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Implementation of Online Research Training and Mentorship for Sub-Saharan African Family Physicians.

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العنوان: Implementation of Online Research Training and Mentorship for Sub-Saharan African Family Physicians.
المؤلفون: McGuire CM; Department of Family Medicine, Boston University, Boston, USA.; Family Medicine Specialty Training Program, Lesotho-Boston Health Alliance, Leribe, Lesotho.; Institute for Health System Innovation and Policy, Boston University, Boston, USA., Fatusin BB; Family Medicine Department, Federal Medical Centre, Gusau, Nigeria., Kodicherla H; Boston University School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, USA., Yakubu K; Department of Family Medicine, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria.; Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.; The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, Australia., Ameh P; Department of Family Medicine, Federal Medical Centre, Keffi, Nigeria., van Waes A; Boston University Department of Health Sciences, Boston University, Boston, USA., Rhoad E; Boston University School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, USA., Jack BW; Department of Family Medicine, Boston University, Boston, USA.; Family Medicine Specialty Training Program, Lesotho-Boston Health Alliance, Leribe, Lesotho.; Institute for Health System Innovation and Policy, Boston University, Boston, USA., Scott NA; Boston University School of Public Health, Department of Global Health, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
المصدر: Annals of global health [Ann Glob Health] 2021 Feb 03; Vol. 87 (1), pp. 13. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Feb 03.
نوع المنشور: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
اللغة: English
بيانات الدورية: Publisher: Ubiquity Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101620864 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2214-9996 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 22149996 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Ann Glob Health Subsets: MEDLINE
أسماء مطبوعة: Publication: 2018- : London : Ubiquity Press
Original Publication: Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier Inc., [2014]-
مواضيع طبية MeSH: Capacity Building* , Education, Distance*, Mentoring/*organization & administration , Mentors/*psychology , Physicians, Family/*psychology, Adult ; Aged ; Faculty ; Female ; Humans ; Internet ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Peer Group
مستخلص: Background: To improve the delivery and reach of primary health care, a robust scientific foundation driven by research is needed. However, few family physicians conduct research, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Early-career and trainee family physicians are a key part of the primary care research pipeline and have an expressed need for research training and mentorship.
Objective: AfriWon Research Collaborative (ARC) was an online research training and mentorship pilot program whose objective was to increase research activity among participants from AfriWon Renaissance, the family physician young doctors' movement of sub-Saharan Africa.
Methods: ARC utilized a 10-module online curriculum, supported by peer and faculty e-mentorship, to guide participants through writing a research protocol. The feasibility, acceptability, and scalability of this program was evaluated via a mixed-methods RE-AIM-guided process evaluation using descriptive statistics and inductive/deductive thematic analysis.
Findings: The pilot reached participants from Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone and was adopted by mentors from 11 countries across three continents. Four of the 10 pilot participants completed a full research protocol by the end of the six-month core program. Seven out of the 10 participants, and nine out of the 15 mentors, planned to continue their mentorship relationships beyond the core program. The program helped instill a positive research culture in active participants. Some participants' and mentors' engagement with the ARC program was limited by confusion over mentorship structure and role, poor network connectivity, and personal life challenges.
Conclusions: Online research training and mentorship for trainee and early-career family physicians in sub-Saharan Africa is feasible and acceptable to participants and mentors. Similar programs must pay careful attention to mentorship training and provide a flexible yet clearly organized structure for mentee-mentor engagement. Additional work is needed to determine optimal implementation strategies and ability to scale.
Competing Interests: The authors: Bolatito B. Fatusin, MBBS, FMCFM; Hithaishini Kodicherla, MPH; Kenneth Yakubu, MPhil, FWACP (Fam Med); Pius Ameh, FWACP (Fam Med); Ethan Rhoad, MPH; and Nancy A. Scott, DrPH, have no conflicting or competing interests to declare. Authors Chelsea M. McGuire, MD, MS and Brian W. Jack, MD are co-principal investigators on a Consortium of University for Global Health (CUGH) Tom Hall Global Health Education grant that supported this project, but did not directly fund either person. Alexandra van Waes was supported by a grant by Boston University Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program.
(Copyright: © 2021 The Author(s).)
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معلومات مُعتمدة: UL1 TR001430 United States TR NCATS NIH HHS
تواريخ الأحداث: Date Created: 20210218 Date Completed: 20211004 Latest Revision: 20211004
رمز التحديث: 20231215
مُعرف محوري في PubMed: PMC7863851
DOI: 10.5334/aogh.3171
PMID: 33598411
قاعدة البيانات: MEDLINE
الوصف
تدمد:2214-9996
DOI:10.5334/aogh.3171