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Table 2 Percent of students reporting current (“Now”) and needed (“Career Need”) competence in GHD-related competencies (n = 32)

From: Promoting medical students’ reflection on competencies to advance a global health equities curriculum

  

% of students

 

Domain: health care systems and policy

 

Strongly disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly agree

Wilcoxin’s paired T-value

  

1

2

3

4

 

Compare and contrast health policies, priorities, and resources in different regions or nations.

Now

12

44

34

9

4.0***

Career Need

-

9

28

62

Compare and contrast the roles of non-governmental and governmental organizations in mitigating health disparities and improving health outcomes.

Now

6

47

41

6

4.4***

Career Need

-

6

22

72

Identify and compare health systems in the U.S. and in a developing country, in terms of their use of organized and informal sectors.

Now

9

41

41

9

3.3***

Career Need

-

18

38

44

Identify and demonstrate your ability to use a range of health information systems to inform your work in populations with health disparities.

Now

16

50

34

-

4.4***

Career Need

-

6

32

61

  1. ***P Value < .005.