The Fogarty AIDS International Training Research Program (AITRP) at the University of Maryland Baltimore Institute of Human Virology provides long- and short-term training to health care professionals from Brazil, the nations of the Caribbean basin, Mali, and Nigeria.

The program focuses on implementing interdisciplinary training with a special emphasis on training that helps builds capacity for prevention, vaccine development, treatment and the performance of clinical trials.

The primary goal is to provide funding for participation in degree granting programs (MPH, MS, MSci and PhD) of the University of Maryland Graduate and Professional Schools. Postdoctoral fellowships are also awarded to provide advanced research training.

The UMB/IHV/AITRP has also taken a leadership role in facilitating the development and implementation of short-term training programs for implementing vaccine trials internationally. Other short-term activities target the need for better prevention approaches, the use of antiretroviral therapy and blood safety.