Discursive practices enacted by educators in kindergarten create a blueprint for how the educational trajectories of students with disabilities are constructed. This two-year ethnographic case study critically examines educators’ relationships with students considered to present challenging behaviors in one kindergarten classroom located in a predominantly White middle class school district in ...

... aligns with the current emphasis on measureable UME graduation expectations (i.e., entrustable professional activities) and GME achievement milestones Mastery Learning With Deliberate Practice in Medical Education William C. McGaghie, PhD, professor of medical education, Jeffrey H. Barsuk, MD, MS, associate professor of medicine, and Diane B. Wayne, MD, vice dean of education and professor ...

The demand for global health educational opportunities among students and trainees in high-income countries (HICs) has led to a proliferation of available global health programs. In keeping with the drive towards competency-based medical education, many of these programs have been defining their own global health competencies. Developing such competencies presents several unique challenges, inc...

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...

Global Health (GH) as a discipline emerged mainly in the last decade and is still a developing subject. Koplan et al. defined GH as ‘an area for study, research, and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving health equity for all people world-wide.’1 Kickbushtermed it as ‘those health issues that transcend national boundaries and governments and call for actions on the g...

BACKGROUND The move to frame medical education in terms of competencies - the extent to which trainees "can do" a professional responsibility - is congruent with calls for accountability in medical education. However, the focus on competencies might be a poor fit with curricula intended to prepare students for responsibilities not emphasized in traditional medical education. This study examines...

BACKGROUND In the past decades, the increasing importance of and rapid changes in the global health arena have provoked discussions on the implications for the education of health professionals. In the case of Germany, it remains yet unclear whether international or global aspects are sufficiently addressed within medical education. Evaluation challenges exist in Germany and elsewhere due to a ...

Health care workforce development is a key pillar of global health systems strengthening that requires investment in health care worker training institutions. This can be achieved by developing partnerships between training institutions in resource-limited and resource-rich areas and leveraging the unique expertise and opportunities both have to offer. To realize their full potential, however, ...

BACKGROUND Global health rotations are increasingly popular amongst medical students. The training abroad is highly variable and there is a recognized need for global health curriculum development. We sought to create and evaluate a curriculum, applicable to any global health rotation, that requires students to take an active role in their education and promotes engagement. METHODS Prospectiv...