Global Health in the medical curriculum

Introducing Child Mental Health in the Medical Curriculum in Duhok Introducing Child Mental Health in the Medical Curriculum in Duhok

Background Child mental health and child and adolescent psychiatry is increasingly becoming an indicator for any modern society to bring up child perspectives preparing for prosperous future. This field was lacking as an own medical speciality in the Middle East until the establishment of the Department of Child Mental Health at the College of Medicine, University of Duhok in 20 September 2001....

Internationalizing Medical Education: The Special Track Curriculum 'Global Health' at Justus Liebig University Giessen

Internationalizing higher education is considered to be a major goal for universities in Germany and many medical students aspire to include international experiences into their academic training. However, the exact meaning of "internationalizing" medical education is still poorly defined, just as is the possible pedagogic impact and effects. Against this background, this article presents the s...

Incorporating Teaching in Global Child Health into Irish Medical School Curriculum.

Sir, The medical profession is confronted by inequality in access to health care worldwide. There is an ethical responsibility that this be addressed during the training of new doctors. We examined the baseline interest in international child health among medical students in an Irish University and we looked at the impact of a clinical approach to global child health education on their interest...

Global health imaging curriculum in radiology residency programs: the fundamentals.

Recent advances in imaging technology have created new opportunities for medical imaging to improve health care in resource-restricted countries around the world. Radiology residents are increasingly interested in global health and imaging outreach, yet infrastructure and opportunities for international outreach are limited. With the recent change in the ABR exam schedule, residents now have mo...

Recommendations for a Global Core Curriculum in Medical Oncology.