The New Medical “Missionaries” — Grooming the Next Generation of Global Health Workers

Panosian, Claire B.; Coates, Thomas J.

doi:10.1056/nejmp068035

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“…1,2 One study showed that trainees who have such experiences are more likely to care for impoverished patients in the future and that some may have even changed the focus of their clinical training from subspecialty medicine to general medicine as a result of their time abroad. 3 Another study documented an increased interest in volunteerism, humanitarianism, and public health among students who participated in an international elective; however, more research is necessary to truly understand the effects of international experiences on medical trainees.…”

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Short-Term Global Health Research Projects by US Medical Students: Ethical Challenges for Partnerships

Provenzano¹,

Graber²,

Elansary³

et al. 2010

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Abstract. Recent interest in global health among medical students has grown drastically, and many students now spend time abroad conducting short-term research projects in low-resource settings. These short-term stints in developing countries present important ethical challenges to US-based students and their medical schools as well as the institutions that host such students abroad. This paper outlines some of these ethical issues and puts forth recommendations for ethically mindful short-term student research.

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Short-Term Global Health Research Projects by US Medical Students: Ethical Challenges for Partnerships

Provenzano¹,

Graber²,

Elansary³

et al. 2010

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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“…Healthcare workers in host institutions benefit from knowledge and skills transfer, as well as the support of being connected to an academic environment, which can attenuate some of the difficulties of working in isolation [3]. GHCs benefit from opportunities not readily available at their home site, as well as a chance to align their work with their ideals [47]. …”

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Power, potential, and pitfalls in global health academic partnerships: review and reflections on an approach in Nepal

Citrin

Mehanni

Acharya

et al. 2017

Global Health Action

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Background: Global health academic partnerships are centered around a core tension: they often mirror or reproduce the very cross-national inequities they seek to alleviate. On the one hand, they risk worsening power dynamics that perpetuate health disparities; on the other, they form an essential response to the need for healthcare resources to reach marginalized populations across the globe. Objectives: This study characterizes the broader landscape of global health academic partnerships, including challenges to developing ethical, equitable, and sustainable models. It then lays out guiding principles of the specific partnership approach, and considers how lessons learned might be applied in other resource-limited settings. Methods: The experience of a partnership between the Ministry of Health in Nepal, the non-profit healthcare provider Possible, and the Health Equity Action and Leadership Initiative at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine was reviewed. The quality and effectiveness of the partnership was assessed using the Tropical Health and Education Trust Principles of Partnership framework. Results: Various strategies can be taken by partnerships to better align the perspectives of patients and public sector providers with those of expatriate physicians. Actions can also be taken to bring greater equity to the wealth and power gaps inherent within global health academic partnerships. Conclusions: This study provides recommendations gleaned from the analysis, with an aim towards both future refinement of the partnership and broader applications of its lessons and principles. It specifically highlights the importance of targeted engagements with academic medical centers and the need for efficient organizational work-flow practices. It considers how to both prioritize national and host institution goals, and meet the career development needs of global health clinicians.

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“…Every year, hundreds of healthcare professionals relocate to a new country to begin language learning in preparation for a career in missionary service. 3,4 At the CMDA Medical Missions Summit in Atlanta in 2012, it was determined that 6.4% of the missionaries in the eight organizations attending were involved in healthcare. 5 Of the 66 organizations studied in the Global Healthcare Workers Needs Assessment (GHWNA) study in 2013, 24% of new missionary candidates were healthcare workers.…”

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Developing cross-cultural healthcare workers: content, process and mentoring

Strand

Chen²,

Pinkston

2016

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Career service in cross-cultural healthcare mission work is the ambition of many people around the world. However, premature termination of this expected long-term service mitigates against achieving the goals of the individual and the organization. The lingering challenge of high rates of missionary attrition impacts the long-term effectiveness of the work and the health and well-being of the workers. One of the keys to reducing premature attrition is cross-cultural training for these individuals, provided it offers the right content, through the best medium, at the time of greatest perceived need by the missionary. This paper applies the Dreyfus Model of skills acquisition to the process of mentoring career healthcare missionaries in a progressive manner, utilizing a mentoring method. These missionaries can flourish in their work and more effectively achieve their individual and organizational goals through strategic mentorship that clearly defines a pathway for growing their cross-cultural skills.

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The New Medical “Missionaries” — Grooming the Next Generation of Global Health Workers

Cited by 115 publications

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Short-Term Global Health Research Projects by US Medical Students: Ethical Challenges for Partnerships

Short-Term Global Health Research Projects by US Medical Students: Ethical Challenges for Partnerships

Power, potential, and pitfalls in global health academic partnerships: review and reflections on an approach in Nepal

Developing cross-cultural healthcare workers: content, process and mentoring

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