University of Massachusetts Medical School Faculty Publications
UMMS Affiliation
School of Medicine; Department of Psychiatry; Systems and Psychosocial Advances Research Center; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health; Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine; Department of Neurology; Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine; Department of Quantitative Health Sciences; Department of Pediatrics; Department of Surgery; UMass Worcester Prevention Research Center; Senior Scholars Program
Publication Date
2017-03-28
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
International Public Health | Medical Education
Abstract
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.
Keywords
UMCCTS funding
Rights and Permissions
© Soni et al.
DOI of Published Version
10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00190
Source
Glob Health Sci Pract. 2017 Mar 28;5(1):152-163. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00190. Print 2017 Mar 24. Link to article on publisher's site
Related Resources
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Global health, science and practice
PubMed ID
28351882
Repository Citation
Soni, Apurv; Fahey, Nisha; Jaffe, Abraham; Moore Simas, Tiffany A.; Byatt, Nancy; Chin, Michael; McManus, David D.; Tracey, Michaela; Khubchandani, Jasmine A.; Newman, Haley; Earon, Allison; Rosenfield, Hannah; Handorf, Anna; Novak, Brittany; Bostrom, John; Deb, Anindita; Rosal, Milagros C.; McQuilkin, Patricia A.; Santry, Heena; Fischer, Melissa A.; and Allison, Jeroan J., "RAHI-SATHI Indo-U.S. Collaboration: The Evolution of a Trainee-Led Twinning Model in Global Health Into a Multidisciplinary Collaborative Program" (2017). University of Massachusetts Medical School Faculty Publications. 1192.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/faculty_pubs/1192
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Comments
Full author list omitted for brevity. For full list of authors see article.
Apurv Soni and other co-authors are medical students at UMass Medical School.