Building capacity for HIV/AIDS program leadership and management in Uganda through mentored Fellowships

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• Alternative Title:
  Glob Health Action
• Personal Author:
  Matovu, Joseph K.B. ; Wanyenze, Rhoda K. ; Mawemuko, Susan ; Wamuyu-Maina, Gakenia ; Bazeyo, William ; Olico-Okui, ; Serwadda, David
• Description:
  Background
  
  Around the world, health professionals and program managers are leading and managing public and private health organizations with little or no formal management and leadership training and experience.
  
  Objective
  
  To describe an innovative 2-year, long-term apprenticeship Fellowship training program implemented by Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) to strengthen capacity for leadership and management of HIV/AIDS programs in Uganda.
  
  Implementation process
  
  The program, which began in 2002, is a 2-year, full-time, non-degree Fellowship. It is open to Ugandan nationals with postgraduate training in health-related disciplines. Enrolled Fellows are attached to host institutions implementing HIV/AIDS programs and placed under the supervision of host institution and academic mentors. Fellows spend 75% of their apprenticeship at the host institutions while the remaining 25% is dedicated to didactic short courses conducted at MakSPH to enhance their knowledge base.
  
  Achievements
  
  Overall, 77 Fellows have been enrolled since 2002. Of the 57 Fellows who were admitted between 2002 and 2008, 94.7% (54) completed the Fellowship successfully and 50 (92.3%) are employed in senior leadership and management positions in Uganda and internationally. Eighty-eight percent of those employed (44/54) work in institutions registered in Uganda, indicating a high level of in-country retention. Nineteen of the 20 Fellows who were admitted between 2009 and 2010 are still undergoing training. A total of 67 institutions have hosted Fellows since 2002. The host institutions have benefited through staff training and technical expertise from the Fellows as well as through grant support to Fellows to develop and implement innovative pilot projects. The success of the program hinges on support from mentors, stakeholder involvement, and the hands-on approach employed in training.
  
  Conclusion
  
  The Fellowship Program offers a unique opportunity for hands-on training in HIV/AIDS program leadership and management for both Fellows and host institutions.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Adult Capacity Building Disease Management Fellowships And Scholarships Female HIV Infections Humans Leadership Male Mentors Program Evaluation

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• Source:
  Glob Health Action. 2011; 4.
• Pubmed ID:
  21364774
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC3046003
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U2G/PS000971/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHS/United States ; U62/CCUO 20671/PHS HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  Uganda
• Volume:
  4
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5899eab4a1dcbbe0c2b0841bbd5f49e955841f10a21789b2b8ae1f4d7910a218
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/3989/cdc_3989_DS1.pdf
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