STAR project, developed and published an important academic tool titled “Capacity Assessment Toolkit (CAT) for Enhanced Knowledge Sharing”. This activity had an objective to help academic institution evaluate their key knowledge management and knowledge sharing as well as to identify any gaps or areas for improvement. The toolkit further emphasizes the role of academic institutions in generating and sharing knowledge to improve healthcare services worldwide, training new professionals and leaders, and accomplishing more through teamwork. Moreover, STAR’s Academic Partnerships team identifies knowledge management, knowledge sharing, collaboration, learning, and adopting (CLA) approaches as an important element for a successful result. This toolkit emphasizes three questions to understand the project’s aim on how to assist educational institutions characterize existing knowledge needs, identify additional information required, and understand effective knowledge management.
GlohMed investigator Dr. Suraj Bhattarai contributed to this study and report in the capacity of co-investigator and member of the ‘CAT development technical working group’ for the CUGH-STAR project.
Reference: Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH)/ USAID-STAR Project. 2020. Capacity Assessment Toolkit (CAT). https://www.cugh.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/95/2021/04/Final-Capacity-Assessment-Toolkit-CAT.pdf