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Table 2 Educational Approaches

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

Educational Approach

Method of Implementation

% a

Experiential Learning

 

40.6

• Domestic [10, 19, 28, 29]

• Mandatory clerkship in community medicine[10]

• The first year of medical education includes a clinical and International Health and Medicine Day [28]

• Community prevention outreach program at a shelter for government-assisted refugees [29]

• Weekly patient contact is offered to all first-year students[19]

 

• International[7, 10, 13, 16, 17, 26, 30–33]

• 2-week pre-clinical placement in developing countries[30, 31]

• Pre-departure training[10, 30, 31]

• Two month elective at an international site[10, 16, 33]

• Pre-departure orientations[10]

• Elective terms for medical students in preclinical and clinical years[7, 26]

• Summer immersion experience [17]

• International clinical electives, international rotations and opportunities for residents[32]

• International Health Fellowship Program (IHFP) (two weeks of full-time preparatory courses followed by 6 to 8 weeks of international fieldwork)[13]

 

Didactics [6, 7, 10, 16, 19, 22, 26, 28, 30–33]

• Student discussions [30]

• Group projects[30]

• Intensive courses (several weeks courses) [30, 31]

• Core courses[10]

• Elective courses[10, 30]

• Meetings[10]

• Global health "tracks" [31]

• Student involvement in conferences [7]

• Collaboration with departments of health[22]

• Courses taught by activist faculty members[22]

• Mandatory courses in biostatistics, epidemiology, preventative medicine and health services[26]

• Introductory course [16, 19, 28, 33]

• Residency "tracks"[32]

• Preclinical courses[6]

• Website resources[6]

37.5

Peer Education[7, 16, 29]

• Regular global health meetings involving student leaders and senior faculty members[7]

• Student-run workshops for cross-cultural communication[16]

• Student leadership with family physician mentorship[29]

9.4

Residency Training[9, 15, 24]

• Global Health tracks within residency programs[9]

• Mentorship[9]

• Preparation for oversees electives [9]

• Additional year of training outside core residency programs[9]

• 4-8 weeks resident rotations[24]

• Block, longitudinal didactic international health training exposure to residents[15]

9.4

Research and Scholarly Activity[9, 32]

• Research opportunities abroad[9]

• Research opportunities for residents abroad[32]

6.3

  1. a The percent of articles mentioning education approaches was calculated by dividing the total number of articles discussing a certain educational approach by the total number of retrieved articles.