Ethical Obligations Regarding Short-Term Global Health Clinical Experiences: An American College of Physicians Position Paper

• 2018

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• Matthew DeCamp; Lisa Soleymani Lehmann; Pooja Jaeel; Carrie Horwitch
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7326/M17-3361

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This position paper aims to inform ethical decision making surrounding participation in short-term global health clinical care experiences, describing 5 core positions with contrasting case scenarios. This resource is related to a PPN podcast titled "A Global Connection."

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Hazard: Everyday Emergency

Audiences: Nurses; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Keywords: Ethics, Medical; Global Health

Institutions: Johns Hopkins University; U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; National Center for Ethics in Health Care; University of California –San Diego School of Medicine; University of California, San Diego; Virginia Mason Medical Center

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