Alternatives to Student Outbound Mobility—Improving Students’ Cultural Competency Skills Online to Improve Global Health Without Travel
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Alternatives to Student Outbound Mobility—Improving Students’ Cultural Competency Skills Online to Improve Global Health Without Travel. / Wu, Anette; Maddula, Vinay; Singh, Jasmine; Sagoo, Mandeep Gill; Chien, Chung Liang; Wingate, Richard; Kielstein, Heike; Traxler, Hannes; Brassett, Cecilia; Waschke, Jens; Vielmuth, Fransziska; Sakurai, Takeshi; Zeroual, Mina; Olsen, Jorgen; El-Batti, Salma; Viranta-Kovanen, Suvi; Kitahara, Shuji; Keay, Kevin; Kunzel, Carol; Bernd, Paulette; Noël, Geoffroy P.J.C.
In: Medical Science Educator, Vol. 31, No. 4, 2021, p. 1441-1451.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Alternatives to Student Outbound Mobility—Improving Students’ Cultural Competency Skills Online to Improve Global Health Without Travel
AU - Wu, Anette
AU - Maddula, Vinay
AU - Singh, Jasmine
AU - Sagoo, Mandeep Gill
AU - Chien, Chung Liang
AU - Wingate, Richard
AU - Kielstein, Heike
AU - Traxler, Hannes
AU - Brassett, Cecilia
AU - Waschke, Jens
AU - Vielmuth, Fransziska
AU - Sakurai, Takeshi
AU - Zeroual, Mina
AU - Olsen, Jorgen
AU - El-Batti, Salma
AU - Viranta-Kovanen, Suvi
AU - Kitahara, Shuji
AU - Keay, Kevin
AU - Kunzel, Carol
AU - Bernd, Paulette
AU - Noël, Geoffroy P.J.C.
N1 - Funding Information: The authors would like to thank Drs. Aubrie?Swan Sein and Henry Park from the Center for Education Research and Evaluation at Columbia University for their advice with the questionnaires, Dr. Michael Fortgang for helpful review of the manuscript, and the student leaders of the summer program for their help. Publisher Copyright: © 2021, International Association of Medical Science Educators.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Introduction: Student outbound mobility is a major element in internationalization of medical education and global health education. However, this approach is often criticized, as it is inherently inequitable. Internationalization at home is a newer concept that aims to provide students with international skills and experiences without exchange travel. We report detailed outcomes of an international online program during the COVID-19 pandemic, which aimed to include acquisition of cultural awareness and competency—similar to what the students would have obtained if they had travelled abroad. Method: Sixty-eight students from 12 international universities participated in international small peer group collaborative work, and online networking. Perceived improvement of cultural competency using Likert scale and open-ended questions was used as a measure of success. Furthermore, students’ definition of cultural competency in the different countries was obtained. Results: Students improved their cultural competency skills. Data analysis supported statistically significant improvement of the above skills after the program, in comparison to the start of the program. Discussion: Internationalization of medical education can be achieved at home—via structured online peer exchanges—and can provide students with intercultural skills and networking opportunities that are typically achieved via international in-person travel. The above represents a socially just and equitable way to reach all students and can result in improvement of their cultural competency, preparing them for their work in global health, and thereby resulting in improvement of global health.
AB - Introduction: Student outbound mobility is a major element in internationalization of medical education and global health education. However, this approach is often criticized, as it is inherently inequitable. Internationalization at home is a newer concept that aims to provide students with international skills and experiences without exchange travel. We report detailed outcomes of an international online program during the COVID-19 pandemic, which aimed to include acquisition of cultural awareness and competency—similar to what the students would have obtained if they had travelled abroad. Method: Sixty-eight students from 12 international universities participated in international small peer group collaborative work, and online networking. Perceived improvement of cultural competency using Likert scale and open-ended questions was used as a measure of success. Furthermore, students’ definition of cultural competency in the different countries was obtained. Results: Students improved their cultural competency skills. Data analysis supported statistically significant improvement of the above skills after the program, in comparison to the start of the program. Discussion: Internationalization of medical education can be achieved at home—via structured online peer exchanges—and can provide students with intercultural skills and networking opportunities that are typically achieved via international in-person travel. The above represents a socially just and equitable way to reach all students and can result in improvement of their cultural competency, preparing them for their work in global health, and thereby resulting in improvement of global health.
KW - Cultural competency
KW - Global health education
KW - International collaboration
KW - Internationalization
KW - Internationalization at home
KW - Internationalization of medical education
KW - Medical students
U2 - 10.1007/s40670-021-01332-9
DO - 10.1007/s40670-021-01332-9
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 34123512
AN - SCOPUS:85107611382
VL - 31
SP - 1441
EP - 1451
JO - Medical Science Educator
JF - Medical Science Educator
SN - 2156-8650
IS - 4
ER -
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