yourself experiencing.

Eligibility

-- Must be US citizens or permanent US residents.
-- Medical students must have completed their basic science courses and one year of clinical clerkship.
-- Public health doctoral students must have completed their coursework and passed their qualifying exams prior to the beginning of the fellowship.
-- Nurse applicants must have successfully achieved candidacy for the doctoral degree to be eligible.
-- Criteria for selection will include a strong interest in and potential for a career in international health and exemplary academic qualifications.

Mechanisms of Support

Accepted trainees will be provided a stipend of $20,000 per year with an additional funds to cover travel to-and-from the site, insurance, and educational materials. Each participating foreign site will receive funds for programmatic support, including mentoring and administration and some laboratory costs, and support of in-country trainee programs. Additional funds will be provided to support a trainee from the foreign site who will be "twinned" with the US trainee.

18 fellowship sites:
-- Bangladesh
-- Botswana
-- Brazil
-- Haiti
-- Chennai, India
-- China
-- Vellore, India
-- Kenya
-- Mali, West Afica
-- Lima, Peru - Univ. of WA
-- Lima, Peru - Johns Hopkins Univ.
-- Durban, South Africa
-- Russia
-- Tanzania
-- Thailand
-- Uganda
-- Zambia

Each Fellowship will be for a one-year period. The term will begin with an intensive orientation program on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Md., in July. This will be followed by approximately 10+ months of intense research training at the foreign site.

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About Forgarty International Center
The Fogarty International Center, the international component of the NIH, addresses global health challenges through innovative and collaborative research and training programs and supports and advances the NIH mission through international partnerships.

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