Training in Infectious Diseases in Peru - Time for Implementation Research
The following grant was awarded by, is supported by, is administered by or is in partnership with the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Funding Fogarty Program
Global Infectious Diseases (GID)
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
Training in Infectious Diseases in Peru - Time for Implementation Research
Principal Institution
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Garcia, Hector Hugo; Gilman, Robert H; Gimbel, Sarah Odell
Project Contact Information
Email:
hgarcia@jhsph.edu
Year(s) Awarded
1999-2026
Country
Peru
Collaborators
University of Washington
Project Description
This program applies the training experience built in Peru over the past 25 years with Fogarty support, and takes advantage of the now existing cadre of well-trained clinical researchers, to guide a new generation of trainees into objective-driven implementation research (IR). In this five-year period, trainees will be oriented to produce research aimed to improve policies and practices in this region.
The basic foundations of this program (continuous hands-on participation in these studies and a step wise system involving a Diploma course in Research Methods, a Master’s degree in Epidemiology or related fields, advanced courses overseas, and PhD studies), combined with a wide array of ongoing research programs by our mentors, provide an optimal framework for this objective. Independent researches have been formed, many of whom now head their own research labs and have obtained competitive grant funding.
Focusing on implementation research to improve activities or processes in the health system should capitalize in this critical mass and provide trainees and mentors a new, productive perspective while at the same time contribute to a much-needed reduction of inequalities in health.
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