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Vicente CR, Jacobs F, de Carvalho DS, Chhaganlal K, de Carvalho RB, Raboni SM, Qosaj FA, Dau PH, Ferreira MAM, Brunetti MN, Tanaka LF. The Joint Initiative for Teaching and Learning on Global Health Challenges and One Health experience on implementing an online collaborative course. One Health 2022; 15:100409. [PMID: 36277091 PMCID: PMC9582413 DOI: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2022.100409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
The “Joint Initiative for Teaching and Learning on Global Health Challenges and One Health” piloted the online course “Global Health Challenges and One Health in 2021. The present work documents this experience, lessons learned, and the future outlook of the course. A descriptive study was conducted based on the evaluations performed with the enrolled students and course coordinators. Of 30 enrolled students from graduate programs of six institutions from Brazil, Germany, Mozambique, and Kosovo, two unenrolled, and nine failed for not completing the activities. Therefore, 19 (63%) students completed the course. Some challenges identified were language and technology access barriers, difficulty scheduling group meetings due to different time zones, and high workload per credit in some institutions. Activities in groups conducted synchronously, such as debates, journal clubs, and case studies, were highlighted as those with higher impact in the learning process, having more participation of students when carried in small groups. Some students reported the establishment of research and work partnerships with other participants from partner institutions. The experience reinforces the importance of international exchange to improve collaboration between institutions and the impact of working in small interprofessional groups to develop technical, intercultural, and interdisciplinarity competencies necessary to human resources working with the One Health approach. The success of such international educational initiatives depends on overcoming barriers to implementation, which can be detected in institutional and course levels. Therefore, continuing evaluation of the course and improvements must be performed and involve all participants.
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Affiliation(s)
- Creuza Rachel Vicente
- Department of Social Medicine, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil
- Post-Graduate Program in Infectious Diseases, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil
- Corresponding author at: Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Departamento de Medicina Social, Avenida Marechal Campos, 1468, Maruipe, CEP: 29040-090 Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil.
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- Institute of Medical Education, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Mozambique, Beira, Mozambique
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- Department of Collective Health, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Epidemiology, Department of Sports and Health Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Epidemiology, Department of Sports and Health Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Mwangi W, de Figueiredo P, Criscitiello MF. One Health: Addressing Global Challenges at the Nexus of Human, Animal, and Environmental Health. PLoS Pathog 2016; 12:e1005731. [PMID: 27631500 PMCID: PMC5025119 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Waithaka Mwangi
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
- * E-mail: (WM); (PdF); (MFC)
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Bryan, Texas, United States of America
- Norman Borlaug Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
- * E-mail: (WM); (PdF); (MFC)
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Bryan, Texas, United States of America
- Comparative Immunogenetics Laboratory, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
- * E-mail: (WM); (PdF); (MFC)
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