Social Determinants of Health Graduate Seminar II

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Pre-requisites: DESS 8011. This second seminar has the goal to continue providing students with skills and tools necessary for research and practice on the social determinants of health. Also provides students with a guided process toward the completion of their dissertation proposa l. The seminar centers on the development of an annotated bibliography for the student's dissertation topic of interest which may serve as the basis for the comprehensive exams and the development of the proposal. The seminar focuses on workshops and class discussion of annotated bibliographies on specific areas of their research topic and sharing resources and literature, and nurturing inter-disciplinary exchanges on social determinants of health topics while receiving feedback from the instructor and peers. At the end of the seminar, students will be able to analyze critically issues of their research interest in the social determinants of health.