“MicroResearch” (MR, www.microresearch.ca) is a new model to build capacity for community-directed research to overcome longstanding research system gaps at the community level in East Africa. To date, MR has trained over 390 healthcare professionals at five universities in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. Training starts with a two-week MR Workshop, where participants learn basic research proposal development, analytic, and knowledge translation skills. This report provides a summary of conference papers and discussions, including participating non-governmental organizations, as well as providing reference links to participants and resources
