Linked-Strengthening Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Research Training in Kenya

描述（由申请人提供）：加强肯尼亚孕产妇、新生儿和儿童健康研究培训是一项与肯尼亚创新医学教育伙伴关系（PRIME Kenya）方案赠款相关的申请。这一关联奖的总体目标是在内罗毕大学建立一个孕产妇、新生儿和儿童健康卓越合作中心（MNCH），该中心将建立研究能力，并在实施科学和应用研究、卫生指标和评估以及与实现肯尼亚卫生发展目标有关的项目领导方面提供优秀培训。这将通过以下具体目标与华盛顿大学合作完成：目标1。为了建设开展多学科实施科学研究并将其转化为政策和实践的能力，将对儿科、产科/妇科和社区卫生的医学院和研究生实施一项短期、中期和长期培训计划。应用研究方法和卫生指标方面的培训将与妇幼保健综合临床和方案管理培训相结合，以便优化向肯尼亚妇女、婴儿和儿童提供适当的、具有高影响力的服务。目标2。为了促进与卫生部合作在社区一级加强妇幼保健工作的实施科学研究，联合国大学COE将为来自至少两个不同学科的医学院和/或研究生团队提供机会，让他们在联合国大学-华盛顿大学指导方案支持的分散临床培训地点竞争妇幼保健项目；设施和基于社区的数据收集和评价系统是通过PRIME-Kenya方案奖开发的。目标3。为了加强母婴健康中心方案的领导能力，并在母婴健康中心方案与肯尼亚卫生部方案之间建立桥梁，母婴健康中心COE将与阿菲亚·博拉联盟合作，提供为期9个月的奖学金和为期5周的证书课程，内容涉及领导力、公共卫生政策、方案管理、监测和评估以及利用参与式学习、长期实地考察和实习的相关研究方法。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Strengthening Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Research Training in Kenya is an application linked to the Programmatic grant of the Partnership for Innovative Medical Education in Kenya (PRIME Kenya). The overarching aim of this Linked Award is to establish a Collaborative Center of Excellence in Maternal, Newborn, & Child Health (MNCH) at the University of Nairobi (UON) which will build research capacity and provide outstanding training in implementation science and applied research, health metrics and evaluation, and program leadership relevant to achieving Kenya's health development goals. This will be done in collaboration with the University of Washington through the following specific aims: AIM 1. To build capacity to conduct multidisciplinary implementation science research that translates into policy and practice, a training program consisting of short-, medium- and long-term training will be implemented for medical faculty and post-graduates in Pediatrics, Obstetrics/Gynecology and Community Health. Training in applied research methods and health metrics will be coupled with integrated MNCH clinical and program management training in order to optimize delivery of appropriate, high-impact services to women, infants and children in Kenya. AIM 2. To promote implementation science research that strengthens MNCH efforts at the community level in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, the UON COE will provide opportunities for teams of medical faculty and/or post-graduates from at least two different disciplines to compete for MNCH projects based at decentralized clinical training sites supported by the UON-UW mentorship program and, facility and community-based data collection and evaluation systems developed through the PRIME-Kenya programmatic award. AIM 3. To enhance MNCH program leadership capacity and build bridges between the UON and the Kenya Ministries of Health (MOH) programs in MNCH, the UON COE will collaborate with the Afya Bora Consortium to offer an 9-month fellowship and a 5-week certificate program in leadership, public health policy, program management, monitoring and evaluation and relevant research methodology that utilizes participatory learning, extended field visits and attachments. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Increased capacity for implementation science research in MNCH at the UON will produce graduates with increased ability to translate known interventions into practice. Opportunities for implementation research will contribute to retention of faculty as they launch independent research careers. Training in program leadership will lay a foundation for grooming future leaders in academic and Ministry of Health programs. Overall the MNCH health indicators will improve following these strategies.