Deficiencies in Global Health Training for Cardiovascular Fellows

Section IV.A.5 (a) of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s Program requirements for graduate medical education (GME) in cardiovascular disease recommends that fellows-in-training (FITs) must demonstrate competence in the practice of health promotion, disease prevention, diagnos...

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2017-04, Vol.69 (13), p.1748-1752
Main Author: Som, Sumit, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Awards & honors
Cardiology
Cardiology - education
Cardiovascular
Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases - therapy
Careers
Chronic illnesses
Clinical Competence
Colleges & universities
Education
Education, Medical, Graduate - statistics & numerical data
Epidemics
Global Health
Graduates
Health care
Health promotion
Humans
Integration
Internal Medicine
International cooperation
Internship and Residency - organization & administration
Medical personnel
Medicine
Melting
Physicians
Scholarships & fellowships
Training
United States
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Summary:Section IV.A.5 (a) of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s Program requirements for graduate medical education (GME) in cardiovascular disease recommends that fellows-in-training (FITs) must demonstrate competence in the practice of health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis, care, and treatment of patients of each sex, from adolescence to old age, during health and all stages of illness (2). A unique aspect of the U.S. GME program is the systematic integration of physicians trained outside of the United States (international medical graduates) into the post-graduate medical training programs alongside American medical graduates, often creating a melting pot of shared knowledge. The International Healthcare Opportunities Clearinghouse maintained by the University of Massachusetts Medical School indexes all major international opportunities, including: the Fogarty International Clinical Research Fellows Program, Fogarty International Research Scientist Development (National Institutes of Health K-level Awards), Fulbright Fellowship, Lancet International Fellowship, Bill and Melinda Gates Grand Challenges, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Foundation LeDucq, and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The availability of an international elective for cardiovascular FITs would arguably be beneficial to the fellow (providing career directionality and clinical expertise, and expanding his or her clinical viewpoint), as well as to the home institution in fostering cultural sensitivity and developing models of high-quality cost-effective cardiovascular care (13), international cooperation, global health, and economic integration in an increasingly globalized world. References J.L.HalperinE.S.WilliamsV.FusterCOCATS 4 introductionJ Am Coll Cardiol65201517241733Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Preventing the Global Epidemic of Cardiovascular Disease: Meeting the Challenges in Developing CountriesV.FusterB.B.KellyPromoting Cardiovascular Health in...
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/j.jacc.2017.02.028