title: ['Sandwich PhD': considerations for a successful experience abroad].
abstract: International PhD internship, named "Sandwich PhD" in Brazil is an opportunity to improve research abilities, to become known in academic area and to establish and/or increase work opportunities in an international context. In this article, we describe key factors regarding the planning and development of the "Sandwich PhD" as experienced by professors and students involved in the collaboration between the School of Nursing, University of São Paulo and Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Canada. We also present the participation of PhD students' network as an alternative to the "Sandwich PhD". An international experience, when well-planned and developed correctly, promotes students' personal and professional development and favors the internationalization of Brazilian graduate programs and research groups.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas/SP/Brasil. mgsalvetti@usp.br
authors.forename: Marina de Goes
authors.initials: Mde G
authors.lastname: Salvetti
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bueno
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gastaldo
authors.forename: Amélia Fumiko
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Cibele Andrucioli de Mattos
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Pimenta
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003479:Curriculum; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007393:International Educational Exchange; D007397:Internship, Nonmedical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009864:Ontario; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013338:Students, Nursing