Abstract
* Abbreviation: ACGME — : Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education For those whose focus is training tomorrow’s pediatric workforce, the increasing demand for opportunities in global health has been both welcomed and challenging. Because the world has become more connected through air travel, as well as through immigration and migration of populations, focusing only on issues affecting children and their families in the United States is no longer acceptable. Our world is a very small place, and as the recent Ebola outbreaks in West Africa remind us, what happens in a remote region of the world today can be in our backyard tomorrow. Pediatric training programs have to move quickly to meet the increasing demands of their learners in offering global experiences. Butteris et al1 in this issue of Pediatrics provided wonderful information about the current landscape of global health education in our residency programs. It is fascinating to note that of the 198 US pediatric residency training programs included in their analysis, 49 (25%) have a global health track. Of the 9091 … Address correspondence to Gordon E. Schutze, MD, FAAP, Texas Children’s Hospital, 6621 Fannin, Suite A150, MC1150, Houston, TX 77030-2399. E-mail: schutze{at}bcm.edu
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