Table 2.

Global Health Fieldwork Preparatory Course.

Architecture

Requirement for all GHTC-sponsored trainees

Case-based interactive format

Takes the student from project inception through project implementation

Content

Conducting research in low-resource settings and IRB considerations

Community health needs assessment

Program planning

Common troubleshooting techniques

Focus group and survey designs

Community mapping

Data presentation

Abbreviations: GHTC, Global Health Training Center; IRB, institutional review board.