Background
The University of Pennsylvania has a very robust clinical activity at the Princess Marina Hospital, the main hospital
in Botswana, with the constant presence of Penn faculty, residents, and medical students. Supporting this activity is a Penn funded administrative support core, which takes responsibility for housing of the Penn community at the Princess Marina hospital. Complementing the Penn clinical activity are numerous ongoing research projects related to HIV/AIDS at both the Princess Marina Hospital and the University of Botswana. The two Doris Duke International Clinical Research Fellows will participate in these research opportunities in Botswana. More info about the Penn program in Botswana is available at http://www.pennbotswana.com.
Three of the members serving on the Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship Advisory Committee are faculty in the Infectious Disease Division, conducting research in Botswana. They will work with the Program Director to oversee plans for the fellowship year. They are:
Students interested in the year out research program in Botswana should contact Dr. Bisson to inquire about specific research project opportunities and faculty collaborators.
Additional Fellowship Year Details
Application information
http://www.med.upenn.edu/ddcrf/application.shtml
Updated May 16, 2008