Ethical Obligations Regarding Short-Term Global Health Clinical Experiences
Authors: Riley G. Jones
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2018)

Letters16 October 2018Ethical Obligations Regarding Short-Term Global Health Clinical ExperiencesRiley G. Jones, MD, MScRiley G. Jones, MD, MScUniversity of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (R.G.J.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L18-0382 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:I read ACP's position paper on ethics in STEGHs (1) with much enthusiasm. Although the authors do a decent service in putting forth a set of guidelines, I was disappointed that they assert that “Global health … emphasizes vulnerable populations in underserved settings” and then refer to Koplan and colleagues' (2) article before stating that “‘Experiences in global health refers to circumstances where physicians from high-income countries travel to low- or middle-income countries or to underserved areas in high-income countries.” The authors seem to have misunderstood Koplan and colleagues' definition, which does not highlight vulnerable populations or ...References1. DeCamp M, Lehmann LS, Jaeel P, Horwitch C; ACP Ethics, Professionalism and Human Rights Committee. Ethical obligations regarding short-term global health clinical experiences: an American College of Physicians position paper. Ann Intern Med. 2018;168:651-7. [PMID: 29582076]. doi:10.7326/M17-3361 LinkGoogle Scholar2. Koplan JP, Bond TC, Merson MH, Reddy KS, Rodriguez MH, Sewankambo NK, et al; Consortium of Universities for Global Health Executive Board. Towards a common definition of global health. Lancet. 2009;373:1993-5. [PMID: 19493564] doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60332-9 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Medécins Sans Frontières. Our history. 2018. Accessed at www.msf.org/en/msf-history on 23 May 2018. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (R.G.J.)Disclosures: The author has disclosed no conflicts of interest. The form can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=L18-0382. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoEthical Obligations Regarding Short-Term Global Health Clinical Experiences: An American College of Physicians Position Paper Matthew DeCamp , Lisa Soleymani Lehmann , Pooja Jaeel , Carrie Horwitch , and Ethical Obligations Regarding Short-Term Global Health Clinical Experiences Mitch Brinks , Justin Denny , and Sara Schwanke Khilji Ethical Obligations Regarding Short-Term Global Health Clinical Experiences Chester B. Good , N. Randall Kolb , Lindsay Nakaishi , and Mark Meyer Ethical Obligations Regarding Short-Term Global Health Clinical Experiences Matthew DeCamp , Lisa Soleymani Lehmann , Pooja Jaeel , and Carrie Horwitch Metrics 16 October 2018Volume 169, Issue 8Page: 589KeywordsClimate changeConflicts of interestDisclosureGlobal healthHealth careNatural disastersOpioidsPopulation statisticsPrevention, policy, and public health ePublished: 16 October 2018 Issue Published: 16 October 2018 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2018 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...