scholarly journals The undergraduate field-research experience in Global Health: Study abroad, service learning, professional training or 'none of the above'?

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kearsley A. Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Field Experience ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Health Training ◽  
Health Field

Interest in short-term international placements in global health training for U.S.-based medical students is growing; the trend is mirrored for global health undergraduate students. Best practices in field-based global health training can increase success for medical students, but we lack a critical framework for the undergraduate global health field experience. In what ways does an undergraduate field experience in global health resemble a medical student's first international health elective? Is it more similar to a study-abroad programme or a service-learning experience with a focus on personal development, civic responsibility and community engagement? This article suggests that an undergraduate global health field experience contains features of both the international medical elective and a traditional service-learning programme. I analyse a case study of a short-term U.S.-based undergraduate global health project and explore the intersections of research, professional training and service learning.

scholarly journals Global Citizenship through Global Health

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-147
Author(s):  
Lee Stoner ◽  
Michael A. Tarrant ◽  
Lane Perry ◽  
Mikell Gleason ◽  
Daniel Wadsworth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Global Health ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
Global Citizenship ◽  
Collaborative Study ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Global Issues ◽  
Study Abroad Program

A collaborative study abroad program (between one New Zealand and one U.S. university) on the theme of global health has been offered three times in Australia with 59 students registered to date. The course was developed because it is believed that higher education can play a role in improving global health through the fostering of global citizenship A global citizen is one who is aware of global issues, socially responsible, and civica lly engaged. From this perspective, personal health is not solely an individual , self serving act; rather, the consequences of an individual’s lifestyle behaviors have deep and wide consequences extending to the community, national, and global contexts. Our paper provides a narrative on the framework used to develop the aforementioned global health study abroad course, including 1 ) an initial discussion on the intricate relationship between global citizenship and global health; 2 ) previous evidence demonstrating that short term study abroad has the potential to foster global citizenship; and 3 ) the specific process used to develop the current short term, faculty led, interdisciplinary, experiential study abroad course.

scholarly journals Short-Term Global Health Research Projects by US Medical Students: Ethical Challenges for Partnerships

2010 ◽  
Vol 83 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Audrey M. Provenzano ◽  
Michele Barry ◽  
Asghar Rastegar ◽  
Kaveh Khoshnood ◽  
Mei Elansary ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Global Health Research ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Short Term

scholarly journals Development of a Short-Term, Athletic Training and Public Health International Service-Learning Study Abroad Program to Nicaragua

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 283-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam B. Rosen ◽  
Christine C. Center ◽  
Jason D. Coleman
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Athletic Training ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Learning Study ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Study Abroad Programs ◽  
Study Abroad Program

Context Study abroad programs are a key educational opportunity for athletic training students to grow in cultural competence. Yet, there are few faculty-led, study abroad programs specifically designed for athletic training community engagement in low-income nations. Objective To describe the process of developing and implementing a short-term athletic training and public health service-learning study abroad program to Nicaragua. Background Partnerships with a Nicaraguan partner institution aimed at creating sustainable study abroad programs for students from a variety of disciplines were initially explored. A short-term, study abroad program with athletic training and public health faculty was established based on the opportunities and benefits that it would provide to students, interests of host staff, and the accessibility to a local community. Synthesis Nine athletic training and exercise science students, composed mostly of graduate students, participated in the program in Nicaragua. Students worked with local soccer coaches and their student-athletes. Curriculum for the coaches included basic athletic injury prevention and management techniques including the Fédération Internationale de Football Association 11+ injury prevention protocol, concussions and head injury, heat illness and hydration management, nutrition and performance, and basic first aid. With the student-athletes, the group implemented injury prevention skills including the Fédération Internationale de Football Association 11+, proper heading techniques, and teamwork drills. Results Working with the Nicaraguan soccer players and coaches provided students important lessons in cultural competence, interprofessional education, communication, and patient care. Recommendation(s) As athletic training education shifts to a professional master's degree, it is important for educators to consider study abroad program length, structure, and student learning outcomes if they are interested in creating faculty-led programs. Conclusion(s) Athletic training study abroad programs, which provide students with opportunities for direct interaction with coaches and student-athletes, can provide students with beneficial learning opportunities. This program can offer a framework for those interested in offering short-term programs abroad.

scholarly journals Understanding the Effects of Short-Term International Service–Learning Trips on Medical Students

2012 ◽  
Vol 87 (6) ◽  
pp. 820-828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nauzley C. Abedini ◽  
Larry D. Gruppen ◽  
Joseph C. Kolars ◽  
Arno K. Kumagai
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Short Term ◽  
International Service Learning ◽  
International Service

Global Health Training Collaborations: Lessons Learned and Best Practices

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathy Z. Chang ◽  
Kristina Gracey ◽  
Brooke Lamparello ◽  
Bridget Nandawula ◽  
Nancy Pandhi
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Implementation Strategies ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Health Training ◽  
International Partnerships ◽  
Governmental Organization ◽  
Learning Programs

Interest in global health training experiences among trainees from higher income countries has grown. The Working Group on Ethics Guidelines for Global Health Training (WEIGHT) clarified best practices in 2010 based on expert consensus. These guidelines address both balancing priorities in international partnerships and local sustainability concerns related to short-term experiences. However, the guidelines can be difficult to implement in actual practice. Because our organization predated the availability of these consensus guidelines, we reviewed our current set of practices for hosting service–learning programs at our rural Ugandan clinic for adherence to the WEIGHT guidelines. The discrete activities and standardized processes developed over 10 years of hosting experiences were grouped into broader hosting categories, with consensus among the hosting and sending volunteer coordinators of our non-governmental organization partnership. These practices were then mapped to the WEIGHT guidelines. We found our implementation strategies map these guidelines into a clear checklist of actions that can be used by coordinators involved in global health training programs. We include some of the historical reasons that led to our current processes, which may help other partnerships identify similar practice gaps. We anticipate that this action-oriented checklist with historical context will help accomplish the difficult implementation of best practices in global health training collaborations.

When numbers eclipse narratives: a cultural-political critique of the ‘ethical’ impacts of short-term experiences in global health in Dominican Republic bateyes

2021 ◽  
pp. medhum-2021-012252
Author(s):  
Brenda K Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
Medical Humanities ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Ethical Concerns ◽  
Stakeholder Groups ◽  
Health Movement ◽  
Political Critique

With the rising demand for short-term experiences in global health (STEGH) is an ever-increasing volume of literature that focuses attention on ethics and ethical concerns, such as the effects of STEGH on host populations. Such concerns have driven the development of ethical principles and guidelines, with discussions and debates largely centred around normative questions of positive/negative and benefit/harm for us/them. Using a critical medical humanities lens, this paper blurs these dichotomous framings and offers a more complex understanding of the effects and effectiveness of STEGH on hosts. I explore STEGH that send volunteers from North American universities to the Dominican Republic to participate in service-learning activities aimed at improving the lives of impoverished Haitian migrants living in bateyes. I address the following questions: What perspectives about the impacts of interventions on host communities manifest through STEGH? What tensions emerge through interactions among diverse stakeholders related to those perspectives, and with what effects? Drawing together critical theory and ethnography, I examined the perspectives of three stakeholder groups: student and faculty volunteers, host organisation staff, and hosts in batey communities. Data collected from observations and interviews were counterposed; I analysed interactions and interplay between stakeholders. My findings revealed conflicts around an emergent theme: counting efforts, or volunteers’ proclivity for numerical evidence of impactful STEGH for hosts. With attention on power relations, I argue that a preoccupation with quantifiable evidence eclipsed and erased the lived realities of hosts, thereby blocking a fully ethical engagement. These sociopolitical effects, often overlooked in conventional ethics assessments, are no less harmful and may reinforce rather than reduce inequalities that the global health movement seeks to eliminate. My study offers a compelling case for how the critical medical humanities lend critical insights in the name of improving global health.

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