Strengthening Mentoring in Low- and Middle-Income Countries to Advance Global Health Research: An Overview
Year: 2018
Type: review
Abstract: Mentoring is a proven path to scientific progress, but it is not a common practice in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Existing mentoring approaches and guidelines are geared toward high-income country settings, without considering in detail the differences in resources, culture, and structure of research systems of LMICs. To address this gap, we conducted five Mentoring-the-Mentor workshops in Africa, South America, and Asia, which aimed at strengthening the capacity for evidence-based, LMIC-specific institutional mentoring programs globally. The outcomes of the workshops and two follow-up working meetings are presented in this special edition of the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Seven articles offer recommendations on how to tailor mentoring to the context and culture of LMICs, and provide guidance on how to implement mentoring programs. This introductory article provides both a prelude and executive summary to the seven articles, describing the motivation, cultural context and relevant background, and presenting key findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
Institutions: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, University of California Global Health Institute, St. John's Research Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, University of Washington, Boston University, Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Yale University, Instituto Gonçalo Moniz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Kenya Medical Research Institute
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Funders: Yale University, Vanderbilt University, Emory University, Northwestern University, University of Washington, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India, National Institutes of Health, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Institute for Biological, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Yale University, Gillings School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Center for International Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Fogarty International Center, Stanford University Center for Innovation in Global Health
Awards: Vanderbilt-Emory-Cornell-Duke Consortium for Global Health Fellows (VECDor), G8848571984, Partnership for Global Health Research Training Program(Renewal), University of California Launching Future Leaders in Global Health Research Training Program, A mentoring program for HIV prevention in pregnancy and postpartum, Northern Pacific Global Health Leadership, Education, and Development for Early-career Researchers (NPGH LEADERs), Global Health Emerging Scholars Program, Emerge, Leaders in Emerging Diseases Epidemiology Research Training, UJMT LAUNCH: Training the next generation of leaders in global health research
OpenAlex ID: W2900852152