Developing an International Master's of Research Ethics Program in Malaysia

项目摘要/摘要 这一倡议旨在制定和实施一个新的研究伦理学硕士(MORES)计划 在吉隆坡的马来亚大学(UM)。作为马来西亚首个与生物伦理学相关的硕士项目， 通过利用约翰·霍普金斯大学的集体优势来发展和维持道德规范， 伯曼生物伦理学研究所(JHU)和密歇根大学计划教职员工，他们是国家和国际专家 生物伦理学、医学、公共卫生、法律、科学和教育。莫尔斯计划直接回应了 年，国际卫生研究，包括合作临床试验的开展显著增加 马来西亚和该地区。这些研究趋势在一定程度上反映了马来西亚--一个中等收入国家-- --正面临非传染性疾病、传染性疾病的“三重负担” 疾病和伤害。作为一个多文化、多语言和多宗教(伊斯兰占多数)的国家， 研究和研究人员的伦理复杂性层层存在，需要协调一致的关注。 JHU-UM的合作将导致发展一个区域研究伦理培训中心和 一流公立大学的能力发展，以响应这些需求以及重要的 马来西亚研究人员和机构审查委员会研究伦理监督能力的差距 东南亚。具体地说，在五年的时间里，我们将：1)与UM的不同利益相关者接触， 在国家和地区发展MORES计划以支持区域研究伦理网络方面， 2)通过JHU-UM提高UM教职员工的高质量研究伦理教育和学术能力 教师合作伙伴关系和专注的教师专业发展，3)建立并维持强劲的12个月 密歇根大学研究伦理学硕士学位课程，并提供资助的研究伦理学硕士 根据该计划对来自马来西亚和该地区的40名新兴领导人进行培训，以及4)创建和策划 若干可共享的、持久的资源，可在区域和全球范围内加强研究伦理培训。道德规范 学员将能够深思熟虑并熟练地应对国际社会中广泛的道德挑战。 生物医学和社会科学研究，并有助于加强道德政策、培训 在马来西亚和该地区的方案和实践。他们将具备领导和改进IRBs的能力，帮助提高 国家和机构的研究道德标准和意识，并在自己的家中教育他人 机构和其他方面。道德还将有助于鼓励教职员工和 关于研究伦理的不同主题的受训人员，以解决长期存在的和新兴的研究伦理问题 挑战。总而言之，我们建议创建一个研究伦理能力的示范课程和区域中心 马来西亚和东南亚的发展，包含本地定制的内容、协作和资源 为教职员工和受训人员提供共享以及知识和技能发展，他们将成为下一个 研究伦理领域的一代领导者。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT This initiative seeks to develop and implement a new Master of Research Ethics Studies (MORES) program at the University of Malaya (UM) in Kuala Lumpur. As the first bioethics-related Master's program in Malaysia, MORES will be developed and sustained by leveraging the collective strengths of Johns Hopkins University, Berman Institute of Bioethics (JHU) and UM program faculty who are national and international experts in bioethics, medicine, public health, law, science and education. The MORES program is directly responsive to significant increases in the conduct of international health research, including collaborative clinical trials, in Malaysia and the region. These research trends in part reflect the fact that Malaysia – a middle-income country of more than 30 million people – is facing a “triple burden” of non-communicable diseases, communicable diseases and injuries. Being a multicultural, multilingual and multi-religious (majority Islamic) country, additional layers of ethical complexity for research and researchers are ever-present and in need of concerted attention. The JHU-UM collaboration will lead to the development of a regional hub for research ethics training and capacity development at a premier public university that is responsive to these needs as well as the significant gaps in both researcher and Institutional Review Board research ethics oversight capacity in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. Specifically, over a period of five years we will: 1) engage with diverse stakeholders at UM, nationally and regionally in developing the MORES program to support a regional network for research ethics, 2) increase UM faculty capacity for high quality research ethics education and scholarship through JHU-UM faculty partnerships and focused faculty professional development, 3) establish and sustain a robust 12-month Master of Research Ethics Studies degree program at UM and provide funded research ethics Master's training under the program for 40 emerging leaders from Malaysia and the region, and 4) create and curate several shareable, durable resources that enhance research ethics training regionally and globally. MORES trainees will be able to engage thoughtfully and skillfully with a wide range of ethics challenges in international biomedical and social science research, and contribute to the enhancement of ethics policies, training programs and practices in Malaysia and the region. They will be equipped to lead and improve IRBs, help raise national and institutional research ethics standards and awareness, and teach others within their home institutions and beyond. MORES will also help to encourage growth of scholarship amongst faculty and trainees on diverse topics in research ethics to address longstanding and emerging research ethics challenges. In sum, we propose to create a model curriculum and regional hub for research ethics capacity development in Malaysia and Southeast Asia that embraces locally tailored content, collaboration and resource sharing, as well as knowledge and skills development for faculty and trainees who will become part of the next generation of leaders in research ethics.