During the one-month leadership program, participants develop an idea for a project that would improve child and family health in their countries, in collaboration with a mentor at UAB. In addition, participants study English at the English Language and Culture Institute (ELCI) and participate in seminars and clinical site visits. During the year after completing the program, participants would continue to work with their mentors (using Internet or email technology for communication), and would implement and evaluate the projects that they developed during the program.