Makerere University in collaboration with the Uganda Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and Children's National Hospital, DC received funding from the National Institutes of Health’s Fogarty international Centre to implement the Impact Training Program. The goal of the program is to equip and nurture emerging research leaders and professional scholars in Uganda to generate high-quality contemporary evidence on rheumatic heart disease (RHD) across the lifespan and to create an enduring research training center on the African continent that will rapidly advance progress towards the elimination of the disease in a generation. The Impact Program is soliciting for applications from masters students from Makerere University, Mbarara University of Science and Technology and Gulu University for 1-year research support.
Eligibility
- Should be enrolled in any of the following programs: Masters’ degree in Medicine, Paediatrics, Surgery, Nursing, Public Health, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Social Sciences, Gender Studies or Biomedical/Health related field.
- Should have a good concept on RHD research and should have completed the 1st or 2nd year of graduate training.
- Willingness to undertake and complete all training mandated by the Impact program.
- Demonstrate interest in RHD research and commitment to develop a productive career in cardiovascular medicine/ research.
- Commitment to publish research conducted under this training in open access peer-reviewed journals.
Find more details in the attached flyer.