Twinning Phase | Advantages of Program | Benefits for Trainee |
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Initiate a partnership | Trainees typically have greater flexibility than faculty to travel and connect with the local community to build trust and act as a bridge between geographically separated investigators | Gain hands-on experience in professionalism and building trust with a new community |
Develop a shared work plan | Trainees facilitate an interdisciplinary approach by coordinating inputs from multiple team members from varied disciplines and maximizing faculty investigators' contribution, in the context of their in-kind support | Acquire consensus-building skills and a multidisciplinary perspective |
Implement the program | Trainees lead the implementation of the program and reduce the burden on international partners who face competing demands to provide care to their beneficiaries | Develop an understanding of real-world constraints and complications in implementation science |
Monitor outcomes | Trainees identify potential sources of error early in the program and help sustain communication among the team and with the local community | Gain insight into potential pitfalls of programs |
Evaluate results | Trainees provide insight gained by their involvement in the study and help guide evaluation of the results | Enhance scientific inquisition and analytical skills to interpret and discuss findings with peers |
Disseminate information | Trainees disseminate information across a range of platforms including peer-reviewed manuscripts, conference presentations, and departmental or institutional seminars, resulting in greater exposure of the program and increased opportunities for potential collaborators to become involved | Develop scholarly skills that are critical in medicine and academics |
Abbreviations: RAHI, Research and Advocacy for Health in India; SATHI, Support and Action Towards Health-Equity in India.