Health Priorities in Resource-Limited Settings

This proposal is for the addition of a single post to the existing WT funded Clinical PhD Programme Health Priorities in Resource-Limited Settings at Liverpool. The current Programme supports the development of a cadre of clinician scientists in global health research with aims of: - Identifying outstanding individuals - Offering them high levels of support and mentorship throughout their PhD - Facilitating their onward academic careers as independent researchers and future leaders in research in resource limited settings. The additional post is designed to be more flexible than our current four year posts. It may: a) Last for three OR four years: suiting those with research experience or whose clinical training or domestic requirements prevent a longer fellowship. b) Allow more of the research to be undertaken in the UK. The focus on diseases of Lower/Middle Income Countries (LMIC) will remain, but spending a shorter period abroad may be attractive for those with family or caring responsibilities in the UK. c) Broaden opportunities for veterinary trainees. Many LMIC human health issues are related to animal interactions but opportunities to undertake global health research by veterinary clinicians have been relatively limited. We hope to encourage such research.