Back to Top
The current Training Program has trained 32 PhD students,
postdoctoral fellows and clinical fellows over the past
six years. Admission to the program will continue to be
based on: 1) excellence of the trainee (should be competitive
for national salary awards); 2) the suitability of the
research project to the goals and foci of the training
program; and 3) a balance in the CIHR pillars. As the Program
is focused on trainees who have already made the decision
to have research form a major part of their career, admission
will be restricted to PhD students, postdoctoral fellows
and clinical research fellows. Recruitment and the training
program web site are coordinated by the Admission Committee.
Recruitment is targeted nationally and internationally,
through the web site and directly. As a measure of the
Program’s commitment to a global approach to infectious
diseases, slots were specifically held for international
candidates. We have been successful in recruiting to these
slots trainees from Kenya (1), China (3), Argentina (1),
India (2), Israel (1) and the Czech Republic (1). In the
renewed program, slots will be strategically targeted for
aboriginal trainees (2) through collaboration with the
Centre for Aboriginal Research (CAHR) and students from
Kenya, India and Colombia (four PhDs in each site). We
feel strongly that not only should Canadian trainees gain
invaluable access to the international training sites,
but local students at these international sites should
receive access to the Training Program. Recruitment at
the international sites will utilize existing networks
(such as the University of Nairobi/University of Manitoba
Basic Medical Sciences Training Program or trainees working
with St. John’s or KHPT) as well as broad advertising efforts.
Admission of the local students will be determined by a
committee of Canadian and local researchers working at
each international site. Applications are invited from
trainees in all of the research disciplines (basic, clinical,
social and epidemiological sciences). Partner funding may
be available for trainees in Aboriginal Health and Child
Health.
Back to Top
Abstract:
For those who are lucky enough to spend a portion of their
research career abroad, 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 from their own country 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.
Research Centres:
The Training Program is hosted and administered by the University
of Manitoba (UM). The research centres are sites of major
research activities through collaborations with the University
of Manitoba (UM). These centres included Winnipeg (the home
of the UM and the Public Health Agency of Canada’s National
Microbiology Laboratory and known nationally for its strength
in infectious disease research); Nairobi, Kenya (where contributions
to the epidemiology and basic science of HIV transmission
and natural resistance to HIV go back 20 years); Bangalore,
India (since 2000 a respected leading centre in the development
of innovated and effective HIV prevention strategies); and
Medellin, Colombia (the newest of the UM’s international
collaborative sites and a focus for HIV surveillance and
preventions efforts in the region).
The Program:
The IID&GH Training Program has 3 distinctive areas of
research focus (HIV, Emerging Infections and microbial resistance,
and Global Health) and 4 research themes that intersect these foci (aboriginal
health, ethics, knowledge translation, professional development).
The
program consists of research projects and academic courses.
The research consists of a major research project and a short-term
research practica in a different field of study. The academic
portion has four elements: (a) annual intensive multidisciplinary
courses taught at the major research centres, (b) Learning
Visits where trainees learn from each other by visiting their
research projects (c) Infectious Minds Scientific Discussion
Group, which is a trainee-driven video-conference course
linking trainees and mentors from the Research Centres
to discuss
the latest
hot topics (d) Symposia/Retreats where the trainees present
their research and meet with mentors and invited experts.
Applicant Eligibility:
University of Manitoba Based Ph.D. Students
1) The student’s research project must be in one of the programs
research foci (HIV, Emerging Infections and microbial resistance,
and Global Health). A 3 page description is required.
2) The student must be accepted into the PhD graduate studies
program of the University of Manitoba.
3) The student’s supervisor must be a mentor of the IID&GH
Training Program
4) The student's host Department must approve the training
program course and practicum as part of the student's course
of study.
5) A cover letter and curriculum vitae must be submitted
with the training program application form.
6) Three letters of reference must be submitted with the
application, one must be from the supervisor.
7) An official academic transcript from the Institution(s)
where the student has received undergraduate and/or graduate
training.
University of Manitoba Based Post-Doctoral and
Clinical Research Fellows - Ph.D. or M.D.
1) The fellow’s research project must be in one of the
programs research foci (HIV, Emerging Infections and microbial
resistance, and Global
Health). A 3 page description is
required.
2) The Fellow’s supervisor must be university based
and a mentor of the IID&GH
Training Program
3) The Fellow’s host Department must be at the University
of Manitoba and must approve the training program course
and practicum as part of the
fellowship
training.
4) A cover letter and curriculum vitae must be submitted
with the training program application form.
5) Three letters of reference must be submitted with the
application, one must be from the supervisor.
6) An official academic transcript from the Institution(s)
where the fellow received graduate training.
7) Clinical fellows must submit proof of their health professional
degree and Canadian licensure.
Applications are invited from trainees in all of the
research disciplines (basic, clinical, social and
epidemiological
sciences). Partner funding may be available for trainees
in Aboriginal Health and Child Health.
International Site Based Ph.D. Students
1) The student’s research project must be in one of the programs
research foci (HIV, Emerging Infections and microbial resistance,
and Global Health).
A 3 page description is required.
2) The student must be accepted into the PhD graduate studies at one of the partner academic institutions listed below:
- University of Antioquia
- St. John's Medical Colllage of Health Sciences
- University of Nairobi
3) The student’s supervisor must be a mentor of
the IID&GH
Training Program
4) The student's host Department must approve the training
program course and practicum as part of the student's course
of study.
5) A cover letter and curriculum vitae must be submitted
with the training program application form.
6) Three letters of reference must be submitted with the
application, one must be from the supervisor.
7) An official academic transcript from the Institution(s)
where the student has received undergraduate and/or graduate
training.
8) Each international site will have a maximum of 4 Ph.D. trainees enrolled in the program at any one time.
International Site Based Post-Doctoral and
Clinical Research Fellows - Ph.D. or M.D.
1) The fellow’s research project must be in one of the
programs research foci (HIV, Emerging Infections and microbial
resistance, and Global
Health). A 3 page description is
required.
2) The Fellow’s supervisor must be university based
and a mentor of the IID&GH
Training Program
3) The Fellow’s host Department must be based at any of
the partner academic institutions listed below:
- University of Antioquia
- St. John's Medical Colllage of Health Sciences
- University of Nairobi
And must approve the training program course and practicum
as part
of the
fellowship
training.
4) A cover letter and curriculum vitae must be submitted
with the training program application form.
5) Three letters of reference must be submitted with the
application, one must be from the supervisor.
6) An official academic transcript from the Institution(s)
where the fellow received graduate training.
The expectation is that successful candidates will be nationally
competitive for external awards. Full participation in all
of the Training Program’s activities is required.
Maximum
length of support for any trainee is 4 years and subject
to annual performance evaluation.
Stipends for U Manitoba based trainees are as follows:
Stipend values are $20K, $40K and $55K per year for PhD,
PDF and Clinical Fellows, respectively.
International site PhD trainee stipends $5000.00 CDN per
year
Top-ups are provided for those with external awards.
For a complete description
of the program, list of application requirements and list
of mentors please refer to the web
site www.iidandghtp.com
Complete
applications are due September 15, 2009 at the following
address:
The
CIHR IID&GH Training Program
RM 543 Basic Medical Sciences Building
Dept of Medical Microbiology
University of Manitoba
745 Bannatyne Ave
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
R3E 0J9
Inquires can be made to iidandghtp@gmail.com
Back to Top
|
