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3.00 Credits
Course focuses on topics in medical ethics that are more complex and require a well-established knowledge base in basic principles. Small group discussions aim at fine-tuning students ability to discuss medical ethics at a more sophisticated level. Course builds upon principles and concepts taught in HHV 581 Ethics in Medicine I and HHV 582 Ethics in Medicine II, and expands range of topics to include: medical error, ethical issues in genetic testing and diagnosis, physician relations with the pharmaceutical industry, ethics and reproductive integrity, and medicine and spirituality.
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3.00 Credits
Individual projects under the supervision of faculty member.
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3.00 Credits
Independent Study
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2.00 Credits
Provides an overview of the United States health care system, its history, structure, major components and overall performance. The interrelationships among various trends and forces that are likely to shape the roles and responsibilities of health care institutions in the future is emphasized. The course makes use of guest lecturers from the field, site visits to health care institutions, and rotations with various health care professionals. Through these experiences, students become well versed and conversant in the major issues facing the health care industry and the public/private/individual roles needed to address these issues. This course provides a framework to organize knowledge of the health care system to support further study in the field. It serves as an introduction to issues and concepts in HSM courses in organizational behavior, health economics, health care finance, health care planning and marketing, and health insurance and managed care. (2 Credits)
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3.00 Credits
These courses introduce students to the concepts of professional skills development and career planning, search and launch. Themes for the courses include strategies in career planning, emotional intelligence, financial planning, interviewing, professional etiquette, office etiquette, stress management, and conversation basics. [1 for HSM 504A, 2 for HSM 504B, total 3]
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3.00 Credits
These courses introduce students to the concepts of professional skills development and career planning, search and launch. Themes for the courses include strategies in career planning, emotional intelligence, financial planning, interviewing, professional etiquette, office etiquette, stress management, and conversation basics. [1 for HSM 504A, 2 for HSM 504B, total 3]
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2.00 Credits
Health Care in America is designed for graduate students who are entering a health care profession. Faculty leaders from across Rush University Medical Center present topics that address contemporary issues in America 's health care system. Examples include the organization and delivery of health services, the economics and financing of health care, the nation's health care workforce, access to and quality of health services, health policy and the public's health, and future directions of America's health care system. The class breaks into interdisciplinary groups to explore these issues in depth through team-based experiential learning. (2 Credits)
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3.00 Credits
Reviews basic statistics and introduces intermediate level statistical tests which a health systems manager will likely use operationally or in applied management research. The statistical tests include t-tests, ANOVA, Chi-Square, simple and multiple regression, and appropriate nonparametric techniques. Students are taught how to use SPSS statistical software. They will learn the principles of proper research study design and how to interpret the statistical results in published health care journals. Knowledge of univariate statistics and basic knowledge of personal computing in a Microsoft environment is presumed. Prerequisite: undergraduate statistics. (4 Credits)
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4.00 Credits
Focuses on providing an understanding of the human relations skills required of the health care systems manager in an environment filled with both federal and state legal constraints. Skills acquired include recruiting, interviewing and hiring staff; motivating and coaching employees; appraising and improving performance; dealing with disciplinary problems and employee counseling. The course also covers alignment of the human resources management function with the overall strategic direction and management of health care organizations.(4 Credits)
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