CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Deadline: November 19, 2010
fogartyscholars.org
Would you like the unique chance to experience clinical research training in a developing country?
Do you want to work with a strong team of mentors and colleagues on important issues that advance health outcomes around the world?
The NIH’s Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars Program offers U.S. medical and graduate students in the health sciences hands-on experience at top-ranked, NIH-funded research centers abroad. Current locations include Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil, China, Haiti, India, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Peru, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda and Zambia.
The purpose of the program is to support one year of mentored clinical research training in low- and middle-income countries and to build international health research capacity in resource-limited settings.
Eligibility
U.S. citizens or permanent U.S. residents who:
• are third year medical students
• have advanced standing in a U.S. osteopathic or dental school
• are enrolled in a doctoral-level program at a U.S. school of public health, optometry, nursing, pharmacy or veterinary medicine
Applications are due November 19, 2010. Learn more at fogartyscholars.org.
