Health Systems II

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Pre-requisite: ADSS 6586. Students spend most of the time in a health institution, service or program to become acquainted with its day-to-day operation. May be considered a pre-residency, a bridge between the theoretical framework and the intensive work experience to be provided in the residency. ADSS 6589 - Bioethics in Healthcare Management. One (1) credit. Pre-requisite: ADSS 6583. The purpose of this course is to provide the student a framework for addressing bioethical issues in business, medicine and health care delivery with emphasis on the role of the manager. The course approaches bioethical issues in health care from societal, institutional and individual, and clinical perspectives. To achieve the objectives of the course the student will analyze case studies from the medical, scientific, moral and socioeconomic bases and examine the decision processed involved. Students will b e encouraged to use the available institutional resources in bioethics, located at The Medical Library of The Medical Sciences Campus. There will be case studies discussion, guest lectures, and final, short -essay exam designed to explore the concepts.