Trainee Perspectives on the Fogarty African Bioethics Consortium Postdoctoral Fellowship Program: A Process and Impact Evaluation
- 1Department of Health Policy, Planning and Management, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
- 2Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University, and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA
- 3College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
Abstract
There is a growing demand for postdoctoral bioethics training in Africa, driven by the significant rise in graduate programs offered by universities. This study sought to evaluate the Fogarty African Bioethics Consortium Post-Doctoral Fellowship program and to explore the experiences and perspectives of its trainees as well as the program's impact on their careers in their home countries. This study adopted an exploratory qualitative design involving in-depth interviews with fellows of the postdoctoral training program. Six fellows participated in the interviews. They expressed satisfaction with the training program and indicated that it effectively fulfilled their expectations. The fellows found mentorship the most valuable component of the training program. The study also found that all fellows are now actively engaged in bioethics-related activities following their training. Bioethics is increasingly becoming a prominent area of study, and African universities need to identify innovative ways of sustaining bioethics training programs on the continent, particularly at the postdoctoral level.
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BibTeX
@article{tindana2026trainee,
title = {{Trainee Perspectives on the Fogarty African Bioethics Consortium Postdoctoral Fellowship Program: A Process and Impact Evaluation}},
author = {Paulina Tindana and Emily Haddad and Elise Wilson and Esime Agbloyor and Nelson K. Sewankambo and Nancy Kass and Joseph Ali},
journal = {Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics},
year = {2026},
month = may,
doi = {10.1177/15562646261445485},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/15562646261445485},
note = {CC BY-NC 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Trainee Perspectives on the Fogarty African Bioethics Consortium Postdoctoral Fellowship Program: A Process and Impact Evaluation
AU - Paulina Tindana
AU - Emily Haddad
AU - Elise Wilson
AU - Esime Agbloyor
AU - Nelson K. Sewankambo
AU - Nancy Kass
AU - Joseph Ali
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/05/15
JO - Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics
DO - 10.1177/15562646261445485
UR - https://doi.org/10.1177/15562646261445485
AB - There is a growing demand for postdoctoral bioethics training in Africa, driven by the significant rise in graduate programs offered by universities. This study sought to evaluate the Fogarty African Bioethics Consortium Post-Doctoral Fellowship program and to explore the experiences and perspectives of its trainees as well as the program's impact on their careers in their home countries. This study adopted an exploratory qualitative design involving in-depth interviews with fellows of the postdoctoral training program. Six fellows participated in the interviews. They expressed satisfaction with the training program and indicated that it effectively fulfilled their expectations. The fellows found mentorship the most valuable component of the training program. The study also found that all fellows are now actively engaged in bioethics-related activities following their training. Bioethics is increasingly becoming a prominent area of study, and African universities need to identify innovative ways of sustaining bioethics training programs on the continent, particularly at the postdoctoral level.
SN - 1556-2646
SN - 1556-2654
ER -