A decade ago, African leaders agreed to strengthen health research agendas in their countries. Still, the number of publications by African health professionals addressing locally relevant research questions remains limited.1–3 The problem and a potential solution may lie further upstream during health professionals' training. Postgraduate medical education in Kenya, like most African countries, requires the successful defense of a 20 000-word Master's degree thesis, which is mandated by regulatory bodies.4 Transforming a thesis to a publication in a high-impact peer-reviewed journal is encouraged, but publication requirements vary by university and generally lack rigor. As a result, many theses collect dust on the shelves of university repositories without becoming manuscripts. Low research interest in publishing among residents is compounded by teacher-centered delivery and passive learning that predominates in African medical education.5 A new method of postgraduate research instruction is needed to encourage broader dissemination of local solutions to health problems.
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