Pandemic Preparedness and Response: Lessons From COVID-19.

The global experience with COVID-19 holds important lessons for preparing for, and responding to, future emergences of pathogens with pandemic potential.

Directrices de la OMS sobre intervenciones de autocuidado para la salud y el bienestar, revisión 2022: resumen ejecutivo / WHO guideline on self-care interventions for health and well-being, 2022 revision: executive summary

Se estima que para el 2030 habrá una carencia de aproximadamente 18 millones de profesionales de la salud en todo el mundo. En la actualidad, el número de personas que necesitan asistencia humanitaria asciende a una cifra récord de 130 millones y, además, las pandemias, tal como la de COVID-19, representan una amenaza mundial. Al menos unos 400 millones de personas en todo el mundo carecen de acceso a los servicios de salud más esenciales y, cada año, unos 100 millones de personas se ven sumidos en la pobreza por los gastos que implica costearse la atención de salud. Por ello, es necesario encontrar urgentemente estrategias innovadoras que vayan más allá de las respuestas convencionales del sector de la salud. Estas intervenciones también son pertinentes para las tres áreas del 13.° Programa General de Trabajo de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS). La OMS recomienda que se utilicen las intervenciones de autocuidado en todos los países y entornos económicos como elementos críticos para lograr la cobertura sanitaria universal (CSU), promover la salud, preservar la seguridad mundial y servir a las poblaciones vulnerables.(AU)

Títeres online para promover la salud familiar en pandemia: Alcance global de una innovación en enfermería / Online puppets to promote family health in pandemic: Global range of an innovation in family nursing

El contexto global de la pandemia por coronavirus demandó un número creciente de enfermeras para cubrir las necesidades en el ámbito asistencial. También exigió abarcar sus otros roles, como el de educación y promoción de la salud en una población que requería ser empoderada en su autocuidado. Académicos de Enfermería con experticia, usando títeres en educación sanitaria, diseñaron un programa de obras online con el propósito de promover la salud de las familias reunidas, prevenir el COVID-19 y difundir el rol de Enfermería, apoyados por la Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción (Chile), Colegio de Enfermeras de Chile y Servicio de Salud Talcahuano (Chile). Los procedimientos básicos, consistieron en escribir y transmitir 14 obras originales, las que fueron visualizadas por público familiar de cinco continentes; en vivo y en su versión grabada, con cobertura de medios nacionales e internacionales. Durante el proceso el equipo debió sortear diversas limitaciones relacionadas con el confinamiento y el manejo de la tecnología para generar el streaming. Los principales hallazgos destacaron más de 27.000 reproducciones y 4000 comentarios. El público consultado consideró positivo el mensaje de las obras y que la universidad transmita conocimiento usando títeres. La experiencia se presentó en eventos académicos y artísticos. Se concluye que los títeres permiten educar en salud de forma entretenida y permiten captar la atención del público de todas las edades. Las redes sociales facilitaron la cobertura de las obras, para una promover la salud y el rol de Enfermería sin fronteras.

The global context of the coronavirus pandemic demanded a growing number of nurses to cover the needs in the healthcare field. It also required covering their other roles, such as education and health promotion in a population that needed to be empowered in their self-care. Nursing academics with experience using puppets in health education, designed a program of online works with the purpose of promoting the health of reunited families, preventing COVID-19 and disseminating the role of nursing, supported by the Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción (Chile), College of Nurses of Chile and Talcahuano Health Service (Chile). The basic procedures consisted of writing and transmitting 14 original works, which were viewed by family audiences from five continents; live and in its recorded version, with national and international media coverage. During the process, the team had to overcome various limitations related to confinement and the management of technology to generate streaming. Key findings highlighted more than 27,000 views and 4,000 comments. The consulted public considered the message of the works positive, and that the university transmits knowledge using puppets. The experience was presented at academic and artistic events. It is concluded that the puppets allow health education in an entertaining way and allow to capture the attention of the public of all ages. Social networks facilitated the coverage of the works, to promote health and the role of nursing without frontiers.

Sustentabilidade na educação em saúde global: estudos de caso nos programas de pós-graduação das Universidades de São Paulo (BR), Genebra (SWI) e Barcelona (ES) / Sustainability in global health education: a case study in the postgraduate programs of the universities of São Paulo (BR), Geneva (SWI) and Barcelona (ES)

Introdução - A saúde passou a ser tema de crescente importância na agenda mundial das organizações internacionais, instituições filantrópicas, públicas e privadas. Pessoas em todo o mundo enfrentam, cada vez mais, os desafios urgentes das crises ambientais, sociais e de saúde que extrapolam as fronteiras territoriais entre os países. O aprofundamento nos processos de globalização, comunicação entre os países, os avanços tecnológicos e as mudanças ambientais globais evidenciaram a necessidade de novas abordagens na educação em saúde, que também levassem em conta a relação do local com o global. Na última década, a saúde global acadêmica ganhou espaço nas Universidades, com a missão de potencializar as questões de saúde e seus determinantes sociais no contexto da globalização, incluindo o conjunto de valores baseados na sustentabilidade. Objetivo - Identificar como a educação em saúde global incorpora questões de sustentabilidade, por meio da análise de três estudos de caso, na Universidade de São Paulo (Brasil), na Universidade de Barcelona (Espanha) e na Universidade de Genebra (Suíça). Métodos - O estudo de caso enquanto método de investigação qualitativo foi realizado junto a programas de pós-graduação em saúde global e construído com base no referencial teórico e documental, com dados primários e secundários, sobre educação em saúde global. A pesquisa de campo foi realizada junto aos estudantes e coordenadores em curso, com levantamento de variáveis: linhas de pesquisa, disciplinas curriculares, práticas educacionais, perfil discente e produção acadêmica. Resultados - A partir dos dados coletados, foram analisadas as pesquisas desenvolvidas pelos estudantes e as estratégias de ensino e aprendizagem adotadas pela coordenação dos programas, suscitando reflexões à luz da sustentabilidade e dos ODS. Os estudos demostraram a importância dos problemas ambientais na agenda de pesquisa em saúde global, com destaque aos projetos no Brasil enfocarem os determinantes sociais de saúde, enquanto Genebra e Barcelona se dedicam mais a temas biomédicos; sobre presença desigual dos ODS na perspectiva acadêmica dos programas; sobre a potência da interdisciplinaridade e da internacionalização na educação em saúde global, mas ainda com a participação limitada de alunos estrangeiros; sobre uso de metodologias ativas e tecnológicas necessárias na educação em saúde global, com integração de atividades presenciais e a distância, à exemplo de Genebra e do período da pandemia. Conclusão - A incorporação da sustentabilidade e o estabelecimento de parcerias entre os programas fortalece um campo complexo e emergente do conhecimento, integrando ciências sociais, ambientais e econômicas, dentro do contexto da saúde global, com uma abordagem atualizada e concordante com Agenda 2030. As reflexões acerca das potencialidades e dos desafios da educação em saúde global corroboram com o caminho rumo à sustentabilidade e podem ser entendidas como estratégias poderosas para despertar o olhar investigativo e solidário de estudantes e futuros profissionais da saúde global, na busca por sociedades mais justas, solidárias e sustentáveis.

Introduction - Health became a topic of increasing importance in the global agenda of international organizations, public and private philanthropic institutions. People throughout the world face the, increasingly, urgent challenges of the environmental, social, and health crisis that traverse territorial boundaries between the countries. The deepening of the globalization processes, of the communication between countries, the technological advancements, and the global environmental changes evidence the need for new approaches to health education, also considering the relationship between local and global. In the last decade, academic global health gained space in Universities, with the task of potentializing the questions of health and its social determinants in the context of globalization, including the set of values based on sustainability. Objective - Identify how global health education incorporates sustainability questions, by analyzing three case Studies, in the University of São Paulo (Brazil), University of Barcelona (Spain) and University of Geneva (Switzerland). Methods - The case study as qualitative research method was carried out with graduate programs in global health and built based on the theoretical and documental referential, with primary and secondary data, on global health education. The field of research was carried out with students and course coordinators, raising variables: line of research, curricular courses, educational practices, students' profile, and academic production. Results - From the date collected, the studies developed by the students and the teaching and learning strategies adopted by the coordination of the programs were analyzed, leading to reflections in the light of sustainability and the SDG. The studies demonstrate the importance of environmental issues on the research agenda in global health, with projects in Brazil focusing on social health determinants standing out, whereas Geneva and Barcelona focused more on biomedical themes; on the unequal presence of the SDG in the academic perspective of the programs; on the power of interdisciplinarity and internationalization in global health education, but still with limited participation of foreign students; on the use of active methodologies and necessary technologies in global health education, integrating face-to-face and distance activities, like Geneva during the pandemic. Conclusion - Incorporating sustainability and stablishing partnerships between programs strengthen a complex and emergent field of knowledge, integrating social, environmental, and economical sciences, in a context of global health, with an updated approach in agreement with the 2030 Agenda. The reflections on the potentialities and the challenges of education in global health corroborate with the path to sustainability and can be understood as powerful strategies to awaken the inquisitive and solidary view of students and future professionals in global health, seeking more just, solidary, and sustainable societies.

American Medical Trainee Perspectives on Ethical Conflicts during a Short-Term Global Health Rotation in Ethiopia: A Qualitative Analysis of 30 Cases.

There has been a significant increase in the number of students, residents, and fellows from high-income settings participating in short-term global health experiences (STGHEs) during their medical training. This analysis explores a series of ethical conflicts reported by medical residents and fellows from Emory University School of Medicine in the United States who participated in a 1-month global health rotation in Ethiopia. A constant comparative analysis was conducted using 30 consecutive reflective essays to identify emerging categories and themes of ethical conflicts experienced by the trainees. Ethical conflicts were internal; based in the presence of the visiting trainee and their personal interactions; or external, occurring due to witnessed events. Themes within internal conflicts include issues around professional identity and insufficient preparation for the rotation. External experiences were further stratified by the trainee's perception that Ethiopian colleagues agreed that the scenario represented an ethical conflict (congruent) or disagreed with the visiting trainee's perspective (incongruent). Examples of congruent themes included recognizing opportunities for collaboration and witnessing ethical conflicts that are similar to those experienced in the United States. Incongruent themes included utilization of existing resources, issues surrounding informed consent, and differing expectations of clinical outcomes. By acknowledging the frequency and roots of ethical conflicts experienced during STGHEs, sponsors may better prepare visiting trainees and reframe these conflicts as collaborative educational experiences that benefit both the visiting trainee and host providers.

Global Health Training Collaborations: Lessons Learned and Best Practices.

Interest in global health training experiences among trainees from higher income countries has grown. The Working Group on Ethics Guidelines for Global Health Training (WEIGHT) clarified best practices in 2010 based on expert consensus. These guidelines address both balancing priorities in international partnerships and local sustainability concerns related to short-term experiences. However, the guidelines can be difficult to implement in actual practice. Because our organization predated the availability of these consensus guidelines, we reviewed our current set of practices for hosting service-learning programs at our rural Ugandan clinic for adherence to the WEIGHT guidelines. The discrete activities and standardized processes developed over 10 years of hosting experiences were grouped into broader hosting categories, with consensus among the hosting and sending volunteer coordinators of our non-governmental organization partnership. These practices were then mapped to the WEIGHT guidelines. We found our implementation strategies map these guidelines into a clear checklist of actions that can be used by coordinators involved in global health training programs. We include some of the historical reasons that led to our current processes, which may help other partnerships identify similar practice gaps. We anticipate that this action-oriented checklist with historical context will help accomplish the difficult implementation of best practices in global health training collaborations.

Expanding Global Health Engagement through Fogarty Fellowship Programs.

Training the next generation of global health researchers is vital for sustainable research partnerships and global health equity. The Fogarty International Center (National Institutes of Health) supports postdoctoral fellows and professional/graduate students in long-term, hands-on mentored research in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We surveyed 627 alumni (58% from the United States, 42% from LMICs) from three sequential Fogarty-sponsored global health research training programs (response rate: N = 257, 41%). Publications in the Index Medicus were used to ascertain scholarly output. Most alumni (63%) reported remaining engaged in LMICs and/or worked in academic/research careers (70%). Since completing their Fogarty fellowship, 144 alumni (56%) had received 438 new grants as principal investigator (PI), co-/multi-PI, or site PI. The 257 responding alumni had 5,318 publications during and since their Fogarty fellowships; 2,083 (39%) listed the Fogarty trainee as the first or senior author. These global health training programs highlight the value of LMIC research experience in nurturing the global health research workforce.

Global Is Local: Does Formal Resident Global Health Medical Education Improve Clinical Care in the United States?

We administered a standardized 41-item questionnaire to a convenience sample of graduates of five residency programs with formal global health pathways and compared findings to a national cohort of practicing physicians to evaluate the comparative effectiveness of an overarching global health pathway on residency program graduates. Compared with the national cohort database, global health pathway graduates self-reported that they felt better prepared to treat immigrants, refugees, patients with limited English proficiency (LEP), racial/ethnic minorities, those with non-Western health beliefs, international travelers, and military veterans (P < 0.05). They were more likely to report using best practices when working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning patients, immigrant and refugee patients, patients with non-Western health beliefs, patients with LEP, and patients communicating via American Sign Language (P < 0.05). They also reported being more familiar with 11 of 14 high-impact or common infections encountered in travelers, immigrants, and military personnel (P < 0.05). Our findings suggest that formal postgraduate training focused on global health improves knowledge, attitudes, and self-reported medical practices when caring for diverse and marginalized populations in the United States.

Translating Implementation Experiences and Lessons Learned From Polio Eradication Into a Global Health Course: Insights From an International Consortium.

Lessons learned from one global health program can inform responses to challenges faced by other programs. One way to disseminate these lessons is through courses. However, such courses are often delivered by and taught to people based in high-income countries and thus may not present a truly global perspective. The Synthesis and Translation of Research and Innovations from Polio Eradication (STRIPE) is a consortium of 8 institutions in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, and the United States that seeks to carry out such a transfer of the lessons learned in polio eradication. This short report describes the collaborative process of developing content and curriculum for an international course, the learnings that emerged, the barriers we faced, and recommendations for future similar efforts. Various parts of our course were developed by teams of researchers from countries across South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. We held a series of regional in-person team meetings hosted in different countries to improve rapport and provide a chance to work together in person. The course content reflects the diversity of team members' knowledge in a variety of contexts. Challenges to this effort included team coordination (e.g., scheduling across time zones); hierarchies across and between countries; and the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. We recommend planning for these hierarchies ahead of time and ensuring significant in-person meeting time to make the most of international collaboration.

Educating the Next Generation of Global Neurosurgeons: Competencies, Skills, and Resources for Medical Students Interested in Global Neurosurgery.

BACKGROUND: Global neurosurgery operates at the intersection of neurosurgery and public health. Although most global neurosurgery initiatives have targeted neurosurgeons and trainees, medical students represent the future of global neurosurgery. METHODS: A narrative review of the literature regarding research methodology, education, economics, health policy, health advocacy, relevant to global neurosurgery was conducted. RESULTS: We summarize pearls that all medical students interested in global neurosurgery should know. DISCUSSION: To become effective agents of change within global neurosurgery, medical students must master competencies of motivation, organization, collaborativeness, dependability, flexibility, resilience, creative problem-solving, ethical thinking, cultural humility, and global awareness and gain knowledge and skills regarding research, education, policy making, and advocacy. Discussions with neurosurgeons and trainees, neurosurgery interest groups, conferences, university global neurosurgery initiatives, and student organizations represent opportunities for learning and becoming involved in global neurosurgery.

Advancing global health through engineering: a perspective on teaching an online global health course to engineers during a global pandemic.

BACKGROUND: The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on higher education has been felt worldwide. There are many lessons to be learned about teaching and learning in the digital age. While we evaluate the full impact and prepare ourselves for the new normal, it is worth reflecting on some of the positive aspects of online teaching and learning and understanding how students, teachers and the wider faculty have been able to support each other through the challenges of the pandemic. In this article, we offer a perspective on teaching an online Global Health course to engineering students. RESULTS: The course, taught by a physician, provides a grounding in basic medical, scientific and engineering principles and is available to students of diverse engineering specialties. Students developed skills and gained confidence in active listening, sourcing and critical appraisal of information, interdisciplinary teamwork, needs assessment, problem analysis, problem-solving, effective communication, and organisation and delivery of information (in English). Students learned the importance of engineering in landmark historical public health projects, the delivery of modern health care, and the pressing need to develop engineering solutions to current global health problems. Course assessment was formative: 20% attendance and active participation in online classes, 30% problem-solving, 30% student presentations, and 20% written abstracts for two class projects: historical innovations and medicine in the future. CONCLUSIONS: We show how, through conversion from a classroom to an online format, we were able to deliver a rich curriculum with sound assessment where students were able to innovate together and discover the importance of engineering in health and well-being as we all experience an unprecedented global health pandemic.

Experiential Learning and Mentorship in Global Health Leadership Programs: Capturing Lessons from Across the Globe.

Objectives: The changing global landscape of disease and public health crises, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic, call for a new generation of global health leaders. As global health leadership programs evolve, many have incorporated experiential learning and mentoring (ELM) components into their structure. However, there has been incomplete consideration on how ELM activities are deployed, what challenges they face and how programs adapt to meet those challenges. This paper builds on the co-authors' experiences as trainees, trainers, organizers and evaluators of six global health leadership programs to reflect on lessons learned regarding ELM. We also consider ethics, technology, gender, age and framing that influence how ELM activities are developed and implemented. Findings: Despite the diverse origins and funding of these programs, all six are focused on training participants from low- and middle-income countries drawing on a diversity of professions. Each program uses mixed didactic approaches, practice-based placements, competency and skills-driven curricula, and mentorship via various modalities. Main metrics for success include development of trainee networks, acquisition of skills and formation of relationships; programs that included research training had specific research metrics as well. Common challenges the programs face include ensuring clarity of expectations of all participants and mentors; maintaining connection among trainees; meeting the needs of trainee cohorts with different skill sets and starting points; and ensuring trainee cohorts capture age, gender and other forms of diversity. Conclusions: ELM activities for global health leadership are proving even more critical now as the importance of effective individual leaders in responding to crises becomes evident. Future efforts for ELM in global health leadership should emphasize local adaptation and sustainability. Practice-based learning and established mentoring relationships provide the building blocks for competent leaders to navigate complex dynamics with the flexibility and conscientiousness needed to improve the health of global populations. Key Takeaways: Experiential learning and mentorship activities within global health leadership programs provide the hands-on practice and support that the next generation of global health leaders need to address the health challenges of our times.Six global health leadership programs with experiential learning and mentorship components are showcased to highlight differences and similarities in their approaches and capture a broad picture of achievements that can help inform future programs.Emphasis on inter-professional training, mixed-learning approaches and mentorship modalities were common across programs. Both individual capacity building and development of trainees' professional networks were seen as critical, reflecting the value of inter-personal connections for long-term leadership success.During program design, future programs should recognize the "frame" within which the program will be incorporated and intentionally address diversity-in all its forms-during recruitment as well as consider North-South ethics, leadership roles, hierarchies and transition plans.

Measuring for Success: Evaluating Leadership Training Programs for Sustainable Impact.

Background: In an era of global health security challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, there is greater need for strong leadership. Over the past decades, significant investments have been made in global health leadership development programs by governments and philanthropic organizations to address this need. Evaluating the societal impact of these programs remains challenging, despite consensus on the importance of public health leadership. Objective: This article identifies the gaps and highlights the critical role of monitoring and evaluation approaches in assessing the impact of global health leadership programs. Importantly, we also propose the theory of change (TOC) as a common framework and identify a set of tools and indicators that leadership programs can adapt and use. Methods: We carried out an informal review of major global health leadership programs, including a literature review on leadership program evaluation approaches. Current practices in assessing the short- to long-term outcomes of leadership training programs were explored and synthesized. We also examined use of program theory frameworks, such as theory of change to guide the evaluation strategy. We find the TOC approach can be enhanced by integrating evaluation-specific frameworks and establishing broad stakeholder buy-in. We highlight measurement challenges, proposed outcome indicators and evaluation methodologies, and outline the future direction for such efforts. Findings: Most evaluation of current leadership programs is focused on short-term individual-level outcomes, while reports on long-term societal impact were limited. Reciprocal impacts on and benefits for the "host" organizations were not included in evaluation metrics. Most programs had program logic or result chains, but with no well-articulated program theories. Conclusion: Key stakeholders involved in leadership training programs benefit from the evidence of rigorous program evaluations to inform decisions that address barriers in fostering global health leadership and improving population health outcomes. Insight into reciprocal change in host organizations is important. Evaluation of global health leadership training must go beyond the individual trainee and encompass organizational and community-level impacts. Documentation of long-lasting organizational and societal impacts is essential for donors to appreciate the return on their investment. Key Takeaways: Evaluation plays an important role in understanding how leadership development takes place and how it contributes to improving public health outcomes.Making the case for investments in leadership development programs requires robust evidence from monitoring and evaluation strategies that link investments beyond the individual-level to longer-term societal impacts.The first critical step towards a strategy for success is for leadership programs to clearly build, articulate, share, and use their program theories or theories of change.Theories of change help identify the pathways (and potential tensions) through which leadership development programs effect change at the individual, organizational and community levels.Evaluation methods that examine outcomes of leadership programs should be multi-method, multi-level, and where possible include counterfactual outcomes.Allocation of funds to evaluate on-going and long-lasting societal impact of leadership programs should be a routine practice.

Training Curriculum, Skills, and Competencies for Global Health Leaders: Good Practices and Lessons Learned.

Objectives: This paper aims to depict unique perspectives and to compare and contrast three leadership programs for global health in order to enable other training institutions to design impactful curricula. Methods: We purposively selected three global health training programs. We used a six-step curriculum development framework to systematically compare the curriculum process across programs and to identify best practices and factors contributing to the impact of each of these programs. Findings: All three fellowship programs undertook an intentional and in-depth approach to curriculum development. Each identified competencies related to leadership and technical skills. Each defined goals, though the goals differed to align with the desired impact of the program, ranging from improving the impact of HIV programming, supporting stronger global health program implementation, and supporting the next generation of global health leaders. All programs implemented the curriculum through an onboarding phase, a delivery of core content in different formats, and a wrap-up or endline phase. During implementation, each program also utilized networking and mentoring to enhance connections and to support application of learning in work roles. Programs faced overlapping challenges and opportunities including funding, strengthening partnerships, and finding ways to engage and support alumni. Conclusions: Local ownership of programs is critical, including tailoring curricula to the needs of specific contexts. Strong partnerships and resources are needed to ensure program sustainability and impact. Key Takeaways: Global health competencies and curricula should be linked to local health system needs and contexts where learners are working.Emphasizing both individualistic and collectivist approaches to learning is important in engaging and supporting diverse global health learners.Emphasizing mentorship and opportunities to apply learning in contexts where learners are working is important in order to provide support to learners as they work to integrate what they are learning into their professional roles and activities.Partnerships and resources-including donor support-are essential to implement and sustain robust leadership curricula and to provide opportunities for experiential and didactic learning.

Delivering Modern Global Health Learning Requires New Obligations and Approaches.

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a new look (or modernization) for both the obligations and approaches to achieve best-practices in global health learning. These best-practices have moved beyond traditional, face-to-face (F2F), classroom-based didactics to the use of innovative online, asynchronous and synchronous instructional design and the information and communication technology (ICT) tools to support it. But moving to this higher level of online in-service and pre-service training, key obligations (e.g., stopping neocolonialization, cultural humility, reversing brain drain, gender equity) must guide the modernization of instructional design and the supporting ICT. To positively impact global health training, educators must meet the needs of learners where they are. Purpose: We describe a set of multi-communication methods, e-Learning principles, strategies, and ICT approaches for educators to pivot content delivery from traditional, F2F classroom didactics into the modern era. These best-practices in both the obligations and approaches utilize thoughtful, modern strategies of instructional design and ICT. Approach: We harnessed our collective experiences in global health training to present thoughtful insights on the guiding principles, strategies, and ICT environment central to develop learning curricula that meet trainee needs and how they can be actualized. Specifically, we describe five strategies: 1. Individualized learning; 2. Provide experiential learning; 3. Mentor … Mentor … Mentor; 4. Reinforce learning through assessment; and 5. Information and communication technology and tools to support learning. Discussion: We offer a vision, set of guiding principles, and five strategies for successful curricula delivery in the modern era so that global health training can be made available to a wider audience more efficiently and effectively.

Trainee Perspectives Regarding Advanced Clinical Global Health Fellowships in North America.

Postgraduate clinical global health (GH) training is a rapidly evolving field. To understand and improve training opportunities, we sought the perspectives of current and former trainees related to their advanced clinical training or global health fellowships and the anticipated impact on their careers. Clinical GH fellowships across North America were identified through websites and previous studies. An e-mail was sent to program directors to invite all current and former GH fellows to complete a web-based questionnaire. We contacted 100 GH fellowship programs. Fifty-two fellows from 10 different specialties completed the survey. The median fellowship length was 23.3 months, with an annual median of 4.8 months spent in low-income and middle-income countries, which was less than their reported ideal of 6 months. The majority reported satisfaction, the anticipation of career benefits, and that they would recommend fellowship training to others. Challenges included insufficient funding, mentorship, and formal curricula. Conducting research in high-income countries was a significant negative predictor of fellowship satisfaction. Most fellows (73.1%) were not at all or only a little concerned about the absence of fellowship accreditation, with only 17.3% desiring accreditation. Survey respondents were largely satisfied with their training and valued program flexibility and educational opportunities, including advanced tropical medicine certificates or diplomas. However, to improve fellowship training, improvements are needed in mentorship, standardized curricula, institutional support, and funding. For GH fellowship training to be effective and sustainable, institutions will need to balance the needs of fellows, training programs, and the communities (low-, middle-, and high-income countries) where the fellows serve.

Conducting Virtual Global Health Engagement (GHE) activities in the Midst of the Global COVID-19 Pandemic: Considerations for the Department of Defense GHE Enterprise.

The global COVID-19 pandemic resulted in restriction of non-essential travel across the globe, as seen in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense Memorandum, "Force Health Protection Guidance (Supplement 4): DoD Guidance for Personnel Traveling During the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak" (11 March 2020). This resulted in the suspension of most, if not all, Department of Defense (DoD) security cooperation (SC) programs, including DoD Global Health Engagement (GHE) activities.1 One such program is the African Peacekeeping Rapid Response Partnership (APRRP), which relies heavily on face-to-face interactions with select African Partner Nations (PNs), and which was significantly impacted by the inability to conduct in-person training with key partners. In light of these restrictions and suspended activities, the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences' (USU's) Center for Global Health Engagement (CGHE), in support of the US Africa Command (USAFRICOM) Office of the Command Surgeon, explored virtual means to execute DoD GHE activities to continue engaging its APRRP PNs, pending return to in-country activities.

Highlights and Perspectives From a Collaborative Global Health Pathology Experience in Trinidad and Tobago.

OBJECTIVES: Global health education is important during residency training in exposing doctors to conditions that are not common in the United States and developing their awareness of global health care disparities. Most medical decisions are based on results from anatomic or clinical pathology laboratories, which are essential services for appropriate medical care in international settings. Nevertheless, US pathology residency trainees have limited global health exposure and thus are rarely exposed to diagnostic services in these settings. Moreover, literature documenting what is needed to create a global health elective in pathology is limited. METHODS: We designed an international pathology elective in Trinidad and Tobago involving one main public hospital site and several off-site laboratories. Objectives and goals were established before the rotation. Apart from daily mentor-led education sessions, the trainee participated in teaching, quality improvement projects, and cultural experiences. Engagement with medical officers, personnel staff, and people in the community was encouraged.Results: Challenges encountered included funding, transportation, limited laboratory resources, medical registration, and malpractice insurance. These were mitigated through carefully planned steps, including communicating with registration bodies and liaising with pathology organizations for funding. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, the global health rotation was successful. We provide a detailed roadmap for other pathology training programs interested in establishing similar global health electives.

The Global Cohort of Doctoral Students: Building Shared Global Health Research Capacity in High-Income and Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

Doctoral students in high- and low-income countries pursuing careers in global health face gaps in their training that could be readily filled through structured peer-learning activities with students based at partnering institutions in complimentary settings. We share lessons learned from the Global Cohort of Doctoral Students, a community of doctoral students based at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Haramaya University, University of Gondar, University of Botswana, and University of Rwanda College of Medicine and Health Sciences. Students in the Global Cohort program engage in collaborative research, forums for constructive feedback, and professional development activities. We describe the motivation for the program, core activities, and early successes.