ArticleJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2021
Developing Research Education Groups in African Cancer Centers: The Experience in Tanzania.
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Abstract
Research productivity and outcomes of junior researchers are usually correlated with the degree and quality of mentorship they receive. A bottom-up approach was followed to develop a research group at the Ocean Road Cancer Institute (ORCI), the major cancer center in Tanzania, to build upon the existing clinical and research resources and institutional global collaborations. The ORCI is a clinical center focused on radio- and chemo-therapy treatment of cancer patients from all over Tanzania. In addition, ORCI has a long-standing early detection program for educating women and screening them for cervical cancer. The ORCI physicians have been exposed to cancer research for the past 20 years through non-degree and degree training in the USA and Europe. In addition, US and European groups have been conducting collaborative research and training of oncologists and graduate students at ORCI. The exposure to research through the above-listed venues motivated the clinicians at ORCI to develop their own Research Club (RC) to learn about research methods, seek independent funding, and outline a research agenda for cancer research in Tanzania. However, it seems that mentorship is needed to help the RC members apply the lessons learned from didactic teaching. Mentorship is also needed to enable the RC members to utilize the enormous clinical and epidemiologic data generated by the institutional programs for prevention, treatment, and follow up of patients. This manuscript describes the inception of the program and its achievements, limitations, and suggested opportunities for improvement as a possible model for other LMICs.
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