International short‐term placements in health professions education—A meta‐narrative review.
Introduction: In order to be prepared for professional practice in a globalised world, health professions students need to be equipped with a new set of knowledge, skills and attitudes. Experiential learning gained during an international placement has been considered as a powerful strategy for faci...
| Publicado en: | Medical Education Vol. 58; no. 7; pp. 797 - 812 |
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Jul2024
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=177626279&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 177626279 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 03080110 ESF jtl: Medical Education issn: 03080110 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Jul2024 vid: 58 iid: 7 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 177626279 174231009 177626279 177626279 10.1111/medu.15294 177626279 ppf: 797 ppct: 15 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: C – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: International short‐term placements in health professions education—A meta‐narrative review. aug: au: Fruhstorfer, Birgit H. Jenkins, Simon P. Davies, David A. Griffiths, Frances affil: Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK sug: subj: Student Placement Education, Medical Research, Medical Human Systematic Review Medline Embase CINAHL Database Psycinfo Thematic Analysis Cultural Competence ab: Introduction: In order to be prepared for professional practice in a globalised world, health professions students need to be equipped with a new set of knowledge, skills and attitudes. Experiential learning gained during an international placement has been considered as a powerful strategy for facilitating the acquisition of global health competencies. The aim of this review was to synthesise the diverse body of empirical research examining the process and outcomes of international short‐term placements in health professions education. Methods: A systematic review was conducted using a meta‐narrative methodology. Six electronic databases were searched between September 2016 and June 2022: Medline, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Education Research Complete and Web of Knowledge. Studies were included if they reported on international placements undertaken by undergraduate health professions students in socio‐economically contrasting settings. Included studies were first considered within their research tradition before comparing and contrasting findings between different research traditions. Results: This review included 243 papers from 12 research traditions, which were distinguished by health profession and paradigmatic approach. Empirical findings were considered in four broad themes: learner, educational intervention, institutional context and wider context. Most studies provided evidence on the learner, with findings indicating a positive impact of international placements on personal and professional development. The development of cultural competency has been more focus in research in nursing and allied health than in medicine. Whereas earlier research has focussed on the experience and outcomes for the learner, more recent studies have become more concerned with relationships between various stakeholder groups. Only few studies have looked at strategies to enhance the educational process. Conclusion: The consideration of empirical work from different perspectives provides novel understandings of what research has achieved and what needs further investigation. Future studies should pay more attention to the complex nature of the educational process in international placements. This review of 243 papers highlights positive impacts of international placements on personal & professional development, suggesting more focus is needed on educational processes surrounding cultural competence pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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