Reciprocity? International Preceptors’ Perceptions of Global Health Elective Learners at African Sites

Background: Short-term global health electives (STGHEs) have become increasingly common, with evidence showing educational and clinical benefits for short-term learners (STLs). Despite increased recognition that STGHEs should be mutually beneficial for host sites and STLs, evidence demonstrating the...

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Autores principales:	Elizabeth M. Keating, Heather Haq, Chris A. Rees, Padma Swamy, Teri L. Turner, Stephanie Marton, Jill Sanders, Edith Q. Mohapi, Peter N. Kazembe, Gordon E. Schutze
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Publicado:	Ubiquity Press 2019
Materias:	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8476ea65abb54757af3c1e18aacfffb62021-12-02T11:08:37ZReciprocity? International Preceptors’ Perceptions of Global Health Elective Learners at African Sites2214-999610.5334/aogh.2342https://doaj.org/article/8476ea65abb54757af3c1e18aacfffb62019-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/2342https://doaj.org/toc/2214-9996Background: Short-term global health electives (STGHEs) have become increasingly common, with evidence showing educational and clinical benefits for short-term learners (STLs). Despite increased recognition that STGHEs should be mutually beneficial for host sites and STLs, evidence demonstrating the impact on international host preceptors is lacking. Objectives: To understand international host preceptors’ perceptions regarding benefits and burdens of hosting STLs. Methods: Focus group discussions with a convenience sample of 10 of 18 eligible preceptors were conducted at pediatric STGHE sites in Malawi and Lesotho. Qualitative content analysis was performed to identify themes using a deductive-inductive approach. Findings: Common themes regarding benefits to preceptors included increased knowledge and resources for learning from STLs, broadened differential diagnoses, and the satisfaction of teaching. Regarding burdens, preceptors perceived that supervising STLs decreases efficiency. Preceptors identified the burden of having to intervene in instances that could lead to patient harm. Some preceptors perceived that STLs under-valued preceptors’ clinical decision-making in resource-limited contexts. Conclusions: Our findings emphasize the need for institutions to identify mutuality of benefits between STLs and host sites when developing STGHEs. Host preceptors identified robust pre-departure training for STLs, lengthened duration of STGHEs, and formal preceptor orientation as ways to enhance mutuality of benefits.Elizabeth M. KeatingHeather HaqChris A. ReesPadma SwamyTeri L. TurnerStephanie MartonJill SandersEdith Q. MohapiPeter N. KazembeGordon E. SchutzeUbiquity PressarticleInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENAnnals of Global Health, Vol 85, Iss 1 (2019)
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topic	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
spellingShingle	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Elizabeth M. Keating Heather Haq Chris A. Rees Padma Swamy Teri L. Turner Stephanie Marton Jill Sanders Edith Q. Mohapi Peter N. Kazembe Gordon E. Schutze Reciprocity? International Preceptors’ Perceptions of Global Health Elective Learners at African Sites
description	Background: Short-term global health electives (STGHEs) have become increasingly common, with evidence showing educational and clinical benefits for short-term learners (STLs). Despite increased recognition that STGHEs should be mutually beneficial for host sites and STLs, evidence demonstrating the impact on international host preceptors is lacking. Objectives: To understand international host preceptors’ perceptions regarding benefits and burdens of hosting STLs. Methods: Focus group discussions with a convenience sample of 10 of 18 eligible preceptors were conducted at pediatric STGHE sites in Malawi and Lesotho. Qualitative content analysis was performed to identify themes using a deductive-inductive approach. Findings: Common themes regarding benefits to preceptors included increased knowledge and resources for learning from STLs, broadened differential diagnoses, and the satisfaction of teaching. Regarding burdens, preceptors perceived that supervising STLs decreases efficiency. Preceptors identified the burden of having to intervene in instances that could lead to patient harm. Some preceptors perceived that STLs under-valued preceptors’ clinical decision-making in resource-limited contexts. Conclusions: Our findings emphasize the need for institutions to identify mutuality of benefits between STLs and host sites when developing STGHEs. Host preceptors identified robust pre-departure training for STLs, lengthened duration of STGHEs, and formal preceptor orientation as ways to enhance mutuality of benefits.
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author	Elizabeth M. Keating Heather Haq Chris A. Rees Padma Swamy Teri L. Turner Stephanie Marton Jill Sanders Edith Q. Mohapi Peter N. Kazembe Gordon E. Schutze
author_facet	Elizabeth M. Keating Heather Haq Chris A. Rees Padma Swamy Teri L. Turner Stephanie Marton Jill Sanders Edith Q. Mohapi Peter N. Kazembe Gordon E. Schutze
author_sort	Elizabeth M. Keating
title	Reciprocity? International Preceptors’ Perceptions of Global Health Elective Learners at African Sites
title_short	Reciprocity? International Preceptors’ Perceptions of Global Health Elective Learners at African Sites
title_full	Reciprocity? International Preceptors’ Perceptions of Global Health Elective Learners at African Sites
title_fullStr	Reciprocity? International Preceptors’ Perceptions of Global Health Elective Learners at African Sites
title_full_unstemmed	Reciprocity? International Preceptors’ Perceptions of Global Health Elective Learners at African Sites
title_sort	reciprocity? international preceptors’ perceptions of global health elective learners at african sites
publisher	Ubiquity Press
publishDate	2019
url	https://doaj.org/article/8476ea65abb54757af3c1e18aacfffb6
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Reciprocity? International Preceptors’ Perceptions of Global Health Elective Learners at African Sites

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