Section: Module 11: Lesson 1: Global Health and Cross-Cultural Practice | Humanism in Health and Healthcare | NextGenU.org
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Learning Objectives:
- Articulate best practices for conducting ethical and humanistic global health work.
- Analyze the ethical dilemmas inherent to global health work and offer insights into how to navigate the potential for harm by medical volunteers to underresourced countries by drawing on global health best practices.
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Required Learning Resources and Activities
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Read the article by the Working Group on Ethics Guidelines for Global Health Training (WEIGHT) in which they articulate a number of best practices for both organizations engaging in global health training opportunities and for those trainees who go on such experiences. As you read, think about how ethical and humanistic challenges emerge both for those organizations and those individuals.
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Read the article by Imgard Bauer which highlights some of the common issues that arise with medical volunteering, particularly with short term experiences and in under-resourced countries. How do the WEIGHT best practices address some of these concerns? What can you do as a potential global health volunteer and/or trainee to avoid problematic situations?
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