Oberlohr V, Padilla L, Gómez M, C MM, Miclau T

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ABSTRACT

Locally-led research is important to conducting culturally relevant clinical investigations. Unfortunately, in under-represented regions such as Latin America, investigative efforts are often hindered by paucities in evidence-based medicine knowledge, limited access to resources, and insufficient institutional support. As a result, most of the world's research is carried out by the global north, offering limited applicability to many of the challenges and dynamics that are unique to Latin America. In response to this discrepancy, the Asociación de Cirujanos Traumatólogos de las Américas (ACTUAR) was forged as a multinational partnership to support the research initiatives for Latin America trauma surgeons. An early priority identified by this consortium was the development of a formal leadership development programs to improve their ability to lead work in their centers and collaborate with other investigators. After collectively establishing the content priorities, the first module of the inaugural Leadership Development Program (LDP) was presented at the 2019 Federación Mexicana de Colegios de Ortopedia y Traumatología (FEMECOT) Congress, in Hermosillo, Mexico. Following a positive reception by course attendees, the second LDP module was delivered to participants at the XXXII FEMECOT Congress in 2022, in Veracruz, Mexico. This paper will report on the evaluation results and curricula of the 2022 LDP, along with a comparison of the LDPs presented at both the 2019 and 2022 FEMECOT Congresses.

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