Building Capacity for Cancer Research in the Era of COVID-19: Implementation and Results From an International Virtual Clinical Research Training Program in Zambia.
Kevin DiaoDorothy Chilambe LombeCatherine K MwabaJuliana WuDarya A KizubCarrie A CameronElizabeth Yu ChiaoSusan Citonje Msadabwe-ChikuniLilie L LinPublished in: JCO global oncology (2022)
The Cancer Diseases Hospital MD Anderson Cancer Center clinical research training program for Zambian clinical oncology fellows led to increases in multiple academic self-efficacy domains among participants, formation of longitudinal mentorship groups with both faculty and peer mentors, and development of Zambian-led research protocols, demonstrating the feasibility of implementing a virtual model. This may be especially relevant because of shifting international collaboration paradigms after the COVID-19 pandemic.