ArticleBMC medical education2025
Global health in Canadian anesthesiology residency programs: an online survey of opportunities and barriers.
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Abstract
backgroundGlobal health disparities exist in all geographical locations, including high-income countries like Canada. An understanding of global health is useful for all physicians as it can allow them to better understand and address social determinants of health, with hopes of providing comprehensive care to all patients. Global health inequities in anesthesia remain underexplored, even though the field is closely tied to pain management and surgical care—two facets of healthcare that are critical to global health. We aimed to assess the extent of global health opportunities in Canadian anesthesiology residency programs, the attitudes of anesthesiology program directors and residents toward global health training, and identify barriers to participation in global health within Canadian anesthesiology residency programs.
methodsA cross-sectional online survey was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire. The total potential sample size consisted of 17 anesthesiology program directors and 694 residents across all Canadian anesthesiology programs. Data were collected via email between September–November 2023, with two reminder emails at two-week intervals. Survey responses were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Inferential statistics analysis (Fisher’s exact test) was used to compare answers from program directors and residents. The Likert scale answers were considered ordinal data.
resultsWe received 76 completed surveys—11 from program directors and 65 from residents. The program director response rate was 70% and resident response rate was 10%. 18% of program directors identified having a global health curriculum in their program. 82% of program directors considered it important to understand global shortages in anesthesiology, and 81% of residents were interested in incorporating global health initiatives in their programs. The only statistically significant difference between program director and resident responses was in the perception of financial barriers to global health (p = 0.04).
conclusionCanadian anesthesiology program directors and residents show strong interest in global health education. Addressing barriers, especially financial ones, and integrating sustainable partnerships, global health EPAs, and funded rotations could enhance training. These findings may guide other programs internationally in developing global health initiatives.
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