HLTR 185 - Introduction to Health Professions

4 Credits

1 Units

Students are introduced to various health professions and the knowledge base, skills, and abilities necessary for success in healthcare. This course examines healthcare from multiple perspectives and introduces students to healthcare as a complex social system. Through case-based learning, interprofessional education, patient interviewing, and evidence-informed analysis, students explore how social, behavioral, and environmental factors such as, social determinants, systemic inequities, healthcare access, governmental healthcare reform, managed care organizations, medical ethics, and community context contribute to the complexity of healthcare systems and influence health outcomes. Students are asked to reflect on their roles as future healthcare providers in addressing current issues facing national healthcare. Students will be introduced to foundational concepts of qualitative and quantitative inquiry as they relate to health professions practice, including how data, research evidence, and patient narratives are used to understand behavior, healthcare utilization, and societal health. The course reflects key introductory themes in health professions education which will be developed in more depth in subsequent courses within the Health Sciences program.

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Credit Type Code: Letter Grade
TAGS Ethical Deliberation