Infrastructure Development Training Program for Aga Khan University East Africa

东非阿卡汗大学基础设施发展培训项目

• 批准号: 10103987
• 负责人: Michael Hoonbae Chung
• 金额: $ 6.19万
• 依托单位: AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY (KENYA)
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-04-24 至 2021-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10103987
• 关键词: Infrastructure; Development; Training; Program; Aga

ABSTRACT Kenya has one of the largest HIV epidemics in the world with more than 1.5 million people living with the disease. Research on HIV in Kenya have contributed significantly to the management, treatment, and prevention of HIV in the country as well to the development of international guidelines worldwide. Aga Khan University East Africa (AKU) is a growing medical and nursing academic institution with campuses in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. It initiated the first clinical infectious diseases (ID) and cardiology fellowships for medical doctors in East Africa and is developing research expertise in HIV and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). However, in order to create a high quality HIV research environment, AKU needs to strengthen its research administration and management infrastructure. The objectives of this proposal are to: 1) understand the needs and gaps in research administration and management at AKU by conducting an on-the-ground assessment of the site; 2) improve the knowledge and skills of AKU research administrators and grant managers by implementing in-person training workshops in Nairobi, Kenya and facilitating site visits by AKU trainees to the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle, USA; and 3) strengthen the ability of AKU research administrator and grant managers to successfully submit NIH, CDC, and other donor-funded grants by providing ongoing mentorship and online coursework. UW experts in research administration and grant and financial management will implement the objectives of the proposed infrastructure development training program, which will be led by Dr. Michael Chung, an Associate Professor of Global Health at UW, and Dr. William Macharia, the Associate Dean of Research at AKU. The program will be facilitated by Dr. Chung’s Treatment, Research, and Expert Education (TREE) program in the UW Department of Global Health (DGH). TREE has extensive experience building capacity in Kenyan institutions, and has offices in Seattle at the UW and in Nairobi at AKU, where Dr. Chung is also Chair of the Department of Medicine. Dr. Chung, the Program Director, and Dr. Macharia, the Co- Director, will establish a training program that will educate 12 administrators and managers at AKU in a series of 7 workshops conducted in Kenya over 3 years, facilitate visits to the UW in Seattle by 10 AKU trainees, and mentor a core group of trainees who are needed to successfully submit and administer grants from AKU. Dozens of trainees in East Africa will also be able to take online financial management courses provided by UW program faculty. By the end of the infrastructure development training program, research administrators and grant managers at AKU will be able to successfully submit and manage National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other donor-funded grants, and will significantly expand the number of HIV grant applications submitted by AKU faculty and amount of grant funding awarded to the institution.

抽象的 肯尼亚是世界上最大的艾滋病毒发作之一，有150万人患有这种疾病。 肯尼亚艾滋病毒的研究已为艾滋病毒的管理，治疗和预防做出了重大贡献 在该国以及全球国际准则的制定。阿加汗大学东非 （AKU）是一家不断发展的医疗和护士学术机构，在肯尼亚，乌干达和坦桑尼亚拥有校园。 它启动了东非医生的第一个临床传染病（ID）和心脏病学奖学金 并正在发展艾滋病毒和非传染性疾病（NCD）方面的研究专业知识。但是，为了 创建高质量的艾滋病毒研究环境，AKU需要加强其研究管理和 管理基础架构。该提案的目标是：1）了解中的需求和差距 通过对现场进行地面评估，在AKU的研究管理和管理； 2）通过执行AKU研究管理员和授予经理的知识和技能 肯尼亚内罗毕的面对面培训讲习班以及AKU学员的支持地点访问 美国西雅图的华盛顿（UW）； 3）增强AKU研究管理员和授予的能力 经理通过提供正在进行的 资术和在线课程。 UW研究管理和赠款和财务管理专家 将实施拟议的基础设施发展培训计划的目标，该计划将由 UW全球健康副教授Michael Chung博士和助理William Macharia博士 Aku研究院长。该计划将由Chung博士的治疗，研究和专家准备 大学全球卫生部（DGH）的教育（树）计划。树有丰富的经验 在肯尼亚机构建设能力，并在西雅图在西雅图和Aku的内罗毕设有办事处，博士 Chung也是医学系主席。计划主管Chung博士和Macharia博士，共同 董事将建立一项培训计划，该计划将在AKU中教育12位管理员和经理 在肯尼亚进行的7次讲习班中，有10名AKU受训者便利地访问西雅图的UW， 指导一个核心的学员小组，他们需要成功提交和管理Aku的赠款。数十个 东非的学员还可以参加UW计划提供的在线财务管理课程 学院。在基础设施开发培训计划结束时，研究管理员和赠款 AKU的经理将能够成功提交和管理国立卫生研究院（NIH），中心 用于疾病控制和预防（CDC）和其他捐助者资助的赠款，并将显着扩大 AKU教师提交的艾滋病毒赠款申请的数量以及授予授予的赠款金额 机构。