These recommendations were considered and applied in conjunction with the inter professional global health competencies developed and published by the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH).

Discussed here are the experiences with and lessons learned from the program development process, and the application of these recommendations to that process. The data collection process included a competencies review, external review of programs, qualitative interviews with internship preceptors, potential employers, faculty, and staff, and quantitative surveys of current and past students. From the data analysis emerged key themes that yielded learning outcomes and curricular scaffolding within the degree program. Areas of attention included robust methodological training, career readiness, experiential learning opportunities, and student-driven research.

These results may serve as a guide to others considering building new or expanding capacity within existing global health educational programs, or to those looking to apply the CUGH guidelines to these processes.