Abstract
BackgroundIn the past decades, the increasing importance of and rapid changes in the global health arena have provoked discussions on the implications for the education of health professionals. In the case of Germany, it remains yet unclear whether international or global aspects are sufficiently addressed within medical education. Evaluation challenges exist in Germany and elsewhere due to a lack of conceptual guides to develop, evaluate or assess education in this field.ObjectiveTo propose a framework conceptualising 'global health' education (GHE) in practice, to guide the evaluation and monitoring of educational interventions and reforms through a set of key indicators that characterise GHE.MethodsLiterature review; deduction.Results and ConclusionCurrently, 'new' health challenges and educational needs as a result of the globalisation process are discussed and linked to the evolving term 'global health'. The lack of a common definition of this term complicates attempts to analyse global health in the field of education. The proposed GHE framework addresses these problems and presents a set of key characteristics of education in this field. The framework builds on the models of 'social determinants of health' and 'globalisation and health' and is oriented towards 'health for all' and 'health equity'. It provides an action-oriented construct for a bottom-up engagement with global health by the health workforce. Ten indicators are deduced for use in monitoring and evaluation.
Highlights
IntroductionHealth is acknowledged as a complex and global issue [1]. The globalisation process has reduced barriers to transworld contacts and enabled people to become ‘physically, legally, culturally, and psychologically’ engaged with each other in ‘one world’ [2]
Today, health is acknowledged as a complex and global issue [1]
The framework builds on the models of ‘social determinants of health’ and ‘globalisation and health’ and is oriented towards ‘health for all’ and ‘health equity’
Summary
Health is acknowledged as a complex and global issue [1]. The globalisation process has reduced barriers to transworld contacts and enabled people to become ‘physically, legally, culturally, and psychologically’ engaged with each other in ‘one world’ [2]. Strong linkages between globalisation and health have been demonstrated by the Globalisation and Knowledge Network of WHO and evidence-informed policy recommendations for action on the social determinants of health have been formulated [4]. These recommendations are strongly linked to the rebirth of the values and principles of the primary health care approach [5] as the strategy to counter the territorial health impacts of supraterritorial processes. In the case of Germany, it remains yet unclear whether international or global aspects are sufficiently addressed within medical education. Evaluation challenges exist in Germany and elsewhere due to a lack of conceptual guides to develop, evaluate or assess education in this field
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