Achieving a robust mentoring and research capacity program in a LMIC – the BRAINS faculty development model

BMC Medical Education

Research

Bibiane Manga-Atangana¹  Sikeade Olawumi Caleb-Adepoju²  Olalekan Folarin²  Madonna Emmanuel²  Prosper Okonkwo³  Akinniyi Osuntoki⁴  Adekemi Sekoni⁵  Alani Sulaimon Akanmu⁶  Phyllis Kanki⁷  Folasade Tolulope Ogunsola⁸  Njideka Ulunma Okubadejo⁹  Bosede Bukola Afolabi^1,10  Wasiu Lanre Adeyemo^1,11  Robert L Murphy^1,12 

[1] Adult Support Hub SIFA Fireside Birmingham United Kingdom, Birmingham, UK;BRAINS Initiative, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria;Central Administration, APIN Public Health Initiatives, Abuja, Nigeria;Department of Biochemistry, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria;Department of Community Health and Primary Care, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria;Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria;Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA;Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria;Department of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria;Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria;Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria;Havey Institute for Global Health, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA;

关键词: Research;    Training;    Grants;    Faculty;    Mentoring;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12909-023-04488-7

 received in 2022-07-12, accepted in 2023-06-30,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundA research and training program (RTP) was carried out to build the capacity of faculty and improve the culture of research in the College of Medicine, University of Lagos (CMUL), Nigeria.MethodsRealist-guided mixed methods evaluation of the BRAINS project was carried out using secondary data generated during the 5-years (2015 – 2020) of project implementation. Capacity building workshops and mentored research activities targeted at faculty in the CMUL were conducted. Overall, 1,418 participants attended the workshops in batches. Among the participants, forty-five faculty received grants and were mentored by senior professionals (local & international) to conduct research. Data were extracted from all project-related documents including coursework biodata, workshop evaluation forms, quarterly project reports, and end- of-project reports, submitted by the mentees, minutes of meetings, and the proposal submitted for funding. It was in the form of continuous variables and prose (sentences & stories). Quantitative data were analysed with IBM SPSS statistics version 20. Mean knowledge score and mean difference was calculated, paired t-test was carried out using p < 0.05 to determine statistical significance. The prose was thematically analysed to generate themes and narratives. Both were subsequently combined for interpretation and used to refine the initial programme theory into an evidence-informed theory.ResultsTwelve courses were deployed, and 1,418 participants (47.8% males and 52.2% females) from medical, nursing, and allied medical departments were trained. Eighty participants were trained in Responsible Conduct of Research and eighty-one on Manuscript Writing over three years. A comparison of the pre/post-test knowledge scores showed a positive mean difference. Thematic analysis of workshop data produced three thematic domains representing effectiveness and gains namely: cognitive, reward, and behavioural. 45 trainees were awarded grants and mentored, and analysis of mentee’s data generated 4 themes: Achieving a robust mentoring program; Benefits of the mentoring program; Resilience in research; Improving the mentoring program.ConclusionBy contributing to the body of knowledge available on RTPs, this evaluation identified key components that contributed to the success of the project and developed a model for achieving a robust training and mentoring program which can be replicated in other LMICs.

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