Strengthening the Quantitative Pipeline for Multidisciplinary Trauma Research in Cameroon

加强喀麦隆多学科创伤研究的定量渠道

• 批准号: 10673814
• 负责人: Alain Mefire Chichom
• 金额: $ 26.99万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-09-16 至 2026-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10673814
• 关键词: Address; Africa South of the Sahara; California; Cameroon; Cause of Death; Clinical Sciences; Community of Practice; Country; Data; Data Collection; Doctor of Philosophy; Education; Educational Curriculum; Educational process of instructing; Faculty; Foundations; Healthcare; Income; Infrastructure; Injury; International; Machine Learning; Mentors; Mentorship; Methods; Nature; Pathway interactions; Persons; Play; Policies; Positioning Attribute; Postdoctoral Fellow; Prevention; Reporting; Research; Research Infrastructure; Research Methodology; Role; San Francisco; Scientist; Stream; Students; Time; Training; Translational Research; Trauma; Trauma Research; Universities; Vulnerable Populations; disability; doctoral student; evidence base; implementation science; improved; injury burden; injury prevention; innovation; multidisciplinary; next generation; novel; online course; programs; skills; tool; training opportunity; trauma care

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.

项目概要/摘要 创伤是撒哈拉以南非洲 (SSA) 地区死亡和残疾的主要原因，特别是在喀麦隆， 据报告，与该地区类似环境相比，伤害负担更高。损伤研究重点 创伤护理的预防和改进，例如创伤质量的提高（QI），已经带来了显着的效果 减少高收入国家的伤害负担。然而，当前的创伤仍然存在严重差距 由于培训机会有限，SSA 的研究基础设施受到限制。可持续创伤研究， 教育和指导计划 (STREAM) 将在现有的长期计划的基础上寻求填补这一空白 加州大学与布埃亚大学 (Buea) 合作提供创新培训 面向喀麦隆研究生候选人，重点关注新颖、前沿的定量工具。溪流 喀麦隆项目将致力于建立一支具有损伤领域多学科专业知识的研究生学员骨干队伍 预防和控制、质量改进和定量方法，可以解决由 创伤相关数据具有时间依赖性、动态性和不完整性。该计划将利用最近 研究方法的进步，例如机器学习和实施科学，特别是 适合创伤研究。 STREAM Cameroon 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数量 谁将为布埃亚伤害中心奠定基础； 2) 制定并实施短期、 美国和喀麦隆教师共同教授的中长期定量和创伤研究课程 持续加强布埃亚现有的服务； 3）为学员提供指导研究机会 利用合作伙伴现有的研究和数据收集，将定量技能应用于创伤 QI 项目 喀麦隆的基础设施； 4）通过现有的网络将实习学者整合到一个强大的科学网络中 国际组织和喀麦隆创伤网络的创建，作为一个持续的 实践社区。五年计划期间，共有博士后2名，博士、硕士8名 每年都会使用团队指导方法对学生进行培训。硕士生和博士生将参加 整个培训过程中的在线课程，由加州大学伯克利分校和大学管理 加州旧金山临床和转化科学研究所。所有学生都将参加辅导 研究。此外，博士后将在伯克利度过一个学期接受现场培训，以做好准备 他们在布埃亚大学担任教职。完成 STReAM 课程后，毕业生将成功从事 进行创新的、基于证据的研究，以提高创伤护理的质量并减轻伤害负担 SSA 的弱势群体。因此，喀麦隆 STreaM 毕业生将接受培训并具备以下能力： 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 本地和国际的做法和政策。