Exploring Trends and Challenges in Global Health Medical Education: A Scoping Review

Abstract Global health education has increasingly impacted students and professionals in the medical field in recent years. This review aims to map the literature on global health education and analyze its contribution to equity in a worldwide medical context. This was a scoping review using the Joanna Briggs Institute approach. The PCC (population, concept, and context) mnemonic guided the study's questions. The PubMed, ScienceDirect, Virtual Health Library (VHL), and Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) databases were used, identifying 278 articles: 86 from PubMed; 48 from ScienceDirect; 71 from VHL; 69 from SciELO, and 4 from other sources. Articles from four continents and more than 20 countries were analyzed. As a result, global health education took place through virtual meetings, face-to-face meetings, electives, and fieldwork, such as exchanges. The development of communication skills, adaptation to limited resources, empathy, ethics, and the strengthening of multidisciplinary relationships were noted. It therefore highlighted the significant growth of global health education in international medical training. It identified the need for further research and future initiatives to evaluate its long-term effect and improve global health equity.