Mentoring

Trainee research experiences occur in conjunction with ongoing studies of UM faculty and faculty members or researchers at the foreign placement sites. During the interview and admission process, candidates will have the opportunity to meet international mentors to ensure there is a strong fit with interests, goals and work styles. Trainees will be introduced to their UM faculty mentor during program orientation prior to travel. 

To promote the training of students from health disparities backgrounds and to encourage them to pursue biomedical and behavioral research careers, the program offers opportunities for active participation in research on important questions. With close mentoring in the U.S. and at the international sites, trainees may be involved in the design of a study, collection, analysis, and interpretation of original data, and communication of the project in oral and written form.

The program continues to foster trainee development upon return to the U.S. through career guidance, facilitation of further research placements, supervision of honors theses, doctoral dissertations, and other programs of independent study, and assistance in preparing manuscripts and presentations.