Lesson 1. Schism of Medical Education and Public Health
Required TEDx: The Schism Between Medicine and Public Health (~18 minutes) https://youtu.be/Hh-y2QuaLJ8?si=p_QeqNfllzSHklIz Choose one question from each of the below categories (5 total questions) and answer them within the course’s Slack channel: Understanding the key message (choose one) Why is public health so important to take into account when dealing with the field of medicine?   […]
Lesson 2. Overview of U.S. Healthcare System
The structure and stakeholders of the U.S. health system It’s essential to understand that the United States does not have a single, unified healthcare system. Instead, it’s a complex ecosystem of public and private entities—Medicare, Medicaid, commercial insurers, hospital systems, pharmaceutical companies, and multiple federal and state regulators. The system in the United States is […]
Lesson 3. Health Policy Through a Public Health Lens
Let’s explore how United States health policies shape who gets care, how care is paid for, and what it means for health equity. By viewing policy through a public health lens, we’ll ask not just what works clinically, but what works equitably and systemically. The foundations of United States health policy Required reading Review all […]
Lesson 4. Physicians as Advocates
Medicine is not just about diagnosing and treating individual patients—it’s also about changing the conditions that shape health. This module explores the evolving role of physicians as advocates: What it has meant historically. What it means today. How future physicians (like you!) can make an impact in healthcare systems, policy arenas, and communities. A legacy […]
2. Public Health Practice and Policy
These are foundational concepts for understanding public health—you’ll look at its history and its relationship with medicine. You will explore the societal factors that affect health and illness, compare and contrast biomedical ethics with that of public health, and revisit study designs used in public health. This credit’s modules
Module 4. The Intersection of Healthcare and Public Health Systems
Module 4 intro text? Module 4 Module 3 resources Fletcher GS, Fletcher RH. Clinical Epidemiology : The Essentials. 6th ed. Wolters Kluwer; 2021.
Nutrition
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Histology
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