TY - JOUR
T1 - Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a New Course on Essential Skills for Women’s Leadership in Global Health
AU - Kalbarczyk, Anna
AU - Hood, Elizabeth
AU - Azizatunnisa, Luthfi
AU - Cintyamena, Utsamani
AU - Nigatu, Frehiwot
AU - Baral, Prativa
N1 - Funding Information:
Johns Hopkins University PhD Professional Development Initiative.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Author(s).
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - While many calls have been made to support the development of women leaders in global health, few resources have been developed and evaluated to meet this goal. We developed and evaluated a one week online short course on the essential skills for women’s leadership in global health, offered in June 2021 to 22 students from 4 countries (Australia, Ethiopia, Thailand, and the United States). The course covered the state of women’s leadership in global health and influencing factors; leadership theories models and frameworks; self-awareness and self-assessments; organizations and enabling environments; communication; and negotiation, and was designed to promote skills via practice, discussion, and debrief. Students rated the course highly and enjoyed the skills-building components, diversity of voices presented throughout the course, and embedded networking opportunities. Future iterations of the course, particularly those held in low-and middle-income countries, should contextualize materials, co-create with local instructors and amplify local voices, and consider incorporating shadowing, coaching, mentorship, and communities of practice.
AB - While many calls have been made to support the development of women leaders in global health, few resources have been developed and evaluated to meet this goal. We developed and evaluated a one week online short course on the essential skills for women’s leadership in global health, offered in June 2021 to 22 students from 4 countries (Australia, Ethiopia, Thailand, and the United States). The course covered the state of women’s leadership in global health and influencing factors; leadership theories models and frameworks; self-awareness and self-assessments; organizations and enabling environments; communication; and negotiation, and was designed to promote skills via practice, discussion, and debrief. Students rated the course highly and enjoyed the skills-building components, diversity of voices presented throughout the course, and embedded networking opportunities. Future iterations of the course, particularly those held in low-and middle-income countries, should contextualize materials, co-create with local instructors and amplify local voices, and consider incorporating shadowing, coaching, mentorship, and communities of practice.
KW - course
KW - essential skills
KW - evaluation
KW - global health
KW - training
KW - women’s leadership
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U2 - 10.5334/aogh.3730
DO - 10.5334/aogh.3730
M3 - Article
C2 - 35891883
AN - SCOPUS:85134189355
SN - 2214-9996
VL - 88
JO - Annals of global health
JF - Annals of global health
IS - 1
M1 - 55
ER -