title: Training and capacity building evaluation: Maximizing resources and results with Success Case Method.
abstract: This article describes the use of Success Case Method (Brinkerhoff, 2003) to evaluate health promotion and public health training programs. The goal of the Office Community Research and Engagement (OCRE) of the Puerto Rico Clinical and Translational Research Consortium (PRCTRC) is to establish a stable and sustainable translational research capacity. Early efforts toward achieving this goal included sponsoring two independent research training programs. A description of the implementation of the five step Success Case Method is presented. Results reveal that SCM would deem both trainings as highly successful, based upon the overall impact of a low number of success cases. However, a traditional summative evaluation would consider this disappointing. Strengths of SCM are discussed. It was concluded that the Success Case Method is a useful and valuable evaluative method for measuring the success of health promotion and public health training initiatives and provides sufficient information for decision-making processes.
authors.affiliation: Puerto Rico Clinical and Translational Research Consortium, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico; Center for Evaluation and Sociomedical Research, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico; UPR-MDACC Partnership for Excellence in Cancer Research, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Medina
authors.affiliation: Puerto Rico Clinical and Translational Research Consortium, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico; Center for Evaluation and Sociomedical Research, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Electronic address: edna.acosta2@upr.edu.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Acosta-Pérez
authors.affiliation: UPR-MDACC Partnership for Excellence in Cancer Research, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Velez
authors.affiliation: Puerto Rico Clinical and Translational Research Consortium, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.affiliation: Puerto Rico Clinical and Translational Research Consortium, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico; Center for Evaluation and Sociomedical Research, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico; UPR-MDACC Partnership for Excellence in Cancer Research, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rivera
authors.affiliation: Puerto Rico Clinical and Translational Research Consortium, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico; Center for Evaluation and Sociomedical Research, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sardiñas
authors.affiliation: Puerto Rico Clinical and Translational Research Consortium, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico; Center for Evaluation and Sociomedical Research, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico; UPR-MDACC Partnership for Excellence in Cancer Research, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pattatucci
mesh_terms: D057191:Capacity Building / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D040381:Education, Public Health Professional / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017146:Models, Organizational; D019982:Organizational Case Studies / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D011647:Puerto Rico; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards
keywords: Capacity building evaluation; Public health training; Success Case Method; Training evaluation