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Recruitment Strategies To Improve Gender Equity in Clinical and Translational Research Training in Ethiopia
Alison T. Hoover
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Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia;
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Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel
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Addis Ababa University College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;
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Liya Wassie
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Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;
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Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia;
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Henry M. Blumberg
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ABSTRACT.
Women from sub-Saharan Africa, including Ethiopia, are underrepresented in biomedical research due in part to limited access to high-quality research training and mentorship. Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem in Ethiopia, with a limited number of female Ethiopian scientists engaged in TB-related research. To improve access to TB-related research training among junior women scientists, our NIH Fogarty International Center-funded D43 program released an all-women request for applications (RFA), which substantially increased the number of women applying for research training and the number of women trained in our program. The impact of the all-women cohort was also bolstered by prominent female representation in mentor teams, program leadership, and program alumnae. Sustained increases in applications from women were seen in subsequent RFAs that included both women and men. Targeted leadership, mentorship, and recruitment efforts were effective in promoting improved gender equity in biomedical research training.
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Financial support: This work was supported in part by the
Current contact information: Alison T. Hoover, Independent Consultant, Washington, District of Columbia, E-mail: ahoover.consulting@gmail.com. Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel, Addis Ababa University College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, E-mail: yimtuwa@gmail.com. Liya Wassie, Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, E-mail: liya.wassie@ahri.gov.et. Hiwet Eyob, Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, E-mail: hiwet.eyob@ahri.gov.et. Damen Haile Mariam, Addis Ababa University School of Public Health, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; E-mail: damengoog@gmail.com. Russell R. Kempker, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia E-mail: rkempke@emory.edu. Henry M. Blumberg, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia and Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, E-mail: henry.m.blumberg@emory.edu. Dawn L. Comeau, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, E-mail: dcomeau@emory.edu. Kidist Bobosha, Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, E-mail: kidist.bobosha@ahri.gov.et.
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Malawana J, Miller G, Alachew K, Gebremedhin LT, 2021. Training and Upskilling Ethiopia’s Female Physicians Will Promote Gender Equity and Improve Care. Available at: https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/09/10/training-and-upskilling-ethiopias-female-physicians-will-promote-gender-equity-and-improve-care/. Accessed September 21, 2024.
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Corbett C, 2015. Solving the Equation: The Variables for Women’s Success in Engineering and Computing. Washington, DC: AAUW.
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Diab RD, Bulani M, 2023. Gender Equality at African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) Institutions: Final Technical Report. Available at: https://idl-bnc-idrc.dspacedirect.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/92207f61-6229-4a26-89a8-b4557aaa2122/content. Accessed May 6, 2024.
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Adepoju P, 2019. Africa’s poorly kept science gender gap secrets. Lancet 394: 373–374.
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12.
Women in Global Health, 2023. The State of Women and Leadership in Health (Women in Global Health Series: Gender Equity and The Health and Care Workforce). Available at: https://womeningh.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/EXECUTIVE-SUMMARY-Leadership-Report-Press-Preview-1.pdf. Accessed September 21, 2024.
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World Health Organization, 2023. Global Tuberculosis Report 2023. Geneva, Switzerland: WHO. Available at: https://www.who.int/teams/global-tuberculosis-programme/tb-reports. Accessed September 21, 2024.
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15.
National Institutes of Health, 2008. Enhancing Peer Review: The NIH Announces New Scoring Procedures for Evaluation of Research Applications Received for Potential FY2010 Funding. Notice No.: NOT-OD-09-024. Available at: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-024.html. Accessed December 6, 2023.
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