Expanding Capacity Building in Non-Communicable Diseases: The Scholars in HeAlth Research Program (SHARP) at the American University in Beirut

摘要 学者健康研究计划(SHARP)，于#年在贝鲁特美国大学启动 2013年，主要目标是推进黎巴嫩非传染性疾病议程和 区域。它填补了一个重大空白，涵盖了该地区的短期、中期和长期研究培训。 夏普已经超出了预先设定的预期。自发布以来实施了几项增强功能，基于 我们的计划评估(见培训计划和进度报告)。过去的七年也是 使我们能够找出很少的差距、挑战和机会。这些是：1)潜在学员对 夏季证书计划，但不能在6周的时段内抽出全天参加现场；2)需要 高级量化方法模块；3)需要正式的指导计划；4)资源稀缺 为受训人员提供研究奖学金，以支持他们开发和完成非传染性疾病项目。因此，我们 建立在夏普成熟和成功的核心课程基础上，其扎实的多学科研究培训 所有三个培训轨道的能力，利用信息技术方面的强大工具，扩大和 由教师和导师组成的多学科小组，以扩大该计划的深度、广度和影响。 我们的新活动是开发和实施以下内容：1)混合夏普证书 跨越两个学期，具有与现场版本相同的能力；2)先进的研究方法 包括数据科学在内的模块；3)夏普职业促进网络(夏普CAN)，培养 基层导师文化；以及4)夏普学者研究奖学金资助计划，以 提高研究生产力。因此，夏普继续提供所有三个培训路径，以进一步 推进其使命。新的混合证书将与已建立的现场Sharp同步运行 暑期计划。两者都提供了中长期培训的基础，包括理学硕士学位。这个 新的高级模块补充和丰富了所有培训课程。完善的指导计划和新的资金 对学员的培训机制丰富和加强了长期的培训经验。每年，该计划都会 继续招收20-25名现场证书学员和2-3名硕士学员。根据我们进行的调查， 我们预计还会有4-8名学员报名参加新的混合证书计划，我们预计这一群体将 多年来稳步增长，并额外增加4-8名实习生注册任何高级量化 研究方法单元；因此，每年增加8-16名长期受训人员。几乎所有的实习生都是 医学毕业生；很少有人可以注册博士后学位。研究能力成果我们将 跟踪是：按性别、机构和地区列出的每一年注册的学员人数、出版物/学员(简称： 期限、受训人员编写和获得的中期补助金数量以及受训人员 成为独立调查人员，确保非传染性疾病研究的教员职位，解决卫生系统问题，以及 国家健康优先事项，用于长期衡量标准。

ABSTRACT The Scholars in HeAlth Research Program (SHARP), launched at the American University of Beirut in 2013, with the main goal to advance the Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) agenda in Lebanon and the region. It has filled a major gap and spans short-, intermediate-, and long-term research training in the region. SHARP has exceeded pre-set expectations. Several enhancements were implemented since launch based on our Program Evaluation (see Training Program and Progress Report). The past seven years have also allowed us to identify few gaps, challenges and opportunities. These are : 1) interest from potential trainees in the Summer Certificate Program but inability to free full days in a 6-week block to attend on-site; 2) a need for advanced quantitative methods modules; 3) a need for a formal mentoring plan; and 4) scarce sources for research fellowship stipends for trainees to support them develop and complete an NCD project. We therefore build on SHARP’s established and successful core curricula, its solid and multi-disciplinary research training capacity in all three training tracks, capitalize on the powerful tools in information technology, an enlarged and multi-disciplinary panel of teaching faculty and mentors, to expand the Program’s depth, breadth, and impact. Our new activities are to develop and implement the following: 1) a Blended SHARP Certificate spanning over 2 semesters, with identical competencies to the on-site version; 2) advanced research methods modules including data science; 3) the SHARP Career Advancement Network (SHARP CAN) to cultivate a culture of mentorship at the grassroots; and 4) the SHARP Scholars Research Fellowship Grant Program to enhance research productivity. Therefore, SHARP continues to deliver all three training tracks, to further advance its mission. The new Blended Certificate will run in parallel with the established on-site SHARP Summer Program. Both provide the basis to intermediate or long-term training, including the MSc degree. The new advanced modules complement and enrich all training tracks. The refined mentoring plan and new funding mechanism to trainees enriches and strengthens the long-term training experience. Each year, the program continues to enroll 20-25 on-site certificate trainees and 2-3 MSc trainees. Based on surveys we conducted, we anticipate an additional 4-8 trainees to enroll in the new Blended Certificate Program, a cohort we expect to grow steadily over the years, and an additional 4-8 trainees to enroll in any of the advanced quantitative research methods modules; thus totaling 8-16 additional long-term trainees/year. Almost all trainees are medical graduates; few may enroll at the post-doctoral degree level. The research capacity outcomes we will track are: number of trainees enrolled/year, by gender, institution, and region, publications/trainee for the short- term, number of grants written and secured by the trainees for intermediate-term, and trainees’ ability to become independent investigators, secure faculty positions in NCD research, address health systems and national health priorities, for long-term term metrics.