TY - JOUR
T1 - S-PACK
T2 - A Modular and Modifiable, Comprehensive Predeparture Preparation Curriculum for Global Health Experiences
AU - Midwest Consortium of Global Child Health Educators S-PACK Workgroup
AU - St Clair, Nicole E.
AU - Butteris, Sabrina M.
AU - Cobb, Carmen
AU - Connolly, Emilia
AU - Groothuis, Elizabeth
AU - Jones, Andrea
AU - Lauden, Stephanie
AU - Miller, Kathleen
AU - Winter, Jameel
AU - Pitt, Michael B.
N1 - Funding Information:
Simulation Use for Global Away Rotations (SUGAR) curriculum was made possible in part by the support of the University of Wisconsin Health Clinical Simulation Program and the University of Minnesota African Studies Initiative.
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2019 by the Association of American Medical Colleges.
PY - 2019/12/1
Y1 - 2019/12/1
N2 - Problem: Approximately 25% of trainees participate in a global health elective during their undergraduate or graduate medical education. Increasingly, educators in the United States and international partners are calling for improved predeparture preparation training for global health experiences. Yet, freely available, easily modifiable curricula are rare. Approach: Educators who created the Simulation Use for Global Away Rotations (SUGAR) curriculum formed a workgroup in September 2017 to develop the SUGAR Pre-Departure Activities Curricular Kit (S-PACK). Using Kern's 6-step approach to curriculum development, they identified 10 essential domains for global health preparation, developed learning objectives, created interactive activities pertinent to those domains using different education strategies, piloted and refined the curriculum, packaged it for online facilitator training, and disseminated it in March 2018. Outcomes: The S-PACK curriculum includes 6 interactive, modifiable modules that use a variety of educational strategies to enable educators to comprehensively prepare trainees for global health electives. Modules incorporate simulations, procedural training, small-group case-based discussions, and reflection exercises on topics ranging from providing treatment when resources are limited to mitigating culture shock to considering wellness while away. Each module includes a facilitator training packet, curricular resources, and introduction videos. All are freely available at sugarprep.org. Next Steps: Since an initial in-person workshop at a national conference, the S-PACK curriculum has been available online. Further evaluation is underway, including developing assessments for educators to measure trainee readiness for global health electives. Piloting the feasibility of regional S-PACK preparation bootcamps to support training programs with limited global health resources is planned.
AB - Problem: Approximately 25% of trainees participate in a global health elective during their undergraduate or graduate medical education. Increasingly, educators in the United States and international partners are calling for improved predeparture preparation training for global health experiences. Yet, freely available, easily modifiable curricula are rare. Approach: Educators who created the Simulation Use for Global Away Rotations (SUGAR) curriculum formed a workgroup in September 2017 to develop the SUGAR Pre-Departure Activities Curricular Kit (S-PACK). Using Kern's 6-step approach to curriculum development, they identified 10 essential domains for global health preparation, developed learning objectives, created interactive activities pertinent to those domains using different education strategies, piloted and refined the curriculum, packaged it for online facilitator training, and disseminated it in March 2018. Outcomes: The S-PACK curriculum includes 6 interactive, modifiable modules that use a variety of educational strategies to enable educators to comprehensively prepare trainees for global health electives. Modules incorporate simulations, procedural training, small-group case-based discussions, and reflection exercises on topics ranging from providing treatment when resources are limited to mitigating culture shock to considering wellness while away. Each module includes a facilitator training packet, curricular resources, and introduction videos. All are freely available at sugarprep.org. Next Steps: Since an initial in-person workshop at a national conference, the S-PACK curriculum has been available online. Further evaluation is underway, including developing assessments for educators to measure trainee readiness for global health electives. Piloting the feasibility of regional S-PACK preparation bootcamps to support training programs with limited global health resources is planned.
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U2 - 10.1097/ACM.0000000000002794
DO - 10.1097/ACM.0000000000002794
M3 - Article
C2 - 31094729
AN - SCOPUS:85068982429
SN - 1040-2446
VL - 94
SP - 1916
EP - 1921
JO - Academic Medicine
JF - Academic Medicine
IS - 12
ER -
