A MULTICULTURAL EXPERIENCE IN A CONFLICT ZONE: WHAT MEDICAL STUDENTS CAN LEARN

Autor: CA Trevino-Alanis, AJ Banegas-Lagos, AK Gomez-Gutierrez, C Cerros-Cabello, E Luna-Ceron, CA Lucio-Ramirez, SL Olivares-Olivares
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: International Conference on Education.
ISSN: 2424-6700
DOI: 10.17501/24246700.2021.7101
Popis: As globalization continues, medical educators must acknowledge the increasing need to create safe spaces for students to incorporate global citizen competencies. Short international experiences are a way in which students can acquire these features. The study aimed to evaluate cultural competency learning during an international activity situated in a conflict zone environment that embraces health innovation. The method approach was an explanatory sequential mixed method design. The quantitative instrument was a survey (Cronbach alpha 0.74) with 27 items with 5 Likert scale from totally agree to totally disagree, addressing the four dimensions of cultural competence: conflict resolution, peace appreciation, multiculturalism, and health innovation. The qualitative phase was implemented with individual interviews with participants. A total of 19 medical students from Monterrey and Mexico City with an average age of 22.73 (±3.42) participated in an immersive program for observation, active listening, and analysis of Israeli and Palestine narratives. Descriptive analysis indicated that the most impacted areas were health innovation (4.83 ± 0.032, p
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