The mission of the Emory AITRP is to increase the capacity of public health and medical professionals from the Republic of Georgia, Mexico, Vietnam, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Zambia to carry out interdisciplinary research and programs in HIV prevention and care.   (In special situations the Emory AITRP has supported trainees from other countries, but potential trainees who are not from our major collaborating countries (Armenia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Mexico, Rwanda, Vietnam or Zambia) are encouraged to look at the Fogarty International Center's List of Major Collaborating Countries and Principal Investigators, where they will find a country-by-country list of the countries with which Fogarty-sponsored AITRP programs are working:  (Fogarty International Center -- AITRP List of Major Collaborating Countries.) 

The Emory University AITRP provides a variety of long and short-term fellowships available for postdoctoral and predoctoral research training in epidemiology, behavioral sciences and health education, clinical and laboratory research. Short-term training is also available in specific areas of laboratory or public health research. In most instances, training occurs at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, in collaboration with Emory's Center for AIDS Research. The faculty includes investigators from the School of Medicine, the Rollins School of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

All trainees must have good English skills (minimum TOEFL of 550) and GRE scores of at least 1800.  (In some cases, applicants with a medical degree may be exempt from the GRE requirement.)

Training opportunities include:

• Pre-doctoral training leading to a Master's Degree in Public Health (MPH) in the fields of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Epidemiology, International Health, Health Policy and Management, or Biostatistics. The MPH degree usually takes 18 months to complete (two academic years). Students must complete a thesis and they are encouraged to do their thesis on a project relevant to their home country.
• Pre-doctoral training leading to a Master's of Science in Clinical Research (MSCR), for candidates who already have an MD degree and wish to pursue and interest in clinical research. The MSCR takes 1 - 1½ years to complete.  Candidates must also do a thesis focusing on a clinical research project.
• Doctoral-level (PhD) training in Biostatistics or Epidemiology and relevant disciplines within the Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences with 3 to 4 years for completion.
• Distance Learning Masters of Science (MSc) degree program in Epidemiology through the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,followed by a short-term training at Emory is available for our Rwandan and Zambian partners.
• In-country training through the University of Zambia and the University of Rwanda is also available. 
• Short-term, non-degree training opportunities are also available in areas of specific interest to the collaborating countries

Trainees are expected to return to their home country upon the completion of training.  Trainees will be eligible for continued support from the Fogarty Fellowship Program upon return to their home countries for activities related to HIV prevention research. 

Other Fogarty Programs

• National Institutes of Health
  
  John E. Fogarty International Center
  AIDS International Training and Research Program (AITRP)
  

  Johns Hopkins Fogarty AIDS International Training and Research Program

  University of Alabama Fogarty Program

  University of Washington-Seattle

  Contact Information for Current AITRP Program Directors and their major collaborating countries

  Major Collaborating Countries and Programs

For further information about the Fogarty Fellowship Program at Emory University, please contact: