Fogarty AITRP Training Introduction
Introduction to Fogarty AITRP Training
Introduction
The University of Maryland, Institute of Human Virology AIDS International Training and
Research Program (UM-IHV AITRP) is committed to building research capacity in Nigeria. In the past, we have provided research training that has impacted research capacity in Jamaica, Bahamas, Barbados, and Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean, Brazil in South America and Mali and Nigeria in West Africa. Since its inception the UM-IHV AITRP has provided advanced masters level and doctoral degree training Among many accomplishments UM-IHV AITRP research trainees have successfully conducted HIV vaccine research trials in their home country, co-invented a stabilized version of an HIV vaccine candidate that induces broadly neutralizing antibodies, and contributed to rapid scale up of anti-retroviral therapy for over 60,000 persons that has spawned research studies of treatment adherence, treatment outcome and emerging patterns of drug resistance.
Specific Aims of the UM-IHV AITRP
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Aim 1 - Provide long term (masters degree, Ph.D. and postdoctoral) training for physicians, dentists, public health officials, laboratory-based medical researchers, medical technicians, and nurses to respond to the needs of the countries served.
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Aim 2 - Undertake intensive short term training of key in country investigators and support staff to facilitate capacity to undertake HIV/AIDS research activities.
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Aim 3 - Transition trainees into productive research, policy and leadership positions by linking trainee selection to country priorities and growing research capacity by targeting training to align with sustainable research opportunities in country.
UM-IHV AITRP Training Advisory Group
The UM-IHV’s Fogarty AITRP has a Training Advisory Group (TAG) which is made of 10 academic experts who understand the Nigerian university culture strong enough to influence the structure that will allow for efficient mentor-trainee marriage .They meet quarterly to provide objective oversight (free of real or perceived conflict of interest) to assist in trainee selection, scientific review of trainee projects, evaluation of trainee and training program progress, and assist in ensuring that the trainee has the infrastructure and support at his/her institution to apply the training and contribute to the national response to HIV and TB.
( Please display pictures of the AITRP TAG at the last TAG meeting on 22nd April 2009)
Long-Term Training in Nigeria (for Nigerian Students)
Long-term training in Nigeria ("South to South") is guided by the pedagogical principles of the host country in collaboration with The Fogarty AIDS International Training Research Program (AITRP) at the University of Maryland Baltimore Institute of Human Virology.
South-to-south training allows students to complete their degrees and coursework in Nigeria under the mentorship of a Nigerian faculty member and attend training in the United States. This opportunity effectively advances research training for a critical mass of trainees in Nigeria by providing the majority of training and virtually all of the research conducted by trainees in their host country environment.
Training at the University of Maryland and partner institutions in the United States is conducted strategically to provide enrichment in areas where local capacity is lacking. Sustainable research and training capacity is achieved in-country by providing research training to update and upgrade research capacity for established investigators (faculty: short-term mentor training) and by supporting student candidates matriculating in degree-granting programs at partner institutions ("training dyads").
Download the Nigerian Student Application for Mentored Research or Training Experience in Nigeria here.
Short-Term Training in Nigeria (for U.S. Students)
Download the U.S. Student Application for Mentored Research or Training Experience in Nigeria here.
Long-Term Training at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA (for Nigerian Students)
Long-term training at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is based on the research priorities and needs assessment of the country. Students and postdoctoral candidates are selected by the Training Advisory Group (TAG).
Candidates are sponsored to enroll in our Masters, PhD, or postdoctoral mentored research program at UMB. Once Masters or PhD candidates have passed all qualifying examinations, a mentored research experience at UMB or IHVN is available for collecting data for capstone, dissertation, or postdoctoral research.
Download the Student Application for Long-Term Research or Training Experience at the Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland, School of Medicine here.
Faculty/Professional Short-Term Mentor Training (for Nigerian Faculty)
Faculty/professional short-term mentor training is available to catalyze research and research training capacity at selected host academic institutions. Faculty and mentors are trained to enhance their ability to mentor university students in Nigeria.
Mentors are selected to attend 6- to 8-week research training in the United States.
Download the Faculty/Professional Application for Mentored Training Experience in Nigeria here.
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