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Celebration Event
Fogarty's flagship Global Health Fellows and Scholars program, now known as LAUNCH is celebrating its 20th Anniversary! To mark the occasion, Fogarty hosted a commemorative event on Thursday, April 13, 2023.
Program History & Impact
Fellows & Scholars at 20: A look back
Fogarty's Global Health Fellows & Scholars program has grown from its modest beginnings with only 35 scholars at 14 research institutions to supporting over 100 scholars at over 60 institutions and sites each year. We look back at its first 20 years.
One program, 20 years, global impact
The Global Health Fellows and Scholars program has been known by many names. Nevertheless, with each change, the driving force remains the same: to inspire health professionals and researchers worldwide to pursue a career in global health research.
Fellow & Scholar Profiles
Meet some of the nearly 1,450 alumni of the Global Health Fellows and Scholars program, now known as LAUNCH.
Perspectives
Alumni at April 2023 events marking 20 years of Fogarty Global Health Fellows & Scholars described the impact mentors have had on their careers. Now many of them are paying it forward to the next generation.
How a single year can have profound influence
It is extraordinary to see how a single year can have such a profound, defining influence on one's life and career. Acting Fogarty Director Peter Kilmarx reflects on 20 years for the Fogarty Global Health Fellows & Scholars/LAUNCH program.
LAUNCHing global health leaders: A former Fellow's perspective
While the program was not called LAUNCH when Dr. Satish Gopal began his Fogarty global health fellowship in 2012, the new name is unmistakably appropriate. The program has effectively LAUNCHED the careers of countless global health luminaries worldwide.
Pioneers and leaders in global health research: A message from former Director Roger I. Glass
Some people question why the U.S. should invest in the training of American and foreign investigators in the broad area of global health. Many alumni of this program are pioneers, leaders, and major contributors to global health research and have provided multi-year returns on our investments in their training.
Evaluation
Evaluation: Fellows and Scholars Training Program
Fogarty conducted an evaluation of the Global Health Fellows and Scholars Training Program (now known as LAUNCH). The review of the Fellows and Scholars (F&S) Program was guided by the Fogarty International Center framework for program assessment and key elements highlighted in the program’s various notices of funding opportunity (NOFOs) issued for this program.