Medical Education Partnership Initiative in Nigeria

尼日利亚国立卫生研究院医学教育伙伴关系倡议(MEPIN)为解决尼日利亚教育机构目前面临的许多挑战提供了机会，总体目标是改善和加强该国的医学教育系统。利用已通过PEPFAR计划提供的现有人力、物力和基础设施资源，以及两个合作伙伴的Fogarty 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特定的医疗保健需求。伊巴丹大学是领先的医学院，合作伙伴包括：乔斯大学、尼日利亚大学、迈杜古里大学、艾哈迈杜·贝洛大学、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。组成MEPIN联盟的所有机构都是哈佛PEPFAR计划的长期发展合作伙伴。该提案的具体目标是：1)以循证为基础修订、更新和重构当前的医学教育计划，包括：MBBS[相当于医学博士]。牙科外科、护理学、药剂学和基础医学检验科学学士学位；2)以预科医学、护理和健康专业学生为榜样，为年轻人制定健康问题培训计划；3)为研究生和教职员工制定具体的指导、技能培养和继续医学教育计划；4)通过实施定向的职业导向计划，提高研究生和教职员工的多学科研究能力；5)创建MEPIN研究奖学金计划。这些为研究生和教职员工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，以促进本地驱动的研究。一旦实施，它们将在招募和留住训练有素的卫生专业人员和学术人员方面显示出可持续的增长，增加开始在当地执业的医学生人数，成为学术教师的成员，和/或开展与在尼日利亚实施PEPFAR和其他公共卫生优先事项有关的研究。

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 premedical, 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.