| Autor: |
Anne Xuan-Lan Nguyen, Lucille Xiang, Radhika Chhibber, Hailey Blanchard, Svetlana Tikhonova, Hiba Zafran, Catherine-Anne Miller, Yves Bergevin |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
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BMC Medical Education, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1472-6920 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12909-023-04116-4 |
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Abstract Background This study assesses the impact of the Interprofessional Global Health Course (IPGHC) on students’ fundamental global health knowledge and personal viewpoints on global health domains. It explores the evolution of students’ understanding of global health specifically in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods Ninety-nine students were selected from 123 McGill student applicants based on their motivation and commitment to take part in IPGHC’s ten-week 2020 curriculum. These IPGHC students were eligible to participate in the study. The study’s design is sequential explanatory mixed methods. The cross-sectional survey (quantitative phase) appraises students’ global health learning outcomes using pre- and post-course surveys, with the use of 5-point Likert-scale questions. The descriptive qualitative survey (qualitative phase) further explores the impact of IPGHC on student’s understanding of global health and the reflections of students on the COVID-19 pandemic after IPGHC. The post-course survey included a course evaluation for quality improvement purposes. Results Of the 99 students, 81 students across multiple undergraduate and graduate disciplines participated in the study by completing the course surveys. Mean knowledge scores of the following 11 global health topics were increased between pre- and post-course survey: Canadian Indigenous health (P |
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