See Resources tab for organizations and websites providing healthcare provider education.

International Standards & Practice Guidelines (IS&Gs)

1. Education, Medical topics
2. Health workforce topics
   —Education & Training
   —Global Health Workforce Network
   —WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Migration of Health Personnel 2010
3. Health workforce programs
   —Transformative Education for Health Professionals
   —WHO education guidelines
   — Knowledge sharing
4. Health systems Knowledge
   —Knowledge management
   —Effective teaching: A guide for educating healthcare providers
5. WHO “Publications” TAB
6. Hinari Access to Research for Health programme
7. Library and Information Networks for Knowledge
8. World health reports–archive
9. International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations Policy Statements
   —IFMSA Policy Statement Ethical Medical Placements Abroad 2016
   —Introduction to IFMSA Exchanges
10. World Medical Association
    —WMA Statement on Ethical Considerations in Global Medical Electives 2016

Missions Specific Best Practices Documents

(Demonstrate Compliance with International Standards & Guidelines)

I. FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATION (FBO) OPEN-ACCESS DOCUMENTS:
A. Christian Journal for Global Health (CJGH)
—Health and wholeness undergraduate course in Uganda: potential public health impact and transferability
—Evaluation of community health worker training course effectiveness in India
—PRIME Partnerships in International Medical Education – Restoring a Christian ethos to medical education worldwide
—Teaching quality improvement in Tanzania: a model of inter-professional partnership for global health development
BPGHM Note–The following contain no references to IS&Gs but appear to demonstrate compliance:
—Developing cross-cultural healthcare workers: content, process and mentoring
—“Exporting” medical education
—Continuing medical and dental education on the global stage: The nexus of supporting international Christian healthcare workers and developing educators
—Outcomes of a faculty development conference in Mongolia
—Equipping healthcare professionals to care for the whole person
—Impact of a pre-clinical skills course with Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) on preparedness and confidence levels of medical students in Africa
—The proper college
—Avoiding pitfalls in overseas medical educational experiences
—Critical Thinking in Medical Education Missions

B, Christian Medical Association of India (CMAI) Website
Publications  Christian Medical Journal of India (CMJI)—Numerous articles, some contain no references to IS&Gs but appear to demonstrate compliance:
—Skill Development for Health

C. MedicalMissions website
—Service Learning Programs for Students and Short Term Missions

II. SECULAR OPEN-ACCESS DOCUMENTS:
A. American Academy of Pediatrics
—International Resources
—Guide for Implementation of Helping Babies Breathe
—AAP Abroad: 10 tips for residents considering a global health rotation

B. American Medical Association  
—AMA-Journal of Ethics 2006–Several articles, some contain no references to IS&Gs but appear to demonstrate compliance.

C. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
—Ethics and best practice guidelines for training experiences in global health 2010

D. Annals of Global Health
—Bidirectional Exchanges of Medical Students Between Institutional Partners in Global Health Clinical Education Programs: Putting Ethical Principles into Practice–No references to IS&Gs but appears to demonstrate compliance

E. Association of American Medical Colleges
—Guidelines for Premedical and Medical Students Providing Patient Care  During Clinical Experiences Abroad–No references to IS&Gs but appears to demonstrate compliance 2011
—Beyond Medical “Missions” to Impact-Driven Short-Term Experiences in Global Health (STEGHs): Ethical Principles to Optimize Community Benefit and Learner Experience
—Reconfiguring a One-Way Street–A Position Paper on Why and How to Improve Equity in Global Physician Training 2019

F. BioMed Central Globalization and Health Medical Education
—The future of global health education: training for equity in global health 2016

G. Child Family Health International
—Collaboration with Medsin-UK–Choosing an International Elective: A Roadmap for your Decision
—Do you GASP? How pre-health students delivering babies in Africa is quickly becoming consequentially unacceptable

H. Forum on Education Abroad. Standards of Good Practice
—Standards of Good Practice for Education Abroad, 5th ed. (2015)
—Quality Assurance Programs

I. Global Health: Science & Practice-Dedicated to What Works In Global Health Programs. (Johns Hopkins University & USAID collaboration) Topics  Numerous excellent reports, all open access:
—Health Workers

J. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health–Global Health (See also Short-term missions re ethics & STM training)
—Training Methods and Continuing Education for Health Workers 2005

K. The Lancet–Global Health Series
—Medical education for the 21st century 2010

L. University of Minnesota Global Ambassadors for Patient Safety The following may contain no references to IS&Gs but appears to demonstrate compliance:
—Developing Global Ambassadors for Patient Safety
—Global Ambassadors for Patient Safety (GAPS) Toolkit

M. Wiley Online Library
—Global Health Ethics for Students 2007