ReviewBMC medical education2010
Global health competencies and approaches in medical education: a literature review.
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107 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A Systematic Review of Global Health Assessment for Education in Healthcare Professions.Annals of global health · 2022Pooled it
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- Global Health and Graduate Medical Education: A Systematic Review of the Literature.Journal of graduate medical education · 2016Pooled it
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- Medical Students' Reflections on Cultural Uncertainty During an International Global Health Program: A Qualitative Study.Medical science educator · 2026Article
- Evaluating Pakistani dental graduates' preparedness for practice: a mixed methods study using the conscious competence model.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Implications for developing global health education in China: evidence from an undergraduate teamwork with role-play.BMJ global health · 2025Article
- Understanding Barriers and Motivations: Enhancing Support for UK Medical Students' Participation in Foreign Medical Electives.Advances in medical education and practice · 2025Article
- Comparing new tools of artificial intelligence to the authentic intelligence of our global health students.BioData mining · 2024Article
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- Beyond the surface: unraveling global health curriculum insights through interviews of learners and educators using the CIPP model.Korean journal of medical education · 2024Article
- Long-term trends in international medical electives fees: a database mining study.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- Evolving Trends in College Students' Health Education: A Bibliometric Analysis.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2024Review
- Consensus on global health competencies for Korean medical students using a modified Delphi method.Korean journal of medical education · 2023Review
- Adaptation of the CUGH global health competency framework in the Chinese context: a mixed-methods study.Global health research and policy · 2023Article
- Applicability of working abroad for physicians with a specialization in Global Health and Tropical Medicine.Globalization and health · 2023Article
- Case studies in adaptation: centring equity in global health education during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.BMJ global health · 2023Article
- Student-led interprofessional global health course: learning impacts during a global crisis.BMC medical education · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundPhysicians today are increasingly faced with healthcare challenges that require an understanding of global health trends and practices, yet little is known about what constitutes appropriate global health training.
methodsA literature review was undertaken to identify competencies and educational approaches for teaching global health in medical schools.
resultsUsing a pre-defined search strategy, 32 articles were identified; 11 articles describing 15 global health competencies for undergraduate medical training were found. The most frequently mentioned competencies included an understanding of: the global burden of disease, travel medicine, healthcare disparities between countries, immigrant health, primary care within diverse cultural settings and skills to better interface with different populations, cultures and healthcare systems. However, no consensus on global health competencies for medical students was apparent. Didactics and experiential learning were the most common educational methods used, mentioned in 12 and 13 articles respectively. Of the 11 articles discussing competencies, 8 linked competencies directly to educational approaches.
conclusionsThis review highlights the imperative to document global health educational competencies and approaches used in medical schools and the need to facilitate greater consensus amongst medical educators on appropriate global health training for future physicians.
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