In ending this message I would like to express our gratitude to the Fogarty International Center for their vision and support. As can be seen from the list of the alumni, their current positions, current research papers and the titles of the Ph.D. dissertations and M.S. theses of the trainees the program has clearly made a difference in combating HIV/AIDS in Asia.

OBJECTIVES: The objective of the UCLA/Fogarty Program is to assist the participating countries in Asia in the development of their research in public health, epidemiology and HIV/AIDS by providing training in epidemiologic methods, public health issues and strategies to study and control HIV/AIDS.

The Curriculum will teach trainees how to:

·        Use the principles of epidemiology, study design, research methodologies, and analytic strategies

·        Develop, design and implement relevant research proposals

·        Use qualitative strategies for formulative research relevant for developing epidemiologic studies and interpretation of quantitative studies

·        Understand public health issues essential for the study and control of the HIV/AIDS epidemic

·        To interpret epidemiologic trends and research results and how to apply them to development of sound public health policies

FACULTY: The faculty include authorities in the fields of epidemiology, public health, behavioral sciences, biostatistics, malignancies, study design, infectious diseases, immunology and HIV/AIDS.

STUDENTS: Students must be committed to a career in public health in their home country and need to be recommended by the UCLA/Fogarty liaison in their country. They will need to take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and to take and pass the TOEFL exam with a minimum score of 560 on the paper and pencil test or 220 on the computer based test.