The Next Generation Scientist program: capacity-building for future scientific leaders in low- and middle-income countries

PILLAI G, CHIBALE K, CONSTABLE EC, KELLER AN, GUTIERREZ MM, MIRZA F, SENGSTAG C, MASIMIREMBWA C, DENTI P, MAARTENS G, RAMSAY M, OGUTU B, MAKONNEN E, GORDON R, FERREIRA CG, GOLDBAUM FA, DEGRAVE WMS, SPECTOR J, TADMOR B AND KAISER HJ

Bmc med educ

Nature

Lugar: Bethesda; Año: 2018 vol. 18

1472-6920

Scientific and professional development opportunities for early career scientists in low- and middle- income countries (LMICs) are limited and not consistent. There is a disproportionately low number of biomedical and clinical researchers in LMIC?s relative to their high burden of disease, a disparity that is aggravated by emigration of up to 70% of scientists from their countries of birth for education and employment elsewhere. To help address this need, a novel University-accredited, immersive fellowship program was established by a large public-academic-private network. We sought to describe the program and summarize progress and lessons learned over its first 7-years.