Strengthening the Quantitative Pipeline for Multidisciplinary Trauma Research in Cameroon

项目摘要/摘要 创伤是撒哈拉以南非洲(SSA)死亡和残疾的主要原因，特别是在喀麦隆，那里 与该地区类似的环境相比，报告的伤害负担更高。损伤研究主要集中在 在创伤护理方面的预防和改进，如创伤质量改进(QI)，已导致显著 减少高收入国家的伤害负担。然而，在当前的创伤中仍然存在严重差距。 由于培训机会有限，SSA的研究基础设施。可持续创伤研究， 教育和指导计划(STREAM)将寻求填补这一空白，建立在现有的长期 加州大学和布埃亚大学(BUEA)之间的伙伴关系，以提供创新培训 面向喀麦隆研究生，重点放在新颖、尖端的量化工具上。溪流 喀麦隆方案将致力于建立一支具有多学科创伤专业知识的毕业实习生队伍 预防和控制、质量改进和量化方法，以解决 创伤相关数据的时间依赖性、动态性和不完全性。该计划将利用最近的 研究方法的进展，如机器学习和实施科学，特别是 适用于创伤研究。喀麦隆溪流旨在实现以下目标：1)培训 通过公共卫生硕士、博士和博士后途径进行创伤研究的多学科科学家的临界人数 谁将为BUEA的伤害中心奠定基础；2)开发和实施短期、 由美国和喀麦隆教员共同教授的中长期量化和创伤研究课程 可持续地加强BUEA的现有产品；3)为学员提供指导研究机会 将量化技能应用于创伤QI项目，利用伙伴关系现有的研究和数据收集 喀麦隆的基础设施；以及4)通过现有的 国际组织和喀麦隆创伤网络的建立，作为一个持续的 实践社区。在五年计划期间，共有2名博士后，8名博士和硕士学位 每年的学生将使用团队指导的方法进行培训。硕士和博士生将参加 整个培训过程中的在线课程，通过加州大学伯克利分校和 加州旧金山临床与转化科学研究所的。所有学生都将参加导师计划 研究。此外，博士后将在伯克利接受一学期的面对面培训，以准备 他们是Buea的教员职位。完成STREAM项目后，毕业生将成功就业 开展创新的循证研究，以提高创伤护理质量并减轻伤害负担 在SSA的弱势人群中。因此，喀麦隆分流大学的毕业生将接受培训和装备，以 指导创伤研究的下一代科学家，在影响医疗保健方面发挥关键作用 当地和国际上的做法和政策。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ ABSTRACT Trauma is a leading cause of death and disability in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), particularly in Cameroon, where a higher burden of injury is reported compared to similar settings in the region. Injury research focused on prevention and improvements in trauma care, such as trauma Quality improvement (QI), have led to significant reductions in the burden of injury in high-income countries. Yet, there remain critical gaps in the current trauma research infrastructure in SSA due to limited training opportunities. The Sustainable Trauma Research, Education, and Mentorship Program (STREaM) will seek to fill this gap, building on an existing long-term partnership between the University of California and the University of Buea (Buea) to provide innovative training to Cameroonian post-graduate candidates with a focus on novel, cutting edge quantitative tools. STREaM Cameroon program will aspire to establish a cadre of graduate trainees with multidisciplinary expertise in Injury prevention and control, quality improvement, and quantitative methods that can address limitations posed by the time-dependent, dynamic, and incomplete nature of trauma-related data. The program will leverage recent advances in research methodologies, such as machine learning and implementation science, that are particularly suited to trauma research. STREaM Cameroon aims to accomplish the following objectives:1) Train a critical mass of multidisciplinary scientists in trauma research through MPH, PhD, and post-doctoral pathways who will form the foundation for an Injury Center at the Buea; 2) Develop and implement a combination of short, medium, and long-term quantitative and trauma research curricula co-taught by U.S. and Cameroonian faculty to sustainably strengthen existing offerings at the Buea; 3) Provide mentored research opportunities for trainees to apply quantitative skills to trauma QI projects utilizing the partnership’s existing research and data collection infrastructure in Cameroon; and 4) Integrate trainee scholars into a robust scientific network through existing international organizations and the creation of a Cameroonian Trauma Network to serve as an ongoing community of practice. During the five-year program, a total of 2 post docs, and eight PhD and Master’s level students per year will be trained using a team mentoring approach. Master’s and PhD students will take part in online courses throughout their training, administered through the University of California Berkeley and University of California San Francisco’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute. All students will participate in mentored research. Additionally, post-docs will spend one semester at Berkeley receiving in-person training to prepare them for faculty positions at Buea. Upon completion of the STReaM program, graduates will successfully engage in innovative, evidence-based research to improve the quality of trauma care and reduce the burden of injury among vulnerable populations in SSA. STReaM Cameroon graduates will thus be trained and equipped to mentor the next generation of scientists in trauma research, playing a critical role in influencing healthcare practices and policy locally and internationally.