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Expanding Capacity Building in Non-Communicable Diseases: The Scholars in HeAlth Research Program (SHARP) at the American University in Beirut

Award Number: D43TW009118
ORGANIZATION: FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP

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ABSTRACT The Scholars in HeAlth Research Program (SHARP), launched at the American University of Beirut in 2013, with the main goal to advance the Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) agenda in Lebanon and the region. It has filled a major gap and spans short-, intermediate-, and long-term research training in the region. SHARP has exceeded pre-set expectations. Several enhancements were implemented since launch based on our Program Evaluation (see Training Program and Progress Report). The past seven years have also allowed us to identify few gaps, challenges and opportunities. These are : 1) interest from potential trainees in the Summer Certificate Program but inability to free full days in a 6-week block to attend on-site; 2) a need for advanced quantitative methods modules; 3) a need for a formal mentoring plan; and 4) scarce sources for research fellowship stipends for trainees to support them develop and complete an NCD project. We therefore build on SHARP’s established and successful core curricula, its solid and multi-disciplinary research training capacity in all three training tracks, capitalize on the powerful tools in information technology, an enlarged and multi-disciplinary panel of teaching faculty and mentors, to expand the Program’s depth, breadth, and impact. Our new activities are to develop and implement the following: 1) a Blended SHARP Certificate spanning over 2 semesters, with identical competencies to the on-site version; 2) advanced research methods modules including data science; 3) the SHARP Career Advancement Network (SHARP CAN) to cultivate a culture of mentorship at the grassroots; and 4) the SHARP Scholars Research Fellowship Grant Program to enhance research productivity. Therefore, SHARP continues to deliver all three training tracks, to further advance its mission. The new Blended Certificate will run in parallel with the established on-site SHARP Summer Program. Both provide the basis to intermediate or long-term training, including the MSc degree. The new advanced modules complement and enrich all training tracks. The refined mentoring plan and new funding mechanism to trainees enriches and strengthens the long-term training experience. Each year, the program continues to enroll 20-25 on-site certificate trainees and 2-3 MSc trainees. Based on surveys we conducted, we anticipate an additional 4-8 trainees to enroll in the new Blended Certificate Program, a cohort we expect to grow steadily over the years, and an additional 4-8 trainees to enroll in any of the advanced quantitative research methods modules; thus totaling 8-16 additional long-term trainees/year. Almost all trainees are medical graduates; few may enroll at the post-doctoral degree level. The research capacity outcomes we will track are: number of trainees enrolled/year, by gender, institution, and region, publications/trainee for the short- term, number of grants written and secured by the trainees for intermediate-term, and trainees’ ability to become independent investigators, secure faculty positions in NCD research, address health systems and national health priorities, for long-term term metrics.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $260,002 )
2024	2024	AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT	3 DAG HAMMARSKJOLD PLZ	NEW YORK	NY	10017	NEW YORK	USA	International Research and Research Training	000	10	5/15/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$260,002
														Subtotal = $260,002

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $262,270 )
2023	2023	AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT	3 DAG HAMMARSKJOLD PLZ	NEW YORK	NY	10017	NEW YORK	USA	International Research and Research Training	000	9	5/16/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$262,270
														Subtotal = $262,270

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $260,002 )
2022	2022	AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT	3 DAG HAMMARSKJOLD PLAZA 8TH FL	NEW YORK	NY	10017	NEW YORK	USA	International Research and Research Training	000	8	6/2/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$260,002
														Subtotal = $260,002

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $371,847 )
2021	2021	AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT	3 DAG HAMMARSKJOLD PLAZA 8TH FL	NEW YORK	NY	10017	NEW YORK	USA	International Research and Research Training	000	7	6/21/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$263,929
2021	2021	AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT	3 DAG HAMMARSKJOLD PLAZA 8TH FL	NEW YORK	NY	10017	NEW YORK	USA	International Research and Research Training	001	7	7/20/2021	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$107,918
														Subtotal = $371,847

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $260,380 )
2020	2020	AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT	3 DAG HAMMARSKJOLD PLAZA 8TH FL	NEW YORK	NY	10017	NEW YORK	USA	International Research and Research Training	001	6	8/19/2020	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$260,380
2020	2016	AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT	3 DAG HAMMARSKJOLD PLAZA 8TH FL	NEW YORK	NY	10017	NEW YORK	USA	International Research and Research Training	000	5	5/11/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $260,380

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2019	2016	AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT	3 DAG HAMMARSKJOLD PLAZA 8TH FL	NEW YORK	NY	10017	NEW YORK	USA	International Research and Research Training	000	5	3/3/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2018	2016	AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT	3 DAG HAMMARSKJOLD PLAZA 8TH FL	NEW YORK	NY	10017	NEW YORK	USA	International Research and Research Training	000	5	2/22/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2017 ( Subtotal = $24,831 )
2017	2016	AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT	3 DAG HAMMARSKJOLD PLAZA 8TH FL	NEW YORK	NY	10017	NEW YORK	USA	International Research and Research Training	000	5	9/25/2017	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$24,831
														Subtotal = $24,831

Issue Date FY: 2016 ( Subtotal = $106,000 )
2016	2016	AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT	305 E 47TH ST FL 8	NEW YORK	NY	10017	NEW YORK	USA	International Research and Research Training	000	5	3/12/2016	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$106,000
2016	2016	AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT	305 E 47TH ST FL 8	NEW YORK	NY	10017	NEW YORK	USA	International Research and Research Training	002	5	3/24/2016	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$53,000
2016	2016	AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT	305 E 47TH ST FL 8	NEW YORK	NY	10017	NEW YORK	USA	International Research and Research Training	001	5	3/15/2016	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$53,000
														Subtotal = $106,000

Issue Date FY: 2015 ( Subtotal = $318,256 )
2015	2015	AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT	305 E 47TH ST FL 8	NEW YORK	NY	10017	NEW YORK	USA	International Research and Research Training	000	4	3/7/2015	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$209,392
2015	2015	AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT	305 E 47TH ST FL 8	NEW YORK	NY	10017	NEW YORK	USA	International Research and Research Training	001	4	3/13/2015	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$108,864
														Subtotal = $318,256

Issue Date FY: 2014 ( Subtotal = $262,092 )
2014	2014	AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT	305 E 47TH ST FL 8	NEW YORK	NY	10017	NEW YORK	USA	International Research and Research Training	001	3	9/19/2014	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$52,910
2014	2014	AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT	305 E 47TH ST FL 8	NEW YORK	NY	10017	NEW YORK	USA	International Research and Research Training	000	3	3/21/2014	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$209,182
														Subtotal = $262,092

Issue Date FY: 2013 ( Subtotal = $205,075 )
2013	2013	AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT	305 E 47TH ST FL 8	NEW YORK	NY	10017	NEW YORK	USA	International Research and Research Training	001	2	5/7/2013	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$53,000
2013	2013	AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT	305 E 47TH ST FL 8	NEW YORK	NY	10017	NEW YORK	USA	International Research and Research Training	000	2	4/20/2013	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$152,075
														Subtotal = $205,075

Issue Date FY: 2012 ( Subtotal = $215,759 )
2012	2012	AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT	305 E 47TH ST FL 8	NEW YORK	NY	10017	NEW YORK	USA	International Research and Research Training	000	1	9/3/2012	NEW	$215,759
														Subtotal = $215,759

Grand Total All Awards = $2,546,514

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Expanding Capacity Building in Non-Communicable Diseases: The Scholars in HeAlth Research Program (SHARP) at the American University in Beirut

Award Number: D43TW009118

ORGANIZATION: FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP

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