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The Planetary Health Education Framework

The Planetary Health Education Framework is a project of the Planetary Health Alliance (planetaryhealthalliance.org). The Planetary Health Alliance is a consortium of over 250 partners from around the world committed to understanding and addressing the human health impacts of global environmental change.

A framework to guide planetary health education

Published in The Lancet Planetary Health, this comment presents a cohesive framework for planetary health education to guide institutions, educators, and learners across all levels and disciplines. The authors seek to equip and enable learners to drive transdisciplinary and mutually reinforcing actions to protect and...

Six Routes to Unsupervised Clinical Practice – Academic Medicine

Many medical students and faculty members do not question the formal pathways to becoming a practicing clinician since legal rules and regulations seem fixed; however, those who spend time in other countries discover that these pathways differ from country to country and that the standard pathway in...

CUGH Teaching Modules led by Dr. Thomas Hall

A Critical Introduction to Global Thinking, Interdependence, and Skill-Building for Social Action, Locally and Internationally

This online inquiry and action toolkit seeks to understand and embrace our interdependence. It aims to deepen our thinking and skills in relation to questions of what "role we have to play, but who are “we,” what role is that, and what ideas, methods, and skills...

Preparing for International Health Experiences: A Practical Guide

Child Family Health International (CFHI) has contributed to the seminal new text "Preparing for International Health Experiences: A Practical Guide." The book gives concrete guidance on how to choose and take part in experiences in global health drawing on a wide collaboration of perspectives under...

3-Part Pre-Departure Training from BU/ACEP “The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Health”

CFHI Medical Director, Dr. Gabrielle Jacquet, has led the initiative to create a pre-departure training that is 3 parts and covers logistics, ethics, safety and much more. The course is free or $50 if you want a verified certificate.

Reflection in Global Health: An Anthology

The sixty-three essays in this anthology highlight the profound impact of global health experiences and illustrate the perspectives of undergraduate students, health science trainees, and young doctors working in international health systems, revealing their expectations, ideals, biases, limitations, and ambitions. The goal of this text...

Do you GASP? How pre-health students delivering babies in Africa is quickly becoming consequentially unacceptable

This article can be found at NAAHP.org. The National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (NAAHP) is an organization of over 1400 health professions advisors at colleges and universities throughout the United States, and abroad. This social network serves as a place for up-to-date resources...

BEYOND MEDICAL “MISSIONS” TO IMPACT-DRIVEN SHORT-TERM EXPERIENCES IN GLOBAL HEALTH (STEGHS): ETHICAL PRINCIPLES TO OPTIMIZE COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND LEARNER EXPERIENCE

It is known that almost two-thirds of medical students expect to participate in a global health experience during their time in medical school, residency and early career paths. What this article seeks to examine, is the dynamic between the positive intent these students have and...

Short term global health experiences and local partnership models: a framework

Lawrence C. Loh, William Cherniak, Bradley A. Dreifuss, Matthew M. Dacso, Henry C. Lin and Jessica Evert offer a framework to categorize different models of local engagement in short-term experiences in global health (STEGH) based on professional experiences and a review of the existing literature....

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Global Health: It Matters Now More Than Ever

Article provides resources for opportunities in global health, global health conferences, and lists of nongovernmental and other organizations that offer service trips or networking opportunities. Having some knowledge of and competencies in global health is not only relevant, but also essential, for every family physician. Many...

Global Health Resources