Strengthening the Master of Health Research Ethics Training Program

项目总结 为了确保更多的研究伦理方面的专门知识，以支持研究活动的快速增长 在马来西亚举行的马来亚大学健康研究伦理学硕士项目 (UM)是与约翰霍普金斯大学伯曼生物伦理学研究所(JHU)合作开发的。这 该地区首个此类卫生研究伦理学学位课程现已全面实施， 经认证，已培养出17名受训人员，另有8名受训人员将于今年毕业。这个 我们申请加强卫生研究伦理硕士培训计划的总体目标是 加强人力资源部方案，确保其可持续性：(1)制定和实施更多 灵活的培训方案，包括全日制和非全日制招生选项；(2)加强 项目由我们开发的一种新的、经验式派生的研究伦理能力框架指导 方案(FRECO：研究伦理研究能力和成果框架)和 系统地在课程中嵌入适合情境的案例；以及(3)加强密歇根大学教师的 研究、伦理、教育和学术方面的能力。从一开始，这个项目就引起了人们的兴趣 在马来西亚和该地区生物伦理学相关领域的在职专业人员中。然而，它目前的情况 对于专业学生来说，这种格式并不理想，他们更喜欢在课外进行兼职学习和课程安排 正常工作时间，以及更多的在线学习机会，现在需求非常旺盛，因为- 这是新冠肺炎大流行的一部分。在新的形式下，该方案将进一步培养26名学员(21名 马来西亚人；5人来自区域低收入和中等收入国家)。我们的目标是利用壁画和一个 ECasebook根据区域相关案例进行整理，以进一步加强该方案。最后，我们会 实施强有力的教师发展计划，其中将包括年度教师发展研讨会 以及一个结构化的指导计划，为UM教职员工提供必要的知识和技能 在未来领导MOHRE项目。总括而言，建议的措施将有助扩大我们的团队。 马来西亚和东南亚其他中低收入国家的卫生研究伦理专业知识。 最终，我们渴望建立一个区域研究伦理网络，其中将包括MOHRE校友 为设计和实施道德健全的健康做出有意义的贡献的领导人 研究。

PROJECT SUMMARY In order to ensure more expertise in research ethics to support the rapid increase in research activities taking place in Malaysia, the Master of Health Research Ethics (MOHRE) program at Universiti Malaya (UM) was developed in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics (JHU). This regionally first of its kind health research ethics degree program has now been fully implemented and accredited and has produced 17 trainees with an additional 8 trainees who will be graduating this year. The overall goal of our application, Strengthening the Master of Health Research Ethics Training Program, is to strengthen the MOHRE program and ensure its sustainability by: (1) developing and implementing a more flexible training program that includes full-time and part-time enrolment options; (2) strengthening the program guided by a novel, empirically derived research ethics competency framework developed by our program (FRESCO: Framework for Research Ethics Studies Competencies and Outcomes) and systematically embedding context-appropriate cases in the curriculum; and (3) enhancing UM faculty’s capacity in research ethics education and scholarship. Since its inception, the program has sparked interest among working professionals in bioethics-related fields in Malaysia and the region. However, its current format is not ideal for professional students who prefer part-time study, course schedules that occur outside of usual working hours, and more online learning opportunities, which are now in very high-demand due in- part to the COVID-19 pandemic. With a new format, the program will further produce 26 trainees (21 Malaysians; 5 from regional low- and middle-income countries). We aim to utilise FRESCO and an eCasebook collated based on regionally relevant cases to further strengthen the program. Finally, we will conduct a robust faculty development program which will include an annual faculty development workshop and a structured mentoring program to equip UM faculty members with necessary knowledge and skills to lead the MOHRE program in the future. In sum, the proposed measures will facilitate our team to expand health research ethics expertise in Malaysia and other low- and middle-income countries in Southeast Asia. Eventually, we aspire to establish a regional research ethics network that will include MOHRE alumni as leaders making meaningful contributions towards the design and conduct of ethically sound health research.