The Practitioner's Guide to Global Health: an interactive, online, open-access curriculum preparing medical learners for global health experiences

Background: Short-term experiences in global health (STEGH) are increasingly common in medical education, as they can provide learners with opportunities for service, learning, and sharing perspectives. Academic institutions need high-quality preparatory curricula and mentorship to prepare learners...

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Published in:Medical education online 2018-01, Vol.23 (1), p.1503914-8
Main Authors: Jacquet, Gabrielle A., Umoren, Rachel A., Hayward, Alison S., Myers, Justin G., Modi, Payal, Dunlop, Stephen J., Sarfaty, Suzanne, Hauswald, Mark, Tupesis, Janis P.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adult
Communication
Computer-Assisted Instruction - methods
Cultural Competency
Cultural sensitivity
Curricula
Curriculum
Education, Medical - methods
Emergency medical care
Ethics
Experts
Female
First year
Global health
Global Health - education
Humans
international
International Educational Exchange
Internet
Male
Medical education
Medical residencies
Mentoring
MOOC
online
Online instruction
Personal safety
Safety
Service learning
Short Communication
Socioeconomic Factors
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Summary:Background: Short-term experiences in global health (STEGH) are increasingly common in medical education, as they can provide learners with opportunities for service, learning, and sharing perspectives. Academic institutions need high-quality preparatory curricula and mentorship to prepare learners for potential challenges in ethics, cultural sensitivity, and personal safety; however, availability and quality of these are variable. Objective: The objective of this study is to create and evaluate an open-access, interactive massive open online course (MOOC) that prepares learners to safely and effectively participate in STEGH, permits flexible and asynchronous learning, is free of charge, and provides a certificate upon successful completion. Methods: Global health experts from 8 countries, 42 institutions, and 7 specialties collaborated to create The Practitioner's Guide to Global Health (PGGH): the first course of this kind on the edX platform. Demographic data, pre- and posttests, and course evaluations were collected and analyzed. Results: Within its first year, PGGH enrolled 5935 learners from 163 countries. In a limited sample of 109 learners, mean posttest scores were significantly improved (p 
ISSN:1087-2981
1087-2981
DOI:10.1080/10872981.2018.1503914