| Title: |
An Online Ethics Curriculum for Short-Term Global Health Experiences: Evaluating a Decade of Use |
| Authors: |
Modlin, Chelsea E.; DeCamp, Matthew; Barry, Michele; Rockney, Danica; Sugarman, Jeremy |
| Source: |
Annals of Global Health; Vol. 88 Núm. 1 (2022); 74 ; Annals of Global Health; Vol. 88 No. 1 (2022); 74 ; 2214-9996 |
| Publisher Information: |
Ubiquity Press |
| Publication Year: |
2022 |
| Collection: |
Annals of Global Health |
| Subject Terms: |
short-term global health experiences; global health education; ethics education; online education; case-based education; curriculum evaluation |
| Description: |
Background: Medical students and early career healthcare professionals commonly participate in short-term experiences in global health (STEGH).Objective: The authors evaluate the use of a free-to-access, case-based online curriculum addressing ethical issues trainees should consider prior to engaging in STEGH.Methods: Demographic data and feedback on specific cases were collected from 5,226 respondents accessing the online curriculum between November 1, 2011 and October 31, 2021. Feedback on the curriculum included 5-point Likert scale and open-ended responses. Quantitative data were analyzed using standard descriptive statistics. Qualitative data were independently dual coded and analyzed thematically in NVivo.Findings: The curriculum reached respondents from 106 countries. Undergraduate (36%) and graduate (38%) respondents included those from several different professional specialties. Less than a quarter of all of respondents, less than half with previous global health experience, and one-third with planned future global health experiences had received prior global health ethics training. Overall, the curriculum was highly rated; respondents felt it provided necessary tools to improve their thought processes, confidence, and behavior when encountering ethical issues during STEGH. Areas for curriculum improvement include balancing case specificity with generalizability.Conclusion: This curriculum has met a need for accessible introductory global health ethics education and demonstrates successful use of an online platform in case-based ethics learning. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
application/pdf; application/xml |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
https://account.annalsofglobalhealth.org/index.php/up-j-agh/article/view/3716/3562; https://account.annalsofglobalhealth.org/index.php/up-j-agh/article/view/3716/3563 |
| DOI: |
10.5334/aogh.3716 |
| Availability: |
https://account.annalsofglobalhealth.org/index.php/up-j-agh/article/view/3716; https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.3716 |
| Rights: |
Copyright (c) 2022 The Author(s) ; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.7EC3EE26 |
| Database: |
BASE |