TY - JOUR
T1 - Global chronic disease research training for fellows
T2 - Perspectives, challenges, and opportunities
AU - Bloomfield, Gerald S.
AU - Huffman, Mark D.
PY - 2010/3
Y1 - 2010/3
N2 - The growing interest in global chronic disease research is not matched by workforce capacity at present.1 The dearth of researchers with global chronic disease backgrounds and training has led to the creation of novel funding opportunities for young researchers, particularly fellows. As 2 cardiology fellows in global cardiovascular disease research training through the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Fogarty International Clinical Research Fellows' (FICR-F) program, we have a unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities in this area. Here, we present our perspective on potential funding pathways, areas of interest germane to global cardiovascular disease research, the importance of an overseas training component, forms of "home" institutional support that can be helpful, and personal challenges and opportunities that merit consideration.
AB - The growing interest in global chronic disease research is not matched by workforce capacity at present.1 The dearth of researchers with global chronic disease backgrounds and training has led to the creation of novel funding opportunities for young researchers, particularly fellows. As 2 cardiology fellows in global cardiovascular disease research training through the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Fogarty International Clinical Research Fellows' (FICR-F) program, we have a unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities in this area. Here, we present our perspective on potential funding pathways, areas of interest germane to global cardiovascular disease research, the importance of an overseas training component, forms of "home" institutional support that can be helpful, and personal challenges and opportunities that merit consideration.
KW - Cardiovascular diseases
KW - Chronic disease
KW - Global health
KW - Research training
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77949846879&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.923144
DO - 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.923144
M3 - Review article
C2 - 20308627
AN - SCOPUS:77949846879
SN - 0009-7322
VL - 121
SP - 1365
EP - 1370
JO - Circulation
JF - Circulation
IS - 11
ER -