Mentorship for operational research capacity building: hands-on or hands-off?

Harries, A. D., Marais, B., Kool, B., Ram, S., Kumar, A. M. V., Gounder, S., Viney, K., Brostrom, R., Roseveare, C., Bissell, K., Reid, A. J., Zachariah, R. and Hill, P. C. (2014) Mentorship for operational research capacity building: hands-on or hands-off? Public Health Action, 4 (1). pp. 56-58. ISSN 2220-8372

Abstract

Mentorship is a key feature of operational research training courses run by the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease and Médecins Sans Frontières. During the recent South Pacific paper writing module, the faculty discussed ‘hands-on’ mentorship (direct technical assistance) vs. ‘hands-off’ mentorship (technical advice). This article explores the advantages and disadvantages of each approach. Our collective experience indicates that ‘hands-on’ mentorship is a valuable learning experience for the participant and a rewarding experience for the mentor. This approach increases the likelihood of successful course completion, including publishing a well written paper. However, mentors must allow participants to lead and take ownership of the paper, in keeping with a first author position

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