TABLE 1.
List of domains and competencies for the global citizen bold text denotes a focus for enhancement in our course
| DOMAIN 1: Global burden of disease |
| Competency 1: Describe the major causes of morbidity and mortality around the world, and how the risk for disease varies with regions |
| Competency 2: Describe major public health efforts to reduce disparities in global health (such as Millenium Development Goals) |
| DOMAIN 2: Globalization of health and healthcare |
| Competency 3: Describe how travel and trade contribute to the spread of communicable and chronic disease |
| DOMAIN 3: Social and environmental determinants of health |
| Competency 4: Describe how cultural context influences perceptions of health and disease |
| Competency 5: List major social and economic determinants of health and their effects on the access to and quality of health services and on differences in morbidity and mortality between and within countries. |
| Competency 6: Describe the relationship between access to and quality of water, sanitation, food, and air on individual and population health. |
| DOMAIN 4: Collaboration, partnering, and communication |
| Competency 7: Exhibit interprofessional values and communication skills that demonstrate respect |
| Competency 8: Acknowledge one’s limitations in skills, knowledge, and abilities. |
| DOMAIN 5: Ethics |
| Competency 9: Demonstrate an understanding of and an ability to resolve common ethical issues and challenges that arise when working within diverse economic, political, and cultural contexts as well as when working with vulnerable populations and in low-resource settings to address global health issues |
| DOMAIN 6: Professional Practice |
| Competency 10: Articulate barriers to health and health care in low-resource settings locally and internationally |
| DOMAIN 7: Health Equity and Social Justice |
| Competency 11: Demonstrate a basic understanding of the relationships between health, human rights, and global inequities |
| Competency 12: Demonstrate a commitment to social responsibility |
| DOMAIN 8: Sociocultural and political awareness |
| Competency 13: Describe the roles and relationships of the major entities influencing global health and development |