Table 1. Noncommunicable Disease (NCD) Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP), Advanced-Level Program, Structure and Accomplishments.

Program structure and accomplishments	Country
	China	Ethiopia	India	Thailanda
FETP NCD track launch, y	2019	2019	2018	2018
Program description	2-year training within China CDC	2-year training within Ethiopia Public Health Institute	2-year training within ICMR	2018–2020: 2-year training within the Ministry of Public Health
Qualification of FETP NCD trainees	Completed medical training or a graduate degree (eg, MPH, PhD) and some NCD experience	Students working toward MPH with interest in NCD epidemiology	Physicians from the Ministry of Health working on NCDs	Physicians with interest in NCD epidemiology
FETP NCD mentorship	3 Mentors: primary, program, and field	3 Mentors: academic, field, and RTSL program coordinator	2 Mentors: primary and secondary	2 Mentors: primary and secondary/ project-based
Local FETP NCD partners	China RTSL	Ethiopia RTSL	India RTSL	Thailand WHO
Technical exchange attended	2 in-person and 2 virtual	2 in-person and 2 virtual	3 in-person and 2 virtual	3 in-person and 2 virtual
No. of FETP NCD field projects completed	49	54	32	13
No. of FETP NCD trainings	22	9	10	4
No. of FETP NCD graduates	15	7	2	7

Abbreviations: CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; ICMR, Indian Council of Medical Research; RTSL, Resolve to Save Lives; WHO, World Health Organization.

^a In 2020, Thailand switched to an integrated model, giving all FETP trainees the option to conduct 1 or more NCD field projects.