Linking Global Health to Local Health within an Ob/Gyn Residency Program.

نویسندگان

  • Sara Whetstone
  • Meg Autry
چکیده

An unprecedented number of medical students and residents express the desire to participate in global health work during their training and beyond. Preparing learners for work in underserved settings makes it more likely that they will continue to work in areas of need. Training programs that focus on global health have been criticized as there is ample work to be done in the US, and often global health work becomes learner-centric, which is difficult to maintain and potentially burdensome and harmful to the host site. In this article, we discuss a curriculum and training program that intentionally prepares learners to work responsibly and collaboratively in low-resource settings, both nationally and globally.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • AMA journal of ethics

دوره 20 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2018