Lawrence, Emma R.;
Moyer, Cheryl;
Ashton, Carrie;
Ibine, Bolade A. R.;
Abedini, Nauzley C.;
Spraggins, Yaera;
Kolars, Joseph C.;
Johnson, Timothy R. B.
Embedding international medical student electives within a 30-year partnership: the Ghana-Michigan collaboration
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Titel:
Embedding international medical student electives within a 30-year partnership: the Ghana-Michigan collaboration
Beteiligte:
Lawrence, Emma R.;
Moyer, Cheryl;
Ashton, Carrie;
Ibine, Bolade A. R.;
Abedini, Nauzley C.;
Spraggins, Yaera;
Kolars, Joseph C.;
Johnson, Timothy R. B.
Erschienen:
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020
Beschreibung:
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:sec><jats:title>Background</jats:title><jats:p>Global health experiences are an increasingly popular component of medical student curricula. There is little research on the impact of international medical electives embedded within long-standing, sustainable partnerships. Our research explores the University of Michigan medical student elective experience in Ghana within the context of the Ghana-Michigan collaborative.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods</jats:title><jats:p>Study participants are University of Michigan medical students who completed an international elective in Ghana between March 2006 and June 2017. Post-elective reports were completed by students, including a description of the experience, highlights, disappointments, and the impact of the experience on interest in future international work and future practice of medicine. A retrospective thematic analysis of reports was carried out using NVivo 12 (QSR International, Melbourne, Australia).</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results</jats:title><jats:p>A total of 57 reports were analyzed. Benefits of the elective experience included building cross-cultural relationships, exposure to different healthcare environments, hands-on clinical and surgical experience, and exposure to different patient populations. Ninety-five percent of students planned to engage in additional international work in the future. Students felt that the long-standing bidirectional exchange allowed them to build cross-cultural relationships and be incorporated as a trusted part of the local clinical team. The partnership modeled collaboration, and many students found inspiration for the direction of their own careers.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions</jats:title><jats:p>Embedding clinical rotations within a well-established, sustained partnerships provides valuable experiences for trainees by modeling reciprocity, program management by local physicians, and cultural humility—all of which can help prepare learners to ethically engage in balanced, long-term partnerships in the future.</jats:p></jats:sec>