Training opportunities for noncommunicable diseases research in Latin America: A scoping review
ABSTRACT Objective. To identify gaps in postgraduate training and options for building capacity in noncommunicable disease (NCDs) research in Latin America. Methods. This was a scoping review of postgraduate opportunities in NCDs at top universities in Latin America and of training grants awarded by...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:6d6e6248d6e549d4819f4f1bded348df 2023-05-15T15:11:16+02:00 Training opportunities for noncommunicable diseases research in Latin America: A scoping review Jessica Hanae Zafra-Tanaka Rodrigo M. Carrillo-Larco Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz Vilma Edit Irazola Goodarz Danaei J. Jaime Miranda 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2019.68 https://doaj.org/article/6d6e6248d6e549d4819f4f1bded348df EN ES PT eng spa por Pan American Health Organization http://iris.paho.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/51471 https://doaj.org/toc/1020-4989 https://doaj.org/toc/1680-5348 1020-4989 1680-5348 doi:10.26633/RPSP.2019.68 https://doaj.org/article/6d6e6248d6e549d4819f4f1bded348df Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Vol 43, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2019) Noncommunicable diseases research education research personnel supply and distribution Latin America Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2019.68 2022-12-31T12:52:13Z ABSTRACT Objective. To identify gaps in postgraduate training and options for building capacity in noncommunicable disease (NCDs) research in Latin America. Methods. This was a scoping review of postgraduate opportunities in NCDs at top universities in Latin America and of training grants awarded by international funding bodies. Three global university rankings were considered—the QS Ranking, the Shanghai Ranking, and the Times Ranking. Latin American universities appearing in at least two of these were selected. University websites were searched for current graduate programs in biostatistics, epidemiology, global health, health economics, and public health. Information was extracted, summarized, and evaluated to identify any programs focused on NCDs. In addition, seven international funding bodies’ websites were searched for training grants. Results. In all, 33 universities offering 72 postgraduate programs met the inclusion criteria. One of these programs was exclusively devoted to NCD, and 12 offered NCDs as a dissertation research topic. Only two training grants were awarded to a Latin American institution for NCD capacity building. There are few NCD research training programs in Latin America and only one program exclusively focused on NCDs. Conclusion. There seem to be few NCD-specific research training programs in Latin America. Leveraging existing programs and expanding those with a focus on NCDs could help enhance NCD research capacity in the region. These initiatives should be supported by international funding agencies through more funding opportunities. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública 43 1 |
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ABSTRACT Objective. To identify gaps in postgraduate training and options for building capacity in noncommunicable disease (NCDs) research in Latin America. Methods. This was a scoping review of postgraduate opportunities in NCDs at top universities in Latin America and of training grants awarded by international funding bodies. Three global university rankings were considered—the QS Ranking, the Shanghai Ranking, and the Times Ranking. Latin American universities appearing in at least two of these were selected. University websites were searched for current graduate programs in biostatistics, epidemiology, global health, health economics, and public health. Information was extracted, summarized, and evaluated to identify any programs focused on NCDs. In addition, seven international funding bodies’ websites were searched for training grants. Results. In all, 33 universities offering 72 postgraduate programs met the inclusion criteria. One of these programs was exclusively devoted to NCD, and 12 offered NCDs as a dissertation research topic. Only two training grants were awarded to a Latin American institution for NCD capacity building. There are few NCD research training programs in Latin America and only one program exclusively focused on NCDs. Conclusion. There seem to be few NCD-specific research training programs in Latin America. Leveraging existing programs and expanding those with a focus on NCDs could help enhance NCD research capacity in the region. These initiatives should be supported by international funding agencies through more funding opportunities. |
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Training opportunities for noncommunicable diseases research in Latin America: A scoping review |
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Training opportunities for noncommunicable diseases research in Latin America: A scoping review |
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