A possible confounder could be program timing: more of the shorter length Fellowships were held in the first year of the GHF program, when the program design and management systems were still being refined.
However, given the shortage of practitioners in needed "superspecialties" such as hepatology and inflammatory bowel disease, we advocate that the length of fellowship remain 3 years, but with the option during the third year to focus in an area of interest (such as hepatology, nutrition support, therapeutic endoscopy, inflammatory bowel disease, or clinical research).
The survey contained questions that captured participant characteristics and aspects of their career, including: current position, whether they possessed a fellowship or tenure, the length of time they had been working in academic primary care, the number of posts they have held, the number of contract changes/renewals, and the number of times they had been promoted.
Two-thirds of the respondents reported that postdoctoral fellowships in their laboratories averaged between one and three years, while just over a quarter put the average length of fellowships at four to five years.
Fellowships typically range in length from 1 to 3 years.
Even the length of the fellowship has evolved.
This means that "2 years [the original length of the fellowship] is not enough in a new country," explained HFSP's Danuta Krotoski.
Whether the time frame is determined by the length of your fellowship or the progress of a competing lab, time limits are often absolute.
The study will also measure factors which may influence program impact, including Fellow characteristics, Partner Organization level of development, and features of the Fellowship itself (e.g. length, tasks, etc).. Future evaluations might also try to systematically survey all groups (Fellows, Supervisors, and Partners) and pose questions in such a way that they cross-refer.
