Policy in Health Systems
Session
Regular Academic Session
Class Number
3527
Career
Graduate
Units
1 units
Grading
Graded
Description
This Immersion provides students with policy, economic, and governance framework for understanding healthcare delivery systems. Selected theoretical models will be used to analyze existing and proposed health policies from the perspective of relevant stakeholders. Critical appraisal of selected national and global programs including their underlying values, socio-political, and economic issues, is a focus. This critical appraisal,based on the political, economic, legal, social, and ethical forces which impact the health policy-making process will be examined against the backdrop of US healthcare delivery systems. Implications for research and practice aimed at improving health outcomes of a student's target population will be a focus of this course.

Outcomes:
1) Describe the policy development and implementation processes in the United States.
2) Define various governance models and their relationships to governing regulatory bodies.
3) Use selected theoretical models to critically analyze health policies and related .issues from multiple stakeholder perspectives, including underrepresented populations.
Class Notes
In person; mix of didactic lectures, guest speakers, and group exercises
Class Actions
Class Details
Instructor(s)
Marymargaret Sharp-Pucci
Meets
Sa 8:00AM - 4:30PM
Dates
01/13/2025 - 05/03/2025
Room
TBA
Instruction Mode
Hybrid
Campus
Loyola Medical Center
Location
Medical Center Campus
Components
Lecture Required
Class Availability
Status
Open
Seats Taken
13
Seats Open
12
Class Capacity
25
Wait List Total
0
Wait List Capacity
0