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Panel on Education Interdisciplinary Study Abroad

Panel on Education Interdisciplinary Study Abroad . Eileen Smit Mary Jane Tremethick. Interdisciplinary Study for Students. ◊. Community Partners. Dr. Milton Mendoza. Yojoa International Medical Center Building Site . Yojoa International Medical Center. Meeting Current Needs.

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Panel on Education Interdisciplinary Study Abroad

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  1. Panel on EducationInterdisciplinary Study Abroad Eileen Smit Mary Jane Tremethick

  2. Interdisciplinary Study for Students

  3. ◊

  4. Community Partners

  5. Dr. Milton Mendoza

  6. Yojoa International Medical Center Building Site

  7. Yojoa International Medical Center

  8. Meeting Current Needs

  9. Meeting Current Needs

  10. Meeting Current Needs

  11. Understanding the Honduran Health Care System

  12. Developing Respect for Culture

  13. Preparing Culturally Competent Health Educators: The development and evaluation of a cultural immersion service-learning program The quantitative section of the evaluation provides students with five responses 1=Strongly Disagree, 2=Disagree, 3=Neutral, 4=Agree, 5=Strongly Agree)

  14. I believe that information from other cultures is important in understanding our own health. (4.9 of 5.0) • I believe I learned a lot about the Honduran culture while engaged in this course. (4.7 of 5.0 • I believe I am more sensitive to cultural diversity after participation in this course. (4.5 of 5.0) • I believe I will be able to apply the knowledge gained during this course in my professional career. (4.4 of 5.0)

  15. Qualitative • “Reflect on your greatest area of growth during this cultural immersion service-learning course” • understanding and or embracing another culture (17 of 36 students) • “I was able to learn about this other culture and how it is similar and different to my culture. • I was able to open my mind more to new things.” discussed growth in regards to

  16. Qualitative • an increased understanding of the challenges faced by a developing country such as lack of health care, clean water, and sanitation. (6 of 36 students ) • “While I had heard about challenges facing developing countries, seeing them firsthand (healthcare, inadequate sanitation, etc) really opened my eyes to this reality and made me a more compassionate person.”

  17. Tremethick, M.& Smit, E. (2009) Preparing culturally competent health educators: The development and evaluation of a cultural immersion service-learning program. International Electronic Journal of Health Education, 12, 185-193. • Contact Information • Eileen Smit: esmit@nmu.edu • Mary Jane Tremethick: mtremeth@nmu.edu

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