The training program will be given direction by the Program Advisory Committee (PAC) (Please see Figure). Members of the PAC include key stake holders such as government, industry (John Langstaff CEO of CANGENE), community members (Nine Circles, aboriginal community, etc), non-profit sector (Terry Duguid – CEO ICID), academia (U of A’s VP Research Lorne Babiuk; U of Manitoba’s Allan Ronald), our international partners and one of our trainees. The Management Committee coordinates day to day activities, including recruiting, admissions, finance, evaluation and curriculum. The Management Committee is composed of the leadership of the training program (Drs. Fowke, Plummer, Moses, Wylie and Mignone; international site representatives (Drs. Washington, Estambale and Rojas; and three trainee representatives). The trainees and mentors are organized by Training Sites (Winnipeg, Bangalore, Medellin and Nairobi). The exchange of knowledge between mentors and trainees takes the form for their major research project, major courses, learning visits, practica and Infectious Minds meeting. Trainees are represented on the PAC, Management Committee and the trainee-dominated Curriculum Working Group, which reviews the curriculum and makes suggestions for changes and improvements. The NCCID will coordinate knowledge translation, the Centre for Global Public Health will lead the global health agenda and the Centre for Aboriginal Health Research will provide direction on aboriginal health topics.