Malawi HIV Implementation Research Scientist Training Program (M-HIRST)

项目总结/摘要 马拉维艾滋病毒实施研究培训方案（M-HIRST）介绍了发展中的学科 实施科学（IS）马拉维通过其合作计划之间的马拉维大学 医学院（CoM）和北卡罗来纳州大学。在过去的四年里，我们建立了一个核心的 一组实施科学家（8名教师，3名博士，7名硕士，14名指导补助金获得者）提供了一个 启动新的信息系统研究的平台，在公共卫生部内建立一个信息系统专题领域 和家庭医学，并将IS培训嵌入到最近推出的全球卫生实施硕士课程中 和研究支持中心。然而，由于马拉维艾滋病毒方案的不断发展， 科学家的发展速度已经超过了我们师资的发展速度。 对于我们的更新，所有研究将由年度科学优先事项研讨会指导，以确保我们的目标是 与卫生部指导方针和马拉维国家卫生研究议程保持一致。确定的关键领域 在2018年的研讨会上，包括实现90/90/90目标的实施战略，先进的艾滋病毒护理， 将非传染性疾病服务纳入艾滋病毒护理和综合预防战略（VMMC、PrEP）。根据2019 反馈、有区别的抗逆转录病毒疗法护理和结核病预防性治疗已成为优先主题。所有计划 培训活动补充了我们各机构现有的能力建设方案，以最大限度地发挥影响。 我们将在CoM培训更多的教师，同时扩大到包括Kamuzu护理学院的教师 （KCN）.我们的目标是支持额外的4个博士和6个硕士候选人，并聘请12名初级教师在 CoM，KCN，卫生部和研究合作伙伴通过结构化的领导力培训，职业发展 研究论文的撰写和研究时间的保护。我们的IS实习计划将与PEPFAR合作， 合作伙伴将把12名受训人员安排在有指导的研究环境中，以获得实际经验。我们的迭代短 课程计划旨在培训新的课程教师和学员，并将包括先进的信息系统主题 包括移动健康、健康计划的经济评估、质量改进、健康空间建模 影响力和职业发展补助金写作。参加我们计划任何部分的学员都可以申请 指导赠款（最多15赠款），以支持他们的研究。 到合同结束时，我们预计将有独立资助的马拉维调查人员， 多学科研究，以领导马拉维艾滋病毒治疗和预防实施科学议程， 指导下一代研究科学家。

Project Summary/Abstract The Malawi HIV Implementation Research Training Program (M-HIRST) introduced the developing discipline of Implementation Science(IS) to Malawi through its collaborative program between the University of Malawi College of Medicine (CoM) and University of North Carolina. Over the past 4 years, we have established a core group of Implementation Scientists (8 faculty, 3 PhD, 7 Master’s, 14 mentored grant awardees) providing a platform to launch new IS research, establish an IS thematic area within the CoM department of Public health and Family Medicine, and embed IS training into the recently launched Master’s in Global Health Implementation and the Research Support Centre. However, due to continued evolution of the Malawi HIV program, the need for implementation scientists has outpaced our development of faculty. For our renewal, all research will be guided by an annual scientific priorities workshops to ensure our goals are aligned with Ministry of Health Guidelines and the Malawi National Health Research Agenda. Key areas identified in the 2018 workshop included implementation strategies to achieve 90/90/90 targets, advanced HIV care, integration of NCD services in HIV care, and Integrated prevention strategies (VMMC, PrEP). Based on 2019 feedback, differentiated ART care and TB preventive therapy have emerged as priority topics. All planned training activities complement existing capacity building programs at our institutions to maximize impact. We will train additional faculty at CoM while expanding to include faculty at the Kamuzu College of Nursing (KCN). Our goals are to support an additional 4 PhD and 6 Master’s candidates, and engage 12 junior faculty at CoM, KCN, Ministry of Health and research partners through structured leadership training, career development grant writing, and protected research time. Our IS internship program will partner with PEPFAR implementing partners to place 12 trainees in mentored research environments to gain practical experience. Our iterative short course program is designed to train both new course faculty and trainees and will include advanced IS topics including mHealth, Economic Evaluation of Health Programs, Quality Improvement, Spatial Modeling for Health impact, and career development grant writing. Trainees participating in any part of our program can apply for mentored grants (up to 15 grants) to support their research. By the end of the award, we expect to have independently funded Malawian investigators capable of multidisciplinary research to lead the Malawi HIV treatment and prevention implementation science agenda and mentor the next generation of research scientists.