01976nas a2200289   4500000000100000008004100001260000800042653005700050653001800107100001600125700001800141700001400159700001400173700001600187700001300203700001200216700001300228700001500241700001600256700001400272245013100286856008400417300000800501490000600509520115700515022001401672       2024                            d  bBMJ10aPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health10aHealth policy1 aBonaconsa C1 aNampoothiri V1 aMbamalu O1 aDlamini S1 aSurendran S1 aSingh SK1 aAhmad R1 aHolmes A1 aRasheed MA1 aMendelson M1 aCharani E00aMentorship as an overlooked dimension of research capacity strengthening: how to embed value-driven practices in global health  uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10773385/pdf/bmjgh-2023-014394.pdf  a1-90 v93 a<p>Mentorship in global health remains an overlooked dimension of research partnerships. Commitment to effective mentorship models requires value-driven approaches. This includes having an understanding of (1) what mentorship means across different cultural and hierarchical boundaries in the health research environment, and (2) addressing entrenched power asymmetries across different aspects including funding, leadership, data and outputs, and capacity strengthening. Existing guidance towards equity and sustainability fails to inform how to navigate complex relationships which hinder effective mentorship models. We focus this perspective piece on human capacity strengthening in research partnerships through mentorship. Using a case study of a research partnership, we describe the lessons learnt and the challenges faced in the mentor mentee relationship while maintaining an effective and sustainable partnership. Human capacity strengthening must research projects and collaborations, and recognise local leadership and ownership. To be transformative and effective, practices need to be driven by common values across research teams.</p>
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