期刊名称：Medical Education Scholarship Forum Proceedings
印刷版ISSN：2291-0387
出版年度：2013
卷号：1
语种：English
出版社：Medical Education and Scholarship Centre, Memorial University
摘要：Introduction Research suggests that medical students who participate in global health activities have a better understanding of public health, increased cultural competency, higher levels of respect and compassion toward patients, and are more likely to practice primary care and in under-serviced areas. Memorial�s Faculty of Medicine has recently begun to develop global health programs in line with other medical schools in Canada. Objectives Determine the level of interest among pre-clerkship medical students for (1) Increasing global health content within the undergraduate medical school curriculum, (2) Developing more opportunities for international and low resource training, (3) Implementing a global health elective. Methods Students in the classes of 2013-2016 in the Faculty of Medicine at MUN participated in a voluntary survey aimed at gauging their interest in global health prior to beginning clerkship. Results 188 pre-clerkship medical students were surveyed. Of those: 77% felt there was a lack of global health content in the pre-clerkship curriculum; 74% would be interested in completing a global health elective. 134 students from the classes of 2014- 2016 completed an expanded survey. Of those: 84% support an annual global health event at Memorial University; 92% support the establishment of the Global Health office; 83% express desire to travel abroad for a medical elective; 83% support mandatory pre- and post-departure training; 84% support an international partnership between Memorial University and a health institution in another country. Conclusions Survey results indicate wide support among pre-clerkship students for more activities in global health within and outside the curriculum. Moreover, students� interests in pursuing medical activities abroad demonstrate the need of developing international partnerships. The results emphasize the importance of global health programming in the Faculty of Medicine.
