Study Abroad / Exchange
Multidisciplinary International Research Training Program
The Multidisciplinary International Research Training Program is a national program designed to encourage students to pursue careers in biomedical and behavioral research. The program provides support for undergraduate and graduate students to do health-related population-based research and training in developing countries. Trainees get knowledge of scientific literature associated with projects, biomedical research ethics, and cultural aspects affecting scientific and medical issues with a focus on how these aspects affect public health issues as well as scientific and medical issues. MIRT is funded by The National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) of the National Institutes of Health. The University of Washington MIRT Program has been developed in collaboration with Western Washington University and Dillard University. The program builds on established UW linkages with academic institutions throughout the developing world, including in Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Vietnam, Thailand, Republic of Georgia, Peru, Mexico, Ecuador, Chile, Brazil and Argentina. Research opportunities are designed collaboratively with faculty in these institutions to address health and health disparities pertinent to their countries.
For more information, visit: http://depts.washington.edu/mirt/
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