One of the most important ways in which the Accordia Global Health Foundation pursues its mission to overcome the burden of infectious disease in Africa is by nurturing a new generation of specialists to address existing and future health challenges in their own countries.  Our fellowship and scholarship programs promote the development of an international medical education that addresses the complexities and challenges associated with infectious diseases in resource-limited settings. The programs are designed to stimulate the next generation of international medical leaders.

Mentoring and fellowship programs are strengthening the faculty and facilities for training and research at Makerere University and other African centers of higher education. One initiative, the Nelson Sewankambo Clinical Scholars Fellowship Program, couples outstanding African clinicians with at least one internationally recognized investigator who commits to providing five years of substantive on-going mentorship. Within five years, young investigators are expected to have contributed at least five peer-reviewed papers and to have become principal investigators on at least one internationally recognized grant. During this process, scholars also develop their own research teams and in-turn mentor another generation of young Ugandan investigators. 

Other programs include the Ugandan Infectious Diseases (ID) Fellowship, a two-year fellowship for promising physicians wishing to specialize in infectious disease.  The Ugandan Masters in Medicine Fellowship supports students in their post-graduate medical training, and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) North American Exchange Program sends North American doctors to spend 6 months to a year conducting research at the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI).  The accomplished scholars and fellows selected to participate in these programs benefit enormously from the opportunity, and from the wealth of expertise made available to them through other faculty exchange programs, visiting experts, and the excellent IDI permanent staff.

For more information on any of the above Accordia Fellowship Programs, please contact Kelly Willis.