TY - JOUR
T1 - Developing a Global One Health Workforce
T2 - The “Rx One Health Summer Institute” Approach
AU - Berrian, Amanda M.
AU - Wilkes, Michael
AU - Gilardi, Kirsten V
AU - Smith, Woutrina
AU - Conrad, Patricia A.
AU - Crook, Paulina Zielinska
AU - Cullor, James S
AU - Nyatanyi, Thierry
AU - Smith, Martin H.
AU - Kazwala, Rudovick
AU - Mazet, Jonna A
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - The One Health approach has gained support across a range of disciplines; however, training opportunities for professionals seeking to operationalize the interdisciplinary approach are limited. Academic institutions, through the development of high-quality, experiential training programs that focus on the application of professional competencies, can increase accessibility to One Health education. The Rx One Health Summer Institute, jointly led by US and East African partners, provides a model for such a program. In 2017, 21 participants representing five countries completed the Rx One Health program in East Africa. Participants worked collaboratively with communities neighboring wildlife areas to better understand issues impacting human and animal health and welfare, livelihoods, and conservation. One Health topics were explored through community engagement and role-playing exercises, field-based health surveillance activities, laboratories, and discussions with local experts. Educational assessments reflected improvements in participants’ ability to apply the One Health approach to health and disease problem solving, as well as anticipate cross-sectoral challenges to its implementation. The experiential learning method, specifically the opportunity to engage with local communities, proved to be impactful on participants’ cultural awareness. The Rx One Health Summer Institute training model may provide an effective and implementable strategy by which to contribute to the development of a global One Health workforce.
AB - The One Health approach has gained support across a range of disciplines; however, training opportunities for professionals seeking to operationalize the interdisciplinary approach are limited. Academic institutions, through the development of high-quality, experiential training programs that focus on the application of professional competencies, can increase accessibility to One Health education. The Rx One Health Summer Institute, jointly led by US and East African partners, provides a model for such a program. In 2017, 21 participants representing five countries completed the Rx One Health program in East Africa. Participants worked collaboratively with communities neighboring wildlife areas to better understand issues impacting human and animal health and welfare, livelihoods, and conservation. One Health topics were explored through community engagement and role-playing exercises, field-based health surveillance activities, laboratories, and discussions with local experts. Educational assessments reflected improvements in participants’ ability to apply the One Health approach to health and disease problem solving, as well as anticipate cross-sectoral challenges to its implementation. The experiential learning method, specifically the opportunity to engage with local communities, proved to be impactful on participants’ cultural awareness. The Rx One Health Summer Institute training model may provide an effective and implementable strategy by which to contribute to the development of a global One Health workforce.
KW - Competency-based curriculum
KW - Experiential learning
KW - Interprofessional education
KW - One Health
KW - Professional development
KW - Program evaluation
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U2 - 10.1007/s10393-020-01481-0
DO - 10.1007/s10393-020-01481-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 32685999
AN - SCOPUS:85088133526
JO - EcoHealth
JF - EcoHealth
SN - 1612-9202
ER -