Research output after participants complete a Structured Operational Research and Training (SORT IT) course.
Research output continues beyond course completion, endorsing the value of the SORT IT model
Abstract
18 months after successfully completing one of 6 Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative (SORT IT) courses, e-mail questionnaires assessing post-course research output were returned by 63 participants (100% response rate).
Thirty-two (51%) participants had completed new research projects, 24 (38%) had published papers, 28 (44%) had presented abstracts at conferences, 15 (24%) had facilitated at further OR courses, and 21 (33%) had reviewed scientific papers. Seven (11%) had secured further research funding and 22 (35%) stated that their institutions were involved in implementation or capacity building in operational research. Significant research output continues beyond course completion, further endorsing the value of the SORT IT model.
This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development’s Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union)
Citation
N. Guillerm, K. Tayler-Smith, S. Dar Berger, K. Bissell, A. M. V. Kumar, A. Ramsay,A. J. Reid, R. Zachariah, A. D. Harries (2015) Research output after participants complete a Structured Operational Research and Training (SORT IT) course. Public Health Action vol 5 no 4 doi: 10.5588/pha.15.0045