Global health learning outcomes for medical students in the UK

摘要

In an increasingly globalised world, medical schools need to establish and enhance global health education to ensure that all doctors have the relevant knowledge, skills, and behaviour to practise safely and effectively in their home country. The Global Health Learning Outcomes Working Group, comprised of 12 UK academics, students, and representatives of civil society with expertise in global health and medical education, developed a list of recommended global health competencies for medical students. These were extrapolated from the mandatory undergraduate learning outcomes listed in the General Medical Council's (GMC) report Tomorrow's Doctors.1