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Exploring gaps, strategies and solutions for primary care research mentorship in the African context: A workshop report.

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العنوان: Exploring gaps, strategies and solutions for primary care research mentorship in the African context: A workshop report.
المؤلفون: McGuire CM; Family Medicine Speciality Training Program, Lesotho-Boston Health Alliance, Leribe, Lesotho; and, Department of Family Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, United States. chelsea.mcguire@gmail.com., Yakubu K, Ayisi-Boateng NK, Motlhatlhedi K, Ameh P, Fatusin BB, Makwero M, Jenkins LS
المصدر: African journal of primary health care & family medicine [Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med] 2020 May 25; Vol. 12 (1), pp. e1-e4. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 May 25.
نوع المنشور: Journal Article
اللغة: English
بيانات الدورية: Publisher: OpenJournals Pub Country of Publication: South Africa NLM ID: 101520860 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2071-2936 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 20712928 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med Subsets: MEDLINE
أسماء مطبوعة: Original Publication: Tygervalley, South Africa : OpenJournals Pub.
مواضيع طبية MeSH: Mentors* , Primary Health Care* , Stakeholder Participation*, Physicians, Primary Care/*education , Research/*education, Africa, Northern ; Capacity Building ; Humans ; Multilevel Analysis ; Population Health
مستخلص: Background: Primary care needs research to generate evidence relevant to community needs; however, there is a lack of research engagement among primary care physicians, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Improved research mentorship for family physicians (FPs) can help address prevailing knowledge and practice gaps in primary care research.Workshop process: During the 6th annual Africa Regional Conference of the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA), we conducted three workshops on research mentorship for African FPs. Two workshops (one online and one onsite at the pre-conference) were geared towards the young doctors' movement of WONCA Africa. The third was onsite during the main conference. Following a brief presentation on the concept of research mentorship and known gaps, participants broke into small groups and discussed additional gaps, solutions and anticipated readiness for implementing these solutions. We used a content analysis to summarise key concepts and had participants to review the findings.Workshop findings: Identified gaps related to mentees' difficulty initiating and maintaining mentorship relationships and an overall shortage of capable and willing mentors. Organisational solutions focused on capacity building and creating a culture of mentorship. Interpersonal solutions focused on reducing the power distance and increasing reflectivity and feedback. Increasing the use of research networks and both peer and online mentorship were advocated. Barriers to readiness included resource constraints and competing priorities.
Conclusion: A multi-level approach is needed to address the gaps in research mentorship for African FPs. Identified solutions hold potential for supporting the research engagement needed to improve the population health across Africa.
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فهرسة مساهمة: Keywords: family medicine; general practice; mentorship; primary care; research; sub-Saharan Africa; workshop report
تواريخ الأحداث: Date Created: 20200606 Date Completed: 20210305 Latest Revision: 20210305
رمز التحديث: 20231215
مُعرف محوري في PubMed: PMC7284154
DOI: 10.4102/phcfm.v12i1.2320
PMID: 32501030
قاعدة البيانات: MEDLINE
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تدمد:2071-2936
DOI:10.4102/phcfm.v12i1.2320