Advancing public health leadership through culturally centered and responsive research mentorship training in Nigeria.

ABSTRACT: Effective leadership in research and public health is critical to strengthen evidence generation and translation into policy and practice. Mentorship in research and public health is critical to develop leaders, but mentorship training is often ad hoc and may not be effective, particularly when it does not reflect local cultural and academic contextual realities. The Cardiovascular Research Training in Nigeria (CeRTIN) program, a funded partnership between the University of Abuja, Northwestern University, and Washington University in St. Louis is designed to increase cardiovascular research capacity and leadership of Nigerian investigators, including through mentorship training. This paper describes the development, implementation, and evaluation of a culturally-centered research me

SUBMITTER: Reng R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12748261 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature