title: Evaluation of the UCLA department of medicine Malawi global health clinical elective: lessons from the first five years.
abstract: In 2008, the UCLA Department of Medicine established a three-week clinical elective in Malawi, Africa, for Medicine and Medicine/Pediatrics residents. We sought to determine whether the elective resulted in improved medical knowledge, alterations in career trajectory, and whether the opportunity for the elective influenced selection of UCLA for residency. A 29-question survey was distributed to all graduates of the elective from 2009-2013. Surveys were distributed to 40 individuals, with 33 responses (82.5%). Thirty-one participants (93.9%) reported increased medical knowledge and 24 participants (72.7%) reported the rotation altered their career trajectory. Among the 23 residents who came to UCLA after the elective was established, 13 (56.5%) stated it had an influential role in their selection of UCLA for residency. The Malawi elective resulted in self-reported increases in medical knowledge, alterations in career trajectory, and has played an important role in attracting individuals to UCLA for residency.
authors.affiliation: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California; Department of Medicine, Department of Medicine Statistics Core, and Program in Global Health, UCLA, Los Angeles, California hshull@mednet.ucla.edu.
authors.forename: Hannah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shull
authors.affiliation: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California; Department of Medicine, Department of Medicine Statistics Core, and Program in Global Health, UCLA, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tymchuk
authors.affiliation: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California; Department of Medicine, Department of Medicine Statistics Core, and Program in Global Health, UCLA, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Tristan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Grogan
authors.affiliation: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California; Department of Medicine, Department of Medicine Statistics Core, and Program in Global Health, UCLA, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.affiliation: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California; Department of Medicine, Department of Medicine Statistics Core, and Program in Global Health, UCLA, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Jodi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.affiliation: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California; Department of Medicine, Department of Medicine Statistics Core, and Program in Global Health, UCLA, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Risa M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Hoffman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000592:standards*; D016015:Logistic Models; D008295:Malawi; D008297:Male; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires