scholarly journals Long Term Impact Of Global Health Educational Experiences In Rome: An Attempt Of Measurement

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulia Civitelli ◽  
Gianfranco Tarsitani ◽  
Alessandro Rinaldi ◽  
Maurizio Marceca
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Educational Experiences ◽  
Global Health Education ◽  
Long Term Impact ◽  
E Mail

Abstract Background Global health education (GHE) is spreading in Europe and in other parts of the world. Since 2008, Sapienza University of Rome has offered activities to medical and other health profession students related to global health (GH), which is grounded in the theory of social determinants of health and inspired by social justice. The educational activities included elective courses as well as community and service-learning experiences, referred to as GH gyms. This study attempts to measure the long-term impact of these educational experiences, especially to demonstrate their influence on the perceived social responsibility of future health professionals. Methods A questionnaire was elaborated and validated. It was sent to participants by e-mail. Quantitative results were analysed through descriptive statistics and qualitative answers were carefully read and classified. Results A total of 758 students from different faculties took part to the educational experiences. Only 488 e-mail addresses were available. One hundred and five (25.1%) questionnaires were returned. Participation in GH gyms was perceived to have had a higher influence on future professional and personal choices, when compared to participation in elective GH courses. Conclusions Consideration of health and social issues related with inequities in health and the use of interactive teaching methodologies had important effects on social responsibility of a large number of students. The inclusion of global health education in health and social curricula and the use of interactive methodologies with a correct evaluation of results are the indications that emerge from this research, together with the necessity of a strong involvement of students and professors.

scholarly journals Long-term impact of Global Health educational experiences in Rome: an attempt of measurement

2020 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulia Civitelli ◽  
Gianfranco Tarsitani ◽  
Alessandro Rinaldi ◽  
Maurizio Marceca
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Educational Experiences ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Global Health Education ◽  
Long Term Impact ◽  
E Mail

Abstract Background Global health education (GHE) is spreading in Europe and in other parts of the world. Since 2008, Sapienza University of Rome has offered activities to medical and other health profession students related to global health (GH), which is grounded in the theory of social determinants of health and inspired by social justice. The educational activities included elective courses as well as community and service-learning experiences, referred to as GH gyms. This study attempts to measure the long-term impact of these educational experiences, especially to demonstrate their influence on the perceived social responsibility of future health professionals. Methods A questionnaire was elaborated and tested on a small sample of participants. It was sent to participants by e-mail. Quantitative results were analysed through descriptive statistics and qualitative answers were carefully read and classified. Results A total of 758 students from different faculties took part to the educational experiences. Only 488 e-mail addresses were available. One hundred and five (21.5%) questionnaires were returned. Participation in GH gyms was perceived to have had a higher influence on future professional and personal choices, when compared to participation in elective GH courses. Conclusions The study shows that consideration of health and social issues related with inequities in health and the use of interactive teaching methodologies had important effects on social responsibility of a large number of students. As there could be a selection bias among respondents, more research is needed to understand the impact of GH educational experiences. The inclusion of global health education in health and social curricula and the use of interactive methodologies with a correct evaluation of results are the indications that emerge from this research, together with the necessity of a strong involvement of students, professors and the whole academic reality.

scholarly journals Global Health Education For Medical Students In Italy 

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulia Civitelli ◽  
Gianfranco Tarsitani ◽  
Veronica Censi ◽  
Alessandro Rinaldi ◽  
Maurizio Marceca
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
Medical Schools ◽  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
Academic World ◽  
Global Health Education

Abstract Background: Global health education (GHE) in Italy has spread since the first decade of 21st century. The presence of global health (GH) courses in Italy was monitored from 2007 to 2013. In 2019, a new survey was proposed to assess the availability of educational opportunities in Italian medical schools. Methods: An online survey was carried out using a questionnaire administered to a network of interested individuals, with different roles in the academic world: students, professors, and members of the Italian Network for Global Health Education. The features of courses were analysed through a score.Results: A total of 61 responses were received from affiliates of 33 of the 44 medical schools in Italy. The national mean of GH courses for each faculty was 1.2, reflecting an increase from 2007. The courses increased nationwide, resulting in a dispersed GHE presence in northern, central and southern Italy. One of the most critical points is related to the nature of “elective” courses, which are not mandatory in the curricula: enrollees tend to be students genuinely interested in GH issues. Some experiences of community and service-learning experiences, referred to as GH gyms, were also detected at national and international levels.Conclusions: GHE is spreading in Italy, coherently with the vision of the Italian Network for Global Health Education. Although progress has been made to disperse GH courses around the country, more academic commitment is needed to insert GH in the mandatory curricula of medical schools and other health faculties.

scholarly journals Service Learning as a Framework for Competency-Based Local/Global Health Education

2017 ◽  
Vol 82 (6) ◽  
pp. 1034 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamara McKinnon ◽  
Cynthia Toms Smedley ◽  
Jessica Evert
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Global Health Education ◽  
Competency Based

The Use of International Service Learning Initiatives for Global Health Education

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 334-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen Plumb ◽  
Kathleen Roe ◽  
James Plumb ◽  
Priscilla Sepe ◽  
Komal Soin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Global Health ◽  
International Service Learning ◽  
International Service ◽  
Global Health Education

scholarly journals Global health education for medical students in Italy

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulia Civitelli ◽  
Gianfranco Tarsitani ◽  
Veronica Censi ◽  
Alessandro Rinaldi ◽  
Maurizio Marceca
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
Medical Schools ◽  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
Academic World ◽  
Global Health Education

Abstract Background Global health education (GHE) in Italy has spread since the first decade of 21st century. The presence of global health (GH) courses in Italy was monitored from 2007 to 2013. In 2019, a new survey was proposed to assess the availability of educational opportunities in Italian medical schools. Methods An online survey was carried out using a questionnaire administered to a network of interested individuals with different roles in the academic world: students, professors, and members of the Italian Network for Global Health Education. The features of courses were analysed through a score. Results A total of 61 responses were received from affiliates of 33 out of the 44 medical schools in Italy. The national mean of GH courses for each faculty was 1.2, reflecting an increase from 2007. The courses increased nationwide, resulting in a dispersed GHE presence in northern, central and southern Italy. One of the most critical points was related to the nature of “elective” courses, which were not mandatory in the curricula. Enrollees tended to be students genuinely interested in GH issues. Some community and service-learning experiences, referred to as GH gyms, were also detected at national and international levels. Conclusions GHE has spreading in Italy in line with the vision of the Italian Network for Global Health Education. Although progress has been made to disperse GH courses around the country, more academic commitment is needed to include GH in the mandatory curricula of medical schools and other health faculties.

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