Group Mentorship Model to Enhance the Efficiency and Productivity of PhD Research Training in Sub-Saharan Africa

Introduction: High quality PhD training in sub-Saharan Africa is important to strengthen research evidence to advance development and health. Training a critical mass of independent investigators capable of original scientific research requires strong mentorship, research environments, and internati...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Yukari C. Manabe, Harriet Nambooze, Elialilia S. Okello, Moses R. Kamya, Elly T. Katabira, Isaac Ssinabulya, Mark Kaddumukasa, Yvonne Nabunnya, Robert C. Bollinger, Nelson K. Sewankambo
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Ubiquity Press 2018
Materias:	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/73005941e99542a6a0b67d51d39588d2
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:73005941e99542a6a0b67d51d39588d2
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:73005941e99542a6a0b67d51d39588d22021-12-02T05:02:54ZGroup Mentorship Model to Enhance the Efficiency and Productivity of PhD Research Training in Sub-Saharan Africa2214-999610.29024/aogh.25https://doaj.org/article/73005941e99542a6a0b67d51d39588d22018-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/25https://doaj.org/toc/2214-9996Introduction: High quality PhD training in sub-Saharan Africa is important to strengthen research evidence to advance development and health. Training a critical mass of independent investigators capable of original scientific research requires strong mentorship, research environments, and international networks. We sought to iteratively improve a PhD training model in Uganda through systems capacity building. Methods: PhD students were selected through a rigorous competitive application and selection process, which included a written proposal and a face-to-face panel interview. The program provided administrative support, paid tuition fees, tools (space, equipment, research money), skills (short research courses on study design, biostatistics, manuscript and grant writing), and infrastructure (finance, grants management support, and lab infrastructure). Guidance to identify local and international mentorship was also provided in addition to two to three group meetings per year where data was presented and progress assessed by the program leaders in addition to available local mentors. Results: Seventeen PhD students were selected, and fifteen will complete training through the MEPI-MESAU program. To date, 60% have completed, including 2 students who started 2 years into the program. So far, 169 publications have been published in the peer-reviewed literature. Our PhD students have supervised and mentored 65 Master’s students, which illustrates the cascade effect of PhD training on the academic medical school environment. Conclusions: The systems capacity building approach to PhD training is an efficient and productive training model that allowed strong outputs at lower cost and with relatively few additional mentors to rapidly achieve a critical mass of independent scientists able to conduct original research and mentor others.</p><p>Yukari C. ManabeHarriet NamboozeElialilia S. OkelloMoses R. KamyaElly T. KatabiraIsaac SsinabulyaMark KaddumukasaYvonne NabunnyaRobert C. BollingerNelson K. SewankamboUbiquity PressarticleInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENAnnals of Global Health, Vol 84, Iss 1, Pp 170-175 (2018)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
spellingShingle	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Yukari C. Manabe Harriet Nambooze Elialilia S. Okello Moses R. Kamya Elly T. Katabira Isaac Ssinabulya Mark Kaddumukasa Yvonne Nabunnya Robert C. Bollinger Nelson K. Sewankambo Group Mentorship Model to Enhance the Efficiency and Productivity of PhD Research Training in Sub-Saharan Africa
description	Introduction: High quality PhD training in sub-Saharan Africa is important to strengthen research evidence to advance development and health. Training a critical mass of independent investigators capable of original scientific research requires strong mentorship, research environments, and international networks. We sought to iteratively improve a PhD training model in Uganda through systems capacity building. Methods: PhD students were selected through a rigorous competitive application and selection process, which included a written proposal and a face-to-face panel interview. The program provided administrative support, paid tuition fees, tools (space, equipment, research money), skills (short research courses on study design, biostatistics, manuscript and grant writing), and infrastructure (finance, grants management support, and lab infrastructure). Guidance to identify local and international mentorship was also provided in addition to two to three group meetings per year where data was presented and progress assessed by the program leaders in addition to available local mentors. Results: Seventeen PhD students were selected, and fifteen will complete training through the MEPI-MESAU program. To date, 60% have completed, including 2 students who started 2 years into the program. So far, 169 publications have been published in the peer-reviewed literature. Our PhD students have supervised and mentored 65 Master’s students, which illustrates the cascade effect of PhD training on the academic medical school environment. Conclusions: The systems capacity building approach to PhD training is an efficient and productive training model that allowed strong outputs at lower cost and with relatively few additional mentors to rapidly achieve a critical mass of independent scientists able to conduct original research and mentor others.</p><p>
format	article
author	Yukari C. Manabe Harriet Nambooze Elialilia S. Okello Moses R. Kamya Elly T. Katabira Isaac Ssinabulya Mark Kaddumukasa Yvonne Nabunnya Robert C. Bollinger Nelson K. Sewankambo
author_facet	Yukari C. Manabe Harriet Nambooze Elialilia S. Okello Moses R. Kamya Elly T. Katabira Isaac Ssinabulya Mark Kaddumukasa Yvonne Nabunnya Robert C. Bollinger Nelson K. Sewankambo
author_sort	Yukari C. Manabe
title	Group Mentorship Model to Enhance the Efficiency and Productivity of PhD Research Training in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_short	Group Mentorship Model to Enhance the Efficiency and Productivity of PhD Research Training in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_full	Group Mentorship Model to Enhance the Efficiency and Productivity of PhD Research Training in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_fullStr	Group Mentorship Model to Enhance the Efficiency and Productivity of PhD Research Training in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_full_unstemmed	Group Mentorship Model to Enhance the Efficiency and Productivity of PhD Research Training in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_sort	group mentorship model to enhance the efficiency and productivity of phd research training in sub-saharan africa
publisher	Ubiquity Press
publishDate	2018
url	https://doaj.org/article/73005941e99542a6a0b67d51d39588d2
work_keys_str_mv	AT yukaricmanabe groupmentorshipmodeltoenhancetheefficiencyandproductivityofphdresearchtraininginsubsaharanafrica AT harrietnambooze groupmentorshipmodeltoenhancetheefficiencyandproductivityofphdresearchtraininginsubsaharanafrica AT elialiliasokello groupmentorshipmodeltoenhancetheefficiencyandproductivityofphdresearchtraininginsubsaharanafrica AT mosesrkamya groupmentorshipmodeltoenhancetheefficiencyandproductivityofphdresearchtraininginsubsaharanafrica AT ellytkatabira groupmentorshipmodeltoenhancetheefficiencyandproductivityofphdresearchtraininginsubsaharanafrica AT isaacssinabulya groupmentorshipmodeltoenhancetheefficiencyandproductivityofphdresearchtraininginsubsaharanafrica AT markkaddumukasa groupmentorshipmodeltoenhancetheefficiencyandproductivityofphdresearchtraininginsubsaharanafrica AT yvonnenabunnya groupmentorshipmodeltoenhancetheefficiencyandproductivityofphdresearchtraininginsubsaharanafrica AT robertcbollinger groupmentorshipmodeltoenhancetheefficiencyandproductivityofphdresearchtraininginsubsaharanafrica AT nelsonksewankambo groupmentorshipmodeltoenhancetheefficiencyandproductivityofphdresearchtraininginsubsaharanafrica
_version_	1718400716383453184

Group Mentorship Model to Enhance the Efficiency and Productivity of PhD Research Training in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ejemplares similares