UCLA/Myanmar Training Program in Advanced HIV/AIDS Methodologies

描述(申请人提供)：缅甸是东南亚艾滋病疫情最严重的国家之一。由于缅甸50多年来与国际社会隔绝，有效的艾滋病毒控制方案的实施一直受到阻碍。这种与世隔绝的状况阻碍了缅甸医生和科学家在当代接受先进研究方法的培训。加州大学洛杉矶分校流行病学系将与缅甸公共卫生大学(UPH)合作满足这一需求。加州大学洛杉矶分校将为6名理科硕士学员提供培训，并在加州大学洛杉矶分校为UPH和艾滋病控制计划的10名高级教员提供9个月的研究方法培训。硕士研究生将在密歇根州立大学教职员工的指导下，在缅甸进行论文实地研究。将在缅甸开设的短期课程包括艾滋病毒生物学、流行病学、预防传播、研究方法、研究伦理、公共卫生干预战略，以及使用先进技术支持发展中国家的流行病学研究。加州大学洛杉矶分校的项目候选人将由缅甸UPH教职员工根据他们的学术记录、对艾滋病毒和公共卫生研究的承诺以及促进缅甸人民健康的意图来推荐。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Myanmar has one of the worst epidemics of HIV/AIDS in Southeast Asia. Implementation of an effective HIV control program has been hampered by the isolation of Myanmar from the global community for more than 50 years. This isolation has prevented contemporary training in advanced research methodology for doctors and scientists in Myanmar. The UCLA Department of Epidemiology will collaborate with the Myanmar University of Public Health (UPH) to address this need. UCLA will provide training for six master's of science trainees, as well as nine months of training in research methodology at UCLA for ten senior faculty of UPH and the AIDS Control Program. The M.S. candidates will conduct the field research for their theses in Myanmar under the supervision of UPH faculty. The short courses to be given in Myanmar include HIV biology, epidemiology, prevention of transmission, research methodology, research ethics, public health intervention strategies, and use of advanced technologies in support of epidemiologic research in developing countries. Candidates for the UCLA-based programs will be recommended by the Myanmar UPH faculty on the basis of their academic records, commitment to HIV and public health research, and intention to promote the health of the people of Myanmar.