Makerere University Data Science Research Training to Strengthen Evidence-Based Health Innovation, Intervention and Policy (MakDARTA)

麦克雷雷大学数据科学研究培训，以加强循证健康创新、干预和政策（MakDARTA）

• 批准号: 10490445
• 负责人: William Checkley
• 金额: $ 35万
• 依托单位: MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-09-22 至 2026-07-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10490445
• 关键词: Accreditation; Africa; Award; Caring; Collaborations; Competence; Data Science; Doctor of Philosophy; Educational Curriculum; Faculty; Fostering; Goals; Graduate Degree; Grant; Guidelines; Health; Health Sciences; International; Intervention; Investments; Joints; Knowledge; Measurable; Medicine; Mentors; Mentorship; Performance; Policies; Publications; Research; Research Training; Time; Training; Training Activity; Training Programs; Training and Infrastructure; Uganda; Universities; career; evidence base; health training; innovation; post-doctoral training; programs

PROJECT SUMMARY This is an application for the U2R: Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS- I Africa) Research Training Program Fogarty International Research training award. The proposed grant’s goal is to leverage on the existing partnership between Makerere University and Johns Hopkins University to build a joint comprehensive Data Science Research Training program to Strengthen Evidence-Based Health Innovation, Intervention and Policy in Uganda. Cognizant of the fact that, the use of data science analytics in medicine is already generating new knowledge that is advancing prediction, performance and discovery in health, the training program aims to; (1) Establish graduate degree training (Master’s and PhD) in data science for graduating health-professionals at MakCHS, (2) Provide Postdoctoral training that will enable Ugandan H3Africa alumni to transition into faculty and/or independent data science research leaders and, (3) Train MakCHS faculty to enhance their capabilities for data science research and mentorship of data science trainees. The program will comprise of higher degree (Master’s and PhD) and non-degree (Faculty and Post- doctoral) training with tailored coursework and mentored research training to equip trainees with the requisite skillset for successful careers in data science. For degree training, our strategy will be to take advantage of the existing infrastructure and trainings and gradually introduce data science training by selecting trainees from existing data science relevant Master’s and Doctoral programs; at the same time, we will expand the proposed Master’s and Doctoral data science curriculum in accordance with Makerere University guidelines, foster collaborations with other DS-I Africa Training Program PIs with focus on curriculum harmonization and mapping of the same on core competencies, and seek national, regional and international accreditation/endorsement. With significant investment in key infrastructure and training at Makerere over the last 10 years, we believe that sustainable research and training in data science for health is feasible and could be transformative for Uganda’s health research and care. At the end of the grant period, measurable parameters of increased research capacity we expect as a result of the training activities shall include (among others); significant new knowledge generated (as judged from the number of data science for health scientific publications, policy briefs, etc.), DS-I health innovations generated by trainees, interdisciplinary DS-I research teams at Makerere.

项目概要 这是 U2R 的应用程序：利用数据科学促进非洲健康发现和创新 (DS- I 非洲）研究培训计划福格蒂国际研究培训奖 拟议赠款的目标。 是利用麦克雷雷大学和约翰·霍普金斯大学之间现有的合作伙伴关系，建立一个 联合综合数据科学研究培训计划，以加强循证健康 乌干达的创新、干预和政策认识到数据科学分析的使用。 医学已经在产生新知识，推动预测、性能和发现 （一）建立数据科学研究生学位培养（硕士、博士） 为 MakCHS 即将毕业的卫生专业人员，(2) 提供博士后培训，使乌干达能够 H3Africa 校友将转型为教师和/或独立数据科学研究领导者，以及 (3) 培训 MakCHS 教师将提高数据科学研究和数据科学指导的能力 该计划将包括高等学位（硕士和博士学位）和非学位（教师和研究生）。 博士）培训，提供定制课程和指导研究培训，为学员提供必要的知识 对于数据科学领域成功职业的技能组合，我们的策略是利用 现有的基础设施和培训，并通过选择学员来逐步引入数据科学培训 同时，我们将扩大现有的数据科学相关硕士和博士课程； 硕士和博士数据科学课程按照麦克雷雷大学指导方针，培养 与其他 DS-I 非洲培训计划 PI 合作，重点关注课程协调和 绘制相同的核心能力图，并寻求国家、区域和国际 多年来，麦克雷雷对关键基础设施和培训进行了大量投资。 过去十年，我们相信健康数据科学的可持续研究和培训是可行的，并且可以 在资助期结束时，对乌干达的健康研究和护理具有变革性，可衡量。 我们期望通过培训活动提高研究能力的参数应包括（其中 产生了重要的新知识（从健康科学数据科学的数量来看） 出版物、政策简报等）、受训人员产生的 DS-I 健康创新、跨学科 DS-I 研究 马凯雷雷队。