Global health competencies and approaches in medical education: a literature review

dc.creator	Hulme Jennifer
dc.creator	Nehme Jessica
dc.creator	Chanda Mohammed Y
dc.creator	Chadi Nicholas
dc.creator	Seidman Gillian
dc.creator	Battat Robert
dc.creator	Li Annie
dc.creator	Faridi Nazlie
dc.creator	Brewer Timothy F
dc.date	2010-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:19:22Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:19:22Z
dc.identifier	10.1186/1472-6920-10-94
dc.identifier	1472-6920
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/9850d17eef5f49a8982e8476f2c5e263
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/27540
dc.description	<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Physicians today are increasingly faced with healthcare challenges that require an understanding of global health trends and practices, yet little is known about what constitutes appropriate global health training.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>A literature review was undertaken to identify competencies and educational approaches for teaching global health in medical schools.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Using a pre-defined search strategy, 32 articles were identified; 11 articles describing 15 global health competencies for undergraduate medical training were found. The most frequently mentioned competencies included an understanding of: the global burden of disease, travel medicine, healthcare disparities between countries, immigrant health, primary care within diverse cultural settings and skills to better interface with different populations, cultures and healthcare systems. However, no consensus on global health competencies for medical students was apparent. Didactics and experiential learning were the most common educational methods used, mentioned in 12 and 13 articles respectively. Of the 11 articles discussing competencies, 8 linked competencies directly to educational approaches.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>This review highlights the imperative to document global health educational competencies and approaches used in medical schools and the need to facilitate greater consensus amongst medical educators on appropriate global health training for future physicians.</p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	BioMed Central
dc.relation	http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6920/10/94
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1472-6920
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	BMC Medical Education, Vol 10, Iss 1, p 94 (2010)
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
dc.subject	R
dc.subject	DOAJ:Medicine (General)
dc.subject	DOAJ:Health Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
dc.subject	R
dc.subject	DOAJ:Medicine (General)
dc.subject	DOAJ:Health Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
dc.subject	R
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
dc.subject	R
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
dc.subject	R
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Global health competencies and approaches in medical education: a literature review
dc.type	article