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Developing Ethical and Sustainable Global Health Educational Exchanges for Clinical Trainees: Implementation and Lessons Learned from the 30-Year Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH) Partnership
Annals of Global Health
  • Matthew Turissini, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis
  • Tim Mercer, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Jenny Baenziger, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis
  • Lukoye Atwoli, Aga Khan University
  • Robert Einterz, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis
  • Adrian Gardner, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis
  • Debra Litzelman, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis
  • Paul Ayuo, Moi University
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Publication Date
10-1-2020
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Abstract

Background: There is strong interest among healthcare trainees and academic institutions in global health rotations. There are a number of guidelines detailing the ethical principles for equitable and ethical global health rotations and bilateral exchanges, but it is often challenging to know to implement those principles and develop longstanding partnerships.

Objectives: The Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH) is a 30-year continuous partnership between a consortium of 12 universities in North America and Moi University in Kenya. The AMPATH bilateral educational exchange has had 1,871 North American and over 400 Kenyan clinical trainees participate to date. The article describes the bilateral exchange of trainees including curriculum, housing, and costs and discusses how each is an application of the principles of ethical global engagement.

Findings: The article takes the experiences of the AMPATH partnership and offers practical strategies for implementing similar partnerships based on previously published ethical principles.

Conclusions: AMPATH provides a model for developing an institutional partnership for a bilateral educational exchange grounded in cultural humility, bidirectional relationships, and longitudinal, sustainable engagement.

Citation Information
Matthew Turissini, Tim Mercer, Jenny Baenziger, Lukoye Atwoli, et al.. "Developing Ethical and Sustainable Global Health Educational Exchanges for Clinical Trainees: Implementation and Lessons Learned from the 30-Year Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH) Partnership" Annals of Global Health Vol. 86 Iss. 1 (2020) p. 1 - 9
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/lukoye_atwoli/13/