Near-peer teaching between Haitian and American medical students: a longitudinal evaluation of an emergency response curriculum

: 1.052_HRW Building a curriculum for global health nurse competencies E. Hall, S. Rose, K. Baltzell; Center for Global Health, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco Program/Project Purpose: Nursing care is the backbone of health care delivery globally. As interest in the field of global health increases, curriculum and opportunities that prepare nurses to work in low resource settings are necessary. However, there is minimal consensus on what competencies are key for effective global health nursing leadership. A collaborative evaluation of educational approaches is necessary to prepare nurses for complex global health work. The UCSF Global Health Nursing Fellowship (GHNF), established in 2014, is a model for evaluating curriculum that delivers core global health nursing leadership competencies. Structure/Method/Design: The UCSF GHNF was designed in partnership with the non-profit Partners In Health (PIH). The program aims to (1) provide experience in global health for nursing fellows, and (2) to support educational opportunities for Haitian nurses in hospital settings. To achieve these goals, an experiential curriculum was implemented based on global health competencies defined by UCSF interprofessional faculty. Educational exercises include 1) Pre-departure self-assessments and objective setting; 2) Interactive interprofessional field orientation; 3) Prompted self-reflections; 4) Literature reviews and discussions; and 5) independent projects mentored by Haitian and UCSF faculty. Outcome & Evaluation: Results of the first year’s evaluation indicated that fellows need structured mentorship in core competencies. Preliminary results from year two indicate that 1) interactive field orientation set realistic expectations and goals for the year; 2) ongoing self-reflection exercises are important for managing competing priorities in a hectic resource constrained environment; and 3) literature reviews provide insight into concepts common encountered in the field. Going Forward: Given that advance practice nurse graduates enter global health fellowships with varying perceptions of how their work should impact host communities, agreement upon fellowship competencies is necessary. The challenge of global health nursing training is to guide the learners through their experience with a balanced consideration of best-practices and self-reflection; as well as interprofessional team focus and independent initiative. In summary, time in the field alone is not adequate to prepare advanced practice nurses to work in global health. Funding: The program described receives funding from an anonymous private donor. Abstract #: 1.053_HRW: 1.053_HRW Near-peer teaching between Haitian and American medical students: a longitudinal evaluation of an emergency