A qualitative evaluation of an operational research course for acute care trainees in Kigali, Rwanda
INTRODUCTION: the blended SORT-IT model uses a combination of online modules and teleconferences with local and international mentors to teach operational research. We modified SORT-IT to create the Acute Care Operational Research (ACOR) course directed to anesthesiology residents in Kigali, Rwanda....
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8531958/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34733389 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2021.40.21.29191 |
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author | Wang, Tiffany Barter, Shannon Durieux, Marcel Flickinger, Tabor Twagirumugabe, Theogene Banguti, Paulin |
author_facet | Wang, Tiffany Barter, Shannon Durieux, Marcel Flickinger, Tabor Twagirumugabe, Theogene Banguti, Paulin |
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description | INTRODUCTION: the blended SORT-IT model uses a combination of online modules and teleconferences with local and international mentors to teach operational research. We modified SORT-IT to create the Acute Care Operational Research (ACOR) course directed to anesthesiology residents in Kigali, Rwanda. This course takes students from an initial research idea through submitting a paper for publication. Our viewpoint on entering this study was that ACOR participants would have adequate resources to complete the course, but be hampered by cultural unfamiliarity with the blended teaching approach. METHODS: we conducted a qualitative analysis of the experiences of all those who participated in the ACOR course to understand obstacles and improve future course iterations. Six anesthesiology residents participated in the first iteration of the course, with 4 local mentors and 2 secondary mentors, one of whom was based at the University of Virginia, with a total of 12 participants. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with all participants and mentors, which were independently coded for topics by two reviewers. RESULTS: there was a 50% publication rate for those enrolled in the course and an expected 100% acceptance rate for those who completed the course. Some reported benefits to the course included improved research knowledge, societal improvements, and knowledge exchange. Some reported obstacles to successful course completion included time limitations, background knowledge, and communication. Of note, only 4 out of 12 participants recognized cultural barriers. CONCLUSION: although successful in the sense that all participants completed their research project, ACOR did not fully solve the main issues hindering research training. Our results show that research training in low-resource settings needs a continuing and formal focus on the factors that hinder participants´ success: mentorship and time. |
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spelling | pubmed-85319582021-11-02 A qualitative evaluation of an operational research course for acute care trainees in Kigali, Rwanda Wang, Tiffany Barter, Shannon Durieux, Marcel Flickinger, Tabor Twagirumugabe, Theogene Banguti, Paulin Pan Afr Med J Research INTRODUCTION: the blended SORT-IT model uses a combination of online modules and teleconferences with local and international mentors to teach operational research. We modified SORT-IT to create the Acute Care Operational Research (ACOR) course directed to anesthesiology residents in Kigali, Rwanda. This course takes students from an initial research idea through submitting a paper for publication. Our viewpoint on entering this study was that ACOR participants would have adequate resources to complete the course, but be hampered by cultural unfamiliarity with the blended teaching approach. METHODS: we conducted a qualitative analysis of the experiences of all those who participated in the ACOR course to understand obstacles and improve future course iterations. Six anesthesiology residents participated in the first iteration of the course, with 4 local mentors and 2 secondary mentors, one of whom was based at the University of Virginia, with a total of 12 participants. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with all participants and mentors, which were independently coded for topics by two reviewers. RESULTS: there was a 50% publication rate for those enrolled in the course and an expected 100% acceptance rate for those who completed the course. Some reported benefits to the course included improved research knowledge, societal improvements, and knowledge exchange. Some reported obstacles to successful course completion included time limitations, background knowledge, and communication. Of note, only 4 out of 12 participants recognized cultural barriers. CONCLUSION: although successful in the sense that all participants completed their research project, ACOR did not fully solve the main issues hindering research training. Our results show that research training in low-resource settings needs a continuing and formal focus on the factors that hinder participants´ success: mentorship and time. The African Field Epidemiology Network 2021-09-08 /pmc/articles/PMC8531958/ /pubmed/34733389 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2021.40.21.29191 Text en Copyright: Tiffany Wang et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/The Pan African Medical Journal (ISSN: 1937-8688). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution International 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Wang, Tiffany Barter, Shannon Durieux, Marcel Flickinger, Tabor Twagirumugabe, Theogene Banguti, Paulin A qualitative evaluation of an operational research course for acute care trainees in Kigali, Rwanda |
title | A qualitative evaluation of an operational research course for acute care trainees in Kigali, Rwanda |
title_full | A qualitative evaluation of an operational research course for acute care trainees in Kigali, Rwanda |
title_fullStr | A qualitative evaluation of an operational research course for acute care trainees in Kigali, Rwanda |
title_full_unstemmed | A qualitative evaluation of an operational research course for acute care trainees in Kigali, Rwanda |
title_short | A qualitative evaluation of an operational research course for acute care trainees in Kigali, Rwanda |
title_sort | qualitative evaluation of an operational research course for acute care trainees in kigali, rwanda |
topic | Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8531958/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34733389 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2021.40.21.29191 |
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