Leveraging Economies of Scale via Collaborative Interdisciplinary Global Health Tracks (CIGHTs): Lessons From Three

Megan S McHenry1, Jennifer T H Baenziger, Lori G Zbar

  • 1M.S. McHenry is assistant professor of pediatrics and director, Pediatric Resident Global Health Education, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6753-0928. J.T.H. Baenziger is assistant professor of clinical medicine and pediatrics, assistant director of education, Indiana University Center for Global Health, and director, Interdisciplinary Global Health Track, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9221-5401. L.G. Zbar is assistant professor of medical education and pediatrics and director, Student Health and Wellness, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3643-341X. J. Mendoza is assistant professor of pediatrics, University of Virginia, and is patient safety and quality improvement officer, University of Virginia Children's Hospital, Charlottesville, Virginia; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2994-7594. J.R. den Hartog is associate professor of medicine and program director, Global Health Leadership Track, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9903-7089. D.K. Litzelman is D. Craig Brater Professor of Global Health Education, Indiana University School of Medicine, director of education, Indiana University Center for Global Health, and senior research scientist, Regenstrief Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2162-8756. M.B. Pitt is associate professor, director of Global Health Education, and associate residency program director, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7123-2613.

Summary

Collaborative Interdisciplinary Global Health Tracks (CIGHTs) offer a solution for residency programs facing challenges in global health education. These tracks leverage shared resources and interdisciplinary learning to enhance training quality and resident engagement.

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