Ethical Obligations Regarding Short-Term Global Health Clinical Experiences
Authors: Mitch Brinks, Justin Denny, Sara Schwanke Khilji
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2018)

Letters16 October 2018Ethical Obligations Regarding Short-Term Global Health Clinical ExperiencesMitch Brinks, MD, MPH, Justin Denny, MD, and Sara Schwanke Khilji, MD, MPHMitch Brinks, MD, MPHOregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon (M.B., J.D., S.S.K.)Search for more papers by this author, Justin Denny, MDOregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon (M.B., J.D., S.S.K.)Search for more papers by this author, and Sara Schwanke Khilji, MD, MPHOregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon (M.B., J.D., S.S.K.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L18-0383 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:We applaud the American College of Physicians (ACP) (1) for their position paper on short-term experiences in global health (STEGHs). Although Western ethical frameworks may not be globally generalizable (2), the authors address an important gap regarding ethical considerations in clinical international health experiences for physicians.In their editorial, Farquhar and colleagues (3) ask how physicians can determine which organizations meet ethical standards. Until objective measures are developed, we must rely on organizations to share information from their work with STEGHs. As such, we briefly summarize our experience developing a collaboration among Mandalay Eye Hospital and Tipitaka ...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. Stonington S, Ratanakul P. Is there a global bioethics? End-of-life in Thailand and the case for local difference. PLoS Med. 2006;3:e439. [PMID: 17076564] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Farquhar C, Nduati RW, Wasserheit JN. Ethical obligations in short-term global health clinical experiences: the devil is in the details. Ann Intern Med. 2018;168:672-3. [PMID: 29582073]. doi:10.7326/M18-0566 LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon (M.B., J.D., S.S.K.)Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=L18-0383. 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 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 Ethical Obligations Regarding Short-Term Global Health Clinical Experiences Riley G. Jones Metrics 16 October 2018Volume 169, Issue 8Page: 588KeywordsBlindnessDisclosureForecastingGlobal healthVision ePublished: 16 October 2018 Issue Published: 16 October 2018 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2018 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...