# University of California Global Health Institute Program for Fellows and Scholars

> **NIH NIH D43** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · 2021 · $71,449

## Abstract

Project Summary
In response to RFA-TW-16-002, the University of California Global Health Institute (UCGHI), including UC San
Francisco (UCSF), UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Los Angeles (UCLA) and UC Davis (UCD), along with a
network of 20 collaborating international institutions proposes to continue their successful UCGHI GloCal
Health Fellowship (GloCal). Our international sites are well-established, work in regions with some of the
highest burden of disease, and stand to benefit from our program's capacity building, mentorship training and
alumni support. GloCal is the only UC-wide global health training program, and our track record shows that we:
1) Recruit pre- and postdoctoral trainees diverse in discipline and ethnicity who aspire to build interdisciplinary
academic research careers in global health; 2) Provide outstanding, interdisciplinary education and training in
global health in collaboration with over 160 faculty mentors from participating UC campuses and 20
collaborating international institutions; and 3) Provide each trainee with a rich and enduring mentored research
experience that fosters scientific and career development in global health. The program also advances long-
term objectives to: 1) Develop models of interdisciplinary, innovative global health research and training
designed to improve health for populations around the world; 2) Broaden and expand the global health faculty
across the four UC campuses and international partner institutions; and 3) Strengthen global health networks.
GloCal recruits candidates from a pipeline of 46 T32 and 14 D43 programs, supported by 12 of the 20 NIH
Institutes. GloCal trainees are at different career stages, but all receive: 1) A 12-month, hands-on research
experience on-site with one of our international partners; 2) A strong, interdisciplinary mentored research
experience; 3) Instruction in global health and related topics through on-site and online courses; and 4) Career
development to ensure that they attain their short-term goals and succeed in transitioning to the next career
stage. GloCal leadership and standing committees ensure that these four program components form a
seamless, integrated experience supported by evaluation and continuous improvement. Innovations of the
program include: 1) A unified consortium under UCGHI that includes four UCs at the leading edge of global
health 2) Recruitment of diverse trainees across UC and the UCLA Charles Drew University partnership; 3)
Faculty that regularly interact and collaborate on interdisciplinary research; 4) Mentors offering training in
diverse disciplines (e.g., medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, public health, veterinary science, agriculture,
environmental and social sciences); 5) Training experiences on a wide range of significant global health issues
including HIV, women's health, noncommunicable diseases, mental health, neurological disease, and
planetary health; 6) Leveraging common resources across the four participating U...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10422367
- **Project number:** 3D43TW009343-10S3
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
- **Principal Investigator:** CRAIG R COHEN
- **Activity code:** D43 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $71,449
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2012-04-04 → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10422367

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10422367, University of California Global Health Institute Program for Fellows and Scholars (3D43TW009343-10S3). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10422367. Licensed CC0.

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