Vietnam Trainees
D43 Vietnam Implementation Science Advancement (VISA) Training Program
Program period: 2021-2026
Sponsor: NIH (D43TW011548)
The D43 VISA Training Program aims to build implementation science (IS) research capacity and applied implementation skills among faculty researchers and policymakers in Vietnam to ensure effective scale-up of HIV-related evidence-based interventions (EBIs) in Vietnam.
The D43 VISA program trains 4 groups of fellows:
- VISA Senior Fellows – Vietnamese senior faculty who received 2-month intensive implementation science training in-person at UNC at Chapel Hill.
- VISA PhD Fellows – Vietnamese students who will complete a PhD focused on implementation science at UNC, in the Departments of Health Behavior and/or Epidemiology.
- VISA Faculty Fellows – Vietnamese faculty researchers selected from 4 health science universities in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong, and Hue
- VISA Policy Fellows – Vietnamese national and provincial level leaders in public health and health policy from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong, and Hue
A key element of the VISA program is that the VISA Faculty and VISA Policy Fellows receive joint IS training and conduct IS pilot studies as faculty-policy teams, offering an opportunity to share their expertise and perspectives with each other, and increase the potential for synergistic efforts to stimulate IS in Vietnam.
For more information about specific opportunities with UNC Vietnam, please contact: uncvietnam@unc.edu