University of California Global Health Institute Program for Fellows and Scholars

描述（申请人提供）：为了响应RFA-TW-11-001，加州大学全球健康研究所（UCGHI），包括加州大学弗朗西斯科分校（UCSF），加州大学圣地亚哥分校（UCSD），加州大学洛杉矶分校（UCLA）和加州大学戴维斯分校（UCD），沿着一个由14个国家和5大洲的21个合作国际机构组成的网络，提议创建UCGHI研究员计划学者（UCGHI-PFS）。我们的具体目标是：1）招募一批具有不同学科和种族背景的学员，他们渴望在全球健康领域建立成功的学术研究事业，专注于跨学科研究; 2）与该计划的230名教师导师和21个合作良好的国际机构合作，提供全球健康领域的优秀跨学科教育和培训; 3）为每位学员提供丰富和持久的指导研究经验，促进全球卫生研究的科学和职业发展; 4）开发跨学科，创新的全球卫生研究和培训模式，旨在改善世界各地人口的健康;以及5）扩大和扩大UC四个校区，UCGHI和国际合作机构的全球健康教师队伍，并加强UCGHI与合作国际机构之间现有的全球健康网络。UCGHI-PFS将从57个T32项目中招募候选人，这些项目代表了参与RFA的15个NIH研究所中的12个。除了这些每年支持160名博士前和208名博士后研究员的项目外，其中20%是代表性不足的少数民族，我们还将从所有四个校区，附属学校和国际合作机构的8个D43培训赠款中招募国际学员。对于每个学员，4个主要组成部分包括：i）一个11个月的，与我们的国际合作伙伴之一现场动手研究项目; ii）一个强大的，跨学科的指导研究经验; ㈢通过现场和在线课程提供全球卫生和相关主题的指导; 及iv）职业发展，以协助学员达致短期职业目标，并成功过渡至下一个职业阶段。这四个组成部分是紧密相连的;领导小组和校园指导委员会将确保他们形成一个无缝的，综合的计划。创新方面包括一个统一的联盟，通过利用UCGHI的十个校区，专业知识中心和定期互动和合作的教师提供协同作用;教师导师提供跨学科的培训（例如，医学，护理，药学，牙科，公共卫生，兽医学，海洋学，农业，生物和社会科学）;在广泛的疾病和全球健康意义的问题的培训经验;在四个参与UC校园利用共同资源的能力（例如，UCGHI、CTSA、CFAR和研究交流联盟）;以及创新的指导倡议。 公共卫生相关性：这个UC全球健康研究所研究员和学者计划（UCGHI-PFS）将培训来自UC San弗朗西斯科，UC San Diego，UC洛杉矶，UC Davis和来自低收入和中等收入国家的21个国际合作机构的博士前学者和博士后研究员。该计划将是高度相关的，因为它将在一个国际网站进行密集的11个月的项目参与学员。该计划将培养多学科的全球卫生领导者，并加强UC校园及其国际合作机构的研究和培训网络。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In response to RFA-TW-11-001, the University of California Global Health Institute (UCGHI), including UC San Francisco (UCSF), UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Los Angeles (UCLA) and UC Davis (UCD), along with a network consisting of 21 collaborating international institutions across 14 countries and 5 continents proposes the creation of the UCGHI Program for Fellows and Scholars (UCGHI-PFS). Our specific aims are: 1) To recruit a diverse group of trainees who are diverse in discipline and ethnicity, and who aspire to build successful academic research careers in global health focusing on interdisciplinary research; 2) To provide outstanding, interdisciplinary education and training in global health in collaboration with 230 faculty mentors from the Program, and 21 collaborating well established international institutions; 3) To provide each trainee with a rich and enduring mentored research experience that fosters scientific and career development in global health research; 4) To develop models of interdisciplinary, innovative global health research and training designed to improve health for populations around the world; and 5) To broaden and expand the global health faculty across the four UC campuses, UCGHI and international partner institutions, and strengthen existing global health networks between UCGHI and collaborating international institutions. UCGHI-PFS will recruit candidates from a pipeline of 57 T32 programs, representing 12 of the 15 NIH institutes participating in this RFA. In addition to these programs which annually support 160 predoctoral and 208 postdoctoral fellows, 20% of whom are under-represented minorities, we will recruit international trainees from 8 D43 training grants across al four campuses, affiliated schools and international partner institutions. For each trainee, 4 principal components include: i) an 11-month, hands-on research project on-site with one of our international collaborative partners; ii) a strong, interdisciplinary mentored research experience; iii) instruction in global health and related topics provided through on-site, and on-line courses; and iv) career development to help ensure that trainees attain their short-term career goals and succeed in transitioning to the next career stage. These four components are closely interlinked; a Leadership Group and campus Steering Committees will ensure they form a seamless, integrated program. Innovative aspects include a unified consortium that offers synergy by capitalizing upon the UCGHI's ten campuses, Centers of Expertise and faculty that regularly interact and collaborate; faculty mentors offering training across diverse disciplines (e.g., medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, public health, veterinary science, oceanography, agriculture, and biological and social sciences); training experiences on a wide range of diseases and problems of global health significance; an ability to leverage common resources across the four participating UC campuses (e.g., UCGHI, CTSAs, CFARs and Research eXchange consortia); and an innovative mentoring initiative. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: This UC Global Health Institute Program for Fellows and Scholars (UCGHI-PFS) will train pre-doctoral scholars and post-doctoral fellows from UC San Francisco, UC San Diego, UC Los Angeles, UC Davis and 21 international collaborating institutions from low- and middle-income countries in a wide range of pressing and emerging global health issues. This program will be highly relevant as it will engage trainees in an intensive 11-month project conducted at an international site. The program will produce multidisciplinary global health leaders and strengthen the network of research and training across UC campuses and its international partnering institutions.