Education for Health disseminates work consistent with the mission of The Network: Towards Unity for Health (TUFH), a global consortium of health professions schools and individuals committed to improving education of the health workforce and focused on responsiveness to the needs of communities they serve.
Current Issue
Vol. 39 No. 3 (2026): Vol. 39 No. 3: July-September 2026
Connections and dialogue are recurrent themes in our journals and our organization. Our last issue featured a paper by an octogenarian; this issue features a teenage student’s historical perspective on vaccine hesitancy. In a related paper, dialogue “inoculation” is presented as an interactive tool intended to protect individuals from misinformation, including misinformation about vaccinations. Intergenerational connection is in TUFH’s DNA and we are proud that it is reflected in its journal. In addition to the octogenarian-teenager axis, we offer “Three nations, three doctors, three generations,” an essay on innovation. Intersectoral connection is also in our DNA – it continues to be reflected in content from many disciplines including nursing, dentistry, physiotherapy, dietetics, occupational therapy, public health, and more.
As you peruse this issue, TUFH2026, where a global community reaffirmed its commitment to health and wellness for all through collective action, is in the rearview mirror. The theme of the meeting was “Bayanihan for Health Equity: Co-Creating Social Innovations for Responsive & Resilient Health Systems.” Ideas from that meeting and more are reflected in our regional meetings, courses, communities of practice, increasingly delivered by TUFH Centers of Excellence, and disseminated through this journal and Social Innovations Journal. Personal connections made at the annual meeting allow online connections to flourish. These online connections continue throughout the year until we meet again in Recife, Brazil in 2027. Through the year, the ideas continue to flow through our journals.
Connectivity will be affected by our use of technology. Over the past year, we have published a range of papers related to artificial intelligence. In this issue we offer the perspective of a faculty member on the impact of AI on the quality of his work and on his productivity. It is refreshing to see greater transparency as faculty (and hopefully students) talk about their use of AI. While some of the papers may appear to be a bit too technical and somewhat out of our comfort zone, the notion of “forewarned is forearmed” applies. Historical background on AI is available through the book, The Infinity Machine, by Malaby.
Connections, dialogue and engagement are also central themes in Singh’s Practical Advice paper on strengthening disability competencies. Singh, who was recently featured in Lancet piece, offers seven tips to universities seeking to better understand and teach about this important issue.
Carry on the intergenerational and intersectoral connection work yourself and with others around you. Papers and workshops on collective action and educational tools are available through various TUFH resources. It’s in our DNA.
Published: 2026-09-25
Original Research Paper
Practical Advice Paper
Commentary
Student Contribution
Letters to the Editor
Partners:
Education for Health and its parent organization, TUFH, partner with The Woods System of Care and FAIMER to generate and curate submissions on health priority topics related to advancement of quality in health workforce education and community mental health and integrated health for complex care populations.
The Woods System of Care is a population health management organization that through its network of providers provides life cycle care to meet the lifelong needs of children and adults with intellectual disabilities, acquired brain injuries and/or mental health challenges who may also have complex medical and genetic conditions. The Woods System of Care is a Collaborating Center of Excellence with The Network: Toward Unity for Health and manages The Mollie Woods Hare Global Center for Excellence with expertise in autism, intellectual and developmental health and mental health populations. The Woods System of Care is driven by the understanding that the root causes of health inequity are deep and complex and are attributed to differences in access to healthcare, income, education, race, segregation, and place. Barriers in access to quality, affordable care, along with the double burden of racism and poverty for people who have a disability result in a higher incidence of health disparities and significantly poorer health outcomes. A welcoming environment, highly trained and competent healthcare providers and an integrated care model addresses these disparities and improves health.
FAIMER is a division of Intealth, an integrated organization that also includes the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). Through strategic integration of its nonprofit divisions, Intealth brings together expertise and resources to advance quality in health care education worldwide to improve health care for all. As divisions of Intealth, FAIMER and ECFMG share a common vision and pursue complementary missions. FAIMER promotes excellence in international health professions education through programmatic and research activities. FAIMER has trained more than 2,000 Fellows worldwide in partnership with its Regional Institutes; has contributed to the national understanding of the international medical graduate workforce in the United States; and has partnered with many organizations to advance the quality of health professions education. FAIMER Project Reports: Innovations in Health Professions Education are structured reports completed by FAIMER Fellows at the end of the 2-year International FAIMER Institute or FAIMER Regional Institute Fellowship program, based on education innovation projects.