Dr. Phaedra Henley

The University of Global Health Equity‘s (UGHE) One Health Field School (OHFS) in Rwanda exemplifies an experiential approach to education that integrates human, animal, and environmental health. This field-based program engages students in real-world settings such as abattoirs, health centers, and mining sites to confront pressing public health issues, from zoonotic diseases and antimicrobial resistance to food safety and environmental health. Following Kolb's experiential learning model, OHFS equips graduate students to observe, analyze, and apply solutions to complex health challenges, fostering adaptability, resilience, and collaborative problem-solving skills. By bridging classroom theory with practical application, OHFS cultivates leadership and a holistic understanding of health, preparing graduates to navigate the interconnected global health landscape. Through this innovative approach, UGHE aims to train a generation of health professionals capable of addressing crises such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and emerging infectious diseases at the human–animal–environment interface. Paper Context Main findings: The University of Global Health Equity’s One Health Field School effectively integrates experiential learning with interdisciplinary collaboration to prepare students for complex global health challenges. By engaging students in real-world settings, the program fosters adaptability, resilience, and leadership in addressing interconnected health issues at the human-animal-environment interface. Added knowledge: The One Health Field School bridges the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application, emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration at the human–animal–environment interface. It builds capacity in future global health professionals to design and implement solutions for real-world health challenges, demonstrating the critical value of field-based, experiential learning in higher education. Global health impact for policy and action: The One Health Field School serves as a model for interdisciplinary education, promoting an integrated One Health approach. It informs global health policies by emphasizing the importance of equipping professionals with practical skills and holistic perspectives to address emerging health crises such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and food security.

Background: Several sets of principles have been proposed to guide global health research partnerships and mitigate inequities inadvertently caused by them. The existence of multiple sets of principles poses a challenge for those seeking to critically engage with and develop their practice. Which of these is best to use, and why? To what extent, if any, is there agreement across proposed principles? Objective: The objectives of this review were to: (1) identify and consolidate existing docu ments and principles to guide global health research partnerships; (2) identify areas of overlapping consensus, if any, regarding which principles are fundamental in these partner ships; (3) identify any lack of consensus in the literature on core principles to support these partnerships. Methods: A scoping review was conducted to gather documents outlining ‘principles’ of good global health research partnerships. A broad search of academic databases to gather peerreviewed literature was conducted, complemented by a hand-search of key global health funding institutions for grey literature guidelines. Results: Our search yielded nine sets of principles designed to guide and support global health research partnerships. No single principle recurred across all documents reviewed. Most frequently cited were concerns with mutual benefits between partners (n = 6) and equity (n = 4). Despite a lack of consistency in the inclusion and definition of principles, all sources highlighted principles that identified attention to fairness, equity, or justice as an integral part of good global health research partnerships. Conclusions: Lack of consensus regarding how principles are defined suggests a need for further discussion on what global health researchers mean by ‘core’ principles. Research partnerships should seek to interpret the practical meanings and requirements of these principles through international consultation. Finally, a need exists for tools to assist with implementation of these principles to ensure their application in research practice.