Overview
The Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health program at GBHI provides innovative training, networking, and support to emerging leaders focused on improving brain health and reducing the impact of dementia in their local communities and on a global scale. It is one of seven global Atlantic Fellows programs to advance fairer, healthier, and more inclusive societies.
Through the Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health program, GBHI brings together expertise from across disciplines, professions, and perspectives to develop new solutions. Atlantic Fellows come from many different professional backgrounds including clinical practice, social sciences, arts, economics, public health, research, policy, and education.
This program provides an unprecedented opportunity to train emerging leaders who will bring proven ideas more rapidly to the public.
— Ian Robertson, Founding Director, GBHI at Trinity
The program is founded on GBHI’s values—Authenticity, Fairness, Openness, Respect, Courage, and Empathy (A FORCE)—and a commitment and ability to embody these values in practice and inspire them in others. The values are considered in every aspect of the program—from the curriculum to the clinical and lived experiences.
Atlantic Fellows at GBHI join the program for a year and are linked to either our University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) or Trinity College Dublin (Trinity) campus.
Beginning with the 2026–27 fellowship year, GBHI at UCSF will launch a global hybrid program that combines online learning and mentorship with three in-person gatherings held in international locations and opportunities to spend time at UCSF. The fellowship at GBHI at Trinity will continue as an in-person program based in Dublin.
Fellows at both sites engage in a broad base of content related to brain health, dementia, and health equity. Through case-based and experiential learning, they gain insight into the lived experience of people with dementia and design projects aimed at advancing brain health. Intensive mentoring supports the development of their projects, career, and leadership, and fellows have the opportunity to apply for competitively awarded funding for pilot projects.
After the fellowship, Atlantic Fellows continue to have access to career-duration mentoring, funding opportunities, and an international network of colleagues collaborating to drive a common mission.
Read about our Program Experience to discover more about our transformative learning experience.
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