Training

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing

The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing is a core partner in the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Collaborating Center for Mass Casualty Education

HIV-Cervical Cancer Prevention Program

The HIV-Cervical Cancer Prevention Program at the Vanderbilt University Institute for Global Health is focused on generating evidence critical for improving the secondary prevention options for women at highest risk for development of HPV-induced cervical cancer.

HIV-Cervical Cancer Prevention Research Training Program in China – NIH/NCI (AITRP supplemental)

 

NIH/FICRS Training Site for AIDS Research—Chinese National Center for AIDS Control (NIH/AMA/Vanderbilt)

 

PEPFAR in Mozambique (Friends in Global Health)

PEPFAR (President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) in Mozambique - CDC-GAP

Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars & Fellows

The Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars and Fellows (FICRSF) Resource and Support Center at Vanderbilt University is located in VIGH.

Vanderbilt-CIDRZ AIDS International Training & Research Program

AIDS International Training and Research Program (AITRP) at Vanderbilt University

AIDS International Training & Research Program

The Vanderbilt-CIDRZ-AITRP (PI: Vermund) is designed to train foreign scientists and key research support staff to conduct independent HIV/AIDS-related research and training in their home countries and to perform at an internationally credible level in collaborations with both local and foreign scientists. Now in its eleventh year of funding from the Fogarty International Center, AITRP partners with international collaborators from 6 countries (Zambia, Pakistan, India, China, Bangladesh and Mozambique).

The Vanderbilt-Meharry Framework Program in Global Health

This program supports innovation and enhancement of existing programs by introducing course offerings in global health for both undergraduate and graduate students, facilitating interdisciplinary faculty research in global health, and coordinating VU/MMC-wide activities to share knowledge and foster local and global networking.

The Vanderbilt-Meharry Framework Program in Global Health

 

International Experiences

In their own words, colleagues of the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health share their experiences abroad.

Chinese Medicine

This course discusses the historical divergences between medicine in China and the West. Reading will include Chinese medical classics, such as the Inner Cannon of the Yellow Emperor and early herbal manuals. Chinese medicine’s encounter with Western medicine in the twentieth century; the creation of “Traditional Chinese Medicine” in the PRC and the emergence of Chinese medicine as “alternative medicine” in the U.S.

CCASAnet

The Caribbean, Central and South America network for HIV epidemiology (CCASAnet) brings together the expertise and resources of Vanderbilt University and clinical and research sites in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Haiti, Honduras, and Peru. The goal of the CCASAnet project is to create a shared repository of HIV data from Central and South America and the Caribbean, and use the combined data to answer questions about the characteristics of the regional HIV epidemic. CCASAnet researchers will develop and test new biostatistical methods for HIV epidemiology and conduct a program of education to assist participating sites in improving the quality and consistency of their clinical research activities.

Colombian Neonatal Research Network

The Colombian Neonatal Research Network (CNRN), through collaboration with the medical university in Bogotá (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana) and the support of the International Clinical Epidemiology Network (INCLEN), selects epidemiologic studies designed to improve the care of sick infants. The group is tailored to study techniques and regimens that cannot be studied easily in the United States. It's hoped the results of the studies could be of immeasurable benefit in developing countries, but also be of benefit in the U.S. and other developed countries.

International emergency medicine

Vanderbilt's department of emergency medicine has an active international medicine program. Four or more faculty members travel annually to countries with limited medical technologies and practices to assist local care providers in upgrading their emergency medical programs. In a rural Zambian program conducted through overseas Baptist church contributions, for example, more than 10,000 persons are screened and treated yearly in a rural mobile medical program. In 2006, a pilot HIV rapid testing program was successfully in identifying persons for referral to newly available PEPFAR-supported services in a nearby town. Faculty ties to Zambia, India, Peru, and Guyana are sustained, permitting repeat visits and more sustained service and training contributions. In turn, Vanderbilt faculty and students learn a tremendous amount about tropical medicine and cultural competencies.

Ethics in research training

A multi-institutional collaboration to expand ethics and institutional review board training in Costa Rica is spearheaded by Dr. Elizabeth Heitman in a partnership built from years of interaction. The joint expectation is that excellence in teaching and conduct of research ethics and review will create a Central American hub of excellence that can serve neighboring nations' academic and government institutions. In this way, training excellence is extended far beyond the Fogarty training institutions themselves.

Mass Casualty Education

The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) has formal agreements with the following international hospitals and universities: Bournemouth, United Kingdom; Upsalla University, Sweden; Pohojivous, Finland; Scheer Hospital, Nepal; Free University School of Medicine, Belgium; and University of Central Piedmont School of Medicine, Italy. The development of expertise at VUSN in disaster planning, systems management, and online education will contribute to establishing it as a core for a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Collaborating Center for Mass Casualty Education.

Health development and education – Latin America, Eastern Europe, Middle East

Faculty led by Dr. Stephen P. Heyneman, of the department of human and organizational development in Vanderbilt's Peabody School of Education, work with the World Bank, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, other multilateral development agencies, the private sector (Harza Engineering Company International), and academic research institutions in fostering international community development at the policy, design, and project implementation levels. Related work abroad includes study of the contribution of education to social cohesion, education and corruption, trade issues associated with education commerce, comparisons in reform of higher education finance and management, issues of examinations and standardized testing, policy shifts in vocational and technical education, education financing and educational quality, economic choices of educational technologies, and cognitive skills and economic development. In recent years, other members of the education faculty have worked on the promotion of value-based practice and interventions in community mental health overseas.

Graduate Program in Economic Development

VU’s Graduate Program in Economic Development (GPED) provides world economic leaders with a thorough understanding of the process of economic development, enabling them to craft policies that expand the opportunities and achievements of their people. The program trains participants from all regions of the world and with varied backgrounds, including government, international organizations, universities, or the private sector. Program alumni have taken positions in international development organizations, such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Asian Development Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the African Development Bank, and the United Nations.

Mentoring in HIV and Tuberculosis Research

Dr. Timothy Sterling is fostering the next generation of HIV and tuberculosis researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.