title: Enhancing global health and education in Malawi, Zambia, and the United States through an interprofessional global health exchange program.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This article describes participant outcomes of an interprofessional collaboration between health professionals and faculty in Malawi, Zambia, and the United States (US).
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  One strategy critical for improving global health and addressing Millennium Development goals is promotion of interprofessional education and collaboration.
  
  
  METHODS
  Program participants included 25 health professionals from Malawi and Zambia, and 19 faculty/health professionals from Alabama and California. African Fellows participated in a 2 week workshop on Interprofessional Education in Alabama followed by 2 weeks working on individual goals with faculty collaborators/mentors. The US Fellows also spent 2 weeks visiting their counterparts in Malawi and Zambia to develop plans for sustainable partnerships.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Program evaluations demonstrated participants' satisfaction with the program and indicated that the program promoted interprofessional and cross-cultural understanding; fostered development of long-term sustainable partnerships between health professionals and educators in Zambia and the US; and created increased awareness and use of resources for global health education.
authors.affiliation: The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing, Birmingham, AL. Electronic address: lyndawilson@uab.edu.
authors.forename: Lynda Law
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.affiliation: The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing, Birmingham, AL. Electronic address: WilsonD@uab.edu.
authors.forename: D'Ann
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Somerall
authors.affiliation: The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing, Birmingham, AL. Electronic address: Theusl@uab.edu.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Theus
authors.affiliation: The University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143-0602, USA. Electronic address: sally.rankin@nursing.ucsf.edu.
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rankin
authors.affiliation: The University of Zambia School of Medicine Department of Nursing Science, Lusaka 10101, Zambia. Electronic address: catherinengoma@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ngoma
authors.affiliation: The University of Malawi, Kamuzu College of Nursing, Blantyre, Malawi. Electronic address: afchimwaza@kcn.unima.mw.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chimwaza
mesh_terms: D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships / Q000458:organization & administration; D014943:Global Health / Q000592:standards; D006266:Health Education; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007393:International Educational Exchange; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008295:Malawi; D014481:United States; D015024:Zambia
keywords: Global collaboration; Global exchange; Interprofessional education