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. 2017 May;32(5):559-562.
doi: 10.1007/s11606-016-3843-7. Epub 2016 Aug 16.

Taking it Global: Structuring Global Health Education in Residency Training

Gitanjli Arora  1 , Jonathan Ripp  2 , Jessica Evert  3 , Tracy Rabin  4 , Janis P Tupesis  5   6 , James Hudspeth  7
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Taking it Global: Structuring Global Health Education in Residency Training

Gitanjli Arora et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2017 May.

Abstract

To meet the demand by residents and to provide knowledge and skills important to the developing physician, global health (GH) training opportunities are increasingly being developed by United States (U.S.) residency training programs. However, many residency programs face common challenges of developing GH curricula, offering safe and mentored international rotations, and creating GH experiences that are of service to resource-limiting settings. Academic GH partnerships allow for the opportunity to collaborate on education and research and improve health care and health systems, but must ensure mutual benefit to U.S. and international partners. This article provides guidance for incorporating GH education into U.S. residency programs in an ethically sound and sustainable manner, and gives examples and solutions for common challenges encountered when developing GH education programs.

Keywords: Global health education; Residency training.

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Prior Presentations

This manuscript builds upon concepts presented at a session entitled: “Taking It Global: Building Educational Global Health Programs” at Consortiums of Universities in Global Health in San Francisco, California in April 2016.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare that they do not have any conflict of interests.

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