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| Year : 2013 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 73-77 |
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Global child health education in Canadian paediatric residency programs
Tobey Ann Audcent1, Heather MacDonnell1, Lindy Samson1, Jennifer L Brenner2
1 Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2 Alberta Children's Hospital, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Correspondence Address:
Tobey Ann Audcent
Division of Infectious Diseases. Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, 401 Smyth Rd, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L1
Canada
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DOI: 10.4103/1357-6283.120693
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Context: Globalisation has led to significant changes in health care, yet medical education remains domestically focused. The majority of the world's children live in developing countries, and education related to global child health is important for paediatric residents. Methods: Chief residents and program directors from the 16 Canadian paediatric training programs were surveyed using a questionnaire regarding global child health training program content, electives, attitudes and perceptions towards global child health. Results: No programs had a formalised global health curriculum. All program directors and chief residents reported that programs offer global child health sessions, but 50% of the programs did not address six out of twelve of the content areas including topics such as refugee health and international adoption. All program directors agreed global child health understanding is important for paediatric trainees; 83% agreed more emphasis should be placed on this during post-graduate training. Discussion: A formalised global child health curriculum is lacking for Canadian paediatric residents: Program directors are willing to integrate global child health training modules into their post-graduate training programs. |
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