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Mentoring and mentorship training news, resources and funding for global health researchers
NIH recognizes the importance of mentorship in scientific research. Unfortunately, in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), formal mentoring is not often adequately supported by institutions, or included in formal training programs.
A recent supplement to The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Mentoring in low- and middle-income countries to advance global health research , was inspired by a series of mentorship training workshops hosted in LMICs by the faculty of Fogarty’s Global Health Program for Fellows and Scholars . The supplement encourages LMIC research organizations to institutionalize mentorship training. It offers a formalized framework, identifies competencies, features case studies, and includes reviews of 18 existing global health mentoring toolkits .
Mentorship resources produced through NIH entities and NIH-supported programs may also be helpful to global health researchers. The National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN) provides researchers across all career stages with evidence-based mentorship and professional development programming.
Mentoring in LMICs to advance global health research
- Nutritional research in Tanzania may help coal miners in the U.S.
Global Health Matters, July/August 2025 - Authorship of Publications Supported by NCI-Funded Grants Involving Low- and Middle-Income Countries , co-authored by the National Cancer Institute Center for Global Health’s Linsey Eldridge, Elise M. Garton, Kalina Duncan, and Satish Gopal
JAMA, March 29, 2024 - Understanding and barriers of professional identity formation among current students and recent graduates in nursing and midwifery in low resource settings in two universities: a qualitative study , co-authored by Fogarty trainees Scovia Nalugo Mbalinda, Josephine Nambi Najjuma, and Aloysius Mubuuke Gonzaga
BMC Nursing, March 1, 2024 - The V-BRCH Project: Strengthening HIV Research Capacity in Nigeria through Intensive Workshops in Implementation Science and Grant Writing , co-authored by Fogarty grant recipients Mahmoud U. Sani, C. William Wester, and Muktar H. Aliyu
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, February 13, 2024 - Perspective: A global matchmaking web platform facilitating equitable institutional partnerships and mentorship to strengthen health workforce training capacity , co-authored by Fogarty’s Linda Kupfer
Frontiers in Education, June 30, 2023 - Bibliometric Analysis of Authorship of Publications about Sub-Saharan Africa Published in the Journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2011-2020 , co-authored by former Fogarty staff member Ezinne Akudinobi and Fogarty Acting Director Peter Kilmarx
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, March 22, 2023 - Mentoring in low- and middle-income countries to advance global health research [Open access]
Supplement to The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, January 2019
Focus: What global health research mentorship looks like today
Global Health Matters, July / August 2024
An important part of Fogarty’s mission is training the next generation of global health researchers. We asked nine accomplished researchers about their experiences both as mentors and mentees
- Mentorship today
- Annette Sohn
- Gabriel Trueba
- Ilya Ruskin
- Grace John-Stewart
- Carey Farquhar
- Jay Graham
- Rie Yotsu
- Don Operario
- Charles Wood
- Global health career resources from Fogarty
- National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN)
- Mentoring for trainees and fellows
from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at NIH - Know what to look for when choosing a mentor
from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at NIH - Evidence-based mentoring
from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) at NIH - Mentoring guidelines
from the NIH Office of Intramural Training & Education (OITE) - Mentoring for women in biomedical careers
from the NIH Working Group on Women in Biomedical Careers - Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) Women in Science Mentoring Program
PEER is supported by USAID. NIH is a partner. Implemented by the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
- American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Global Health Mentoring Program
- Health research mentorship in low- and middle-income countries (HERMES) from the WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR)
Updated September 2, 2025
- NIMH Research Education Mentoring Program for HIV/AIDS Researchers (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PAR-21-228)
Note: NIMH encourages U.S.-based applications with LMIC sites.
Expiration date: September 8, 2024 - Research Career Development Awards , including mentored research, from the NIH Research Training and Career Development Programs