Primary
question
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Sub-questions
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Have
FIC funded research training programs contributed to any of the
following? If yes, through what mechanisms and to what extent?
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1.The
achievement of a critical mass of researchers in LMIC
countries
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1.1Perception
of existence of critical mass of researchers
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Increased
number of internal collaborations
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percent
time spent on research
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Number
of doctoral and masters level researchers supported by FIC
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Increase
in number of research grants and increase in the number of FIC
grants (particularly directly funded ones) won by the University
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Increase
in number of first-authored publications,
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Increase
in percent of faculty serving as principal investigators
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2.The
organizational development of LMIC universities
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Development
of relevant and high quality curricula and postgraduate teaching
programs
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Strengthening
of research management systems eg. grants management units,
bureaucratic efficiency, ethical review boards
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2.3Availability
of appropriate resource infrastructure IT, library resources and
other research support infrastructure
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3.The
development of a research enabling organizational culture
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University
leadership demonstrate commitment to research (e.g. through
providing protected time for research, appropriate rewards for
research achievement)
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Establishment
of career development pathways for researchers, mentorship
relationships
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Researcher
job satisfaction and motivation to stay in research
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4.
The development of research and policy networks
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the
presence and intensity of linkages between researchers
in-country,
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the
presence and intensity of linkages between researchers inside
and outside the country
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Intensity
of interactions between researchers and policy makers
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the
development of new professional organizations or NGOs
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the
development of regional collaborations and networks
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5.
Inform health policy development in country, and potential
health impacts
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Impact
of research findings on health policy development and practice
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The
policy relevance and quality of research conducted
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b.
How have FIC investments at these institutions interacted
with each other and with investments made by others over the long
term?
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6.
The interactions between FIC programs
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6.1
To what extent have different FIC research training programs
reinforced each other (for example has training in bioethics
helped establish IRBs that in turn has facilitated other forms of
research)?
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6.2
To what extent have FIC research trainees been successful in
securing NIH research grants?
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7.
Interactions between FIC programs and other research training
programs
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7.1
To what extent have programs of support to research capacity
development (eg. Wellcome Trust, IDRC etc) reinforced, or
undermined, FIC investments?
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Additional
questions that must be addressed in order to fully answer the
study questions
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What
has been the nature of the research training support provided by
Fogarty and what have been its proximal effects (on individual
learning and performance)?
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8.1
What types of individual training was supported by FIC (such as
short term training, long term training, mentoring) and how did
this change over time?
8.2
What forms of organizational support were provided (such as
curriculum development, research re-entry grants, strengthened
collaborations, support to research infrastructure such as ethical
review committees or access to information) and how did this
change over time?
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What
are the relevant features of the organizational and national
context in which Fogarty investments were taking place?
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To
what extent, at the initiation of FIC support, was there an
organizational culture that was supportive of research, and how
has this changed over time?
To
what extent, at the initiation of FIC support, were there
effective systems of research management and how has this
changed over time?
To
what extent, at the initiation of FIC support, was there an
appropriate research infrastructure, and how has this changed
over time?
To
what extent, at the initiation of FIC support, did the broader
environment support the use of evidence in policy and decision
making and how has this changed over time?
To
what extent was the case study organization, at the initiation
of FIC support, part of regional and international networks, and
how has this changed over time?
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What
support did the organization receive from other funders for
research capacity development?
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10.1
Which other funders have supported research capacity development
at the case study organization; what type of support did they
provide and over what period?
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