Core Competency Curriculum

Our weekly online “Core Competencies for Global Health” curriculum provides an opportunity for all trainees to establish competency in eight thematic domains relevant to global health research (please find more details in the sample curriculum below), as they implement, conduct, and analyze their research projects. 

Sample Core Competency Curriculum
In case if you want to reuse core competency curriculum materials published on our website, please cite the NPGH Fogarty Fellows. 

Forms for trainees

• Administrative Forms
  Emergency Contact Form
  Research Assistant Agreement
  Responsible Conduct of Research
• Fiscal
  Alumni Travel Funding Request
  Budget Template and Example
  Purchasing and Reimbursement Guidelines
  Research Funds Request
• Guides
  Choosing an Insurance Plan
  IRB Application Flowchart
  Tips on IRB Submission
  Travel Guidelines
• Mentorship
  Mentor Compact
  Mentor Encounter
• Safety
  Site Safety Checklist
  General Safety Briefing
• Misc
  CUGH Annotated List of Online Global Health Resources
  NIH Biosketch Instructions
  PRISM Readability Toolkit

Handbooks by research sites

Please find Handbooks about our research sites below (access is provided via shared Google Folder)

Cameroon Site Handbook
China Site Handbook
Ghana Site Handbook
Kenya Site Handbook
Peru Site Handbook
Thailand Site Handbook
Uganda Site Handbook

Recent Workshops

Implementation Science Workshop

• Dates: February 19-22, 2024
• Location: Accra, Ghana
• Successful research doesn’t just happen, it requires careful and thoughtful planning. Thus, this workshop aims to review the process of designing, setting up, implementing your research activities, and analyzing data.  
• Workshop Agenda

Research Symposium for Fogarty Fellow Trainees Program

• Dates: May 25-26, 2023
• Location: Muhas, Dar Es Salaam