Project title: Peer-led Training to Enhance Neuroscience Knowledge in Ugandan Psychiatrists and Trainees
Country: Uganda
Anchoring institution: Makerere University
Dates running: 2024-2027
Status: Ongoing
Project description
This peer-led training program is designed to enhance the neuroscience knowledge, clinical skills, and professional competencies of Ugandan psychiatrists and trainees in managing mental, neurological, and substance use disorders.
The initiative builds a peer-led “train-the-trainer” pathway using Neurotorium resources. It starts with a 12-month neuroscience programme for four final-year psychiatry residents at Makerere University, led by Ugandan neuroscience-trained scientists (including former GINGER fellows). Those residents will then lead wider training for other residency programmes and practising psychiatrists via symposiums and monthly online lectures.
Impact will be evaluated through pre/post assessments and stakeholder feedback, with longer-term follow-up to assess scalability and whether participants go on to pursue neuroscience-focused research and funding.
The program is intended to improve knowledge of neurobiological foundations of disease, neuroscience-based diagnostics, diagnostic skills, treatment planning, leadership, and more.
About Neurotorium’s Clinical Education Grants
Neurotorium is offering Clinical Education Grants to support non-profit educational projects aimed at strengthening clinical competencies within the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of psychiatric and neurological disorders through educational activities aimed at healthcare professionals.
Applicants can request up to 100,000 DKK (approximately $15,000 USD) per year for a duration of one to three years. The budget can only include direct costs. Projects must incorporate Neurotorium’s educational resources, be anchored within established non-commercial organizations (such as universities, hospitals, or NGOs), and demonstrate potential to positively impact clinical practice.
