The Global Health Research Capacity Strengthening (GHR-CAPS) Program: trainees’ experiences and perspectives
# Introduction This paper aims to contribute to the discussion on how global health research (GHR) mentorship initiatives can best help prepare the next generation of GH researchers. To this end, the authors, a group of emerging researchers, share their experiences and perspectives of participating...
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| author | Lisa Merry Anne-Marie Turcotte-Tremblay Nazmul Alam Nicole D’souza Myriam Fillion Federica Fregonese Lara Gautier Kadidiatou Kadio |
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This paper aims to contribute to the discussion on how global health research (GHR) mentorship initiatives can best help prepare the next generation of GH researchers. To this end, the authors, a group of emerging researchers, share their experiences and perspectives of participating in the Global Health Research Capacity Strengthening (GHR-CAPS) program, a multidisciplinary GHR training and mentorship program in Quebec, Canada.
# Discussion
Based on their experiences, what is deemed most beneficial is interfacing with a diverse group of peers, learning and being guided from a community of mentors, actively engaging in research activities, having mentorship specific to GH, and being financially supported, especially through bursaries. Areas were also noted to better guide and support GHR emerging researchers. These included providing more support for navigating career transitions and developing a program of research, and removing geographical restrictions to access financial resources, including bursaries and small grants which can directly support the research of students and junior researchers. Overall, the trainees felt that participation in a mentorship program like GHR-CAPS yields multiple benefits including greater academic productivity, network expansion, increased professional confidence, and enhancement of knowledge and skills. It also provides a sense of belonging to something official and important and gives visibility to trainees' work.
# Conclusion
There is value-added to have mentorship programs like GHR-CAPS. GHR mentorship is optimized by having multiple sources of support for trainees and by implementing diverse strategies to meet trainees' needs and strengthen their capacity. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-edca188016bd45b28b5a25275a1c637a2025-08-20T02:39:26ZengInishmore Laser Scientific Publishing LtdJournal of Global Health Reports2399-16232019-12-01310.29392/joghr.3.e2019086The Global Health Research Capacity Strengthening (GHR-CAPS) Program: trainees’ experiences and perspectivesLisa MerryAnne-Marie Turcotte-TremblayNazmul AlamNicole D’souzaMyriam FillionFederica FregoneseLara GautierKadidiatou Kadio# Introduction This paper aims to contribute to the discussion on how global health research (GHR) mentorship initiatives can best help prepare the next generation of GH researchers. To this end, the authors, a group of emerging researchers, share their experiences and perspectives of participating in the Global Health Research Capacity Strengthening (GHR-CAPS) program, a multidisciplinary GHR training and mentorship program in Quebec, Canada. # Discussion Based on their experiences, what is deemed most beneficial is interfacing with a diverse group of peers, learning and being guided from a community of mentors, actively engaging in research activities, having mentorship specific to GH, and being financially supported, especially through bursaries. Areas were also noted to better guide and support GHR emerging researchers. These included providing more support for navigating career transitions and developing a program of research, and removing geographical restrictions to access financial resources, including bursaries and small grants which can directly support the research of students and junior researchers. Overall, the trainees felt that participation in a mentorship program like GHR-CAPS yields multiple benefits including greater academic productivity, network expansion, increased professional confidence, and enhancement of knowledge and skills. It also provides a sense of belonging to something official and important and gives visibility to trainees' work. # Conclusion There is value-added to have mentorship programs like GHR-CAPS. GHR mentorship is optimized by having multiple sources of support for trainees and by implementing diverse strategies to meet trainees' needs and strengthen their capacity.https://doi.org/10.29392/joghr.3.e2019086 |
| spellingShingle | Lisa Merry Anne-Marie Turcotte-Tremblay Nazmul Alam Nicole D’souza Myriam Fillion Federica Fregonese Lara Gautier Kadidiatou Kadio The Global Health Research Capacity Strengthening (GHR-CAPS) Program: trainees’ experiences and perspectives Journal of Global Health Reports |
| title | The Global Health Research Capacity Strengthening (GHR-CAPS) Program: trainees’ experiences and perspectives |
| title_full | The Global Health Research Capacity Strengthening (GHR-CAPS) Program: trainees’ experiences and perspectives |
| title_fullStr | The Global Health Research Capacity Strengthening (GHR-CAPS) Program: trainees’ experiences and perspectives |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Global Health Research Capacity Strengthening (GHR-CAPS) Program: trainees’ experiences and perspectives |
| title_short | The Global Health Research Capacity Strengthening (GHR-CAPS) Program: trainees’ experiences and perspectives |
| title_sort | global health research capacity strengthening ghr caps program trainees experiences and perspectives |
| url | https://doi.org/10.29392/joghr.3.e2019086 |
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