title: Guiding principles for the development of global health education curricula in undergraduate medical education.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Global health education (GHE) at undergraduate medical institutions has expanded significantly over the last 30 years, but many questions remain regarding the best practices for the development and implementation of global health programs.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To identify key themes essential to the development of GHE programs.
  
  
  METHODS
  We discuss five themes relevant to GHE in the context of existing literature and practice.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The following themes are essential to the development of GHE programs: the definition and scope of GHE, student competencies in global health, the challenges and opportunities associated with inter-institutional relationships, principles for GHE student placements, and the evaluation of GHE programs. We place these themes in the context of current literature and practice, and provide practical guidance on how these themes might be successfully implemented by institutions seeking to develop or refine GHE programs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Institutions developing or evaluating GHE programs should focus on these themes as they build their global health curricula.
authors: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511, USA. michael.peluso@yale.edu
authors: Michael J
authors: MJ
authors: Peluso
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Encandela
authors: Janet P
authors: JP
authors: Hafler
authors: Carmi Z
authors: CZ
authors: Margolis
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D014943:Global Health / Q000193:education*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D016730:Program Development