dc.contributor.author | Joseph, Daniels | |
dc.contributor.author | Nduati, Ruth | |
dc.contributor.author | Farquhar, Carey | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-05-06T08:44:36Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-05-06T08:44:36Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Educ Health (Abingdon). 2013 May-Aug;26(2):89-97 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24200729 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/66286 | |
dc.description.abstract | There is a need to understand the factors that influence African women medical doctors to pursue international health research
training because they remain under-represented in research fields but increasingly represented in medicine.
Methods:
We conducted
a program study with Kenyan women (
N
= 12) who participated in a US funded AIDS International Training and Research Program
implemented by the University of Washington. Interviews were conducted to understand their clinical research career motivations
and
training pathways into global health research. Th
e transcripts were analyzed for themes using predefined code areas.
Results:
The findings
outline entry into research, professional and career balance motivations, and two stages of a career path into research.
Discussion:
Kenyan
women medical clinical researchers shared similar motivations as US women but differed as well. Kenyan medical doctors pursued health
research within a context of limited resources, but the ability to balance work and family while contributing to public health
through
research and leadership was highly valued. International training programs can effectively engage women in research training by developing
women’s health research areas, supportive family policies, and
aligning program design with local training to develop career pathways for women | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Wolters Kluwer | en_US |
dc.subject | East Africa | en_US |
dc.subject | International clinical research training | en_US |
dc.subject | Women medical doctors, US | en_US |
dc.title | Kenyan Women Medical Doctors and Their Motivations to Pursue International Research Training | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |