Applications for 2023-2024 are open August 2022 - November 2022

The Fogarty Global Health Fellows and Scholar program aims to foster the next generation of global health scientists in the US and in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) by giving early scientists a mentored research training experience in global health at established biomedical and behavioral research sites in LMICs. In addition, it seeks to enhance research capacity at the foreign research sites by providing financial support and training for young researchers at those institutions. This program has provided important research training opportunities for promising young investigators over a decade. Recruiting from a pool of talented junior researchers from the US and affiliated LMIC sites, this programs supports 11-month attachments abroad to foster collaboration and to develop local research capacity.

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Our consortium includes four leading institutions in global health – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), Johns Hopkins University, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Tulane University (UMJT) – and builds upon more than 20 years of research and training collaboration with international partners. Our program has identified talented US and LMIC trainees, linked them to qualified mentors at established international sites, and provided direct funding for cutting-edge research. Our trainees have studied a range of global health problems including HIV/AIDS, emerging communicable diseases (e.g., Ebola, Zika), cancer, non-communicable disease (e.g., pulmonary disease, sickle cell disease), environmental sciences, reproductive health, and veterinary medicine. Since its inception in 2012, the UMJT consortium has supported a total of 138 trainees to date; under the supervision of US and LMIC mentors. Our fellows and scholar have been highly productive, and have collectively published 102 papers (including 67 as first author) and 204 conference abstract presentations.

John E. Fogarty (1913-1967)

Born in Providence, Rhode Island on March 23, 1913, John E. Fogarty was among the most significant champions for public health that the United States Congress ever knew. He served Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District in the House of Representatives from 1941 until his death in 1967, with a brief hiatus from December 1944 to February 1945 to serve in the United States Navy. Upon his return to Congress, Fogarty was assigned to the Appropriations Committee, and it was from this position that he earned his reputation as a force for medical research in the nation’s capital.
His legislative legacy includes the expansion of research and teaching for mentally retarded citizens, the establishment of an Administration of Aging in the Department of Health, the expansion of health education as an academic subject, and much more.
Fogarty’s legacy lives on in the Fogarty International Center, dedicated upon his death at the National Institutes of Health. The Center makes the most of a modest budget to sponsor doctor/scientist training, operate programs worldwide, and fight infectious and chronic disease across the globe.

Learn more about the Program’s namesake here: https://fogarty foundation.org/index.php/history/.

Eligibility Criteria

US trainees

• Citizen or permanent resident of the United States
• Candidates from any U.S. institution are eligible, though applicants from the four consortium universities may be given priority
• Applicants from underrepresented minorities are encouraged to apply

LMIC trainees

This fellowship funds citizens of one of our 13 focus countries to train at the approved UJMT FGHF training site in that location (See Training Sites tab). Typically LMIC trainees have an ongoing affiliation with the UJMT consortium training site and one of the affiliated mentors.

Postdoctoral applicants

Completion of a graduate degree (e.g., MD, PhD, DrPH, DVM, PharmD, or equivalent) by July of the academic year

Doctoral applicants

• Enrollment in a graduate degree program at a U.S. institution or an affiliated international institution
• Ability to defer studies over the course of the fellowship to focus on research activities
• Individuals in later stages of training (e.g., following comprehensive examinations, after clinical rotations) will be given priority

How to Apply:

• Identify the research focus area(s) you are interested in for your mentored research training.
• Decide if you will submit an original or nested research proposal or apply to work on an existing protocol.
• Find the LMIC site that currently has a strong program in your chosen focus area.
• Contact the UJMT FGHF site lead listed in the Training Sites tab. Discuss your project and potential for finding a primary mentor at the training site institution.
• Involve a U.S. based mentor, someone you have worked with in the past or a new connection. You will need substantive feedback and  engagement with your U.S. and LMIC based mentoring team prior to submitting an application.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about the UMJT Fogarty Global Health Fellows and Scholars Program, please contact Dr. William Checkley, Director at Johns Hopkins University ([email protected]) or Prof. Benjamin Chi, Principal Investigator of the Consortium ([email protected]).

Publications by our Fellows and Scholars

• Lung Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Pneumonia in Children: A Meta-Analysis.
• Lung ultrasound for the diagnosis of pneumonia in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
• Vitamin D and COPD: who benefits from supplementation?
• Socioeconomic Status and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Among Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
• Chronic exposure to biomass fuel smoke and markers of endothelial inflammation.
• Association between Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Asthma in Peruvian Children.
• Agreement Between the World Health Organization Algorithm and Lung Consolidation Identified Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Childhood Pneumonia by General Practitioners.
• Urbanisation but not biomass fuel smoke exposure is associated with asthma prevalence in four resource-limited settings.
• Toward a breathable future: managing threats to respiratory health in urban slums.
• Increased cardiometabolic risk and worsening hypoxemia at high altitude.
• Low correlation between household carbon monoxide and particulate matter concentrations from biomass-related pollution in three resource-poor settings.
• Urbanization and Daily Exposure to Biomass Fuel Smoke Both Contribute to Chronic Bronchitis Risk in a Population with Low Prevalence of Daily Tobacco Smoking.
• Chronic respiratory disease and high altitude are associated with depressive symptoms in four diverse settings.
• Global Health Education in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowships.
• Association between serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels and blood pressure among adolescents in two resource-limited settings in Peru.