This program seeks to develop and support long-standing partnerships for training and research with countries in Southeast Asia and Latin America. The International Scholars in Occupational and Environmental Health Program (ISOEH) seeks to promote: 1) strong collaborative relationships with countries in the regions; 2) identify capable trainees who are working on high priority occupational and environmental health problems; 3) provide training and research support; and 4) seek to promote primary intervention in these areas. Over the support period we have strengthened existing liaisons to provide training and research support which follow the following core principles: 1) training and research should focus on primary disease prevention; 2) training and research should focus on the needs identified by the foreign country and trainee; 3) training and research should recognize that success will likely require a multidisciplinary approach that includes clinical medicine, industrial hygiene, toxicology, epidemiology, occupational health nursing, and other public health fields; and 4) effective programs resulting in primary prevention will need to involve participation of US and foreign university-based faculty, government regulatory agencies, employers, employees and community members. This program includes opportunities for short stay intensive training for pre and post-doctoral candidates, masters and doctoral study opportunities, and intensive short courses on occupational and environmental health in-country. The results of the first five years of activity will be presented along with a discussion of the issues related to the sustainability of these efforts.
Learning Objectives: At the end of this session participants will be able to describe international training programs at the University of Washington and discuss the issues related to the sustainability of these efforts
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.