Evaluation of a Structured Predeparture Orientation at the David Geffen School of Medicine's Global Health Education Programs.

ABSTRACT: Given the lack of a standardized approach to medical student global health predeparture preparation, we evaluated an in-person, interactive predeparture orientation (PDO) at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) to understand program strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement. We administered anonymous surveys to assess the structure and content of the PDO and also surveyed a subset of students after travel on the utility of the PDO. We used Fisher's exact test to evaluate the association between prior global health experience and satisfaction with the PDO. One hundred and five students attended the PDO between 2010 and 2014 and completed the survey. One hundred and four students (99.0%) reported learning new information. Major strengths included faculty mentorship (N = 38,

SUBMITTER: Herbst de Cortina S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4775891 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature