Research training needs in Peruvian national TB/HIV programs

Research training needs in Peruvian national TB/HIV programs

BACKGROUND There are few published reports of research training needs assessments and research training programs. In an effort to expand this nascent field of study and to bridge the gap between research and practice, we sought to systematically assess the research training needs of health care professionals working at Peruvian governmental institutions leading HIV and tuberculosis (TB) control...

Research training among pediatric residency programs: a national assessment.

PURPOSE The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) states that "residents should participate in scholarly activity." However, there is little guidance for effectively integrating scholarly activity into residency. This study was conducted to understand how pediatric residency programs meet ACGME requirements and to identify characteristics of successful programs. METHOD ...

RESEARCH IN FLUID DYNAMICS: Meeting National Needs

The science of fluid dynamics describes the motion of liquids and gases and their interaction with solid bodies. It is a broad, interdisciplinary field that touches almost every aspect of our daily lives, and it is central to much of science and engineering. Fluid dynamics impacts defense, homeland security, transportation, manufacturing, medicine, biology, energy and the environment. Predictin...

Clinical research training of Peruvian neurologists: a baseline assessment

In Peru, despite a strong clinical research infrastructure in Lima, and Masters degree programs in epidemiology at three universities, few neurologists participate in clinical research. It was our objective to identify perceived needs and opportunities for increasing clinical research capacity and training opportunities for Peruvian neurologists. We conducted a descriptive, cross-sectional surv...

Training programs of the National Cancer Institute.