The Next Generation Scientist program: capacity-building for future scientific leaders in low- and middle-income countries

Table 3 Professional progression of participants in the post-fellowship period (n = 120 at baseline; n = 114 at follow-up)

	Baseline (2011–2016)^a	Follow-up (2017)
Number of NGS fellows located outside country of citizenship^a	15 (13%)^b	26 (23%)^c
Highest training level
Master’s student	35 (29%)	0 (0%)
PhD student	76 (63%)	61 (54%)
Post-doctoral	9 (8%)	53 (46%)
Employment status
Student	71 (59%)	27 (24%)
Public sector (including academia)	43 (36%)	73 (64%)
Private sector (including pharma)	6 (5%)	14 (12%)

^aThe 2017 cohort did not participate in the follow-up survey
^bAll were pursuing post-graduate study in South Africa
^cIn post-doctoral training positions: 10 in the USA, 7 in Europe and 3 in South Africa. In full-time employment: 2 in USA and 1 in Europe and 4 in South Africa

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