RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 RAHI–SATHI Indo-U.S. Collaboration: The Evolution of a Trainee-Led Twinning Model in Global Health Into a Multidisciplinary Collaborative Program
JF Global Health: Science and Practice
JO GLOB HEALTH SCI PRACT
FD Johns Hopkins University- Global Health. Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Communication Programs
SP 152
OP 163
DO 10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00190
VO 5
IS 1
A1 Soni, Apurv
A1 Fahey, Nisha
A1 Jaffe, Abraham
A1 Raithatha, Shyamsundar
A1 Raithatha, Nitin
A1 Prabhakaran, Anusha
A1 Moore Simas, Tiffany A
A1 Byatt, Nancy
A1 Vankar, Jagdish
A1 Chin, Michael
A1 Phatak, Ajay G
A1 Srivastava, Shirish
A1 McManus, David D
A1 O'Keefe, Eileen
A1 Patel, Harshil
A1 Patel, Niket
A1 Patel, Dharti
A1 Tracey, Michaela
A1 Khubchandani, Jasmine A
A1 Newman, Haley
A1 Earon, Allison
A1 Rosenfield, Hannah
A1 Handorf, Anna
A1 Novak, Brittany
A1 Bostrom, John
A1 Deb, Anindita
A1 Desai, Soaham
A1 Patel, Dipen
A1 Nimbalkar, Archana
A1 Talati, Kandarp
A1 Rosal, Milagros
A1 McQuilkin, Patricia
A1 Pandya, Himanshu
A1 Santry, Heena P
A1 Thanvi, Sunil
A1 Kharod, Utpala
A1 Fischer, Melissa
A1 Allison, Jeroan
A1 Nimbalkar, Somashekhar M
YR 2017
UL http://www.ghspjournal.org/content/5/1/152.abstract
AB RAHI–SATHI presents an innovative twinning model of global health academic partnership, resulting in a number of successful research activities, that features trainees or students as the driving force, complemented by strategic institutional support from both sides of the partnership. Others can promote similar student-led initiatives by: (1) accepting an expanded role for trainees in global health programs, (2) creating structured research and program opportunities for trainees, (3) developing a network of faculty and trainees interested in global health, (4) sharing extramural global health funding opportunities with faculty and trainees, and (5) offering seed funding.Background: 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.Program Description: 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.Conclusion: 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.