Global Health Simulation During Residency

Abstract

Resident participation in international health electives (IHEs) has been shown to be beneficial, yet not all residents have the opportunity to participate. We sought to determine whether participating in simulated global health cases, via the standardized Simulation Use for Global Away Rotations (SUGAR) curriculum, was useful for all pediatric residents, not merely those planning to go on an IHE. Pediatric residents in our program took part in 2 SUGAR cases and provided feedback via an online survey. Thirty-six of 40 residents participated (90%); 72% responded to the survey. Three of 10 residents not previously planning to work in resource-limited settings indicated participation in SUGAR made them more likely to do so. Nearly all residents (88%) felt SUGAR should be part of the residency curriculum. All felt better prepared for working cross-culturally. While designed to prepare trainees for work in resource-limited settings, SUGAR may be beneficial for all residents.

Leveraging Peer Teaching for Global Health Elective Preparation: Implementation of a Resident-Led Global Health Simulation Curriculum

“…7 These authors have demonstrated in multi-institutional studies that both residents traveling abroad and those staying within their institution find the curriculum useful for how to problem solve and reconcile the emotional challenges of working with limited-resources. 8,9 Since its introduction, the SUGAR curriculum has expanded to include SUGAR PEARLS (Procedural Education for Adaptation to Resource-Limited Settings)-a video training series on procedural adaptations-and has been implemented at over one hundred institutions across the world. 10 The SUGAR facilitator training is open-source and available online at sugarprep.org; however, its primary focus has been to train global health faculty on how to administer the curriculum.…”

The Immigrant Partnership and Advocacy Curricular Kit: A Comprehensive Train-the-Trainer Curriculum in Immigrant and Refugee Health

“…6 The Midwest Consortium has created several highquality open-access curricula in global health education, including simulation cases, an online video series for procedural adaptations, and a comprehensive predeparture preparation curriculum, all described in previous publications and freely available online. [6][7][8][9][10] These have been widely disseminated to over 200 institutions in over 20 countries via the online platform, sugarprep.org.…”