title: Training programs within global networks: lessons learned in the Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars and Fellows Program.
abstract: The Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars and Fellows Support Center at Vanderbilt describes administrative lessons learned from the management of 436 scholars (American students or host country junior trainees) and 122 post-doctoral fellows (Americans or host country nationals). Trainees spent 10-11 months working on mentored research projects at 61 well-vetted sites in 27 low- or middle-income host countries (LMICs) with strong US partners. Economies of scale, strong centralized information exchange, and effective standardized operations linking US institutions with LMIC field sites were achieved in a program that minimized administrative overhead. Advantages and drawbacks of this approach are presented and discussed. Training of a new generation of global research leaders is greatly facilitated by an overseas mentored research experience that is administratively streamlined to optimize the use of resources for training, research, and capacity building.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Global Health and Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars and Fellows Support Center at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee; Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York; Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: Catherine L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Carothers
authors.forename: Douglas C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Heimburger
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schlachter
authors.forename: Pierce
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gardner
authors.forename: Aron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Primack
authors.forename: Tokesha L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Warner
authors.forename: Sten H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Vermund
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000193:education*; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.) / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States