Medical Education Partnership Initiative in Nigeria

描述（由申请人提供）：美国国立卫生研究院尼日利亚医学教育合作倡议（MEPIN）提供了一个机会来解决尼日利亚教育机构今天面临的许多挑战，其总体目标是改善和加强该国的医学教育系统。利用总统防治艾滋病紧急救援计划提供的现有人力、物质和基础设施资源，以及两个合作伙伴的福格蒂aitrp提供的研究技能，MEPIN将提高学生和医学毕业生的知识和技能，以有效满足和维持尼日利亚的具体卫生保健需求。伊巴丹大学是主要的医学院，其合作伙伴包括：乔斯大学、尼日利亚大学、迈杜古里大学、阿赫马杜·贝罗大学、拉各斯大学、尼日利亚艾滋病预防倡议有限公司、西北大学和哈佛大学公共卫生学院。MEPIN联盟的所有机构都是哈佛总统防治艾滋病紧急救援计划的长期发展伙伴。该提案的具体目标是：1)基于证据的修订，更新和重组现有的医学教育计划，包括：MBBS [MD等同]，牙科，护理，药学和基础医学实验室学士学位；2)以医学预科、护理和卫生专业学生为榜样，为年轻人制定健康问题培训计划；3)为研究生和教师制定具体的指导、技能培养和继续医学教育计划；4)通过实施定向就业项目，提高研究生和教师的多学科研究能力；5)创建MEPIN研究奖学金项目。这些为研究生和教师提供培训和职业发展机会的新模式将创造一个有利的环境，促进本地驱动的研究。一旦实施，它们将显示出在招聘和留住训练有素的卫生专业人员和学术教师方面的持续增长，增加开始在当地执业、成为学术教师成员和/或开展与实施总统防治艾滋病紧急救援计划和尼日利亚其他公共卫生优先事项有关的研究的医学生人数。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The NIH Medical Education Partnership Initiative in Nigeria (MEPIN) provides an opportunity to address many of the challenges facing the Nigerian education institutions today with the overall goal of improving and Strengthening the medical education system in the country. With the existing human, material and infrastructural resources already provided through the PEPFAR program and the research skills provided by 2 of the partners' Fogarty AITRPs, the MEPIN will enhance the knowledge and skills of students and medical graduates to effectively meet and sustain the specific health care needs of Nigeria. The University of Ibadan is the lead medical school with partners including: University of Jos, University of Nigeria, University of Maiduguri, Ahmadu Bello University, University of Lagos, the AIDS Prevention Initiative Nigeria Ltd, Northwestern University and the Harvard School of Public Health. All institutions making up the MEPIN consortium have been long-term development partners in the Harvard PEPFAR program. The specific aims of the proposal are: 1) Evidence based revision, updating and re-structuring of the current medical education program including: MBBS [MD equivalent], Bachelor of Dental Surgery, Nursing, Pharmacy and Basic Medical Laboratory Sciences; 2) Develop a health issues training program for young adults using pre-medical, nursing and health professional students as a model; 3) Develop specific mentoring, skill-building, and continuing medical education programs for post-graduate students and faculty; 4) Enhance the multi- disciplinary research capacity for post graduate students and faculty by implementing directed career- oriented programs; 5) Create MEPIN Research Fellowship programs. These new models for training and career development opportunities for post graduates and faculty will create an enabling environment to promote locally driven research. Once implemented, they will demonstrate a sustainable increase in the recruitment and retention of trained health professionals and academic faculty, increase the number of medical students who begin local practice, become members of academic faculty, and/or conduct research related to the implementation of PEPFAR and other public health priorities in Nigeria. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The Nigerian medical education system faces many challenges including a decayed infrastructure, misplaced priorities, and inadequate resources. The majority of medical graduates are unable to adequately translate their knowledge of basic sciences to public health approaches to disease prevention. There is a dearth of research capacity for students and faculty, this MEPIN proposal seeks to address these deficiencies directly.