Academic Partnership for Enhancements in Research (APER)

项目摘要/摘要 莫比克共和国，人口2800万的葡萄牙语国家，位于莫桑比克东南海岸 年，非洲经历了显著的经济增长，在改善卫生指标方面取得了明显进展 在过去的二十年里。自从1992年毁灭性的内战结束以来，健康一直是政府的优先事项， 特别是为了应对艾滋病毒/艾滋病的沉重负担(2015年全国流行率估计为 在15-49岁成年人中为13.2%)。联合国2018年人类发展指数将莫桑比克排在第180位 在全球189个国家中。 虽然国家扩大艾滋病毒保健服务提供的努力侧重于加强社区-- 总部设在诊所和地区诊所，同时也有大量有针对性的投资来建设基础设施 以及人类在艾滋病毒研究、创新和健康教育方面的能力。医学研究，包括 流行病学和卫生服务研究取得了显著增长。这一增长源于两者 国际合作项目，例如我们目前的D43执行中研究伙伴关系 爱德华多·蒙代尔大学医学院之间的科学-莫桑比克奖(PRISM) 和范德比尔特大学医学中心(VUMC)的范德比尔特全球卫生研究所(VIGH)，还有 由于莫桑比克日益重视研究，将其作为专业人员和毕业生的重要组成部分 生物医学和公共卫生方面的教育。 我们寻求在PRISM协作为艾滋病毒执行工作奠定的基础上取得实质性进展 莫桑比克主要医学院UEM的科学研究能力。通过一系列棱镜 在评估过程中，我们确定了两个需要进一步发展基础设施的领域，以更好地 服务于研究计划的增长。我们在此建议UEM-Vanderbilt学术伙伴关系 加强研究(APP)计划，重点是进一步加强UEM的S当地艾滋病毒 通过有针对性的赠款管理和生物统计学能力建设的研究能力，两个重要的 查明当前能力建设活动中存在的差距。 我们的具体目标是1)促进可持续发展和提高教师在助学金方面的竞争力。 通过能力培养管理新设立的UEM项目支助办公室，与 医学管理学院/财务办公室；以及2)在大学管理学院S内部开发生物统计学“核心” 实施科学股为教职员工和学生提供生物统计学方面的支持 研究。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ ABSTRACT The Republic of Mozambique, a Portuguese-speaking country of 28 million people on the southeast coast of Africa, has experienced significant economic growth and distinct progress in improving health indicators over the past two decades. Since the end of a devastating civil war in 1992, health has been a government priority, particularly in response to the crushing burden of HIV/AIDS (the 2015 national prevalence was estimated at 13.2% among adults aged 15-49 years). The UN's 2018 Human Development Index ranks Mozambique 180th out of the world's 189 countries. While national efforts to expand HIV health care service delivery have focused on strengthening community- based and regional clinics, there has simultaneously been significant targeted investment to build infrastructure and human capacity in HIV research, innovation, and health education. Medical research, including epidemiologic and health services research, has grown dramatically. This growth has stemmed from both international collaborative projects, such as our current D43 Partnership for Research in Implementation Science- Mozambique (PRISM) award between the Faculty of Medicine at University Eduardo Mondale (UEM) and the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health (VIGH) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), and also from Mozambique's increased emphasis on research as a key component of professional and graduate education in biomedical sciences and public health. We seek to substantially build upon the groundwork laid by the PRISM collaboration for HIV implementation science research capacity at UEM, Mozambique's principal medical school. Through a series of PRISM evaluations, we have identified two areas for which UEM needs further infrastructure development to better serve the growth in research initiatives. We propose here the UEM-Vanderbilt Academic Partnership for Enhancements in Research (APER) program which will focus on further strengthening UEM´s local HIV research capacity through targeted capacity building in Grants Management and Biostatistics, two significant gaps identified in current capacity building activities. Our Specific Aims are to 1) Promote sustainability and increased faculty competitiveness in grants management through capacitation of the newly created UEM Office of Project Support in coordination with the Faculty of Medicine Administration/Finance Office; and to 2) Develop a Biostatistics “Core” within UEM´s Implementation Science Unit to provide biostatistics support to faculty and students in the conduct of their research.