Pre-departure Training for Healthcare Students Going Abroad: Impact on Preparedness

Background: Many medical and nursing schools offer opportunities for students to participate in global health experiences abroad, but little is known about the efficacy of pre-departure training in preparing students for these experiences. Objectives: The primary aim was to identify characteristics...

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Autores principales:	A. Gatebe Kironji, Jacob T. Cox, Jill Edwardson, Dane Moran, James Aluri, Bryn Carroll, Chi Chiung Grace Chen
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Publicado:	Ubiquity Press 2018
Materias:	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:de4b01d91d39446cb442d105c49d5dac2021-12-02T02:59:06ZPre-departure Training for Healthcare Students Going Abroad: Impact on Preparedness2214-999610.29024/aogh.2378https://doaj.org/article/de4b01d91d39446cb442d105c49d5dac2018-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/2378https://doaj.org/toc/2214-9996Background: Many medical and nursing schools offer opportunities for students to participate in global health experiences abroad, but little is known about the efficacy of pre-departure training in preparing students for these experiences. Objectives: The primary aim was to identify characteristics of pre-departure training associated with participants’ reporting a high level of preparedness for their global health experiences. Secondary objectives included identifying students’ preferred subjects of study and teaching modalities for pre-departure training. Methods: A questionnaire was distributed to all medical and nursing students at our institution from 2013 to 2015. Questions addressed prior global health experiences and pre-departure training, preferences for pre-departure training, and demographic information. Findings: Of 517 respondents, 55% reported having a prior global health experience abroad, 77% of whom felt prepared for their experience. Fifty-three percent received pre-departure training. Simply receiving pre-departure training was not associated with perceived preparedness, but pre-departure training in the following learning domains was: travel safety, personal health, clinical skills, cultural awareness, and leadership. Perceiving pre-departure training as useful was also independently associated with self-reported preparedness. Students’ preferred instruction methods included discussion, lecture, and simulation, and their most desired subjects of study were travel safety (81%), cultural skills (87%), and personal health (82%). Conclusions: Incorporating travel safety, personal health, clinical skills, cultural awareness, and/or leadership into pre-departure training may increase students’ preparedness for global health experiences. Student perceptions of the usefulness of pre-departure training is also associated with self-reported preparedness, suggesting a possible “buy-in” effect.A. Gatebe KironjiJacob T. CoxJill EdwardsonDane MoranJames AluriBryn CarrollChi Chiung Grace ChenUbiquity PressarticleInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENAnnals of Global Health, Vol 84, Iss 4, Pp 683-691 (2018)
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spellingShingle	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 A. Gatebe Kironji Jacob T. Cox Jill Edwardson Dane Moran James Aluri Bryn Carroll Chi Chiung Grace Chen Pre-departure Training for Healthcare Students Going Abroad: Impact on Preparedness
description	Background: Many medical and nursing schools offer opportunities for students to participate in global health experiences abroad, but little is known about the efficacy of pre-departure training in preparing students for these experiences. Objectives: The primary aim was to identify characteristics of pre-departure training associated with participants’ reporting a high level of preparedness for their global health experiences. Secondary objectives included identifying students’ preferred subjects of study and teaching modalities for pre-departure training. Methods: A questionnaire was distributed to all medical and nursing students at our institution from 2013 to 2015. Questions addressed prior global health experiences and pre-departure training, preferences for pre-departure training, and demographic information. Findings: Of 517 respondents, 55% reported having a prior global health experience abroad, 77% of whom felt prepared for their experience. Fifty-three percent received pre-departure training. Simply receiving pre-departure training was not associated with perceived preparedness, but pre-departure training in the following learning domains was: travel safety, personal health, clinical skills, cultural awareness, and leadership. Perceiving pre-departure training as useful was also independently associated with self-reported preparedness. Students’ preferred instruction methods included discussion, lecture, and simulation, and their most desired subjects of study were travel safety (81%), cultural skills (87%), and personal health (82%). Conclusions: Incorporating travel safety, personal health, clinical skills, cultural awareness, and/or leadership into pre-departure training may increase students’ preparedness for global health experiences. Student perceptions of the usefulness of pre-departure training is also associated with self-reported preparedness, suggesting a possible “buy-in” effect.
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author	A. Gatebe Kironji Jacob T. Cox Jill Edwardson Dane Moran James Aluri Bryn Carroll Chi Chiung Grace Chen
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title	Pre-departure Training for Healthcare Students Going Abroad: Impact on Preparedness
title_short	Pre-departure Training for Healthcare Students Going Abroad: Impact on Preparedness
title_full	Pre-departure Training for Healthcare Students Going Abroad: Impact on Preparedness
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publisher	Ubiquity Press
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Pre-departure Training for Healthcare Students Going Abroad: Impact on Preparedness

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