SUSTAIN: Advancing Makerere University Masters of Health Sciences in Bioethics

摘要 这是一个更新的应用程序，以前的国际卫生道德培训计划奖 （R25 TW 009730 PD纳尔逊Sewankambo），目前处于免费延长期， 2019年12月。该计划的重点是增加能力，主要是在硕士学位水平， 为专业人员、研究人员和学生开设的短期课程。这项新的申请题为“维持： 推进马凯雷雷大学生物伦理学硕士培训”。它的主要重点是可持续性，并建立在 上述方案的成就、挑战和经验教训，同时考虑到 a）乌干达外部研究资金的迅速增加B）对研究伦理的日益重视 （c）加强国家和机构监管， 研究伦理机制和d）之间30多年的长期研究合作 乌干达和外国研究人员。 由马凯雷雷大学的纳尔逊·塞万坎博教授领导的这一应用的总体目标是实现 一个可持续的高级硕士水平的教育，提供了深入了解国际 研究伦理在临床，生物医学，行为和公共卫生研究，并加强应用 东非的研究伦理原则。与三个领域相一致的计划目标 上述是： 1.开发和维持一个为期两年的生物伦理学健康科学高级硕士学位， 教学课程工作和实习经验，以培养终身学习者的毕业生， 与乌干达科学和社会文化相关的深入知识和先进技能 和国际研究伦理，以提供研究伦理领导（在教育，服务提供， 制定政策，开展应用和实证研究。 2.制定研究伦理指导计划并使其制度化，以促进 生物伦理学专业人员和卫生研究人员谁是致力于增长和应用， 在乌干达的学术和研究机构的研究道德，以尽可能高的程度。 3.加快马凯雷雷大学健康学院生物伦理学中心的发展 科学，这将作为一个协调和创新中心，为迅速增长和扩大 道德教育（包括持续道德教育和校友导师），研究， 咨询服务，政策和相关的伙伴关系和网络活动，在这个研究密集 机构。 这一更新申请将为乌干达示范项目的可持续性奠定坚实的基础， 撒哈拉以南地区。录取候选人将通过严格的三步程序确定。一 培训和咨询委员会将由主要研究人员、生物伦理学家、教育工作者和 来自马凯雷雷大学的政策制定者。他们将与执行小组密切合作， 每个学员的成功和整个计划。这一进程将导致加强教育、培训、 和专业发展的毕业生物伦理学家有潜力成为研究伦理 领导者和终身学习者。每个学生将完成一个指导研究项目，传播 他们的成果在国内和国际上广泛传播，包括在同行评审的期刊上发表。的 该计划的成功将转化为研究伦理决策的改进， 加强负责任的研究，全面保护研究参与者。

ABSTRACT This is a renewal application to the previous International Health Ethics Training program award (R25TW009730 PD Nelson Sewankambo), that is currently in a no-cost extension period till December 2019. The program has focused on increasing capacity mainly at Master’s degree level and short courses for professionals, researchers and students. This new application is entitled, “Sustain: Advancing Makerere University Masters Bioethics training”. Its major focus is sustainability and builds on the achievements, challenges and lessons learned from the above program, while taking into consideration a) the rapidly increasing external research funding in Uganda b) the increasing focus on research ethics education at masters, PhD and post-doctoral levels, c) the improved national and institutional regulatory research ethics mechanisms and d) the more than 30-year longstanding research collaborations between Ugandan and foreign researchers. The overall goal of this application, led by Prof Nelson Sewankambo at Makerere University is to implement a sustainable advanced masters level education that provides in-depth understanding of international research ethics in clinical, biomedical, behavioral and public health research, and enhances application of research ethics principles in the East Africa. The program objectives that align with the three domains mentioned above are: 1. To develop and sustain a two-year advanced Master of Health Science in Bioethics anchored on didactic course work and practicum experiences to produce graduates who are life-long learners, with in-depth knowledge and advanced skills that are scientifically and socio-culturally relevant to Uganda and international research ethics to provide research ethics leadership (in education, service provision, policy development, and conduct of applied and empirical research. 2. To develop and institutionalize a mentorship program in research ethics that facilitates development of bioethics professionals and health researchers who are committed to the growth and application of research ethics in Uganda’s academic and research institutions to the highest possible degree. 3. To accelerate the development of a Bioethics Center at Makerere University College of Health Sciences, that will serve as a coordination and innovations hub for the rapidly increasing and expanding ethics education (including continuing ethics education and mentorship to alumni), research, consultancy services, policy and related partnerships and networking activities at this research intense institution. This renewal application will lay a firm foundation for sustainability of model program for Uganda and the Sub-Saharan region. Candidates for admission will be identified through a rigorous three-step process. A Training and Advisory committee will be composed of leading researchers, bioethicists, educators and policy makers from Makerere University. They will work closely with the implementation team to ensure success of each trainee and the overall program. This process will lead to enhanced education, training and professional development of its graduating bioethicists with potential to become research ethics leaders and life-long learners. The students will each complete a mentored research project, disseminate their results widely in the country and internationally including publishing in peer-reviewed journals. The success of this program will translate into improvements in ethical decision making for research leading to enhancements in responsible conduct of research, and overall protection of research participants.