Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars & Fellows 2009-2010

The program, supported by the Fogarty International Center, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and 14 other components of the National Institutes of Health, is administered by Vanderbilt University’s Institute for Global Health and the Association of American Medical Colleges. A total of 88 Scholars and Fellows were selected and will undergo orientation and training at the National Institutes of Health before departing to 29 sites in 19 countries. Additionally, 11 2008-2009 International Clinical Research Fellows have been competitively chosen to extend their fellowships until June 2010.

Under the Scholars program, U.S. graduate students – mostly third-year medical, public health, dental and veterinary students – are paired with foreign counterparts in order to conduct clinical research abroad under the tutelage of NIH-funded universities or other research institutions working on infectious or chronic diseases. Similarly, FICRS-F post-doctoral trainees are expected to develop and implement their own research projects.

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