title: Enhancement of health research capacity in Nigeria through north-south and in-country partnerships.
abstract: Research productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa has the potential to affect teaching, student quality, faculty career development, and translational country-relevant research as it has in developed countries. Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, with an academic infrastructure that includes 129 universities and 45 medical schools; however, despite the size, the country has unacceptably poor health status indicators. To further develop the research infrastructure in Nigeria, faculty and research career development topics were identified within the six Nigerian universities of the nine institutions of the Medical Education Partnership Initiative in Nigeria (MEPIN) consortium. The consortium identified a training model that incorporated multi-institutional "train-the-trainers" programs at the University of Ibadan, followed by replication at the other MEPIN universities. More than 140 in-country trainers subsequently presented nine courses to more than 1,600 faculty, graduate students, and resident doctors throughout the consortium during the program's first three years (2011-2013). This model has fostered a new era of collaboration among the major Nigerian research universities, which now have increased capacity for collaborative research initiatives and improved research output. These changes, in turn, have the potential to improve the nation's health outcomes.
authors: Dr. Olaleye is professor of virology, Department of Virology, and former dean, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. Dr. Odaibo is a reader, Department of Virology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. Prof. Carney is assistant provost for graduate and professional studies and associate professor of health studies, Chicago State University, Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Agbaji is senior lecturer, Department of Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital and University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria. Dr. Sagay is professor of obstetrics and gynecology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria. Dr. Muktar is senior lecturer in hemato-oncology/retrovirology, Department of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Ahmadu Bello University, and consultant hematologist, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria. Dr. Akinyinka is provost and professor of pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. Dr. Omigbodun is professor of obstetrics and gynecology and former provost, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. Dr. Ogunniyi is professor of neurology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. Dr. Gashau is chief consultant physician, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Borno, Maiduguri, Nigeria. Dr. Akanmu is professor of hematology and blood transfusion, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria. Dr. Ogunsola is professor of medical microbiology and provost, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria. Dr. Chukwuka is senior lecturer and consultant respiratory physician, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria. Dr. Okonkwo is CEO, AIDS Prevention Initiative in Nigeria LLC, Abuja, FCT Territory, Nigeria. Dr. Meloni is research associate, Department of Immunology and Infectious Disease, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass
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mesh_terms: D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D009549:Nigeria; D014495:Universities