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Training Program in Research Ethics in the Americas
Co-directors: Florencia Luna, PhD, Facultad Latinoamericana
de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO) and University
of Buenos Aires (UBA), Buenos
Aires, Argentina; Ruth Macklin, PhD, Department of Epidemiology and
Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York,
USA. The training program is conducted under a grant award from the Fogarty International
Center of the National Institutes
of Health (NIH) in the USA.
Open to: Physicians,
biomedical scientists, bioethicists,
lawyers, philosophers, social scientists, other scholars. In accordance with
NIH priorities, preference will be given to applicants from Central America, Mexico,
and Brazil
who meet the following qualifications.
Qualifications
Ø Applicants
must be fluent in Spanish, have an excellent reading knowledge of English,
and reside in any country in Central or South America.
Ø They must
hold a medical degree (MD), a law degree (JD), a PhD, or a Master’s level
degree with substantial teaching, research, or clinical experience.
Ø Candidates
must be employed at an institution to which they will return at the
conclusion of the fellowship year.
Ø They must
provide evidence of institutional support to enable them to implement the
results of their training experience.
Ø Individuals
working or teaching in public institutions are especially encouraged to
apply.
Selection Criteria
Ø Likelihood of
making a substantial impact in their institution/community/country after
the training period
Ø Educational
background and degrees
Ø Relevant
experience in research involving human subjects or research ethics
Ø Past
accomplishments, including publications and projects established or
supervised
The Training Program
Successful applicants selected will spend ten months as trainees in
the program, beginning on April 15, 2008. The host institution
is FLACSO in Buenos Aires,
Argentina,
where trainees will have an office equipped with a computer and printer.
Trainees will spend the first four months of their training in residence at
FLACSO. The remaining six months will be spent at their home institutions,
where they will carry out activities related to the program.
Activities of the program include:
Ø Participation
in a one-week intensive seminar in research ethics, with guest faculty from
the US and Latin America
Ø Enrollment in
other courses taught at FLACSO, UBA,
and other Buenos Aires
institutions
Ø Attendance at
research ethics committees at public and private hospitals and clinics
Ø Preparation
of a detailed plan for implementing practical results of what they learned
in the training program
Ø Completion of
a mentored research project in research ethics.
Following the four-month period in Buenos Aires, trainees will return to
their home institution, where they will:
Ø enroll in a
16-week distance-learning course taught by Drs. Luna,
Macklin, and Spanish-speaking guest faculty
Ø spend the six-month period
implementing their plans to apply what they have learned in a practicum—a
project of their own design developed during their stay in Buenos Aires. Following submission of a
successful plan and completion of the required courses in the program,
trainees will be provided with a re-entry grant for protected time in order
to conduct the practicum.
Stipends
Trainees will receive a stipend
to cover their living expenses during their 4-month stay in Buenos Aires. The
cost of economy class airfare will be provided for all travel in connection
with the training program.
To apply:
Follow link to Application Form
on the website.
Completed
applications must be submitted by October 31, 2007. Applicants will be
notified early in January 2008
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Last updated:
04 Oct 2006
