title: Global health research in narrative: a qualitative look at the FICRS-F experience.
abstract: For American professional and graduate health sciences trainees, a mentored fellowship in a low- or middle-income country (LMIC) can be a transformative experience of personal growth and scientific discovery. We invited 86 American trainees in the Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars and Fellows Program and Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowship 2011-2012 cohorts to contribute personal essays about formative experiences from their fellowships. Nine trainees contributed essays that were analyzed using an inductive approach. The most frequently addressed themes were the strong continuity of research and infrastructure at Fogarty fellowship sites, the time-limited nature of this international fellowship experience, and the ways in which this fellowship period was important for shaping future career planning. Trainees also addressed interaction with host communities vis-à-vis engagement in project implementation. These qualitative essays have contributed insights on how a 1-year mentored LMIC-based research training experience can influence professional development, complementing conventional evaluations. Full text of the essays is available at http://fogartyscholars.org/.
authors.affiliation: New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York; Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire; Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee; Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, Nashville, Tennessee; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama; University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia; Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bearnot
authors.affiliation: New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York; Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire; Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee; Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, Nashville, Tennessee; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama; University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia; Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Coria
authors.affiliation: New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York; Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire; Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee; Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, Nashville, Tennessee; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama; University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia; Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Brian Scott
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Barnett
authors.affiliation: New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York; Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire; Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee; Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, Nashville, Tennessee; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama; University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia; Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Eva H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.affiliation: New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York; Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire; Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee; Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, Nashville, Tennessee; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama; University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia; Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Matthew G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Gartland
authors.affiliation: New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York; Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire; Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee; Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, Nashville, Tennessee; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama; University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia; Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Devan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jaganath
authors.affiliation: New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York; Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire; Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee; Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, Nashville, Tennessee; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama; University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia; Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mendenhall
authors.affiliation: New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York; Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire; Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee; Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, Nashville, Tennessee; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama; University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia; Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Lillian
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Seu
authors.affiliation: New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York; Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire; Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee; Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, Nashville, Tennessee; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama; University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia; Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Ayaba G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Worjoloh
authors.affiliation: New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York; Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire; Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee; Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, Nashville, Tennessee; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama; University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia; Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Catherine Lem
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Carothers
authors.affiliation: New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York; Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire; Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee; Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, Nashville, Tennessee; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama; University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia; Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Sten H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Vermund
authors.affiliation: New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York; Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire; Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee; Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, Nashville, Tennessee; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama; University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia; Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina douglas.heimburger@vanderbilt.edu.
authors.forename: Douglas C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Heimburger
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000193:education*; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans