ELLISON MEDICAL FOUNDATION EMF FELLOWSHIP IN NUTRITION

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ELLISON MEDICAL FOUNDATION (EMF) FELLOWSHIP IN
NUTRITION INFECTION
Administered by the International Nutrition
Foundation (INF) in collaboration with UNU/IUNS
2002-07
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Nevin Scrimshaw MD PhD and Ricardo Uauy MD PhD
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Organization
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• EMF Global Steering Committee Nevin Scrimshaw,
  Ricardo Uauy, Cutberto Garza, and Emorn
  Wasantwisut.
• Advisory committee INF board with UNU and IUNS
  representation
• Close collaboration with IAEA and other agencies
  interested in capacity development.
• EMF coordination with UNU/IUNS core centers and
  research/training network.

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BACKGROUND
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• Human resources are a critical factor affecting
  program success or failure.
• Widening gap between academic programs in
  developing and industrialized countries in terms
  of quality and capacity to innovate.
• Need to enhance opportunities for advanced
  training for scientists in developing countries .

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What is a National Advanced Training Pyramid
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• It is a graphic representation of functional
  categories within an integrated system that
  includes community leaders, implementers,
  planners, researchers, trainers and policy/
  decision makers in a given field. It is linked to
  learning objectives and functional needs.
• It is NOT intended to represent a hierarchy.

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Type of Expertise by category
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• Policy planning -- --
  
• Program management
• Applied Research
• Teaching
• Communications/
• Advocacy
• Industrial R D --
  

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Specific Focus of the EMF program
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• Strengthen capacity of selected institutions for
  research in nutrition and infection
• Enhance staff competence for high quality
  applicable research in nutrition and infection
• Strengthen existing leadership and develop new
  institutional capacities.

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UNU/IUNS Research Training Network
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RECIPIENT CENTERS
CORE CENTERS
TRAINING CENTERS
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Criteria for Selection of Centers for EMF
Fellowship Support
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• Institutional mission taking research into
  programmatic action, proven record and future
  promise.
• Institutional policies that promote academic
  excellence and foster new faculty development.
• Strategic planning and development plan with
  clear priorities for action and stated needs.

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Selection of Candidates
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• Sponsoring institution support for applicants
  training as part of development plan
• Commitment by applicant to research in developing
  country setting.
• Commitment to provide a position and research
  support to make use of the training
• Applicant must agree to return to developing
  country institution for at least 5 years.

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IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL INSTITUTIONS

• Staff identification of potential institutions
• Background information and a staff development
  plan from the institution selected.
• A staff site-visit to report on and assess
  potential of the institution.
• On-site review of the institutional program and
  of a staff development plan.
• On-site interviews with potential fellows.
• Invitation to potential fellow to submit a
  fellowship form.
• Review of the site visit, staff development, and
  fellowship proposals by the steering committee.
• If approved, negotiations regarding place of
  training, acceptance by the training institution,
  and financial arrangements will follow.

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Types of Training
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• Post Doctoral training of young PhD scientists or
  MDs with demonstrated research potential
• PhD training for young scientists or MDs with
  exceptional capacity and commitment
• Training of mid career scientists with
  demonstrated productivity to reorient or
  strengthen research effort.

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Types of Support
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• Candidates for PhD training in industrialized
  countries will be expected to return to their own
  of another developing country for their thesis
  research.
• The program has the flexibility to adapt to
  institutional and individual need.