Journal
ECOHEALTH
Volume 17, Issue 2, Pages 222-232Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-020-01481-0
Keywords
One Health; Experiential learning; Interprofessional education; Professional development; Competency-based curriculum; Program evaluation
Funding
- U.S. Agency for International Development
- U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Threat Reduction Agency
- University of California, Davis' Schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
- Sokoine University of Agriculture
- University of California Global Health Institute
- University of California, Davis Global Affairs Seed Grant Program
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The One Health approach has gained support across a range of disciplines; however, training opportunities for professionals seeking to operationalize the interdisciplinary approach are limited. Academic institutions, through the development of high-quality, experiential training programs that focus on the application of professional competencies, can increase accessibility to One Health education. TheRx One Health Summer Institute, jointly led by US and East African partners, provides a model for such a program. In 2017, 21 participants representing five countries completed theRx One Healthprogram in East Africa. Participants worked collaboratively with communities neighboring wildlife areas to better understand issues impacting human and animal health and welfare, livelihoods, and conservation. One Health topics were explored through community engagement and role-playing exercises, field-based health surveillance activities, laboratories, and discussions with local experts. Educational assessments reflected improvements in participants' ability to apply the One Health approach to health and disease problem solving, as well as anticipate cross-sectoral challenges to its implementation. The experiential learning method, specifically the opportunity to engage with local communities, proved to be impactful on participants' cultural awareness. TheRx One Health Summer Institutetraining model may provide an effective and implementable strategy by which to contribute to the development of a global One Health workforce.
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