From: Global health competencies and approaches in medical education: a literature review
Educational Approach | Method of Implementation | % a |
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Experiential Learning | Â | 40.6 |
• 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] |  | |
• 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] |  | |
• Student discussions [30] • Group projects[30] • Intensive courses (several weeks courses) [30, 31] • Core courses[10] • 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 | |
• 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 | |
• 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 opportunities abroad[9] • Research opportunities for residents abroad[32] | 6.3 |