Poverty, Health, And Disease Elective. 0.5 Credit Hours

Catalog description

This elective course is offered to students who wish to gain insight into the complex interplay between poverty and health, both in the United States and in resource-limited settings around the world. The purpose of the course is to expose the students to several thought leaders and appropriate published literature, including books written to address these concepts. The course will explore the problems of inequality of access to health care and its impact on health delivery systems both globally and locally. This course is only open to 4th year students during the didactic sessions. Open for Cross Enrollment on Space Available Basis.