Title
Interdisciplinary postdoctoral training in global health through a novel joint project for trainees from diverse disciplines: Benefits, risks, and observations
Date Issued
01 January 2017
Access level
open access
Resource Type
review
Author(s)
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Tulane University
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Publisher(s)
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Abstract
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.
Start page
525
End page
529
Volume
96
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias mƩdicas, Ciencias de la salud
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85016623155
PubMed ID
Source
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
ISSN of the container
00029637
Sponsor(s)
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).
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