1. GFMER Training in Sexual and
Reproductive Health Research
2011 Course Experience
For the 2012 course orientation session
Reproductive and Child Health Research Unit,
Khartoum, Sudan
Ahmed Abdelrahim Ahmed Khalil

2. General
• Early 2011
– Application
• May 2011 - November 2011
– Lectures
– Assignments
• November 2011 – February 2012
– Final assignment
• Research protocol
• Literature Review
• Mid-2012
– Geneva course
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3. Application
• Completely online
• No need for protocol
• Reply takes few weeks
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4. Lectures
• Combined audio, video and slides
• Topics very relevant, practical
• Up-to-date - new policies, guidelines,
stats
• Always available online (even live)
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5. Faculty
• >30 – highly specialized
• Experienced – in SRH, teaching, WHO
• Some are former course students
• Constant support – even outside course
topics
• Direct contact with students
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6. Assignments
• 2 wks
• Challenging
• Abstract and analytical/critical, not just
Q&A
• Builds literature search experience –
evidence-based essays
• Supporting documents to kick start search
• Flexibility in deadlines
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7. Final project
• Strong support – topic choice, revision,
etc
• One-on-one supervision
• Free choice of topics
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8. What I gained
• Contacts – GFMER and WHO,
participants
• Literature search and review experience
• Publishable articles
• Up to date info on global SRH issues
• Certificate(s) – GFMER, Oxford
• GFMER community membership
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9. THANK YOU
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