A student-led global health education initiative: reflections on the Kenyan Village Medical Education Program

https://doi.org/10.4081/jphr.2016.646
  • Christopher John
    Melbourne University Health Initiative, Level 4, Alan Gilbert Building; Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Australia.
  • Heidi Asquith
    Melbourne University Health Initiative, Level 4, Alan Gilbert Building; Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Australia.
  • Tom Wren
    Melbourne University Health Initiative, Level 4, Alan Gilbert Building; Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Australia.
  • Stephanie Mercuri
    Melbourne University Health Initiative, Level 4, Alan Gilbert Building; Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
  • Sian Brownlow
    Melbourne University Health Initiative, Level 4, Alan Gilbert Building; Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Australia.

ABSTRACT

The Kenyan Village Medical Education Program is a student-led global health initiative that seeks to improve health outcomes in rural Kenya through culturally appropriate health education. The month-long program, which is organised by the Melbourne University Health Initiative (Australia), is conducted each January in southern rural Kenya.