Global Health Career Interest among Medical and Nursing Students: Survey and Analysis

<p>Background</p><p>Global health experiences undertaken in international settings (GHEs) are becoming an increasingly prevalent aspect of health professions education and, as such, merit comprehensive analysis of the impact they have on students and host communities.</p><...

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Autores principales:	Jacob T. Cox, A. Gatebe Kironji, Jill Edwardson, Dane Moran, James Aluri, Bryn Carroll, Nicole Warren, Chi Chiung Grace Chen
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Publicado:	Ubiquity Press 2017
Materias:	career selection global health global health training health care training international experiences medical education medical student nursing student Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c7daef930a334c00b1eac255a24de8602021-12-02T04:46:34ZGlobal Health Career Interest among Medical and Nursing Students: Survey and Analysis2214-999610.1016/j.aogh.2017.07.002https://doaj.org/article/c7daef930a334c00b1eac255a24de8602017-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/175https://doaj.org/toc/2214-9996<p>Background</p><p>Global health experiences undertaken in international settings (GHEs) are becoming an increasingly prevalent aspect of health professions education and, as such, merit comprehensive analysis of the impact they have on students and host communities.</p><p>Objective</p><p>To assess the associations between demographic/experiential factors and the interest of health professions students in careers involving global health.</p><p>Methods</p><p>A cross-sectional survey was administered online to a convenience sample of medical and nursing students at Johns Hopkins University. Questions addressed level of interest in a global health career, prior GHEs, and demographic information. Items were either Likert scale or multiple choice. Various regression analyses were performed.</p><p>Findings</p><p>Of 510 respondents, 312 (61.2%) expressed interest in a global health career and 285 (55.9%) had prior GHEs. Multivariate logistic regression found female sex, age ≥27 years, household income <$100,000/y, and a prior research-related GHE independently associated with higher interest in global health careers. On subset analysis of participants with one or more prior GHEs: age ≥27 years, household income <$100,000/y, a prior research-related GHE, and having multiple GHEs were each independently associated with increased interest in a global health career.</p><p>Conclusions</p>Simply participating in a global health experience abroad is not significantly associated with interest in a global health career. However, sex, age, household income, and research-related GHEs are significantly associated with global health career interest. These findings may inform the development of global health programs at medical and nursing schools and can guide efforts to increase the number of health care professionals entering global health careers.Jacob T. CoxA. Gatebe KironjiJill EdwardsonDane MoranJames AluriBryn CarrollNicole WarrenChi Chiung Grace ChenUbiquity Pressarticlecareer selectionglobal healthglobal health traininghealth care traininginternational experiencesmedical educationmedical studentnursing studentInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENAnnals of Global Health, Vol 83, Iss 3-4, Pp 588-595 (2017)
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spellingShingle	career selection global health global health training health care training international experiences medical education medical student nursing student Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Jacob T. Cox A. Gatebe Kironji Jill Edwardson Dane Moran James Aluri Bryn Carroll Nicole Warren Chi Chiung Grace Chen Global Health Career Interest among Medical and Nursing Students: Survey and Analysis
description	<p>Background</p><p>Global health experiences undertaken in international settings (GHEs) are becoming an increasingly prevalent aspect of health professions education and, as such, merit comprehensive analysis of the impact they have on students and host communities.</p><p>Objective</p><p>To assess the associations between demographic/experiential factors and the interest of health professions students in careers involving global health.</p><p>Methods</p><p>A cross-sectional survey was administered online to a convenience sample of medical and nursing students at Johns Hopkins University. Questions addressed level of interest in a global health career, prior GHEs, and demographic information. Items were either Likert scale or multiple choice. Various regression analyses were performed.</p><p>Findings</p><p>Of 510 respondents, 312 (61.2%) expressed interest in a global health career and 285 (55.9%) had prior GHEs. Multivariate logistic regression found female sex, age ≥27 years, household income <$100,000/y, and a prior research-related GHE independently associated with higher interest in global health careers. On subset analysis of participants with one or more prior GHEs: age ≥27 years, household income <$100,000/y, a prior research-related GHE, and having multiple GHEs were each independently associated with increased interest in a global health career.</p><p>Conclusions</p>Simply participating in a global health experience abroad is not significantly associated with interest in a global health career. However, sex, age, household income, and research-related GHEs are significantly associated with global health career interest. These findings may inform the development of global health programs at medical and nursing schools and can guide efforts to increase the number of health care professionals entering global health careers.
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author	Jacob T. Cox A. Gatebe Kironji Jill Edwardson Dane Moran James Aluri Bryn Carroll Nicole Warren Chi Chiung Grace Chen
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title	Global Health Career Interest among Medical and Nursing Students: Survey and Analysis
title_short	Global Health Career Interest among Medical and Nursing Students: Survey and Analysis
title_full	Global Health Career Interest among Medical and Nursing Students: Survey and Analysis
title_fullStr	Global Health Career Interest among Medical and Nursing Students: Survey and Analysis
title_full_unstemmed	Global Health Career Interest among Medical and Nursing Students: Survey and Analysis
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publisher	Ubiquity Press
publishDate	2017
url	https://doaj.org/article/c7daef930a334c00b1eac255a24de860
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Global Health Career Interest among Medical and Nursing Students: Survey and Analysis

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