Table 5 Global Health Experiences during Medical School
From: The impact of global health opportunities on residency selection
N | % | |
|---|---|---|
Did you participate in an elective rotation in a low-resource setting (e.g. internationally or Indian Health Services)? | ||
Yes | 220 | 31% |
No | 487 | 69% |
If yes, how did this experience affect your likeliness to seek further global health experiences during residency? | ||
Slightly less likely | 2 | 1% |
Neutral | 46 | 21% |
Slightly more likely | 87 | 40% |
Much more likely | 83 | 38% |
Global Health Elective Settings - Multi-select item | ||
International | 168 | 76% |
Local low-resource setting | 101 | 46% |
Immigrants | 27 | 12% |
Refugees | 20 | 9% |
Indian Health Services | 8 | 4% |
Other GH elective | 5 | 2% |
US-Mexico border | 4 | 2% |
Reasons for Not Doing a Global Health Elective - Multi-select item | ||
Cost | 254 | 52% |
I did not have interest in doing so | 181 | 37% |
Inability to secure time for the rotation | 172 | 35% |
Family obligations | 88 | 18% |
Other reason for no GH elective | 43 | 9% |
Not available at my institution | 25 | 5% |
Concern for my own safety | 22 | 5% |
Concern for my own health | 19 | 4% |