Resident Goryeb Children's Hospital Union, New Jersey, United States
Background: Goryeb Children’s Hospital has a global health certificate program that allows interested residents to participate in a domestic or international medicine elective and learn from didactic lectures over the course of their residency, with the focus on general principles of child health in developing countries and how these principles apply to underserved populations. This curriculum has the potential for residents to graduate with a solid foundation and understanding of pediatric global health and there should be research to quantify the growth in medical and clinical knowledge for participants of this course. This research will promote adjustments to the curriculum to allow participants to fulfill learning objectives. Objective: This study aims to trend residents’ medical and clinical knowledge who are participating in the global health certificate program. Design/Methods: Pre- and post-survey results will be collected and compared to see if there is statistically significant difference in the knowledge of global health principles after participating in the course. Pre-survey results will be collected in the beginning of each academic year. Post-survey results will be collected in the winter of the same year. A unique code will be assigned to residents to match data. Responses will be primarily based on a scale of 1-10 and data will be evaluated accordingly.
Examples of Survey Questions: 1. How comfortable do you feel in applying physical exam skills in settings where diagnostic studies are limited? 2. How comfortable do you feel in creating differential diagnoses in settings where diagnostic studies are limited? 3. How confident do you feel in identifying the top causes of neonatal and childhood mortality in underserved areas? 4. Rate your ability to manage common ethical dilemmas and challenges confronted when working in a setting with limited resources or different cultural values. 5. Assess your ability in managing common pediatric pathologies seen in various global health settings using alternative treatment pathways.
