Chongwe Gershom, Sikateyo Bornwell, Kampata Linda, Ali Joseph, Hallez Kristina, Hyder Adnan A, Kass Nancy, Michelo Charles
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Zambia School of Public Health, Lusaka, Zambia.
Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Zambia School of Public Health, Lusaka, Zambia.
Glob Bioeth. 2020 Dec 2;31(1):155-163. doi: 10.1080/11287462.2020.1853001.
In many settings, and perhaps especially in low-middle income countries, training institutions do not adequately prepare their students for the ethical challenges that confront them in professional life. We conducted a survey to assess the training needs in research ethics among the faculty at the University of Zambia, School of Medicine (UNZASoM) using a structured questionnaire distributed to faculty members in January 2015. The study was approved by the University of Zambia Biomedical Research Ethics Committee. Seventy-five faculty members of various ranks completed the questionnaire. It was found that 31% of the faculty had not received any research ethics training. Of those who had received training, most of them had received it through short workshops of five days or less (57.4%, = 31), while only 27.7% received ethics training as a component of an academic degree and 22.2% obtained it through electronic web-based courses. While most faculty (70.7%) reported being well-prepared to guide their students in developing a research methods section of a research protocol, only 25.3% felt they were well-prepared to guide on ethical considerations. This study has demonstrated gaps in research ethics training among faculty members at UNZASoM. Mandatory instruction in research ethics among faculty and students is recommended.
在许多情况下，尤其是在中低收入国家，培训机构并未让学生充分做好应对职业生涯中所面临的伦理挑战的准备。我们于2015年1月向赞比亚大学医学院（UNZASoM）的教职员工发放了一份结构化问卷，以评估他们在研究伦理方面的培训需求。该研究获得了赞比亚大学的生物医学研究伦理委员会的批准。七十五名不同职级的教职员工完成了问卷。结果发现，31%的教职员工未接受过任何研究伦理培训。在接受过培训的人员中，大多数是通过为期五天或更短时间的短期研讨会接受培训的（57.4%，n = 31），而只有27.7%的人将伦理培训作为学位课程的一部分，22.2%的人是通过电子网络课程获得培训的。虽然大多数教职员工（70.7%）报告称已做好充分准备指导学生撰写研究方案中的研究方法部分，但只有25.3%的人认为自己已做好充分准备指导学生进行伦理考量。这项研究表明，赞比亚大学医学院的教职员工在研究伦理培训方面存在差距。建议对教职员工和学生进行研究伦理方面的强制性指导。
