Preparing for international medical service

Sarfaty, Suzanne; Arnold, L. Kristian

doi:10.1016/j.emc.2004.09.014

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“…Findings from this study resonate with earlier research and reveal the influence of previous travel experience (also described by Luce et al, 2007;Thorne, 1997;and Wehbi, 2009); altruism; a fascination with other cultures; and personal benefits (Bosworth et al, 2006;Callister & Cox, 2006;Cook, 2012;Sarfaty & Arnold, 2005;Walsh & DeJoseph, 2003;Wehbi, 2009). The influence of globally-minded faculty, also identified in Thorne's (1997) study, was apparent in this study, but participants had also been influenced by international volunteer trips offered as part of high school programs and by their nursing education (in some cases a global health course, for others the nursing curriculum).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%

“…Wehbi (2009) described motivations of social work students undertaking international placements as a fascination with other cultures, a sense of altruism, and the ability to make a difference internationally. Similar motivations for medical students were cited by Sarfaty and Arnold (2005). In addition, Luce, Stewart, and Davison (2007) examined physician assistant students' attitudes to international placements (n ¼ 482) and found that 59.8% of students surveyed reported that prior experiences abroad, including work experience and volunteer projects, to be motivating factors to seek out further international experiences.…”

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confidence: 70%

“…Attention was given to the implementation and preparation for an international clinical experience (Bosworth et al, 2006;Memmott et al, 2010;Sarfaty & Arnold, 2005) and the impact of the experience on the individual taking part (Callister & Cox, 2006;Hanson, 2010;Walsh & DeJoseph, 2003). In addition, long-term sustainability of international clinical placements was examined by Hanson (2010) and Reimer- .…”

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confidence: 99%

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Motivation and International Clinical Placements: Shifting Nursing Students to a Global Citizenship Perspective

Burgess

Reimer‐Kirkham

Astle

2014

International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship

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AbstractNursing programs are increasingly offering international clinical experiences as part of nursing curricula. The purpose of this study was to understand what motivates student nurses to take part in these experiences. Related to motivation, student awareness of emerging nursing discourses on global citizenship was also examined. As part of a qualitative study, nine undergraduate nursing students were interviewed about their motivations for choosing a clinical placement to a low-income country. While students appeared to have a sincere desire to make a difference, closer examination of the data revealed that the majority approached their international clinical placement in ways that could be construed as paternalistic to some degree, rather than reflective of broader professional imperatives such as social justice. This finding suggests that additional education preparation may be needed prior to these experiences; global citizenship frameworks may be helpful in shifting perspectives towards a more critical enquiry of global issues.

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confidence: 70%

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confidence: 99%

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Motivation and International Clinical Placements: Shifting Nursing Students to a Global Citizenship Perspective

Burgess

Reimer‐Kirkham

Astle

2014

International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship

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“…The PGGH curriculum is built on an extension of previously published timeline-based phases of a STEGH [44]: contemplation, preparation and participation, and reflection; as such, it is organized by topics and issues that may occur at different periods of time:…”

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confidence: 99%

The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Health: an interactive, online, open-access curriculum preparing medical learners for global health experiences

Jacquet

Umoren

Hayward

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Medical Education Online

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Background: Short-term experiences in global health (STEGH) are increasingly common in medical education, as they can provide learners with opportunities for service, learning, and sharing perspectives. Academic institutions need high-quality preparatory curricula and mentorship to prepare learners for potential challenges in ethics, cultural sensitivity, and personal safety; however, availability and quality of these are variable.Objective: The objective of this study is to create and evaluate an open-access, interactive massive open online course (MOOC) that prepares learners to safely and effectively participate in STEGH, permits flexible and asynchronous learning, is free of charge, and provides a certificate upon successful completion.Methods: Global health experts from 8 countries, 42 institutions, and 7 specialties collaborated to create The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Health (PGGH): the first course of this kind on the edX platform. Demographic data, pre- and posttests, and course evaluations were collected and analyzed.Results: Within its first year, PGGH enrolled 5935 learners from 163 countries. In a limited sample of 109 learners, mean posttest scores were significantly improved (p < 0.01). In the course’s second year, 213 sampled learners had significant improvement (p < 0.001).Conclusion: We created and evaluated the first interactive, asynchronous, free-of-charge global health preparation MOOC. The course has had significant interest from US-based and international learners, and posttest scores have shown significant improvement.

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“…Emergency medicine is considered a specialty in approximately half the countries that responded, representing significant international recognition of the specialty. Bilateral exchanges for training personnel in clinical, administrative and research skills are critical to the development of international emergency health services [4,12,15,21,22]. Molyneux and Robertson have proposed that professional emergency medicine organisations in more heavily resourced nations provide advocacy, education and personnel to less advantaged countries [23].…”

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An attempt to measure the spread of emergency medicine internationally

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A survey of international EM is challenging to achieve because of difficulty in both identifying and in contacting potential respondents. Based on sparse data, population density (urban, rural) appears to be related to both the location to which acutely ill patients are taken for their care and to the level of technology available. The specialty of EM is now recognised internationally and education in EM is common.

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Preparing for international medical service

Cited by 9 publications

References 20 publications

Motivation and International Clinical Placements: Shifting Nursing Students to a Global Citizenship Perspective

Motivation and International Clinical Placements: Shifting Nursing Students to a Global Citizenship Perspective

The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Health: an interactive, online, open-access curriculum preparing medical learners for global health experiences

An attempt to measure the spread of emergency medicine internationally

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