Background There has been an exponential increase in the offering of short-term
international field experiences in recent years in response to student demands for global …

Introduction While short-term surgical outreach trips improve access to care in low-and
middle-income countries (LMIC), there is rising concern about their long-term impact. In …

Acknowledgment: The College and the ACP Ethics, Professionalism and Human Rights
Committee thank former Committee members who made contributions to the development of …

Background: Persons from high-income countries have multiple opportunities today to
participate in “short-term experiences in global health”(STEGHs) in low-resourced countries …

Background In the past decade, there has been increasing guideline development for short-
term medical missions (STMMs) traveling from high-income to low-and middle-income …

Background Globalization has made it possible for global health professionals and trainees
to participate in short-term training and professional experiences in a variety of clinical-and …

Addressing ethical issues through mentorship is key to encouraging scientific integrity and
increasing research capacity. Across the global health arena, mentorship requires helping …

Purpose To quantify how often physical therapists from high-income countries (HIC)
travelling to low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) practise outside their scope of …

Three core attributes enable short-term volunteers to make incremental contributions to long-
term outcomes at host institutions:(1) focusing on teaching rather than service delivery,(2) …

Background Student burnout during medical education is a prevalent and critical problem.
Burnout has reaching consequences, including negative health outcomes for students …