Internationalization of Medical Education - Motivations and Formats of Current Practices.

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Purpose

The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the importance for medical professionals to engage in work transcending national borders and to deeply understand perspectives of health in other countries. Internationalization of medical education can play a key role to that end, by preparing culturally competent and globally conscious medical healthcare professionals.The aim of this scoping review is to identify current practices and formats in internationalization in medical education, which to date has received sparse academic attention. The need for this review is heightened amid COVID-19 where a clearer understanding of current internationalization efforts can inform more effective practice. We also explore if the motivations driving internationalization activities in medicine a

SUBMITTER: Wu A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9044376 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature