References
- Abedini NC, Gruppen LD, Kolars JC, Kumagai AK. 2012. Understanding the effects of short-term international service-learning trips on medical students. Acad Med 87:820–828
- Ackerman LK. 2010. The ethics of short-term international health electives in developing countries. Ann Behav Sci Med Ed 16:40–43
- Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) 2013a. Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME) section. [Accessed 12 October 2013] Available from https://www.aamc.org/members/gea/gea_sections/ugmesection/
- Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) 2013b. Regulating research. [Accessed 21 October 2013] Available from https://www.aamc.org/initiatives/research/283760/regulatingresearch.html
- Anderson KC, Slatnik MA, Pereira I, Cheung E, Xu K, Brewer T. 2012. Global health education. Are we there yet? Preparing Canadian medical students for global health electives. Acad Med 87:206–209
- Anderson K, Bocking N, Slatnik M, Pattani R, Breton J, Saciragic L, Sukhjeet D. 2008. Preparing medical students for electives in low-resource settings: A template for national guidelines for pre-departure training. Ottawa, ON: Canadian Federation of Medical Students, Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada
- Anonymous. 1993. The overseas elective: Purpose or picnic? Lancet 342:753–754
- Balandin S, Lincoln M, Sen R, Wilkins DP, Trembath D. 2007. Twelve tips for effective international clinical placements. Med Teach 29:872–877
- Banatvala N, Doyal L. 1998. Knowing when to say “no” on the student elective. Students going on electives abroad need clinical guidelines. Brit Med J 316(7142):1404–1405
- Banerjee A, Banatvala N, Handa A. 2011. Medical student electives: Potential for global health? Lancet 377(9765):555
- Bender A, Walker P. 2013. The obligation of debriefing in global health education. Med Teach 35:e1027–1034
- British Medical Association. 2009. Ethics and medical electives in resource-poor countries A tool kit. London: British Medical Association
- Bullock K, Hejmadi M, Lock G. 2012. Work placements for bioscience undergraduates: Are they really necessary? J Biol Educ 46:4–11
- Cherniak WA, Drain PK, Brewer TF. 2013. Educational objectives for international medical electives: A literature review. Acad Med 88:1778–1781
- Chiodini PL, Field VK, Hill DR, Whitty CJM, Lalloo DG. 2013. Guidelines for malaria prevention in travellers from the United Kingdom. London, Public Health England: London, UK. [Accessed 20 November 2013] Available from www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/malaria/guidelines.htm
- Cossar JH, Allardice GM, Whiting B. 2000. Health surveillance of Glasgow medical undergraduates pursuing elective studies abroad (1992–1998). J Travel Med 7:314–318
- Crump JA, Sugarman J, the Working Group on Ethics Guidelines for Global Health Training (WEIGHT). 2010. Global health training. Ethics and best practice guidelines for training experiences in global health. Am J Trop Med Hyg 83:1178–1182
- Department of Health. 2007. Health clearance for tuberculosis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV: New healthcare workers. London: Department of Health
- Dowell J, Merrylees N. 2009. Electives: Isn’t it time for a change? Med Educ 43:121–126
- The Electives Network. 2013. [Accessed 16 September 2013] Available from www.electives.net
- Elit L, Hunt M, Redwood-Campbell L, Ranford J, Adelson N, Schwartz L. 2011. Ethical issues encountered by medical students during international health electives. Med Educ 45:704–711
- Finkelstein C, Brownstein A, Scott C, Lan Y-L. 2007. Anxiety and stress reduction in medical education: An intervention. Med Educ 41:258–264
- Frenk J, Chen L, Bhutta ZA, Cohen J, Crisp N, Evans T, Fineberg H, Garcia P, Ke Y, Kelley P, et al. 2010. Health professionals for a new century: Transforming education to strengthen health systems in an interdependent world. Lancet 376:1923–1958
- General Medical Council. 2009. Tomorrow’s doctors. London: General Medical Council
- General Medical Council. 2013. Supporting medical students with mental health conditions. [Accessed 21 October 2013] Available from http://www.gmc-uk.org/education/undergraduate/23289.asp
- Global Health Learning Opportunities. Association of American Medical Colleges AAMC.2013. [Accessed 21 October 2013] Available from https://www.aamc.org/services/ghlo/about/
- Goldsmid JM, Bettiol SS, Sharples N. 2003. A preliminary study on travel health issues of medical students undertaking electives. J Travel Med 10:160–163
- Harvard Global Health Institute. 2013. Teaching resources. [Accessed 21 October 2013] Available from http://globalhealth.harvard.edu/curricula-slides-reading
- Harvey BJ, Lang ES, Frank JR (eds). 2011. The research guide: A primer for residents, other health care trainees, and practitioners. Ottawa: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
- Health Policy & Economic Research Unit. 2010. BMA medical students’ finance survey academic year 2009/10. London: British Medical Association
- Houlden RL, Raja JB, Collier CP, Clark AF, Waugh JM. 2004. Medical students’ perceptions of an undergraduate research elective. Med Teach 26:659–661
- Izadnegahdar R, Correia S, Ohata B, Kittler A, ter Kuile S, Vaillancourt S, Saba N, Brewer TF. 2008. Global health in Canadian medical education: Current practices and opportunities. Acad Med 83:192–198
- Jeffrey J, Dumont RA, Kim GY, Kuo T. 2011. Effects of international health electives on medical student learning and career choice: Results of a systematic literature review. Fam Med 43:21–28
- Jolly B. 2009. A missed opportunity. Med Educ 43:104–105
- Kanter SL. 2010. International collaborations between medical schools: What are the benefits and risks? Acad Med 85:1547–1548
- Kassam N, Gupta D, Palmer M, Cheeseman C. 2003. Comparison of medical students’ elective choices before and after the abolition of rotating internships. Med Educ 37:470–471
- Kraeker C, Chandler C. 2013. “We learn from them, they learn from us”: Global health experiences and host perceptions of visiting health care professionals. Acad Med 88:483–487
- Law IR, Worley PS, Langham FJ. 2013. International medical electives undertaken by Australian medical students: Current trends and future directions. Med J Aust 198:324–326
- Lee J, Graham AV. 2001. Students’ perception of medical school stress and their evaluation of a wellness elective. Med Educ 35:652–659
- Mann K, Gordon J, MacLeod A. 2009. Reflection and reflective practice in health professions education: A systematic review. Adv Health Sci Educ 14:595–621
- MedAct. 2013. Global health Studies teaching pack. [Accessed 21 October 2013] Available from http://medact.org/content/Global%20Health%20Studies%20complete%20file.pdf
- Mezirow J. 1994. Understanding transformation theory. Adult Educ Quart 44:222–232
- Mezirow J. 1997. Transformative learning: Theory to practice. In: Cranton P, editor. New directions for adult and continuing education: No. 74. Transformative learning in action: Insights from practice. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. pp 5–12
- Mihalynuk T, Leung G, Fraser J, Bates J, Snadden D. 2006. Free choice and career choice: Clerkship electives in medical education. Med Educ 40:1065–1071
- Miranda JJ, Yudkin JS, Willott C. 2005. International health electives: Four years of experience. Travel Med Infect Dis 3:133–141
- Murdoch-Eaton DG, Ellershaw J, Garden A, Newble D, Perry M, Robinson L, Smith J, Stark P, Whittle S. 2004. Student Selected Components in the undergraduate medical curriculum; a multi-institutional consensus on purpose. Med Teach 26:33–38
- Murdoch-Eaton D, Green A. 2011. The contribution and challenges of electives in the development of social accountability in medical students. Med Teach 33:643–648
- Nantulya VM, Reich MR. 2002. The neglected epidemic: Road traffic injuries in developing countries. Brit Med J 324:1139–1141
- National Research Ethics Service. 2013. Welcome to the National Research Ethics Service. [Accessed 22 November 2013] Available from http://www.nres.nhs.uk/
- Oxfam. Global Citizenship. 2012. [Accessed 21 October 2013] Available from http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/global-citizenship
- Paige RM, Rong J, Zheng W, Kappler B. 2013. Cultural learning strategies inventory. Maximizing study abroad: Strategies for language and culture learning and use. Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA). University of Minnesota. [Accessed 16 September 2013] Available from http://www.carla.umn.edu/maxsa/documents/CultureLearningSurvey_MAXSA_IG.pdf
- Parker J, Mitchell R, Mansfield S, Jamieson J, Humphreys D, Hersch F, Graham H, Brennan K. 2011. A guide to working abroad for Australian medical students and junior doctors. Med J Aust 194:e6–e92
- Peluso MJ, Encandela J, Hafler JP, Margolis CZ. 2012. Guiding principles for the development of global health education curricula in undergraduate medical education. Med Teach 34:653–658
- Petrosoniak A, McCarthy A, Varpio L. 2010. International health electives: Thematic results of student and professional interviews. Med Educ 44:683–689
- Provenzano AM, Graber LK, Elansary M, Khoshnood K, Rastegar A, Barry M. 2010. Short-term global health research projects by US medical students: Ethical challenges for partnerships. Am J Trop Med Hyg 83:211–214
- Radstone SJJ. 2005. Practising on the poor? Healthcare workers’ beliefs about the role of medical students during their elective. J Med Ethics 31:109–110
- Responsible Electives Coordinator, Dundee Medical School. 2013. [Accessed 16 September 2013] Available from http://www.responsibleelectives.org/
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. The CanMEDS Framework. 2005. [Accessed 22 October 2013] Available from http://www.royalcollege.ca/portal/page/portal/rc/canmeds/framework
- Shah S, Wu T. 2008. The medical student global health experience: Professionalism and ethical implications. J Med Ethics 34:375–378
- Smith JK, Weaver DB. 2006. Capturing medical students’ idealism. Ann Fam Med 4:S32–S37
- Steiner BD, Carlough M, Dent G, Peña R, Morgan DR. 2010. International crises and global health electives: Lessons for faculty and institutions. Acad Med 85:1560–1563
- Stys D, Hopman W, Carpenter J. 2013. What is the value of global health electives during medical school? Med Teach 35:209–218
- Tai NRM, Nielson S, Boffard K. 2003. Host should also protect students on electives from HIV. Brit Med J 326:338
- Tyagi S, Corbett S, Welfare M. 2006. Safety on elective: A survey on safety advice and adverse events during electives. Clin Med 6:154–156
- United Nations. 1972. Declaration of the United Nations conference on the human environment. [Accessed 25 October 2013] Available from http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?documentid=97&articleid=1503
- University College London. Centre for International Health and Development. A Guide to Global Health Electives. 2009. [Accessed 21 October 2013] Available from http://www.ucl.ac.uk/igh/undergraduate/elective_info/electivepack.pdf
- Valani R, Sriharan A, Scolnik D. 2009. Designing international health electives using the CanMEDS core competencies. Med Teach 31:1097
- Warwick Medical School. Malawi partnership. 2013. [Accessed 12 November 2013] Available from http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/med/study/ugr/life/malawi
- Wilton N. 2012. The impact of work placements on skills development and labour market outcomes for business and management graduates. Stud High Educ 37:603–620
- World Federation for Medical Education. 2012. WFME Global Standards for Quality Improvement in Basic Medical Education 2012. [Accessed 21 October 2013] Available from http://www.wfme.org/standards/bme
- World Health Organisation. 2013. WHO internship programme. [Accessed 20 November 2013] Available from www.who.int/employment/internship/en/