1. ELOBU Emmanuel Alex, MD(Dar), MMed Surgery (MUK) FCS-ECSA, Dip ACREM 13th COSECSA AGM Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2. Background Paucity of literature on conduct and training of research in Africa COSECSA report-2011 “It is even more difficult to measure how much surgical research is being done in Africa” Early introduction & initial experiences with research influence later conduct and utilization of research in a persons career 13th COSECSA AGM Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

3. Background cont’d Significant introduction of research is at specialist training in terms of Utilization of research Conduct of research 13th COSECSA AGM Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

4. Background cont’d Surgery and anesthesia should be developed hand in hand 13th COSECSA AGM Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

5. Aims of the study Examine the experiences of current trainees with conduct of research at MakCHS Explore areas of improvement 13th COSECSA AGM Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

6. Methods Descriptive cross sectional survey Post graduate students in General Surgery and Anesthesia in 2 nd & 3 rd year Pretested self administered questionnaire with open and closed ended structured question was used for data collection 13th COSECSA AGM Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

7. Results 76 % response rate (n=43) 94 % -research is important to their career 85% -intended to submit dissertations for publication 13th COSECSA AGM Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

8. challenges Getting research topics80% Lack of protected research time 70 % Financial burden64% Inadequate research training54% Low value attached to research output50 % Inadequate mentorship and supervision50% 13th COSECSA AGM Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

9. Way forward Research agenda Departmental research themes/ priority areas Leads to prioritized output that is recognizable and utilizable 13th COSECSA AGM Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

10. Research Question Bank Identified problems Ease struggle of search for topic Easier to translate into practice or open up further inquiry 13th COSECSA AGM Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

11. Translating research into Practice (TRIP) Focus on utilizing local research to change practice Involvement of Surgery and Anesthesia in TRIP/ QI programs 13th COSECSA AGM Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

12. Departmental outlook at conduct f research Protected time Journal club to include local research articles Capacity improvement mentorship – training Research methodology Grant writing Faculty to conduct research 13th COSECSA AGM Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

13. Grants and other funding Improve “financability” Nobody will fight for us- we must fight for ourselves 13th COSECSA AGM Addis Ababa, Ethiopia