TY - JOUR
T1 - Interdisciplinary postdoctoral training in global health through a novel joint project for trainees from diverse disciplines
T2 - Benefits, risks, and observations
AU - Oberhelman, Richard A.
AU - Huaynate, Cynthia Anticona
AU - Correa, Malena
AU - Malpartida, Holger Mayta
AU - Pajuelo, Monica
AU - Paz-Soldan, Valerie A.
AU - Gilman, Robert H.
AU - Zimic, Mirko
AU - Murphy, Laura
AU - Belizan, Jose
N1 - Funding Information:
The training program described here was supported by the "Framework Programs for Global Health Innovation" D43 training program (Grant no. 5D43TW009349), which is funded by the Fogarty International Center at the National Institutes of Health (United States).
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2017 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Postdoctoral training programs are usually highly individualized arrangements between trainees and a limited number of senior mentors in their field, an approach that contrasts with current trends in public health education that promote interdisciplinary training to spur innovation. Herein, we describe an alternative model for postdoctoral training for a group of fellows from distinct disciplines. Fellows work with mentors from diverse fields to create a joint research project or a group of complementary projects, with the goal of developing a new device, intervention, or innovation to address a global health problem. The perceived benefits, challenges, and limitations of this team approach to interdisciplinary postdoctoral training are presented.
AB - Postdoctoral training programs are usually highly individualized arrangements between trainees and a limited number of senior mentors in their field, an approach that contrasts with current trends in public health education that promote interdisciplinary training to spur innovation. Herein, we describe an alternative model for postdoctoral training for a group of fellows from distinct disciplines. Fellows work with mentors from diverse fields to create a joint research project or a group of complementary projects, with the goal of developing a new device, intervention, or innovation to address a global health problem. The perceived benefits, challenges, and limitations of this team approach to interdisciplinary postdoctoral training are presented.
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U2 - 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0402
DO - 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0402
M3 - Review article
C2 - 27821694
AN - SCOPUS:85016623155
SN - 0002-9637
VL - 96
SP - 525
EP - 529
JO - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
JF - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
IS - 3
ER -