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Evaluation of a global health training program for pediatric residents
Barbara Oettgen1, Ashraf Harahsheh, Srinivasan Suresh
1Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA. aoettgen@dmc.org
Background:
At Children's Hospital of Michigan, an international health program was initiated in 2004.
Objective:
To evaluate the effectiveness of the program in imparting knowledge to pediatric residents.
Design/Methods:
A pretest examining international health knowledge was administered to pediatric residents, and they were reexamined at the end of 1 year.
Results:
Out of 20 residents who participated in the study, 11 (55%) fully participated in the international health program, and the other 9 partially participated. The mean overall pretest score was 56% and posttest score was 65.8% (P < .004). Full participant mean pretest was 57% and posttest was 69% (P < .005). Partial participant mean pretest was 55% and posttest was 62%, no significant difference (P = .10). Birth, medical education, residency training, or work history in a developing country did not impact pretest or posttest scores.
Conclusions:
Despite small numbers of participants, this evaluation suggests that knowledge in international health can be expanded through a training program.
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