ReviewTropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines2019
Healthy, safe and effective international medical student electives: a systematic review and recommendations for program coordinators.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review of virtual elective programmes for medical students.The clinical teacher · 2025Pooled it
- German-speaking medical students on international electives: an analysis of popular elective destinations and disciplines.Globalization and health · 2021Pooled it
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- A scoping review of the ethical impacts of international medical electives on local students and patient care.BMC medical ethics · 2024Article
- Benefits and Drawbacks of International Medical Elective Databases in Abroad Elective Research: A Narrative Review.Advances in medical education and practice · 2024Review
- International medical electives in Sub-Saharan Africa: experiences from a 19-year NGO-driven initiative.BMC medical education · 2023Article
- From the Global North to the Global South: preparing students for away rotations.BMC medical education · 2023Review
- Evaluation of Safety of Medical Trainees on Global Health Rotations.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2023Article
- Using the modified Delphi technique to develop a framework for interprofessional education during international electives in health professions training institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Travel-related gastrointestinal diseases: Assessment and management.Public health challenges · 2022Review
- Clinical electives in China: trends, experiences, barriers.Globalization and health · 2022Review
- The clinical elective course and its effects on medical students and graduates of Jordanian medical schools.BMC medical education · 2022Article
- Trends of International Electives in Medical Education Undergraduates in Japan.Hawai'i journal of health & social welfare · 2022Article
- International medical electives during and after the COVID-19 pandemic - current state and future scenarios: a narrative review.Globalization and health · 2022Review
- Medical Electives in Sub-Saharan Africa: A 15-Year Student/NGO-Driven Initiative.Journal of community health · 2022Article
- Medical students from German-speaking countries on abroad electives in Africa: destinations, motivations, trends and ethical dilemmas.Human resources for health · 2022Article
- Managing the Unpredictable: Recommendations to Improve Trainee Safety During Global Health Away Electives.Annals of global health · 2022Article
- Risk factors for symptoms of infection and microbial carriage among French medical students abroad.International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases · 2020Article
- A global health capstone: an innovative educational approach in a competency-based curriculum for medical students.BMC medical education · 2020Article
- Infectious disease symptoms and microbial carriage among French medical students travelling abroad: A prospective study.Travel medicine and infectious diseaseArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThousands of medical students undertake international medical electives each year. These students face potentially substantial health and safety risks as well as educational and ethical challenges and therefore should undertake their electives within well-structured and coordinated programs.
methodsWe conducted a qualitative systematic review based on a pre-determined protocol. Relevant publications and guidelines relating to international medical electives were identified through a review of the literature using on-line search engines, principally PubMed. We then conducted a systematic qualitative synthesis to extract relevant publications. Finally, the literature was organized according to themes, with the aim of developing a structured set of Recommendations for Implementation for program coordinators.
resultsA wide range of important issues were identified which were categorized into seven themes upon which recommendations were made principally for the benefit of program coordinators: Responsibilities; General policies; Travel advisories; Occupational risk assessment; Funding & finances, Pre-departure training programs; and Post-return debriefing and screening.
conclusionsRecommendations for program coordinators on the health and safety of medical students while on international medical electives have been sourced from existing guidelines and relevant publications. There was considerable consensus from the literature and as such these synthesised recommendations could form the basis for internationally accepted standards for elective placement program coordinators.
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