How can PhD research contribute to the global health research agenda?

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dc.contributor.authorWalker, Susan H.
dc.contributor.authorOuellette, Veronic
dc.contributor.authorRidde, Valéry
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-22T18:22:31Z
dc.date.available2013-04-22T18:22:31Z
dc.date.copyright2006
dc.date.issued2006-11
dc.description.abstractWe suggest that PhD and post-doctoral researchers are a strong, untapped resource with the potential to make a real contribution to global health research (GHR). However, we raise some ethical, institutional, and funding issues that either discourage new researchers from entering the field or diminish their capacity to contribute. We offer a number of recommendations to Canadian academic and non-academic institutions and funders, aiming to generate discussion among them about how to overcome these constraints. We need changes in the way graduate research is organised and funded, to create opportunities to work collaboratively within established low- and middle-income countries (LMIC)/Canadian research partnerships. We urge changes in the way that institutions fund, recognise, value, and support GHR, so that established researchers are encouraged to develop long-term LMIC relationships and mentor new Canadian/LMIC researchers. We ask funders to reconsider additional GHR activities for support, including strategic training initiatives and dissemination of research results. We also encourage the development of alternative institutions that can provide training and mentoring opportunities. GHR faces many challenges. If we address those that reduce our potential to contribute, we can become real partners in GHR, working towards equitable global health and solutions to priority health issues.en
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dc.format.extent1 digital file (p. 617-622)en
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dc.identifier.citationWalker, S.H., Ouellette, V., & Ridde, V. (2006). How can PhD research contribute to the global health research agenda?. Development in Practice, 16(6), 617-622.doi:10.1080=09614520600958330en
dc.identifier.issn0961-4524
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/50986
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherRoutledge Publishingen
dc.subjectPOSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONen
dc.subjectRESEARCH PROJECTSen
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONen
dc.subjectHEALTH PROGRAMMESen
dc.subjectCANADAen
dc.titleHow can PhD research contribute to the global health research agenda?en
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
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idrc.project.number100821
idrc.project.titleIDRC Corporate Awards 2001-2002en
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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