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Background <p>As medical education becomes increasingly global, there is a need to prepare residents for culturally diverse clinical environments. Key questions remain about how best to define, measure, and demonstrate the achieved benefits of international education initiatives, particularly regarding intercultural competence and global adaptability for healthcare professionals. This study addresses this gap by assessing a hybrid educational model that combines international faculty mobility with simulation-based learning.</p> Methods <p>We implemented the Paediatric EmergenSIMs Pathway, where visiting U.S. faculty led high-fidelity pediatric emergency simulations and culture-focused lectures, followed by debriefings. A cross-sectional mixed-methods design was used, including post-course surveys, interviews, and a separate faculty survey. Quantitative data were analyzed descriptively; qualitative data underwent thematic analysis.</p> Results <p>Thirty-five participants (70% response rate) completed the survey. Residents reported learnings of cultural awareness (M = 4.72, 95% CI [4.66–4.78]) and cultural competency (M = 4.65, 95% CI [4.54–4.75]), with slightly lower but still positive learnings in cultural sensitivity (M = 4.08, 95% CI [3.93–4.23]). Qualitative feedback confirmed that international faculty and simulations broadened cultural perspectives and fostered social skills; faculty noted mutual learning and challenges in sustaining partnerships.</p> Conclusions <p>Integrating international faculty and simulation-based education fostered intercultural competence, reflective practice, and professional growth. The hybrid format enabled safe, experiential learning and mutual exchange. These findings highlight the need for standardized frameworks to assess intercultural learning linked to faculty mobility and to inform future global medical curricula.</p>

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Preparing Italian residents for global medical practice: the role of internationalization in education

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    2025年11月25日

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  • Claudia Ebm,
  • Cherrelle Smith,
  • Manuela Milani,
  • Mia Karamatsu,
  • Nick Pokrajac,
  • Bernard Dannenberg,
  • Maurizio Cecconi

摘要

Background

As medical education becomes increasingly global, there is a need to prepare residents for culturally diverse clinical environments. Key questions remain about how best to define, measure, and demonstrate the achieved benefits of international education initiatives, particularly regarding intercultural competence and global adaptability for healthcare professionals. This study addresses this gap by assessing a hybrid educational model that combines international faculty mobility with simulation-based learning.

Methods

We implemented the Paediatric EmergenSIMs Pathway, where visiting U.S. faculty led high-fidelity pediatric emergency simulations and culture-focused lectures, followed by debriefings. A cross-sectional mixed-methods design was used, including post-course surveys, interviews, and a separate faculty survey. Quantitative data were analyzed descriptively; qualitative data underwent thematic analysis.

Results

Thirty-five participants (70% response rate) completed the survey. Residents reported learnings of cultural awareness (M = 4.72, 95% CI [4.66–4.78]) and cultural competency (M = 4.65, 95% CI [4.54–4.75]), with slightly lower but still positive learnings in cultural sensitivity (M = 4.08, 95% CI [3.93–4.23]). Qualitative feedback confirmed that international faculty and simulations broadened cultural perspectives and fostered social skills; faculty noted mutual learning and challenges in sustaining partnerships.

Conclusions

Integrating international faculty and simulation-based education fostered intercultural competence, reflective practice, and professional growth. The hybrid format enabled safe, experiential learning and mutual exchange. These findings highlight the need for standardized frameworks to assess intercultural learning linked to faculty mobility and to inform future global medical curricula.