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The purpose of the Program is to promote leadership in international public health by enabling participants to develop a broader vision of international and regional health trends, and a more profound understanding of technical cooperation in this field. The Program is oriented towards young health professionals from the Americas who possess a demonstrated capacity for leadership and an interest in deepening the international dimension of their activities in the health area. Participants in the Program are known as "residents" and are incorporated into the work of PAHO for a period of eleven months starting at the end of January 2002.