Transcript Bild 1 - University of Otago
Auckland12 February 2015
Building bridges to lift a speciality The first five years
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Swedish Research Councils (SRC) aim for five research schools
• SRC’s aims for 5 different research schools in March 2009 were: - To improve the universities’ work with quality in research training - To strengthen the recruitment base in clinical research LL 03c
SRC’s aim
“Our interpretation for general practice”
• SRC’s aim for 5 different research schools: - To improve the universities’ work with quality in research training
(“better dissertations”)
- To strengthen the recruitment base in clinical research
(“more doctorates”)
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Five specific aims
• To
upgrade the research level in general practice
recruiting a new generation of well trained researchers by • To establish a creative and sustainable environment for research in general practice in Sweden • To stimulate multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary cooperation now and in the future • To stimulate exchanges for research students, both nationally and
internationally
• To give >30% of the education over the web
Network for the research school
• • The units for general practice at the universities of Umeå, Linköping and Göteborg formed a network to start the research school in 2009 These units made up 3 of the 6 university units of general practice in 2009 in Sweden • Broad experience of teaching > 10 professors > 25 senior lecturers > 25 other teachers with a DMSc LL 06b
Steering committee (advisory)
Umeå University
Official strategic cooperation
Göteborg University Prof. LH Lindholm (Director) Prof. J Lysholm (Country C.) Prof. M Fällman Dr. S Spencer,The Lancet, UK Prof. T Lagro-Jansen, NL Research students (2) Linköping University Prof. S Mölstad (Dpt. director) Prof. B Öberg Prof. N Nelson (Country C.) Prof. C Björkelund Prof. C J Östgren Prof. O Rolandsson
Coordinators Course developers
Head coordinator: Prof. O Rolandsson Coordinators: Assoc. prof. K Bengtsson Boström Assoc. prof. M Foldevi
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Funding 2010-18
SRC Umeå university Employers* 2.5 million NZD 500 000 NZD 5+ million NZD *8-10 hours research time per week for each research student, the same for country councils and private employers LL 19c
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Research students
• 60 research students (mostly females, age around 35-45) have been admitted during 2010-14 • “All” were registered at their home university and before their mid-seminar when admitted • 10 research students will be added in 2015 and 2016; hence 80 in all • About 20 will hopefully make a “pre-doc” outside Scandinavia and a third of them a “post-doc” as well
Research students (n=58)
Doctors (MD) PHC nurses Physiotherapists Psychologists Occ. health therapists Pharmacist Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6
Total
10 7 2 1 5 2* 1 1 4** 1 2 1 1 8 1 1 9 43 6 3 3 2 1 1 * One nurse in group 3 left early (lack of funding) ** One doctor has died LL 17e
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Umeå University, 34,000 students and 4 300 staff Group 6 in red Group 1-5 in black
Education
• Residential courses • Seminars 1-3 years • International “pre-docs” • Direct email or telephone access
National Research School in General Practice C O U R S E S Screening & Prevention Quantitative methods Qualitative methods Implementation Workshops Evidence & Decision Web-seminars yr 2 Resid ential Web seminars yr 1 Resid ential Web seminars yr 2 Resid ential Web ”meetings” yr 3 Base course at home university Existing research courses at home university Individual study plan with supervision at home university
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Funding of a ”pre-doc” period
• Project plan for the “pre-doc” period with aims, methods etc.
Budget Time plan Expected results • Short description of the receiving institution and reason(s) for selecting that institution • Letter from the main tutor confirming: That he/she has read and approved the project plan His/her financial commitments • Letter from the receiving institution confirming: o That they have read and approved the project plan o Their administrative and other undertakings LL 22
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15 Dr.Med.Sc. In February 2015
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Mikael Lilja (2011) Maria Magnil Molinder (2012) Lena Jutterström (2013) Eva Thorell (2013) Kaveh Pourhamidi (2013) Malin Sjöström (2014) Helena Hörder (2014) Bledar Daka (2014) Margareta Hellgren (2014) Thorbjörn Lundberg (2014) Eva-Britt Norberg (2014) Jenny Eckner (2014) Pär-Daniel Sundvall (2014) Eva Melin (2015) Andy Maun (2015) All have joined the school’s Alumni group
12+2 “Pre-doc” February 2015
• Pär-Daniel Sundvall (Southampton, UK) • Mikael Lilja (Melbourne, Australia) • Bledar Daka (Las Vegas, US) • Maria Landén Ludvigsson (Melbourne, Australia) • Malin Sjöström (Nijmegen, Holland) • Thorbjörn Lundberg (Pretoria, South Africa) • Tijn Hendrikx (Chicago, US) • Karin Rådholm (Sydney, Australia) • Carina Wennerholm (Edinburgh, UK) • Margareta Leonardsson-Hellgren (NIH, Phoenix. US) • Anna-Karin Halldin (Auckland, NZ) • Moa Wolff (Sydney, Australia) Maria Samefors, October 2015 (Auckland, NZ) Ghassan Guorgis, March 2016 (Brisbane. Australia) LL 21c • , US
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Recognition
• Stuart Spencer, The Lancet, MD h.c., Umeå University, 2012 • Lars Hj Lindholm, Umeå University’s Gold medal of Merit, 2013 • Norwegian research school funded by NRC, modelled on the Swedish school, Oslo, 2013 • Richard Horton’s editorial, The Lancet 20 September 2014
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The Norwegian Research School of General Practice
Funded in 2013 by the Norwegian Research Council (NRC) modelled on the Swedish school
Prof. E Rosvold Prof. J Straand Mrs S Janssen (adm.) Prof. C Björklund, Sweden
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Offline: How to save primary care research
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“How well have we done”?
Assessment , mean (SD) after 1 year (n=48/50) , and 3 years (n=20/23) 2 years (n=32/34), 10 = very well indeed, 5 = OK, 1 = very badly
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To give the research students what others do not give
8.8 (1.2) 8.6 (1.3) 8.8 (1.4)
To help them build networks (e.g. over Internet)
8,3 (1.7) 8.3 (2.0), 8.4 (2.1)
To improve their experience of international teaching
8.4 (1.5) 8.2 (1.4) 8.6 (1.5)
To give >30% of the education over the web:
9.0 (1.1) 9.0 (1.2) 8.7 (1.7)
Five unique opportunities
1. Close relations with foreign experts ― Research school tutors ― Opportunities for a “pre doc” period
Benefits
Expanded networking opportunities Access to different attitudes, techniques, facilities Foundations for collaborative research
Five unique opportunities
1. Close relations with foreign experts 2. Access to senior academics outside their own university and field of research
Benefits
Impartial advice Different perspective Stimulating debates
Five unique opportunities
1. Close relations with foreign experts 2. Access to senior academics outside their own university and field of research 3. Personal tuition on publishing - A rare opportunity
Five unique opportunities
1. Close relations with foreign experts 2. Access to senior academics outside their own university and field of research 3. Personal tuition on publishing 4. Professional language and editing advice
Five unique opportunities
1. Close relations with foreign experts 2. Access to senior academics outside their own university and field of research 3. Personal tuition on publishing 4. Professional language and editing advice 5. Access to a leading medical journal (Lancet)
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Plans for the future
“Pre-doc” activities will be intensified The annual residential meetings will continue after year two, but the school can not cover the full cost The researchers are invited to join the research school’s Alumni group after dissertation and meet annually, but the school can not cover the full cost The school will (hopefully) continue after 2018 but further funding must be obtained
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SWOT analysis
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Strengths: The school is well established, good reputation, many applicants, favourable assessments by the research students (in all, 60 today), “pre-docs” vey well received Weaknesses: A lot depends on the input of the director (especially the international part) . Age of the executive Opportunities: A National research school may be established from mid 2017 funded by the universities Threats: The generous support by the employers may end.
Executive group in 2018
•Lars Hjalmar L 73-74 y.
•Kristina B 70-71 y.
•Cecilia B •Sigvard M •Mats F 69-70 y.
68-69 y.
65-66 y.
•Olov R •Per K 63-64 y.
62-63 y.
•Carl Johan Ö •Patrik M 54-55 y.
49-50 y.
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