| Literature DB >> 26767182 |
N Guillerm1, K Tayler-Smith2, S Dar Berger1, K Bissell1, A M V Kumar3, A Ramsay4, A J Reid2, R Zachariah2, A D Harries5.
Abstract
Eighteen months after successfully completing one of six Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative (SORT IT) courses, e-mail questionnaires assessing post-course research output were returned by 63 participants (100% response rate). Thirty-two (51%) participants had completed new research projects, 24 (38%) had published papers, 28 (44%) had presented abstracts at conferences, 15 (24%) had facilitated at further OR courses, and 21 (33%) had reviewed scientific papers. Seven (11%) had secured further research funding and 22 (35%) stated that their institutions were involved in implementation or capacity building in operational research. Significant research output continues beyond course completion, further endorsing the value of the SORT IT model.Entities:
Keywords: Médecins Sans Frontières; SORT IT; The Union; operational research capacity building; post-course research output
Year: 2015 PMID: 26767182 PMCID: PMC4682620 DOI: 10.5588/pha.15.0045
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Public Health Action ISSN: 2220-8372