Ethical globalization? Decolonizing theoretical perspectives for internationalization in Canadian medical education

Background: Internationalization is a process being undertaken at institutions of post-secondary education worldwide in response to globalization. The resulting imperatives for medical education include re-thinking Canadian positionality within uneven, problematic Global North-South relations. Membe...

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Autor principal:	Taqdir Bhandal
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Canadian Medical Education Journal 2018
Materias:	internationalization globalization medical education decolonial framework Education (General) L7-991 Medicine (General) R5-920
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/79429bb792f9418caedb339f8729c2d2
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:79429bb792f9418caedb339f8729c2d22021-12-01T22:44:29ZEthical globalization? Decolonizing theoretical perspectives for internationalization in Canadian medical education10.36834/cmej.369141923-1202https://doaj.org/article/79429bb792f9418caedb339f8729c2d22018-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/36914https://doaj.org/toc/1923-1202Background: Internationalization is a process being undertaken at institutions of post-secondary education worldwide in response to globalization. The resulting imperatives for medical education include re-thinking Canadian positionality within uneven, problematic Global North-South relations. Members of the medical education community are in need of training and tools to navigate this complex situation. Methods: Using a decolonial theoretical perspective, a literature review was conducted and framed with three ethical questions posed to stimulate collective conversations about internationalization among all members of the health professions education community in Canada. Results: This study identifies analytical gaps in discussions on the role of medical education in the context of colonial, neoliberal, unjust Global North-South relations. The results point to the need for deeper examination of medical curricula for problematic representations and theorization of inequities and racialization. They also suggest that practices for International Medical Electives and the involvement of International Medical Graduates should be evaluated in light of the ethical concerns identified. Conclusion: During this moment of internationalization and globalization in all health professional education, reflexivity and self-awareness are important strategies for engaging with decolonizing theoretical perspectives that are critical of Global North-South relations like neoliberal globalization and colonialism. Increased inclusion of pluralistic ways of approaching both processes are necessary for combatting growing health inequities in Canada and globally. Taqdir BhandalCanadian Medical Education Journalarticleinternationalizationglobalizationmedical educationdecolonial frameworkEducation (General)L7-991Medicine (General)R5-920ENCanadian Medical Education Journal, Vol 9, Iss 2 (2018)
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spellingShingle	internationalization globalization medical education decolonial framework Education (General) L7-991 Medicine (General) R5-920 Taqdir Bhandal Ethical globalization? Decolonizing theoretical perspectives for internationalization in Canadian medical education
description	Background: Internationalization is a process being undertaken at institutions of post-secondary education worldwide in response to globalization. The resulting imperatives for medical education include re-thinking Canadian positionality within uneven, problematic Global North-South relations. Members of the medical education community are in need of training and tools to navigate this complex situation. Methods: Using a decolonial theoretical perspective, a literature review was conducted and framed with three ethical questions posed to stimulate collective conversations about internationalization among all members of the health professions education community in Canada. Results: This study identifies analytical gaps in discussions on the role of medical education in the context of colonial, neoliberal, unjust Global North-South relations. The results point to the need for deeper examination of medical curricula for problematic representations and theorization of inequities and racialization. They also suggest that practices for International Medical Electives and the involvement of International Medical Graduates should be evaluated in light of the ethical concerns identified. Conclusion: During this moment of internationalization and globalization in all health professional education, reflexivity and self-awareness are important strategies for engaging with decolonizing theoretical perspectives that are critical of Global North-South relations like neoliberal globalization and colonialism. Increased inclusion of pluralistic ways of approaching both processes are necessary for combatting growing health inequities in Canada and globally.
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title	Ethical globalization? Decolonizing theoretical perspectives for internationalization in Canadian medical education
title_short	Ethical globalization? Decolonizing theoretical perspectives for internationalization in Canadian medical education
title_full	Ethical globalization? Decolonizing theoretical perspectives for internationalization in Canadian medical education
title_fullStr	Ethical globalization? Decolonizing theoretical perspectives for internationalization in Canadian medical education
title_full_unstemmed	Ethical globalization? Decolonizing theoretical perspectives for internationalization in Canadian medical education
title_sort	ethical globalization? decolonizing theoretical perspectives for internationalization in canadian medical education
publisher	Canadian Medical Education Journal
publishDate	2018
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Ethical globalization? Decolonizing theoretical perspectives for internationalization in Canadian medical education

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