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International short‐term placements in health professions education : a meta‐narrative review
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Fruhstorfer, Birgit, Jenkins, Simon P., Davies, David A. and Griffiths, Frances (2023) International short‐term placements in health professions education : a meta‐narrative review. Medical Education . doi:10.1111/medu.15294 ISSN 1365-2923. (In Press)
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.15294
Abstract
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.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School | ||||||
SWORD Depositor: | Library Publications Router | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Medical Education | ||||||
Publisher: | Wiley | ||||||
ISSN: | 1365-2923 | ||||||
Official Date: | 16 December 2023 | ||||||
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DOI: | 10.1111/medu.15294 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | In Press | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 8 April 2024 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 8 April 2024 |
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