SynthesisJournal of graduate medical education2016
Global Health and Graduate Medical Education: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Defining global health: findings from a systematic review and thematic analysis of the literature.BMJ global health · 2021Pooled it
- A Novel, Open-Access Family Medicine Residency Global Health Toolkit.PRiMER (Leawood, Kan.) · 2025Article
- Enhancing Perspective in Global Health: A Case Study on an International Ophthalmology Partnership.MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources · 2024Article
- Massive open online courses: learning opportunities about global health for Latin American countriesBiomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud · 2023Article
- The Global Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Undergraduate Medical Curriculum: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2023Review
- Global Health Curricula in Ophthalmology Residency Programs in the United States.Journal of academic ophthalmology (2017) · 2021Article
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- Global Health Learning Outcomes in Pharmacy Students Completing International Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences.American journal of pharmaceutical education · 2020Article
- The Minnesota Model: A Residency Global Health Track Framework.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2020Article
- The Practitioner's Guide to Global Health: an interactive, online, open-access curriculum preparing medical learners for global health experiences.Medical education online · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundGlobal health (GH) interest is increasing in graduate medical education (GME). The popularity of the GH topic has created growth in the GME literature.
objectiveThe authors aim to provide a systematic review of published approaches to GH in GME.
methodsWe searched PubMed using variable keywords to identify articles with abstracts published between January 1975 and January 2015 focusing on GME approaches to GH. Articles meeting inclusion criteria were evaluated for content by authors to ensure relevance. Methodological quality was assessed using the Medical Education Research Study Quality Instrument (MERSQI), which has demonstrated reliability and validity evidence.
resultsOverall, 69 articles met initial inclusion criteria. Articles represented research and curricula from a number of specialties and a range of institutions. Many studies reported data from a single institution, lacked randomization and/or evidence of clinical benefit, and had poor reliability and validity evidence. The mean MERSQI score among 42 quantitative articles was 8.87 (2.79).
conclusionsThere is significant heterogeneity in GH curricula in GME, with no single strategy for teaching GH to graduate medical learners. The quality of literature is marginal, and the body of work overall does not facilitate assessment of educational or clinical benefit of GH experiences. Improved methods of curriculum evaluation and enhanced publication guidelines would have a positive impact on the quality of research in this area.
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