7th Summer Institute for New Global Health Researchers Quito, Ecuador – 4-12 July 2010 SUMMARY REPORT
Introduction The 7th Annual Summer Institute (SI-7) for emerging global health researchers was a collaborative effort between the Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research (CCGHR, or Coalition) and the long-standing partnership of the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Universidad Andina Simon Bolivar (UASB). It was held in Quito, Ecuador, from 4-12 July 2010, in both English and Spanish, the first summer institute to be held in South America.
Participants and facilitators from Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, and Venezuela explored social determinants of health in Latin America, translating research into action, and strengthening partnerships between Canadian and Latin American researchers. This was achieved specifically through recruiting pairs of Canadian researchers with Latin American researchers, and in turn, delivering collaborative presentations on health research issues; participating in workshops on leadership, mentoring, ethics, and analysis; and going on field trips designed to reinforce successful examples of health research-to-action.