Mentoring upcoming researchers for non-communicable diseases’ research and practice in Malawi

Mentoring upcoming researchers for non-communicable diseases’ research and practice in Malawi

Abstract The Malawi College of Medicine and its partners are building non-communicable diseases’ (NCDs’) research capacity through a grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. Several strategies are being implemented including research mento...

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Main Authors: Adamson S. Muula, Mina C. Hosseinipour, Martha Makwero, Johnstone Kumwenda, Prosper Lutala, Mary Mbeba, Sarah Rylance, Collins Mitambo, Moffat Nyirenda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Capacity building
Malawi
Mentorship
Non-communicable diseases
Research supervision
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-05006-6
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spelling doaj-2a076467215245f3a27f33750d41d1212021-01-24T12:26:43ZengBMCTrials1745-62152021-01-012211410.1186/s13063-020-05006-6Mentoring upcoming researchers for non-communicable diseases’ research and practice in MalawiAdamson S. Muula0Mina C. Hosseinipour1Martha Makwero2Johnstone Kumwenda3Prosper Lutala4Mary Mbeba5Sarah Rylance6Collins Mitambo7Moffat Nyirenda8College of Medicine, University of MalawiUNC ProjectCollege of Medicine, University of MalawiCollege of Medicine, University of MalawiCollege of Medicine, University of MalawiKamuzu College of Nursing, University of MalawiMalawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust (MLW) Trust, Clinical Research Programme, University of MalawiMalawi Ministry of Health and PopulationCollege of Medicine, University of MalawiAbstract The Malawi College of Medicine and its partners are building non-communicable diseases’ (NCDs’) research capacity through a grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. Several strategies are being implemented including research mentorship for junior researchers interested to build careers in NCDs’ research. In this article, we present the rationale for and our experiences with this mentorship program over its 2 years of implementation. Lessons learned and the challenges are also shared.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-05006-6Capacity buildingMalawiMentorshipNon-communicable diseasesResearch supervision
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author Adamson S. Muula
Mina C. Hosseinipour
Martha Makwero
Johnstone Kumwenda
Prosper Lutala
Mary Mbeba
Sarah Rylance
Collins Mitambo
Moffat Nyirenda
spellingShingle Adamson S. Muula
Mina C. Hosseinipour
Martha Makwero
Johnstone Kumwenda
Prosper Lutala
Mary Mbeba
Sarah Rylance
Collins Mitambo
Moffat Nyirenda
Mentoring upcoming researchers for non-communicable diseases’ research and practice in Malawi
Trials
Capacity building
Malawi
Mentorship
Non-communicable diseases
Research supervision
author_facet Adamson S. Muula
Mina C. Hosseinipour
Martha Makwero
Johnstone Kumwenda
Prosper Lutala
Mary Mbeba
Sarah Rylance
Collins Mitambo
Moffat Nyirenda
author_sort Adamson S. Muula
title Mentoring upcoming researchers for non-communicable diseases’ research and practice in Malawi
title_short Mentoring upcoming researchers for non-communicable diseases’ research and practice in Malawi
title_full Mentoring upcoming researchers for non-communicable diseases’ research and practice in Malawi
title_fullStr Mentoring upcoming researchers for non-communicable diseases’ research and practice in Malawi
title_full_unstemmed Mentoring upcoming researchers for non-communicable diseases’ research and practice in Malawi
title_sort mentoring upcoming researchers for non-communicable diseases’ research and practice in malawi
publisher BMC
series Trials
issn 1745-6215
publishDate 2021-01-01
description Abstract The Malawi College of Medicine and its partners are building non-communicable diseases’ (NCDs’) research capacity through a grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. Several strategies are being implemented including research mentorship for junior researchers interested to build careers in NCDs’ research. In this article, we present the rationale for and our experiences with this mentorship program over its 2 years of implementation. Lessons learned and the challenges are also shared.
topic Capacity building
Malawi
Mentorship
Non-communicable diseases
Research supervision
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-05006-6
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