GACCF – Nigeria
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The goal of this project is to formalize a structure to create LMIC-HIC mentorship Triads (supervisor – trainee – mentor) to support participating trainees across Nigeria. We will support 10-15 Nigerian oncology physician trainees from across the regions.
Project Overview
The program is a collaboration with the University of Toronto Department of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Center and consists of formalizing a structure to create LMIC-HIC mentorship Triads (supervisor – trainee – mentor) to support participating trainees in Nigeria.
Project Timeline: 13-week research method seminars (distant learning enabled environment) and a yearlong mentorship for trainees supported by a robust evaluation program.
Target Regions: Across Nigeria (RT centers in Lagos, Ibadan, Enugu, Abuja, Kaduna, Sokoto, Edo, & Gombo).
Detailed Description:
This program is a collaboration with the University of Toronto Department of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Center and consists of formalizing a structure to create LMIC-HIC mentorship Triads (supervisor – trainee – mentor) to support participating trainees in Nigeria. Within this distant – learning enabled environment, a research methods seminar (13 weeks) and a yearlong mentorship for the trainees on their research projects is delivered, supported by a robust evaluation program. At the individual level, this program will see 15 oncology trainees from 7 training centers across Nigeria, complete and disseminate their research findings at international conferences, and have their work published. At a programmatic level, the lessons learned through our evaluation plan will inform process and quality improvement for similar programs for the future. At a systems level, it will address social determinants of health in cancer through three strategies:
- Grow knowledge in research skills
- Enable data generation at the clinical interface
- Facilitate LMIC- HIC mentorship triads (supervisor – trainee – mentor) around our trainees.
It is our vision that skills and relationships that are built will lay the foundation for a culture of research, cultivate leadership, grown future generations of mentors, and contribute to the global call to action for cancer through education.
Project Leadership
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Dr. Rebecca KS Wong
Radiation Oncologist & Vice Chair of Education, Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University of Toronto
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Dr. Nwamaka Lasebikan
Vice President, Association of Radiation and Clinical Oncologist of Nigeria (University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Emugu, Nigeria)
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Dr. Anuja Jhingran
Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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Dr. Ewa Szumacher
Professor at Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto
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Dr. Abubakar Bello, MD
President, AORTIC
Project Partners
Princess Margaret Cancer Center – University of Toronto Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, MD Anderson, ARCON (Association of Radiation & Clinical Oncologists of Nigeria), & AORTIC.
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