Strengthening Capacity in Health Research Ethics and Methodology in The Gambia

项目摘要 冈比亚的转型变化刺激了几个部门的增长，这些部门有机会 实施研究。因此，在学术、研究和卫生领域开展的研究有所增加， 护理机构的发展势头良好。因此，道德操守审查委员会的必要性要求努力， 提高研究道德和研究方法的能力，因为现有数量有限 卫生研究伦理和研究方法的培训方案。能力建设对于 加强整体研究工作。我们的目标是进一步加强领导能力和专业知识 在研究伦理和研究方法上。通过马里兰州大学，巴尔的摩总统的 全球影响力基金（PGIF），2020年秋季研讨会吸引了令人印象深刻的52名与会者。的国家 完成了研讨会前后的调查，52%（n = 27）是卫生专业人员，重要的是，100% 对“健康研究伦理培训在冈比亚是否重要”的问题回答“是”。确保方案 成功，我们正在与尼日利亚的同事合作，形成一个二元配对冈比亚教师与尼日利亚 学徒模式的道德专家;并与加纳的同事一起培训冈比亚合作者 福格蒂资助的理学硕士项目。在西非地区联合这些潜在的合作者将确保 冈比亚教师继续发展技能和能力作为核心教师在拟议的证书， 未来的硕士课程拨款申请的目的是扩大我们的PGIF计划的努力， 在冈比亚制定研究道德和方法证书计划，作为后续研究的基础 扩展到一个硕士课程在第5年的赠款奖。为此，我们提出以下具体建议： 目标：具体目标1：为卫生专业人员制定为期12个月的证书课程， 伦理委员会成员、研究生和学术研究人员。具体目标#2：在第2 - 4年， 通过面对面和虚拟会议的混合方式实施已制定的证书计划。具体目标 #3：促进伦理委员会成员、卫生专业人员和学者的专业成长 通过在冈比亚举办的年度面对面讲习班。具体目标#4：开发和实施硕士课程 5年的计划。在LMIC实现可持续的研究伦理计划仍然是LMIC的最终目标。 福格蒂国际中心冈比亚的研究和发展能力继续扩大，需要 可持续的研究伦理和研究方法方案。研究的实施， 最高的道德标准和科学严谨性需要高水平的培训，以满足社会健康需求， 有助于在其社会文化背景下改善冈比亚人的健康。

PROJECT SUMMARY The transformational changes in The Gambia have stimulated growth in several sectors with opportunities to implement research. The resulting increase in the conduct of research in the academic, research, and health care institutions has gained momentum. As such, the need for ethics review committees requires efforts to enhance research ethics and research methods capacity as there have been a limited number of available training programs in health research ethics and research methodologies. Building capacity is critical to strengthening the overall research enterprise. Our Goal is to further strengthen leadership capacity and expertise in research ethics and research methodologies. Through the University of Maryland, Baltimore President’s Global Impact Fund (PGIF), the 2020 fall workshop attracted an impressive 52 attendees. Of those that completed the pre and post workshop surveys, 52% (n = 27) were health professionals, and importantly, 100% responded “yes” to the question if “health research ethics training is important in the Gambia.” To ensure program success, we are collaborating with Nigerian colleagues to form a dyad pairing Gambian faculty with Nigerian ethics experts in an apprentice model; and with colleagues in Ghana to train Gambian collaborators in the Fogarty-funded MSc program. Coalescing these potential collaborators in the West African region will ensure that Gambian faculty continue to develop skills and competence as core faculty in the proposed certificate and future master’s programs. The Objective of the grant application is to extend our efforts of the PGIF Program to develop a Research Ethics and Methods Certificate Program in Gambia as a foundation for subsequent expansion to a Master’s Program in Year 5 of the grant award. To this end, we propose the following specific aims: Specific Aim #1: Develop an ethics curriculum for a 12-month certificate program for health professionals, ethics committee members, graduate students, and academic researchers. Specific Aim #2: In Years 2 - 4, implement the developed certificate program through a hybrid of face-to-face and virtual sessions. Specific Aim #3: Enhance professional growth among ethics committee members, health professionals, and academics through the annual in-person workshops in Gambia. Specific Aim #4: Develop and implement a master’s program in Year 5. Achieving sustainable research ethics programs in LMIC remains the ultimate goal of the Fogarty International Center. Gambia’s research and developmental capacity continues to expand and requires sustainable research ethics and research methodology programs. The implementation of research with the highest ethical standards and scientific rigor require high level training in response to societal health needs that contributes to improve the health of Gambians within their socio-cultural contexts.