Table 4.

High priority areas for doctoral training workshops at Makerere University College of Health Sciences

High priority areas	Mentors	Doctoral students
Procurement processes	● Workshops with the procurement team to streamline the processes and encourage mutual benefit	● Finance management and budgeting modules
National Drug Authority (NDA) regulatory processes	● Meetings with NDA to review and design support systems to encourage timely review and feedback.	● Ongoing training in Human Subjects’ Research
	● Orientation on other research regulatory processes such as Institutional Review Boards (IRB) and the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST).
Communication skills	● Communication seminars	● Induction workshops for doctoral candidates and their mentors
	● Inspirational talks to doctoral students
	● Inspirational talks to mentors	● Compile a frequently asked questions (FAQ) document on the doctoral students’ website
		● Training on conflict resolution and public relations