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ArticleAcademic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges2014

Strengthening research governance for sustainable research: experiences from three Zimbabwean universities.

Thokozile Mashaah, James Hakim, Midion Chidzonga, Rugare A Kangwende, Yogeshkumar Naik, Nancy Federspiel, Suzanne Fiorillo, Jim Scott, Exnevia Gomo

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Article in Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Thokozile MashaahMs. Mashaah is coordinator, Research Support Center, University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences, Harare, Zimbabwe. Dr. Hakim is MEPI Zimbabwe principal investigator, Department of Medicine, University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences, Harare, Zimbabwe. Dr. Chidzonga is dean, University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences, Harare, Zimbabwe. Dr. Kangwende is director, Africa University Clinical Research Center, Africa University, Mutare, Zimbabwe. Dr. Naik is director, Research and Innovation Management Office, National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Dr. Federspiel is academic research and program officer, Institute for Immunity, Transplantation, and Infection Operations, Stanford University, Stanford, California. Ms. Fiorillo is research administrator, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado. Dr. Scott is professor of emergency medicine and health policy, George Washington University, Washington, DC. Dr. Gomo is director, Research Support Center, University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences, Harare, Zimbabwe.
James Hakim
Midion Chidzonga
Rugare A Kangwende
Yogeshkumar Naik
Nancy Federspiel
Suzanne Fiorillo
Jim Scott
Exnevia Gomo

Funding

Programmatic: Novel Education Clinical Trainees and Researchers (NECTAR) ProgramR24TW008881 · FIC · COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIS UNIV OF ZIMBABWE · PI BARRY, MICHELE, CAMPBELL, THOMAS B. · 2010 to 2015
$9.4M
Developing Comprehensive Research Support Services of College of Health SciencesG11HD073002 · NICHD · COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIS UNIV OF ZIMBABWE · PI GOMO, EXNEVIA · 2012 to 2016
$250k
FIC NIH HHS R24 TW008881NICHD NIH HHS G11 HD073002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A robust research system requires a robust governance framework. As part of the Medical Education Partnership Initiative, three Zimbabwean universities partnered with two U.S. universities in a project to strengthen research governance in the Zimbabwean universities. The project aimed at (1) developing research policies, (2) strengthening central research management offices, (3) developing a research administration curriculum, and (4) enhancing awareness about the role and relevance of research administration in other universities and research institutions in Zimbabwe. Through the efforts of the partners, a generic research policy was developed and successfully adapted by the institutions. A curriculum was drafted, and module development experts are helping to finalize the curriculum to meet university requirements for accreditation of training research administrators. The Association of Research Managers of Zimbabwe was established to promote information sharing and professionalize research administration. The consortium approach enabled rapid and smooth development and adoption of research policies in the institutions. It also helped researchers and managers accept research administration as an essential structure and function. The experiences and lessons learned are reported here to benefit other institutions and consortia.

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International CooperationUniversitiesAccreditationBiomedical ResearchCurriculumHumansOrganizational ObjectivesOrganizational PolicyUnited StatesZimbabwe

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PMID25072583
PMCPMC4116635

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