Aga Khan University Trauma and Injury Research Training Program (AKU TIRTP).

项目概要/摘要 我们以前的计划（2005-21）在这个RFA支持创伤和损伤研究，通过长期的， 对32名硕士学员（28名巴基斯坦国民和4名阿富汗国民）和3名博士进行定期培训 （巴基斯坦人）。该方案还支持了6500多人的短期培训。在此基础上 阿加汗大学（AKU）现有的研究能力，我们的合作团队建议扩大培训 在创伤和伤害研究（TIR），以其他五个国家与AKU校园，并建立AKU作为一个 在低收入和中等收入国家的TIR能力建设方面处于领先地位。我们的合作历史， AKU，JHU和乔治华盛顿大学的米尔肯研究所公共卫生学院（GWSPH）已经成熟 以获得更广泛的影响力来支持TIR。这项新提案的更大使命有三个方面：第一，支持AKU， 巴基斯坦卡拉奇，因为它在培训TIR未来领导人方面发挥主导作用（具体目标1）;第二，扩大 在中亚和东非的AKU校园进行培训（具体目标2）;第三， 研究国家和区域问题，如冲突、灾害和 大规模伤亡（具体目标3）。这种变革性的方法意味着我们将把重点从 在灾害、冲突和战争的特定背景下以及在单一区域重点发生的所有伤害 跨国培训模式。本次阿加汗大学创伤与伤害的总体目标 研究培训计划（AKU-TIRTP）旨在加强创伤和伤害研究能力 来自南亚（巴基斯坦、阿富汗）、中亚（吉尔吉斯斯坦）、 和塔吉克斯坦）和东非（坦桑尼亚、肯尼亚），并建立强大的南南和跨区域模式 合作。我们的模式将侧重于扩大在巴基斯坦的博士培训，为来自东方的专业人士 非洲和阿富汗，同时通过混合、短期（在线） 和传统的面对面）培训活动。短期培训不仅会详细说明 研究基本TIR的方法，但也提供了对冲突、灾难和大规模伤亡的关注 伤亡通过博士生的研究和向更多受众开放的小额赠款方案， 我们将促进围绕冲突/战争、灾害（自然灾害和人为灾害）， 紧急护理和大规模伤亡-所有参与地点的国家优先事项。总之，我们 建议跨地区进行独特的大规模合作，以解决关键问题和背景问题 TIR的相关研究空白，重点是灾害和紧急护理。这在很大程度上是因为 AKU真正的全球足迹;远程学习的增长，可接受性和强大的基础设施; 以及AKU，JHU和GWSPH之间15年的合作。我们将利用 两个领先的美国研究机构，以指导和导师AKU在这一阶段的增长，并创造一个 成功的能力发展的全球模式。

Project Summary/Abstract Our previous programs (2005-21) under this RFA supported trauma and injury research through long- term training of 32 trainees at the Masters level (28 Pakistani and 4 Afghani nationals) and 3 in PhD (Pakistanis). The program also supported short term training of over 6500 individuals. Building on this existing research capacity at Aga Khan University (AKU), our collaborative team proposes to expand training in trauma and injury research (TIR) to five other countries with AKU campuses and establish AKU as a leader in TIR capacity building in low- and middle-income countries. Our history of collaboration between AKU, JHU and George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health (GWSPH) is ripe for a wider impact to support TIR. The larger mission of this new proposal is threefold: first, to support AKU, Karachi, Pakistan as it takes leading role in training future leaders in TIR (Specific Aim 1); second, to expand the training in AKU campuses across Central Asia and East Africa (Specific Aim 2); and third, to focus research on the national and regional issues such as injuries and trauma caused by conflicts, disasters and mass casualties (Specific Aim 3). This transformative approach means that we will expand our focus from all injuries to injuries in the specific context of disasters, conflicts and wars, and from a single region focus to a multi-national training model. The overall goal of this Aga Khan University Trauma and Injury Research Training Program (AKU-TIRTP) is to strengthen research capacity on trauma and injuries across AKU institutions in six countries from South Asia (Pakistan, Afghanistan), Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan) and East Africa (Tanzania, Kenya), and build a strong south-south and cross-regional model of collaboration. Our model will focus on expanding doctoral training in Pakistan for professionals from East Africa and Afghanistan, while building a large cadre of TIR professionals through a hybrid, short-term (online and traditional face to face) training activities across all sites. The short-term training will not only elaborate approaches to studying basic TIR but also provide a focus on injuries due to conflicts, disasters and mass casualties. Through the research of doctoral trainees and small grants program open to larger audience, we will promote development of evidence around conflicts/wars, disasters (both natural and man-made), emergency care, and mass casualties – national priorities across all participating sites. In summary, we propose a unique, large scale collaboration across regions which addresses critical and contextually relevant research gaps in TIR with a focus on disaster and emergency care. This is possible largely because of the truly global footprint of AKU; the growth, acceptability and robust infrastructure in distance learning; and 15 years of collaborative work between AKU, JHU and GWSPH. We will leverage the resources at the two leading US research institutions to guide and mentor AKU during this phase of growth and create a global model of successful capacity development.