Healthcare Transformation Longitudinal Elective

ELO 703 Subject & Catalog Number

Description

This virtual longitudinal elective course will allow students to learn about principles and practices related to healthcare transformation in the United States. Students will engage in two course components over the 4 months of the course:

1. Seminar and workshop series: Students will participate in evening seminars that will introduce fundamental concepts of healthcare transformation. Specific topics include core concepts and vocabulary of healthcare transformation, quality measurement and improvement, primary care delivery and payment reform, specialty care delivery and payment reform, and biomedical innovation regulation and payment. These seminars will include lectures from guest speakers from academia and industry; panels on career and professional development, and interactive activities and workshops.

2. Client project: The main assignment for the course is a "real world" applied project related to healthcare transformation. Students will work in groups (4-6 students per group) depending on the final size of the class with clients from select healthcare organizations, including health systems, insurers, and pharmaceutical companies. Broad project topics and aims will be determined in advance between the course instructors and clients, but student teams will be responsible for working with the client to refine and shape their project focus. Deliverables include a project approach plan (February), a draft client report (early April), and final group client report and presentation (mid-April).

Outside the classroom, students should expect to 8-10 hours/month January-February, and 10-15 hours/month in March/April on preparing for our seminar/workshop series and client projects. NOTE: Workload will be reassessed and redistributed pending MD student schedules. Coursework related to this Longitudinal Elective does not substitute for any required coursework for Essentials 2.