bioethics: Bioethics taining for professionals from sub-Saharan Africa

[bioethics@hsphsun2.harvard.edu]

>The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health and Phoebe 
>R. Berman Bioethics Institute, with support from the Fogarty International 
>Center of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), are pleased to 
>announce the availability of a one year training program in research 
>ethics for scientists and professionals from sub-Saharan Africa. The 
>program is directed by Dr. Nancy Kass, and Dr. Adnan Hyder.
>
>The JHU-Fogarty African Bioethics Training Program is currently accepting 
>applications for the 2006 training cycle that starts in January 2006. The 
>deadline for applications is July 15, 2005.
>
>  The training program will provide funding for African scientists, 
> professionals, and senior scholars to study research ethics, and also to 
> do an independent project in their home country related to research 
> ethics. Appropriate candidates include researchers who are working at 
> universities, government ministries, private organizations and other 
> relevant health research institutions, as well as professionals working 
> with institutional review boards or ethics boards. Pre- and post-doctoral 
> trainees from a country in sub-Saharan Africa and with a strong interest 
> in international health research ethics will be accepted. Pre-doctoral 
> trainees must have a bachelor degree in any relevant field. Post-doctoral 
> trainees must have a Ph.D., M.D., or the equivalent. Trainees should 
> develop a clear plan of how they will integrate the training into their 
> current work/research responsibilities, should have a clear statement of 
> support from a division head or other relevant supervisor and preferably 
> should have some previous experience in research ethics.
>
>Further information about the training program, including application 
>materials, can be found on the following website: 
><http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/bioethics/Academics/Fogarty/index.html>http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/bioethics/Academics/Fogarty/index.html
>
>You can also send an email to <mailto:btadesse@jhsph.edu>btadesse@jhsph.edu
>
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>Belien S. Tadesse
>Training Coordinator/Research Assistant
>Fogarty African Bioethics Training Program
>Phoebe R. Berman Bioethics Institute
>Johns Hopkins University