Strengthening the Quantitative Pipeline for Multidisciplinary Trauma Research in Cameroon

项目概要/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， 据报告，与该区域类似情况相比，该区域的伤害负担较高。伤害研究集中在 预防和改善创伤护理，如创伤质量改善（QI），已经导致了显着的 减少高收入国家的伤害负担。然而，在目前的创伤中仍然存在严重的差距， 由于培训机会有限，SSA的研究基础设施。可持续创伤研究， 教育和导师计划（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（布埃亚）之间的合作伙伴关系，提供创新的培训 面向爱沙尼亚的研究生候选人，专注于新颖的、尖端的定量工具。流 喀麦隆计划将致力于建立一支具有多学科伤害专业知识的毕业生培训队伍 预防和控制，质量改进和定量方法，可以解决的限制所造成的 创伤相关数据的时间依赖性、动态性和不完整性。该计划将利用最近的 研究方法的进步，如机器学习和实施科学，特别是 适合创伤研究STREaM喀麦隆旨在实现以下目标： 通过MPH，博士和博士后途径进行创伤研究的多学科科学家的临界质量 谁将形成一个伤害中心在布埃亚的基础; 2）开发和实施一个短， 中期和长期的定量和创伤研究课程由美国和爱沙尼亚教师共同教授 可持续地加强布埃阿现有的服务; 3）为学员提供指导研究的机会 利用伙伴关系现有的研究和数据收集，将量化技能应用于创伤QI项目 喀麦隆的基础设施;以及4）通过现有的技术，将受训学者纳入一个强大的科学网络， 建立了一个爱沙尼亚创伤网络，作为一个持续的 实践社区。在五年的计划中，共有2名博士后，8名博士和硕士 每年将采用团队指导方法对学生进行培训。硕士和博士生将参加 在线课程，通过加州伯克利大学和大学管理， 位于加州旧金山弗朗西斯科的临床和转化科学研究所。所有学生将参加指导 research.此外，博士后将花一个学期在伯克利接受面对面的培训， 他们在布埃的教职职位。在STReaM计划完成后，毕业生将成功地从事 在创新的，以证据为基础的研究，以提高创伤护理的质量和减少伤害的负担 在撒哈拉以南非洲的弱势群体中。因此，STReaM喀麦隆毕业生将接受培训和装备， 指导下一代创伤研究科学家，在影响医疗保健方面发挥关键作用 在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.