Liverpool Clinical PhD programme for Health Priorities in the Global South (360G-Wellcome-223502_Z_21_Z)

This programme will deliver high quality, bespoke doctoral training for 20 clinical scientists across multiple scientific disciplines to address health priorities in the Global South. Through careful selection, high quality supervision and training, and access to excellent facilities in both the UK and globally, we will develop a cohort of trainees highly skilled at implementing research in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs). Building on 13 years of successful PhD programme delivery for medical doctors and, more recently, veterinarians, we will broaden the programme to include clinical specialties for which we have established supervisory capacity and research excellence. We will provide new avenues in Global Health training opportunities for midwifes, with expansion to other clinical professions as demand and support develops. The programme will be supported by strong doctoral training frameworks in place at University of Liverpool & Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Equality, diversity and inclusivity will be embedded at all points of the programme consistent with the practice of the two institutions. Success will be measured by progression of fellows into academic positions and Fellowships during and after completion of clinical training and their subsequent emergence as independent research leaders addressing health priorities in LMICs.