Operational research capacity building using 'The Union/MSF' model: adapting as we go along
Authors
Kumar, Ajay MvZachariah, Rony
Satyanarayana, Srinath
Reid, Anthony J
Van den Bergh, Rafael
Tayler-Smith, Katie
Khogali, Mohammed
Harries, Anthony D
Issue Date
2014-11-19
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BMC Research NotesAbstract
We have conducted 23 operational research (OR) courses since 2009, based on 'The Union/ Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)' model, now popularly known as SORT-IT (Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative) model - wherein participants are mentored through the whole research process from protocol development (module 1) to data analysis (module 2) to publication (module 3) over a period of 9-12 months. We have faced a number of challenges including shortage of time, especially for data analysis and interpretation, and a heavy mentorship burden on limited numbers of experienced facilitators. To address these challenges, we have made several modifications to the structure of the OR course. In this article, we describe the revised structure and our experience (successes and challenges) of implementing it in Asia in 2013.Publisher
BioMed CentralPubMed ID
25409542Language
enISSN
1756-0500ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1186/1756-0500-7-819