Analysis on the cooperative intentions and needs of Chinese and Association of Southeast Asian Nations medical universities/colleges in research / 中华医学科研管理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:The study aims to gain information on medical research status and cooperative needs of medical universities/colleges from China and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and provide evidence to guide the regional cooperation and development in medical reserach.Methods:A self-constructed questionnaire survey was adopted to collect information on the cooperative intentions, expertise and challenges of the 43 member institutions of China-ASEAN University Consortium on Medicine and Health in medical research.Results:In total, 20 Chinese members and 10 ASEAN members completed the survey. The study found that both Chinese and ASEAN medical universities/colleges were particularly interested in cooperation in academic conferences, multi-center clinical trials and joint research projects /flagship projects, followed by large cohort studies and medical journal/publication. In terms of research priority, both Chinese and ASEAN institutions were very interested in big data, followed by cancer precision medicine; while ASEAN members were more interested in natural drugs and dengue than Chinese ones.Conclusions:Both Chinese and ASEAN medical universities/colleges had strong interest in international cooperation in medical research. They should further explore the advantages and characteristics of both sides in medical research based on the interests of two sides, adopt appropriate scientific research cooperation methods, and establish sound scientific research cooperation mechanism so as to deepen cooperation in medical research, promote the development and improve the outcome of regional medical research, and facilitate the building of a community of common health for mankind.