| Autor: |
Erayil SE; Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota., Lopez H; Economics, Statistics and Data Science, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota., Shaughnessy M; Department of Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare Services, Minneapolis, Minnesota.; Department of Medicine, Global Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota., Pogemiller H; Department of Medicine, Global Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota.; Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota., Silva R; Department of Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare Services, Minneapolis, Minnesota.; Department of Medicine, Global Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota., Olson APJ; Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota., Hendel-Paterson B; Department of Medicine, Global Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota.; HealthPartners, Regions Hospital, Department of Medicine, Saint Paul, Minnesota., Walker P; Department of Medicine, Global Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota.; HealthPartners, Regions Hospital, Department of Medicine, Saint Paul, Minnesota.; HealthPartners Institute, Bloomington, Minnesota., Stauffer WM; Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota.; Department of Medicine, Global Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota.; Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota.; HealthPartners Institute, Bloomington, Minnesota.; Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. |
| Abstrakt: |
We administered a standardized 41-item questionnaire to a convenience sample of graduates of five residency programs with formal global health pathways and compared findings to a national cohort of practicing physicians to evaluate the comparative effectiveness of an overarching global health pathway on residency program graduates. Compared with the national cohort database, global health pathway graduates self-reported that they felt better prepared to treat immigrants, refugees, patients with limited English proficiency (LEP), racial/ethnic minorities, those with non-Western health beliefs, international travelers, and military veterans (P < 0.05). They were more likely to report using best practices when working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning patients, immigrant and refugee patients, patients with non-Western health beliefs, patients with LEP, and patients communicating via American Sign Language (P < 0.05). They also reported being more familiar with 11 of 14 high-impact or common infections encountered in travelers, immigrants, and military personnel (P < 0.05). Our findings suggest that formal postgraduate training focused on global health improves knowledge, attitudes, and self-reported medical practices when caring for diverse and marginalized populations in the United States. |
