Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Int J Med Educ. 2022 Aug 31;13:230-248. doi: 10.5116/ijme.62eb.94fa.
To synthesize recent virtual global health education activities for graduate medical trainees, document gaps in the literature, suggest future study, and inform best practice recommendations for global health educators.
We systematically reviewed articles published on virtual global health education activities from 2012-2021 by searching MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, ERIC, Scopus, Web of Science, and ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&I. We performed bibliography review and search of conference and organization websites. We included articles about primarily virtual activities targeting for health professional trainees. We collected and qualitatively analyzed descriptive data about activity type, evaluation, audience, and drivers or barriers. Heterogeneity of included articles did not lend to formal quality evaluation.
Forty articles describing 69 virtual activities met inclusion criteria. 55% of countries hosting activities were high-income countries. Most activities targeted students (57%), with the majority (53%) targeting trainees in both low- to middle- and high-income settings. Common activity drivers were course content, organization, peer interactions, and online flexibility. Common challenges included student engagement, technology, the internet, time zones, and scheduling. Articles reported unanticipated benefits of activities, including wide reach; real-world impact; improved partnerships; and identification of global health practice gaps.
This is the first review to synthesize virtual global health education activities for graduate medical trainees. Our review identified important drivers and challenges to these activities, the need for future study on activity preferences, and considerations for learners and educators in low- to middle-income countries. These findings may guide global health educators in their planning and implementation of virtual activities.
综合最近针对研究生医学实习生的虚拟全球健康教育活动，记录文献中的空白，提出未来的研究方向，并为全球健康教育者提供最佳实践建议。
我们通过搜索 MEDLINE、EMBASE、Cochrane 图书馆、ERIC、Scopus、Web of Science 和 ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&I，系统地回顾了 2012 年至 2021 年发表的关于虚拟全球健康教育活动的文章。我们进行了参考文献审查和会议及组织网站搜索。我们纳入了主要针对卫生专业实习生的主要虚拟活动的文章。我们收集并定性分析了活动类型、评估、受众以及驱动因素或障碍的描述性数据。纳入文章的异质性不适合进行正式的质量评估。
有 40 篇描述 69 项虚拟活动的文章符合纳入标准。举办活动的国家中，55%为高收入国家。大多数活动针对学生（57%），其中大多数（53%）针对中低收入和高收入国家的实习生。常见的活动驱动因素包括课程内容、组织、同伴互动和在线灵活性。常见的挑战包括学生参与度、技术、互联网、时区和时间安排。文章报告了活动的意外好处，包括广泛的影响力、对现实世界的影响、改善合作伙伴关系以及发现全球卫生实践差距。
这是第一篇综合研究生医学实习生虚拟全球健康教育活动的综述。我们的综述确定了这些活动的重要驱动因素和挑战，需要对活动偏好进行未来研究，并考虑到中低收入国家的学习者和教育者。这些发现可能为全球健康教育者在规划和实施虚拟活动时提供指导。
