Global health education for medical students in Italy.

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, reflect

SUBMITTER: Civitelli G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8222702 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature