title: Interprofessional Online Global Health Course.
abstract: Objective.The design and evaluation of an online global health course targeted for pharmacy and other undergraduates is presented.Design.Enrolled students represented nursing, health education, pharmacy and a variety of other disciplines. The course was designed as an entirely online one with no class meetings. The course consisted of eight modules addressing global health competencies and interprofessional education competencies. Readings, quizzes, study question and team projects were tailored to the goals of each module. Students worked in interprofessional teams for their team projects.Assessment.Assessments consisted of pre and post course perceptions and course evaluation. Rubrics were designed to evaluate team assignments and peer assessment of team participation.Conclusion.Course was successful in enhancing perceptions of global health knowledge and understanding of roles and responsibilities of various health disciplines in addressing challenges of global health. No changes in teamwork perceptions were documented after completing the course. The overall course structure was successful in meeting course goals.
authors.affiliation: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois.
authors.forename: Therese I
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Poirier
authors.affiliation: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois.
authors.forename: Radhika
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Devraj
authors.affiliation: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois.
authors.forename: Faustina
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Blankson
authors.affiliation: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois.
authors.forename: Huaibo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xin
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004512:Education, Pharmacy; D004521:Educational Measurement; D014943:Global Health / Q000193:education*; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D013338:Students, Nursing; D013339:Students, Pharmacy
keywords: global health education; interprofessional; online teaching; teamwork