Global Health as "umbrella term" - a qualitative study among Global Health teachers in German medical education.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The increasing impact of globalisation on healthcare demands new knowledge, skills and attitudes from healthcare professionals. One consequence of this is the rise of Global Health (GH) programs in health education all over the world. In Germany no consensus exists on what GH is and how it should be taught. This study used a grounded theory approach. We conducted eleven in-depth interviews with GH teachers in German medical education to ask them about their views on Global Health and the approaches they took in teaching these topics. Data collection and Analysis informed each other and followed an inductive approach.

Results

Our research identified three major questions: (1) What is GH? (2) What belongs to GH? (3) How can GH be taught? A central finding of our stu

SUBMITTER: Havemann M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5870065 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature