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View article: Talk the talk and walk the walk: a novel training for medical students to promote decoloniality in global health
Talk the talk and walk the walk: a novel training for medical students to promote decoloniality in global health Open
To date, the history of colonialism has permeated nearly every aspect of our conceptions, structures, and practices of global health; yet, there are no published medical school curricula aimed at promoting decoloniality in global health. W…
View article: “The Water in Which We Swim:” A Unique, Post-Clerkship Multidisciplinary Course
“The Water in Which We Swim:” A Unique, Post-Clerkship Multidisciplinary Course Open
OBJECTIVE To improve patient outcomes and promote health equity, medical students must be taught not only biomedicine, but also the social sciences to understand the larger contexts in which patients live and health care operates. Yet, mos…
View article: A Qualitative Analysis of Barriers and Facilitators to Referral Care for High-Risk Pregnant Women in Rural Rajasthan, India
A Qualitative Analysis of Barriers and Facilitators to Referral Care for High-Risk Pregnant Women in Rural Rajasthan, India Open
Objective If Rajasthan, India was a country, it would rank 148th out of 192 for maternal mortality. Early identification of high-risk pregnant women, timely referral care, early intervention and delivery planning are key factors in reducin…
View article: A Longitudinal Case-Based Global Health Curriculum for the Medical Student Clerkship Year
A Longitudinal Case-Based Global Health Curriculum for the Medical Student Clerkship Year Open
Integrating GH didactics into the core clerkships has potential to address gaps in GH education and to help students make connections between clinical learning and GH, enhancing their care of patients both domestically and in future GH wor…
View article: Professional language use by alumni of the Harvard Medical School Medical Language Program
Professional language use by alumni of the Harvard Medical School Medical Language Program Open
Background Despite the growing number of patients with limited English proficiency in the United States, not all medical schools offer medical language courses to train future physicians in practicing language-concordant care. Little is kn…
View article: Perspectives and Solutions from Clinical Trainees and Mentors Regarding Ethical Challenges During Global Health Experiences
Perspectives and Solutions from Clinical Trainees and Mentors Regarding Ethical Challenges During Global Health Experiences Open
The most common challenges faced by trainees during STEGH related to leadership, bias, ethics and interprofessional collaboration. Redirecting trainee energies from a focus on 'doing' and deliverables to attitudes (e.g., humility, professi…
View article: Value-Based Health Care in Undergraduate Medical Education
Value-Based Health Care in Undergraduate Medical Education Open
Problem Value-based health care (VBHC) is an innovative framework for redesigning care delivery to achieve better outcomes for patients and reduce cost; however, providing students with the skills to understand and engage with these topics…
View article: The power of language-concordant care: a call to action for medical schools
The power of language-concordant care: a call to action for medical schools Open
We live in a world of incredible linguistic diversity; nearly 7000 languages are spoken globally and at least 350 are spoken in the United States. Language-concordant care enhances trust between patients and physicians, optimizes health ou…
View article: Social Medicine Grand Rounds: A Collaborative Education Hub to Promote Action on Social Determinants of Health Across Community Sectors in Rural Alaska
Social Medicine Grand Rounds: A Collaborative Education Hub to Promote Action on Social Determinants of Health Across Community Sectors in Rural Alaska Open
Background: The connection between social stratification and health inequalities in the United States suggests the need for medical education and practice to address social determinants of health as a key condition for achieving health equ…
View article: The Effects of Early Childhood Development Centers on Child Development and Nutritional Outcomes in Estancia, El Salvador
The Effects of Early Childhood Development Centers on Child Development and Nutritional Outcomes in Estancia, El Salvador Open
Welcome to Annals of Global Health,Annals of Global Health is a peer-reviewed, fully open access, online journal dedicated to publishing high quality articles dedicated to all aspects of global health. The journal's mission is to advance g…