2 credits
Spring 2025 Experiential
This residency course provides an opportunity for students to gain greater understanding of how public policy affects state, national, and international health-care delivery systems and resources. Students will interact with top policy makers at the local, state, national, and/or international level to explore the many forces, including political, economic, social, and technological, that influence current policy and the policy-making process. Prerequisite: NUR 65600.
Learning Outcomes1Develop skills to effect change in the state, national, and/or international healthcare system.
2Participate in the legislative process through appointments with legislative members and congressional staff.
3Analyze the influence of special interest groups, economics, the media, coalitions, professional associations, and think tanks on developing healthcare policy.
4Discuss the impact of fiscal and budgetary changes on health policy formation and implementation.
5Participate in policy and ethical debates, utilizing processes by which policies are developed, analyzed, implemented, and evaluated.
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