This study seeks to develop a
comprehensive understanding of the long term impacts of the
research training programs of the John E. Fogarty International
Center (FIC) at partner institutions, including both proximate
effects (e.g. professional development and career paths of
individual trainees) and broader effects upon organizational
capacity, knowledge production, and policy development. An
additional goal is to develop and test a set of research methods
for assessing long term impacts of research training programs. The
data collection consists of a series of ten case studies of impacts
at particular low- and middle-income country institutions. It is
anticipated that this study will be used by FIC to inform its
understanding of the potential long term impacts of its investments
in research capacity building and the mechanisms through which
these impacts occur. Such knowledge will likely be useful for
strategic planning at the Center level as well as to guide planning
and management of ongoing programs.
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