Pre departure competency survey Please complete this brief survey related to intercultural communication and clinical competencies that you will develop during your CFHI program. Upon your return you will be asked to complete a related exit survey, your participation in both surveys is extremely important for improvement of CFHI's programs. All answers will be kept strictly confidential. Without searching for the answers online, estimate the following statistics for the country to which you are going. Question Title * 1. Poverty headcount ratio at $2 a day (PPP) (% of population) Question Title * 2. Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%) Question Title * 3. Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) Question Title * 4. Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) Question Title * 5. If local physicians or nonprofit coordinators ask you to send them supplies upon your return to the U.S., What is the appropriate response: Yes, but only if you intend to follow through with delivery Yes, so as not to appear rude, even if you do not intend to follow through No, politely explain that your volunteering does not extend to this area. Question Title * 6. Is it ever acceptable to perform a procedure that you are not licensed to perform in the U.S. while you are abroad? Yes, licensing does not apply while abroad where rules are less strict. Yes, if there is no other licensed personnel, your help is better than nothing. No, one should never practice beyond their level, even if invited to do so by local health care practitioners or patients. Question Title * 7. If patients ask you a question relating to their medical condition but you do not have the answer, should you: Attempt to give your best answer, it is better than nothing Refer them to the appropriate physician, even if they are not available at that moment Question Title * 8. List three barriers to health care that you believe exist in the community in which you will be working. 1 2 3 Question Title * 9. List three strategies that you believe health care professionals can use to circumvent these barriers. 1 2 3 Question Title * 10. Please list three cultural differences that you believe exist between health care professionals in the U.S. and the country you will be working in. 1 2 3 Question Title * 11. What do you anticipate being the greatest challenge that you will experience while working with health care providers at your host site? 1 2 3 Question Title * 12. What do you think are the major causes of morbidity and mortality affecting the populations you will be working in? 1 2 3 Question Title * 13. What are three most common conditions that you think you will see while on your program? 1 2 3 Done
