Evaluation of a global health training program for pediatric residents.
BACKGROUND
At Children's Hospital of Michigan, an international health program was initiated in 2004.


OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the effectiveness of the program in imparting knowledge to pediatric residents.


METHODS
A pretest examining international health knowledge was administered to pediatric residents, and they were reexamined at the end of 1 year.


RESULTS
Out of 20 residents who participated in the study, 11 (55%) fully participated in the international health program, and the other 9 partially participated. The mean overall pretest score was 56% and posttest score was 65.8% (P < .004). Full participant mean pretest was 57% and posttest was 69% (P < .005). Partial participant mean pretest was 55% and posttest was 62%, no significant difference (P = .10). Birth, medical education, residency training, or work history in a developing country did not impact pretest or posttest scores.


CONCLUSIONS
Despite small numbers of participants, this evaluation suggests that knowledge in international health can be expanded through a training program.
Oettgen
Barbara
B
Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA. aoettgen@dmc.org
Harahsheh
Ashraf
A
Suresh
Srinivasan
S
Kamat
Deepak
D
D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003710:Demography; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric