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ArticleMedical education online2018

The Practitioner's Guide to Global Health: an interactive, online, open-access curriculum preparing medical learners for global health experiences.

Gabrielle A Jacquet, Rachel A Umoren, Alison S Hayward, Justin G Myers, Payal Modi, Stephen J Dunlop, Suzanne Sarfaty, Mark Hauswald, Janis P Tupesis

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Virtual global health in graduate medical education: a systematic review.International journal of medical education · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Gabrielle A Jacqueta Department of Emergency Medicine , Boston University School of Medicine , Boston , MA , USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9486-5512
Rachel A Umorenb Department of Pediatrics , University of Washington School of Medicine , Seattle , WA , USA.
Alison S Haywardc Department of Emergency Medicine , Brown University School of Medicine , Providence , RI , USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1607-1842
Justin G Myersd Department of Emergency Medicine , University of North Carolina Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill , NC , USA.
Payal Modie Department of Emergency Medicine , University of Massachusetts Medical School , Worcester , MA , USA.
Stephen J Dunlopf Department of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center , University of Minnesota , Minneapolis , MN , USA.
Suzanne Sarfatyg Department of Internal Medicine , Boston University School of Medicine , Boston , MA , USA.
Mark Hauswaldh Department of Emergency Medicine , University of New Mexico School of Medicine , Albuquerque , NM , USA.
Janis P Tupesisi Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison and Public Health , University of Wisconsin - Madison, Global Health Institute , Madison , WI , USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundShort-term experiences in global health (STEGH) are increasingly common in medical education, as they can provide learners with opportunities for service, learning, and sharing perspectives. Academic institutions need high-quality preparatory curricula and mentorship to prepare learners for potential challenges in ethics, cultural sensitivity, and personal safety; however, availability and quality of these are variable.

objectiveThe objective of this study is to create and evaluate an open-access, interactive massive open online course (MOOC) that prepares learners to safely and effectively participate in STEGH, permits flexible and asynchronous learning, is free of charge, and provides a certificate upon successful completion.

methodsGlobal health experts from 8 countries, 42 institutions, and 7 specialties collaborated to create The Practitioner's Guide to Global Health (PGGH): the first course of this kind on the edX platform. Demographic data, pre- and posttests, and course evaluations were collected and analyzed.

resultsWithin its first year, PGGH enrolled 5935 learners from 163 countries. In a limited sample of 109 learners, mean posttest scores were significantly improved (p < 0.01). In the course's second year, 213 sampled learners had significant improvement (p < 0.001).

conclusionWe created and evaluated the first interactive, asynchronous, free-of-charge global health preparation MOOC. The course has had significant interest from US-based and international learners, and posttest scores have shown significant improvement.

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International Educational ExchangeInternetAdultCommunicationComputer-Assisted InstructionCultural CompetencyCurriculumEducation, MedicalFemaleGlobal HealthHumansMaleSafetySocioeconomic FactorscurriculumGlobal healthinternationalMOOConline

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PMID30081760
PMCPMC6084492

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