SICKLE CELL DISEASE AND PUBLIC HEALTH

Name: SICKLE CELL DISEASE AND PUBLIC HEALTH
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PATH 923

과목 설명

Patients with sickle cell disease can present to any medical specialty with manifestations or complications of the disease. Using a disease-focused biopsychosocial approach, the goal is the identification and understanding of barriers to health and the potential opportunities for improvement. The topics surveyed include: 1) clinical review, 2) community voices, 3) diversity, equity, and inclusion, 4) practical communication skills, 5) actionable examples of quality improvement, 6) health care systems, 7) economics, 8) global health, 9) ethics, and 10) advocacy via intellectual persuasion.

선수과목

MEDSC-M 810 , MEDSC-M 811 , MEDSC-M 812 , and MEDSC-M 813

충족 요건

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

학점

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개설 시기

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평점

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과거 데이터 대비 변화 없음

수료율

100%

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A 비율

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학급 규모

-73.4% 과거 데이터 대비

Cumulative Grade Distribution

강사 (2026 Summr)

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유사 과목

ADVOCATING FOR POPULATIONS: PARTNERING TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH

MEDSC-M 941

Introduction to advocacy for population health. Covers determinants of health and the systemic causes that specific populations experience with health and health care in the U.S. Explore a range of strategies and tools for creating productive change with, and on behalf of, groups of patients. Strengthen the ability to see connections between the experiences of individual patients and providers and the organizational, political, social, and economic structures that influence the experiences of all health care stakeholders.

PATIENTS, PROFESSIONALISM AND PUBLIC HEALTH

MEDSC-M 770

Introduction to concepts of health and disease, which vary from patient to patient and through time. View health from a population standpoint, with an introduction to basic public health concepts as well as how physicians may positively impact both individual and population level health. Woven within that framework are introductions to key aspects of professionalism, patient-centered history- taking, and core communication skills.

CLINICAL MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH

PUBLHLTH 777

Addresses the interface between the practice of clinical medicine and evidence-based approaches to public health needs and issues and community health improvement. A focus on emerging issues and opportunities to work with community-based public health practitioners while exploring career goals and the intersection between clinical medicine and public health.

RACE, AMERICAN MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH

AFROAMER/HISTSCI/MEDHIST 523

Provides historical perspectives on current dilemmas facing black patients and health care professionals.

GENETICS THROUGH THE LIFE CYCLE

PATH 949

The genome impacts human health and disease from the moment of conception throughout growth, development, and aging. This course offers a comprehensive overview of clinical laboratory testing in the fields of medical genetics and public health. Topics include how genetic testing is integrated into patient care, including prenatal genetics, newborn screening, genetic testing in children and adults, and oncology genetics. Students will develop a strong foundational knowledge of basic genetics principles, identify indications for genetic testing, interpret population screening results and the implications for public health, assess the utility of diagnostic testing, and recognize the limitations of genetic testing and clinical laboratory medicine. It is anticipated that students will incorporate these concepts, knowledge, experiences, and evidence in their future clinical practice.