| Phase I: Year 1 |
| Goal: Baseline data collection |
| 1.Researchers become familiar with tobacco education and cessation approaches used in other countries |
| 2.Tobacco research methods training begins. Researchers build a repository of tobacco‐related materials in each country |
| 3.Researchers conduct formative research toward the development of baseline instruments and data collection procedures |
| 4.Researchers collect baseline data in medical schools and the health sector of each country |
| Phase II: Years 2 and 3 |
| Goals: Create culturally appropriate educational materials and situational assessments of medical schools and clinical settings |
| 1.Formative research is undertaken toward the development of culturally sensitive tobacco education materials; pre‐testing of materials is undertaken |
| 2.Formative research is conducted on cultural perceptions of tobacco and the link between tobacco and particular diseases |
| 3.A situational assessment of medical school curriculum is conducted in preparation for introducing tobacco education and cessation training |
| 4.A situational assessment of clinical settings is conducted in preparation for pilot cessation intervention planning (e.g. when, where, and how long for interventions) |
| Phase III: Years 3 and 4 |
| Goal: Intervention development and trial |
| 1.Formative research is conducted to develop culturally appropriate cessation approaches. Cessation approaches tried elsewhere are reviewed and what does and does not work is determined |
| 2.Pilot interventions are designed, implemented and evaluated in clinical settings |
| 3.Tobacco education lectures and materials for use in medical school settings are designed, introduced, and evaluated. |
| Phase IV: Years 3–5 |
| Goals: Outreach and dissemination |
| 1.A launch event is held in each country highlighting tobacco cessation as a core issue for health care providers |
| 2.Outreach training in tobacco and tobacco cessation is delivered to health care providers and tobacco cessation materials are disseminated |
| 3.A regional conference is held in both countries to showcase tobacco cessation efforts |
