Health Policy Track Elective

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Department
Interdisciplinary Medicine
Course Number
IDIS 360
Course Title Health Policy Track Elective
Course Director
Andrea Anderson, MD, FAAFP; Matthew Magyar, MD
Length (Weeks)

4
When Offered

Request course director approval prior to registration
Prerequisites

All core clerkships; Health Policy track
Availability Notes

This is a 4 week course intended for students in the Health Policy track (scholarly concentration). Please contact course directors with questions about scheduling and dates and request course director approval prior to registration.
Contact Name
Dr. Anderson; Dr. Magyar
Contact Phone
Contact Fax
Contact Email
aanderson3125@gwu.edu
Other Contacts

Dr. Anderson (aanderson3125 [at] gwu [dot] edu (aanderson3125[at]gwu[dot]edu)); Dr. Magyar (mmagyar [at] childrensnational [dot] org (mmagyar[at]childrensnational[dot]org))
Location
Limit
None
Report

Contact course directors with questions about scheduling and dates. Request course director approval prior to registration.
Evaluation
Description

Individual electives arranged by students with health policy mentors of their selection may be available.

Course Learning Objectives:

By the end of this course, the student should be able to:

  1. Explain US legislative processes related to health policy.
  2. Differentiate between the roles of relevant stakeholders (i.e. individuals, agencies, organizations, and movements) that affect health policy.
  3. Identify networking and health policy learning opportunities outside the university.
  4. Integrate knowledge base and skills to address current and future health policy challenges.
  5. Reflect upon the historical context of current health and health policy debates through an advocacy lens.
Additional Notes

For more information about the Health Policy track, please see the scholarly concentration website.