The American Thoracic Society Global Scholars Program

The American Thoracic Society (ATS) has started the Global Scholars Program in June of 2015 (1). The program was a presidential initiative of Atul Malhotra, who was ATS president from 2015–2016 (2-4). The program consists of a series of webinar-based lectures in which students in developing countries participate via internet. The program began in Mozambique and Uganda, but now involves 11 different countries and over 170 students in developing countries around the world. Each site has a local champion who helps to facilitate participation and to organize the students at the various sites.