Essential education in communication skills and cultural sensitivities for global public health in an evolving veterinary world.
In the practise of veterinary medicine and global public health, communication skill is as critical as clinical reasoning and an extensive knowledge base. Effective communication skills and cross-cultural sensitivity are essential across the board for interdisciplinary, international, and local veterinary medicine. This paper offers an evidence-based, three-part framework for developing and sustaining curricula that enhance communication skills and cross-cultural sensitivity so that students are better prepared to practise veterinary medicine in an evolving world. These curricula may well also serve as a conduit for encouraging more veterinary graduates to choose global public health as a career path.
Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine, P.O. Box 647010, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-7010, USA.
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D000818:Animals; D002321:Career Choice; D003142:Communication; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003479:Curriculum; D040381:Education, Public Health Professional; D004520:Education, Veterinary; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D011634:Public Health; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000639:trends*