Emerge, Emerging Diseases and Climate Change Research Unit, School of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.
University of California Global Health Institute, San Francisco, California.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2019 Jan;100(1_Suppl):3-8. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.18-0556.
Mentoring is a proven path to scientific progress, but it is not a common practice in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Existing mentoring approaches and guidelines are geared toward high-income country settings, without considering in detail the differences in resources, culture, and structure of research systems of LMICs. To address this gap, we conducted five Mentoring-the-Mentor workshops in Africa, South America, and Asia, which aimed at strengthening the capacity for evidence-based, LMIC-specific institutional mentoring programs globally. The outcomes of the workshops and two follow-up working meetings are presented in this special edition of the . Seven articles offer recommendations on how to tailor mentoring to the context and culture of LMICs, and provide guidance on how to implement mentoring programs. This introductory article provides both a prelude and executive summary to the seven articles, describing the motivation, cultural context and relevant background, and presenting key findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
导师制是科学进步的一种已被证实的途径，但在中低收入国家（LMICs）并不常见。现有的导师制方法和准则是针对高收入国家的情况制定的，没有详细考虑到 LMICs 的研究系统在资源、文化和结构方面的差异。为了解决这一差距，我们在非洲、南美洲和亚洲举办了五次导师制导师培训研讨会，旨在加强基于证据的、针对 LMIC 的机构导师制计划在全球范围内的能力。本特刊收录了研讨会的成果以及两次后续工作会议的内容。七篇文章就如何根据 LMIC 的情况和文化调整导师制提出了建议，并就如何实施导师制提供了指导。本文作为开篇，为七篇文章提供了前言和执行摘要，介绍了动机、文化背景和相关背景，并提出了主要发现、结论和建议。
