Field Research Experience of Medical Students: Learning and Translation from Global to Underserved US Settings
| Autor: | Crispin Kahesa, Julius Mwaiselage, Fatma H. Shalan, Khadija Msami, Kristen Yang, Shanjida Ambia, Beatriz Martinez, Amr S. Soliman, Ugochukwu Okorafor, Robert M. Chamberlain, Nancy L. Sohler, Eric Jon, Elizabeth T. Yim |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Medical Developing country Medically Underserved Area Underserved Tanzania Article 03 medical and health sciences Underserved Population 0302 clinical medicine Social medicine Field research Global health Medicine Humans Learning 030212 general & internal medicine Curriculum Schools Medical Medical education business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Global Oncology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Community health business Career development Education Medical Undergraduate |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Cancer Education |
| ISSN: | 1543-0154 |
| Popis: | While most medical schools in the USA provide opportunities for global health experiences, global health education is not included consistently or emphasized adequately in many medical school curricula. The City University of New York Medical School (CSOM) has a mission to educate and train students who are traditionally underrepresented in medicine to practice primary care in medically underserved communities in New York. This manuscript documents the experience of the CSOM in expanding global health education by introducing a new global health cancer training program, partnering with clinicians at the Ocean Road Cancer Institute (ORCI) in Tanzania. This manuscript illustrates the following points: (1) the CSOM curriculum that focuses on community health and social medicine; (2) the process by which students learn by developing research proposals for global cancer; (3) the field research experience and lessons learned; (4) learning about cancer and medicine in a developing country; and (5) lessons learned for translation from global to domestic underserved populations. We also suggest a checklist for future students interested in pursuing global cancer education and research, and recommendations for maximizing learning and career development of students interested in global cancer research and its application to underserved populations in the USA. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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