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For those
who are lucky enough to spend a portion of their research
career in a developing country,
a common sentiment
is that the experience changed their lives and refocused
their field of investigation. Imagine the impact on a young
researcher of being involved in a training program that not
only focuses on international health issues using a multidisciplinary
approach, but does so from four major international training
sites. From these sites the trainees, both Canadian and international,
conduct their research, work as teammates on joint study
projects and come together annually for intensive coursework
at one of the major training sites. The theme of the CIHR
International Infectious Disease and Global Health (IID&GH)
Training Program is "Four Continents, One Shared Experience".
The goal of this Training Program is not only to inform the
trainees about the issues, challenges and opportunities of
multidisciplinary international health research but to have
them experience it for themselves.
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