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Global Health Training in U.S. Emergency Medicine Residency Programs

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Formal education in global health (GH) and short‐term experiences in GH (STEGH) are offered by many emergency medicine (EM) residency programs in the United States. In an increasingly connected world,… Click to show full abstract

Formal education in global health (GH) and short‐term experiences in GH (STEGH) are offered by many emergency medicine (EM) residency programs in the United States. In an increasingly connected world, training in GH and STEGH can provide essential knowledge and practical skills to trainees, particularly at the graduate medical education level. The current core programmatic components and the essential competencies and curricula that support ethical and effective STEGH, however, still vary widely. The authors conducted a survey of the 228 EM residency programs in the United States to describe the current state of GH training and STEGH.

Keywords: medicine; emergency medicine; global health; residency programs; medicine residency

Journal Title: AEM Education and Training
Year Published: 2021

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