• Individual competencies
o Cross-culture competence
o Communication and linguistic skills
o Understanding the geographic burden of disease
o Problem solving with Iimited resources
o Identifying social and environmental determinants of health
o Recognizing health inequities and their effect on individual health
o Teamwork and collaborative problem solving
o Professionalism and ethical behavior
o Awareness of requirements for global health workers
• Community competencies
o Conducting a limited, population or community-based study
o Applying knowledge of preventive care
o Understanding the impact of migration and marginalization on health
o Understanding key global health “players”
• Local global health core competencies
o Knowledge of local history, culture, social structure, politics
o Understanding local health care service structure
o Knowledge of local medical terminology