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2.00 Credits
Course presents overview of practical and theoretical approaches to bioethics from a range of perspectives, including humanities, law, philosophy, medicine and science. Students apply various resources, terminology and frameworks to case studies, preparing them for their own research. Course includes IRB and responsible conduct of research. Instructor: McKinney and Sreenivasan
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3.00 Credits
Course introduces key challenges faced in strengthening of health systems in low and middle income countries. Topics include: overview of organization of health systems, models of purchasing and providing health care, innovations in financing health care, issues in service delivery such as quality of care and human resource challenges, and frameworks and methods employed in the evaluation of health systems. Course will also draw attention to resource allocation problems and various frameworks used to address them. Readings primarily from health policy, economics and other social science journals. Consent of instructor required. Instructor: Mohanan
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3.00 Credits
Semester-long survey course designed for students considering PhD research in health economics. Topics will include the economics of hospital care, physicians¿ services, pharmaceuticals and vaccines and long-term care, including nursing home care. Literature from general economics journals is emphasized. Studies are based on U.S. data and data from other countries at all levels of economic development. Instructors: Sloan and Mohanan
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3.00 Credits
Explores indigenous medicine¿s role in global health and focuses on four interrelated topics: basic medical paradigms and practices, access and utilization in different regions, cross-cultural health delivery, and the complexities of medical pluralism. Course themes will be explored through lecture, discussion, small group case analyses, comparative analytical exercises, and workshops. Instructor: Boyd
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3.00 Credits
Interdisciplinary course introducing construct of One Health as increasingly important to a holistic understanding of prevention of disease and maintenance of health. Includes discussion of bidirectional impact of animal health on human health, impact of earth¿s changing ecology on health. Learning objectives include 1) to describe how different disciplines contribute to the practice of One Health, 2) to creatively design interdisciplinary interventions to improve Global Health using a One Health model. Course will include weekly 2-hour multi-campus seminar off-site at NC Biotechnology Center with on-campus discussion section using case studies to supplement the seminar. Instructor: Woods.
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
Individual research in a field of special interest, the central goal of which is a substantive paper containing significant analysis and interpretation of a previously approved topic. Consent required. Instructor: Staff
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3.00 Credits
Topics vary depending on semester and section. Topics may include: global health ethics, field methods, health technologies, rapid needs assessment, and global health policies. Topics course. Instructor: Staff
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3.00 Credits
Individual non-research directed study in a field of special interest on a previously approved topic, under the supervision of a faculty member, resulting in a significant academic product. By consent of instructor and DGS. Instructor: Staff
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1.00 Credits
Focus course. Topics vary depending on semester and section. Topics may include: global health ethics, field methods, health technologies, rapid needs assessment, global health policies, and interdisciplinary global health topics. Instructor: Staff
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1.00 Credits
Examines interconnections among gender, poverty, and health (considers how race and ethnicity may intersect with these as well). Adopts global perspective with focus on US and the global south (low and middle income countries). Discusses frameworks for understanding health as well as in depth case studies of particular health areas. Major focus on HIV/AIDS, but other health issues addressed include: drug use, violence, work-related health, and reproduction. Addresses the social basis of health science and considers the policy implications of all of these issues. Open only to students in the Focus Program. Instructor: Blankenship
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