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THE IMPACT SHORT TERM MEDICAL MiSSIONS HAVE ON FOREIGN COMMUNITIES

Donatello, Aryn E
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1525719084229235

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2018, BS, Kent State University, College of Nursing.
Short-term medical mission (STMM) trips have steadily grown since the 1980s, providing care to a greater number of communities each year. With the increase in medical aid abroad, some researchers have begun to question if short term medical missions are causing more harm than good within a community. The literature review analyzed a total of 29 research articles focused on the impact that STMMs have in low- income communities. Findings were divide into four categories; STMM Evaluation, Education, Provider Experiences vs Community Needs, and Host-Provider Relationships. Significant challenges for effective STMM work included inadequate cultural education of volunteers, ineffective partnering with local healthcare providers, the attainment of experiences instead of the provision of care, and a lack of a standard evaluation tool to assess STMM work. Unfortunately, most of the current research consisted of volunteer perceptions of care, with very few research articles examining host healthcare and patient perspectives on care. Providers agreed that there needs to be greater research focused on patient and host observations of STMM care, as well as greater time dedicated to education and fostering relationships abroad. Current research recommended greater accountability in evaluating and reporting the effects of care provided by STMMs before they are deemed useful.
Mary Ferranto (Advisor)
Timothy Meyers (Committee Member)
Pamela Rafferty-Semon (Committee Member)
Amanda Burke (Committee Member)
62 p.
Medical Ethics
Medical Missions, Impact, Barriers, Short-term, Literature Review

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  • Donatello, A. E. (2018). THE IMPACT SHORT TERM MEDICAL MiSSIONS HAVE ON FOREIGN COMMUNITIES [Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1525719084229235

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Donatello, Aryn. THE IMPACT SHORT TERM MEDICAL MiSSIONS HAVE ON FOREIGN COMMUNITIES. 2018. Kent State University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1525719084229235.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Donatello, Aryn. "THE IMPACT SHORT TERM MEDICAL MiSSIONS HAVE ON FOREIGN COMMUNITIES." Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1525719084229235

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