Enhancement of health research capacity in nigeria through north-south and in-country partnerships
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2014
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Olaleye, D.O.
Odaibo, G.N.
Carney, P.
Agbaji, O.
Sagay, A.S.
Muktar, H.
Akinyinka, O.O.
Omigbodun, A.O.
Ogunniyi, A.
Gashau, W.
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Research productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa has the potential to affect teaching, student quality, faculty career development, and translational country-relevant research as it has in developed countries. Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, with an academic infrastructure that includes 129 universities and 45 medical schools; however, despite the size, the country has unacceptably poor health status indicators. To further develop the research infrastructure in Nigeria, faculty and research career development topics were identified within the six Nigerian universities of the nine institutions of the
Medical Education Partnership Initiative
in Nigeria (MEPIN) consortium. The
consortium identified a training model
that incorporated multi-institutional
“train-the-trainers” programs at the
University of Ibadan, followed by
replication at the other MEPIN universities.
More than 140 in-country trainers subsequently presented nine courses
to more than 1,600 faculty, graduate
students, and resident doctors throughout
the consortium during the program’s
first three years (2011–2013). This model
has fostered a new era of collaboration
among the major Nigerian research
universities, which now have increased
capacity for collaborative research initiatives and improved research output. These
changes, in turn, have the potential to
improve the nation’s health outcomes.
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Research productivity
Citation
Olaleye,D.O, Odaibo, G.N, Carney, P, Agbaji, O, Sagay, A.S, Muktar, H, Akinyinka, O.O, Omigbodun, A.O, Ogunniyi, A, Gashau, W, Akanmu, S, Ogunsola, F, Chukwuka, C, Okwonkwo, P.I, Meloni, S.T, Adewole, I, Kanki, P.J. and Murphy. R.L. (2014). Enhancement of Health Research Capacity in Nigeria Through North-South and In-country Partnerships. Academic Medicine, 89 (8) August Supplement.
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