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Health Policy Elective Mission
Train well informed physicians who can advocate for the interests of their patients and their communities and engage as leaders in health care policy and reform.
Curriculum Requirements
The Health Care Policy Elective may be taken as a full 18 month longitudinal course or as an abbreviated 12 month course. Participants may choose either option depending on the available time and level of interest.
To obtain a completion diploma for the full length course, participants must complete the following:
1) 12 core lectures and associated assessments
| Health Policy Intro |
| History of US Health Policy |
| Health Economics |
| Medicare |
| Medicaid |
| Private insurance |
| ACA |
| Maryland State Health Policy |
| SDOH and Health Disparities |
| Research |
| Quality of Care |
| Comparative Systems |
2) 4 optional lectures and associated assessments
3) 4 outside activities
4) Final project
To obtain a completion diploma for the abbreviated course, participants must complete the following:
1) 10 core lectures and associated assessments
| Health Policy Intro |
| History of US Health Policy |
| Health Economics |
| Medicare |
| Medicaid |
| Private insurance |
| ACA |
| Maryland State Health Policy |
| SDOH and Health Disparities |
| Research |
2) 2 optional lectures and associated assessments
3) 2 outside activities
Core lectures: Introduction to Health Policy, History of Health Policy in the United States, Economics of American Healthcare, Basics of Medicare, Basics of Medicaid, Introduction to the Private Insurance System, The Affordable Care Act, Maryland State Health Policy, Health Disparities and Social Determinants of Health, Research, Quality of Care, and Comparative Systems.
Optional Lectures: Mental Health, Aging and End of Life Care, International Health Policy, Public Health Preparedness, Bardach Framework to Develop Policy, Medical Ethics, Environmental Health, Population Health, Primary Care and Prevention Health, Medical Education and Workforce, Health Information Technology, Health Policy and US Politics, Maternal and Child Health, Health Law, The Health System and the Medical Industrial Complex: Trends, Health Policy impact on Emergency Medicine, New courses added ad lib.
Assessments: An assessment is included for all lectures in the form of a short answer question. Responses should be brief, usually limited to 1 paragraph in length.
Outside Activities: Baltimore Washington Transforming Health Policy Forum (Quarterly), ACEP Leadership and Advocacy Conference, AAEM Advocacy Day, Social Medicine Group activity, Maryland ACEP Advocacy Events, UMEM HP Elective Learning Day, Lunch and Learn Events with Invited Speakers, Resident organized activity, Others added on HP Calendar
Final Project: The final project will consist of a research project, poster, presentation, legislative internship, service, or resident activity completed before graduation or within 1 year of completion of course. The resident will identify a faculty mentor to assist them with the project.