Global health education for medical students in the United States and its implications to China
Hou Jianlin, Li Jiyun, Zhang Lei, Yu Chen, Wang Weimin
Published 2019-11-01
Cite as Chin J Med Edu, 2019,39(11): 888-891. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-677X.2019.11.021
Abstract
Accompanying the acceleration of globalization, American medical schools attach more importance to global health education. In this study, reviews of relevant literatures was conducted to summarize the formats, effects, and development measures of global health education for American medical students. According to the results, more and more American medical students participated in global health education through increasingly diversified formats. Many American medical schools established structured global health education curriculum. China should actively develop global health education in order to better meet demands for medical professionals in an era of globalization. In addition to strengthening the development of global health education courses, China’s medical schools should provide medical students with more opportunities to study under a circumstance that are different from the one that they are familiar with.
Key words:
Global health education; Medical student; The United States; Implication
Contributor Information
Hou Jianlin
Institute of Medical Education & National Center for Health Professions Education Development, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
Li Jiyun
Eight-year Medical Program, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191
Zhang Lei
Office of International Cooperation, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
Yu Chen
Institute of Medical Education & National Center for Health Professions Education Development, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
Wang Weimin
Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China