Spring 2027

International Health Systems and Policy

Independent study examining international health system performance, global health needs, high-income country systems, and the politics of health reform.

offering recorded2 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Tom Oliver

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2019: 3.75 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2020: 3.68 GPA, 81.8% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.60 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Evaluate the contributions of health care to population health outcomes

  • Identify a set of broad criteria to evaluate health system performance

  • Evaluate the current performance of the U.S. health care system in comparison with other national health systems

  • Identify the key challenges in global health governance

  • Analyze the social values and political interests that shape health systems development and reform efforts

  • Explain how action outside the health sector is essential for preventing noncommunicable diseases, reducing health care costs, and improving population health and well-being

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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POPHLTH 915

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2019: 3.75 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2020: 3.68 GPA, 81.8% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.60 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades).

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Topics

  • International health system performance
  • Global health needs context
  • High-income country health systems
  • Politics of health system development and reform

Skills

  • Evaluating health care contributions to population health
  • Comparative evaluation of national health systems
  • Analyzing political and social drivers of health reform

Grades

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POPHLTH 915 · Spring 2027

International Health Systems and Policy

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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