Training in Infectious Diseases in Peru - Time for Implementation Clinical Research
The following grant was awarded by, is supported by, is administered by or is in partnership with the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Funding Fogarty Program
Global Infectious Diseases (GID)
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
Training in Infectious Diseases in Peru - Time for Implementation Clinical Research
Principal Institution
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Garcia, Hector Hugo; Gilman, Robert H; Gimbel, Sarah Odell
Project Contact Information
Email: hgarcia@jhsph.edu
Year(s) Awarded
1999-2026
Country
Peru
Collaborators
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Project Description
This long-term Fogarty-supported training program has trained hundreds of young Peruvian scientists in infectious disease research. While the program maintains its basic foundations including continuous hands-on participation in ongoing research studies and a step wise system involving a Diploma course in Research Methods, a Master’s degree in Epidemiology or related fields, advanced courses overseas, and PhD studies, we will focus on guiding a new generation of trainees into objective-driven implementation research aimed to improve policies and practices in our region. We have succeeded in forming independent researchers through this training program, many of whom now head their own research labs and have obtained competitive grant funding. Focusing on implementation science should guide new trainees to help translate the research capacity built over the years into pragmatic, evidence-based solutions to public health problems in the region and elsewhere.
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