Support of Training and Mentoring in Nigeria for Academics (STAMINA)

 描述(由申请人提供)：乔斯大学、其尼日利亚合作伙伴艾哈迈杜·贝洛大学及其美国合作伙伴哈佛大学公共卫生学院(HSPH)和西北大学(NU)建议继续开展尼日利亚医学教育伙伴关系倡议(MEPIN)的研究能力建设，并支持尼日利亚的学者培训和辅导(耐力)提案。耐力将支持和激励乔斯大学和艾哈迈杜·贝洛大学初级教员的研究培训计划，提高他们参与和开展有助于改善人类健康的当地相关研究的能力，并培养尼日利亚的下一代教职研究人员。这四个耐力研究主题以尼日利亚合作伙伴的进展和往绩为基础：1)艾滋病毒成果研究是由PEPFAR支持的工作的自然延伸，需要强有力的计划评估和实施科学研究，以改进计划和指导国家政策；2)生殖健康是第二个研究主题，反映了初级教员和资深教员的专业知识；3)人们感兴趣的慢性疾病将主要集中在乳腺癌和前列腺癌，这两种癌症在尼日利亚疾病负担较高的两种癌症上；以及4)生物信息学和基因组学研究，将在PEPFAR计划支持的乔斯大学基因测序基础上进行。耐力计划将从战略上允许对适用于许多研究领域的这一重要技能集的指导研究提供支持。这项建议将进一步发展临床调查科学硕士(MSCI)计划，该计划由MEPIN支持发起，并增加了关于综合流行病学和生物统计学以及临床有效性的调整课程。该课程将是所有初级教员的必修课，其中包括由我们的美国合作伙伴发起的课程，现在已被“退居”到乔斯大学，其中包括：负责任的研究开展、人类伦理培训、研究方法、数据分析、手稿写作、导师指导、基于案例的教学方法，以及传染病方面的公共卫生研究。耐力计划将利用NU和HSPH的PEPFAR、MEPIN和Fogarty计划开发的基础设施，以及通过MEPIN计划启动的种子研究奖励计划，这些计划为初级教师开始他们的研究生涯提供了许多必要的基础。我们建议将初级教员的导师研究计划正规化，每两年为五名初级教员提供耐力指导研究；在选定耐力学员后，将指派导师。进展的里程碑将包括及时完成研究，发表同行评议文献中的研究，并提交为继续研究提供外部资金的建议。这一新一代研究人员将通过在尼日利亚设计、实施和实施的高质量、有竞争力的研究，为全球卫生需求提供解决方案。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Jos, its Nigerian partner Ahmadu Bello University and their United States partners, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Northwestern University (NU), propose the continuation of research capacity building of the Medical Education Partnership initiative Nigeria (MEPIN) with the Support of Training and Mentoring in Nigeria for Academics (STAMINA) proposal. STAMINA will support and energize research training programs for junior faculty at the University of Jos and Ahmadu Bello University by increasing their capacity to participate in and carry out locally relevant research that contributes to improved human health and to foster the next generation of faculty researchers in Nigeria. The four STAMINA research themes build on the progress and track record of the Nigerian partners: 1) HIV Outcomes Research has been a natural extension of the work emanating from PEPFAR support and the need for robust program evaluation and implementation science research to improve programs and guide national policy; 2) Reproductive Health is a second research theme that reflects the junior faculty pool and senior faculty expertise; 3) Chronic Disease of Interest will focus primarily on breast and prostate cancers, two cancers with high disease burden in Nigeria; and 4) Bioinformatics and Genomics research which will build upon the infrastructure for genetic sequencing at the University of Jos supported by the PEPFAR program. The STAMINA program will strategically allow for the support of mentored research for this important skill set applicable to many areas of research. This proposal will further develop the Masters of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) program initiated with MEPIN support with the addition of adapted coursework on integrated epidemiology and biostatistics and clinical effectiveness. The curriculum will be required for all junior faculty members and include courses that were initiated by our US partners and have now been "stepped down" to the University of Jos including: responsible conduct of research, human ethics training, research methodology, data analysis, manuscript writing, mentorship, case-based method of teaching, and public health research in infectious diseases. The STAMINA program will leverage the infrastructure developed with PEPFAR, MEPIN and Fogarty programs from NU and HSPH as well as the seed research award program initiated through the MEPIN program which have provided much of the necessary foundation for junior faculty as they initiate their research careers. We propose to formalize the mentored research program for junior faculty with STAMINA- mentored research for five junior faculty members every 2 years; upon selection of STAMINA trainees, mentors will be assigned. Milestones for progress will include the timely completion of research, publication of research in peer-reviewed literature and submission of proposals for external funding for continued research. This new generation of research faculty will provide solutions to global health needs through high quality, competitive research designed, carried out and implemented in Nigeria.