Peer mentorship to build research capacity among members of the International Student Surgical Network (InciSioN): a proof of concept study

BMC Medical Education

Research

Nermin Badwi¹  Katayoun Madani¹  Mamta Swaroop¹  Soham Bandyopadhyay¹  Hamaiyal Sana¹  Halimah Khalil¹  Xiya Ma¹  Ulrick Sidney Kanmounye¹  Alejandro Munoz-Valencia¹ 

[1]Research Department, Association of Future African Neurosurgeons, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

关键词: Capacity building;    Global surgery;    Medical student;    Research;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12909-022-03482-9

 received in 2021-12-10, accepted in 2022-05-19,  发布年份 2022

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundInternational Student Surgical Network (InciSioN) is the largest student and trainee global surgery interest group worldwide and its members have contributed significantly to global surgery research. The InciSioN Research Capacity-Building (IReCaB) program aimed to enhance the research skills and confidence of participants via a peer mentorship model.MethodsAfter an open call to members of InciSioN to enroll, participants’ knowledge of research methods and the process was evaluated through a test to assign mentor and mentee roles, with mentors being those who scored ≥ 20/25. Mentors then delivered a series of four webinars to help disseminate research methodology to mentees. Finally, mentees were tested on their knowledge of research and their satisfaction with the program was also evaluated.ResultsFifty-two participants, mostly from LMICs (n = 23/52, 44.2%) were enrolled, and 36 completed the program. There was a significant improvement in the proportion of questions answered correctly on the post-program test (R = 0.755, p < 0.001). Post-IReCaB test scores were greater than pre-IReCaB scores (p < 0.001). The difference in confidence after the course was also significant (p < 0.001). IReCaB participants successfully designed, implemented, and published an international cross-sectional study.ConclusionThis study showed improvements in participants’ understanding of theoretical components of scientific research. We offer a model for research capacity building that can be implemented, modeled, and further refined by similar organizations with academic research goals.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s) 2022

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