Table 4. Visiting students’ end-of-elective feedback responses on a 5 point Likert scale, where 5 is strongly agree and 1 is strongly disagree
Preface Survey Item Mean (SD)
My elective experience in Nepal… Increased my appreciation for the impact of culture on health 4.1 (0.6)
  Provided an appropriate diversity of cases 3.9 (0.8)
  Was personally rewarding 3.7 (1.0)
  Provided a good teaching relationship between students and faculty 3.7 (1.1)
  Taught appropriate medical knowledge 3.5 (0.9)
  Connected me with the hospital community 3.5 (1.0)
  Provided an appropriate level of supervision 3.3 (1.1)
  Increased my sense of social responsibility 3.2 (1.2)
  Provided an appropriate clinical training experience 3.0 (1.1)
  Can be described as “life-changing" 2.7 (0.9)
  Was valued by the community 2.6 (1.0)
  Taught appropriate clinical skills 2.3 (1.1)
  Made a difference in patients' lives 2.2 (0.9)
  Affected my choice of medical specialty 1.9 (1.2)
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