scholarly journals Experiential Learning in Global Health Education: The Impact of a Field Semester Abroad on Careers and Life Choices

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myriam Vučković ◽  
Sarina Neote ◽  
Annie Pruitt Gravley
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Life Choices ◽  
Global Health Education ◽  
The Impact

Preparing Christian Health Workers for International Work: Evaluating a Short Global Health Course

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 21-30
Author(s):  
Sneha Kirubakaran ◽  
Douglas Shaw ◽  
Lawrie McArthur ◽  
Angus Miller ◽  
Anthony Radford
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
International Health ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Global Health Education ◽  
Health And Development ◽  
The Impact

Improving global health education to ensure health professionals are prepared and competent in the world’s increasingly interconnected health-scape is a vital need.  For many health professionals, global health education is facilitated through short, pre-departure courses in cross-cultural health and development work.  There is currently limited literature on both the availability and the effectiveness of such courses.  Our research aim was to explore the impact of a short course in global health education, designed and delivered by an Australian not-for-profit organisation, Intermed SA (Intermed).  We conducted a short online survey of Intermed graduates, followed by semi-structured interviews with selected participants.  The results indicate that Intermed’s International Health and Development course was effective in achieving the course objectives as assessed by graduates, whilst also having a positive practical impact on the graduates’ professional development.

scholarly journals Gender and global health education, what is it about the Global South

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
D Atobrah
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Global South ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Cultural Issues ◽  
Research Participants ◽  
Global Health Education

Abstract Background International policy frameworks have strengthened advocacy for gender equality, as agreed in SDG 3. However, gender considerations in research and the related methodological approaches often focus on gender-oriented topics in the global North with little attention on gender perspectives in ostensibly neutral disciplines such as health, and with even less consideration in African societies. The aim is to illustrate how feminist research principles, sensitivity to gender relations and gender performance are cross-cutting and integral in the use of patient-centered methods, ethics and culture. Methods Material was taken from an ethnographic study based on in-depth qualitative interviews conducted with cancer patients in Accra, Ghana. Eight cases studies of women diagnosed of breast cancer, ovarian, endometrium or cervical cancer were selected for the present analysis. Results In highly gendered societies like Africa health research is shaped by the peculiar ethical considerations on gender and cultural issues. This leads to a situation where female researchers may have favourable opportunities for gathering qualitative material because of gender stereotypes. However, they face gendered expectations of their research participants during data collection periods, and this may provoke adverse reactions, if the researcher does not meet the expectations. Education into patient-centred methods, therefore, must strengthen competencies of health professionals to critically reflect their own gendered realities and confront masculinity and femininity reactions by research participants, while being culturally sensitive and ethical at the same time. Conclusions Advocacy for gender approaches in global health education is important but not sufficient. Action is needed to develop a methodological approach sensitive to the gendered conditions of patient-centred research in the Global South.

scholarly journals Structural competency and global health education

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Michael Harvey ◽  
Joshua Neff ◽  
Kelly R. Knight ◽  
Joia S. Mukherjee ◽  
Sriram Shamasunder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Global Health Education ◽  
Structural Competency

Severe Acute Malnutrition and Food Insecurity: A Model for Making Global Health Education Relevant Locally

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. e51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pallavi Kamra ◽  
Cynthia Howard ◽  
Diana Cutts ◽  
Sarah J. Schwarzenberg ◽  
Emily Borman-Shoap ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Severe Acute Malnutrition ◽  
Acute Malnutrition ◽  
Global Health Education

scholarly journals Community engagement in global health education supports equity and advances local priorities: an eight year Ecuador-Canada partnership

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. e46-51
Author(s):  
Shivali Misra ◽  
Alison Doucet ◽  
Juana Morales ◽  
Neil Andersson ◽  
Ann Macaulay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Health Priorities ◽  
Health Improvement ◽  
Medical Trainees ◽  
Global Health Education ◽  
Community Identification ◽  
Community Outcomes

Background: Global health education initiatives inconsistently balance trainee growth and benefits to host communities. This report describes a global health elective for medical trainees that focuses on community engagement and participatory research to provide mutually beneficial outcomes for the communities and trainees.Methods: An eight-year university–community partnership, the Chilcapamba to Montreal Global Health Elective is a two-month shared decision-making research and clinical observership experience in rural Ecuador for medical trainees at McGill University, Canada. Research topics are set by matching community-identified priorities with skillsets and interests of trainees, taking into consideration local potential impact.Results: Community outcomes included development of a Community Health Worker program, new collaborations with local organizations, community identification of health priorities, and generation of health improvement recommendations. Collaborative academic outputs included multiple bursary awards, conference presentations and published manuscripts.  Conclusion: This medical global health elective engages communities using participatory research to prioritise socially responsible and locally beneficial outcomes.

scholarly journals A Study on the Curriculum of Global Health Education

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 220-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyung Sook Choi ◽  
Hack Sun Kim ◽  
So Young Lee ◽  
Anne Dressel ◽  
Loren W. Galvao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Global Health Education
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