Table 4 Framework for professional impact experienced by UW global health volunteers: Health system competencies and examples of how they may be demonstrated
Competency 1. Capacity Strengthening | - Coordinate and/or manage diverse teams |
- Design health worker trainings | |
- Monitor and evaluate health worker trainings | |
Competency 2. Collaboration and Partnerships | - Build trust with colleagues |
- Ensure health partnerships represent diverse perspectives | |
- Set goals and expectations for health partnerships | |
Competency 3. Ethical Reasoning and Professionalism | - Analyze ethical issues that impact diverse cultures/backgrounds |
- Promote integrity in professional practice | |
- Hold self and colleagues accountable to practice standards | |
Competency 4. Health Equity and Social Justice Leadership | - Assess disparities in the distribution of health resources |
- Empower vulnerable populations to make decisions that support health/well-being and are culturally appropriate | |
- Advocate for social justice principles in patient care and/or institutional/hospital policies | |
Competency 5. Program Management | - Conduct a formative assessment for program planning that considers local stakeholders*#x2019; resources/input |
- Apply scientific evidence throughout program planning, implementation, and evaluation | |
- Utilize program evaluation results to inform modifications/improvements | |
Competency 6. Cultural Awareness | - Describe how culture influences health decisions and outcomes |
- Design health advocacy strategies that consider diverse cultural, socio-economic, religious, and other backgrounds | |
- Analyze factors that influence public health | |
Competency 7. Strategic Analysis and Evaluation | - Implement a community health needs assessment |
- Identify relationships between social determinants of health and health outcomes in a local context | |
- Propose strategies for improving health systems in limited resource settings |