University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Des Moines University, Des Moines, IA, USA.
Glob Health Sci Pract. 2017 Mar 28;5(1):152-163. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00190. Print 2017 Mar 24.
In recent years there has been a surge in the number of global health programs operated by academic institutions. However, most of the existing programs describe partnerships that are primarily faculty-driven and supported by extramural funding.
Research and Advocacy for Health in India (RAHI, or "pathfinder" in Hindi) and Support and Action Towards Health-Equity in India (SATHI, or "partnership" in Hindi) are 2 interconnected, collaborative efforts between the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) and Charutar Arogya Mandal (CAM), a medical college and a tertiary care center in rural western India. The RAHI-SATHI program is the culmination of a series of student/trainee-led research and capacity strengthening initiatives that received institutional support in the form of faculty mentorship and seed funding. RAHI-SATHI's trainee-led twinning approach overcomes traditional barriers faced by global health programs. Trainees help mitigate geographical barriers by acting as a bridge between members from different institutions, garner cultural insight through their ability to immerse themselves in a community, and overcome expertise limitations through pre-planned structured mentorship from faculty of both institutions. Trainees play a central role in cultivating trust among the team members and, in the process, they acquire personal leadership skills that may benefit them in their future careers.
This paradigm of trainee-led twinning partnership promotes sustainability in an uncertain funding climate and provides a roadmap for conducting foundational work that is essential for the development of a broad, university-wide global health program.
近年来，学术机构运营的全球卫生项目数量激增。然而，大多数现有项目描述的伙伴关系主要是由教师驱动的，并得到外部资金的支持。
印度的研究与倡导健康（简称 RAHI，在印地语中是“开拓者”的意思）和支持与行动促进印度健康公平（简称 SATHI，在印地语中是“伙伴关系”的意思）是马萨诸塞大学医学院（UMMS）和印度农村西部的 Charutar Arogya Mandal（CAM，一所医学院和三级保健中心）之间的 2 项相互关联、协作的努力。RAHI-SATHI 项目是一系列学生/受训人员领导的研究和能力建设举措的结果，这些举措得到了机构的支持，包括教师指导和种子资金。RAHI-SATHI 的受训人员领导的结对方法克服了全球卫生项目面临的传统障碍。受训人员通过充当来自不同机构的成员之间的桥梁，帮助减轻地理障碍，通过沉浸在社区中获得文化洞察力，并通过来自两个机构的教师预先计划的结构化指导来克服专业知识的限制，从而克服专业知识的限制。受训人员在培养团队成员之间的信任方面发挥着核心作用，在此过程中，他们获得了个人领导技能，这可能使他们在未来的职业生涯中受益。
这种受训人员领导的结对伙伴关系模式在不确定的资金环境中促进了可持续性，并为开展基础性工作提供了路线图，这对于发展广泛的、全校范围的全球健康计划至关重要。
