1. From the Global North to the Global South: preparing students for away rotations
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Riccardo Serraino, Darius Owachi, Susan Nassaka Byekwaso, Catherine Misango Namara, Kennedy Naigambi, Francesco Castelli, and Carlo Torti
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International medicine ,Medical education ,Global health ,Global world ,Training ,Special aspects of education ,LC8-6691 ,Medicine - Abstract
Abstract Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda, has established partnerships with several other institutions worldwide, including the University of Brescia and “Magna Græcia” University, which have agreed to collaborate for the primary purpose of student exchange. Our aim is to comment on students’ preparation for away rotations based on the authors’ own experiences and opinions alongside a review of selected papers on the preparation of students for global health and ethical collaboration. Medical electives represent a unique opportunity for all medical students, not merely for those who will work in resource-limited settings due to increasing globalization. The emergence of ethical international collaborations is of paramount importance to stimulate these projects and ensure that they are implemented safely and with adequate preparation even and especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- 2023
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