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Deadline : May 18, 2016
The overall goal of this initiative is to support the development of a sustainable critical mass of bioethics scholars in low and middle income country (LMIC) research intensive institutions with the capabilities to conduct original empirical or conceptual ethics research that addresses challenging issues in health research and research policy in these countries as well as provide research ethics leadership to their institutions, governments and international research organizations. FIC will support LMIC-U.S. collaborative institutional bioethics doctoral and postdoctoral research training programs that incorporate didactic, mentored research and career development components to prepare a number of individuals with ethics expertise for positions of scholarship and leadership in health research institutions in the LMIC.
Bioethics research training activities can be focused on the ethics of research in basic biomedical or clinical sciences, in behavioral or social sciences, in health services research, or in any other discipline relevant to the NIH mission and the health research priorities of the LMIC.
FIC institutional collaborative research training programs allow the Training Program Director/Principal Investigator (Training PD/PI) to select the trainees and develop individualized coursework, research experiences, and technical and/or professional skills development appropriate for each trainee. Each program should provide high-quality research training and offer opportunities in addition to conducting mentored research.
The primary objective of proposed International Bioethics Research Training programs should be to support individuals with ethics expertise from a LMIC research intensive institution to develop the capabilities to conduct original empirical or conceptual research on critical ethical issues in health research in their countries. The proposed doctoral and/or long term postdoctoral training program should provide:
· A strong foundation in research design, methods, and analytic techniques appropriate for proposed bioethics research areas
· The enhancement of the trainees’ ability to conceptualize, analyze and solve bioethics research problems with increasing independence;
· Experience conducting bioethics research using state-of-the-art methods as well as presenting and publishing their research findings;
· The opportunity to interact with members of the international bioethics academic community at appropriate conferences and workshops; and
· The enhancement of the trainees’ understanding of the bioethics theory and ethical practice related to global health research.
A secondary objective of proposed programs should be to provide training in the competencies necessary to sustain scholarly careers in leadership positions at institutions in the LMIC as well as teaching bioethics, leading ethical review of research and providing research ethics consultation.
More details available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-16-082.html