We offer many elective courses during the senior year to best serve each student’s individual needs and goals. Students with well-defined career goals and those who are still in the process of choosing a specific area to focus on have a wide assortment of electives to choose from. Most courses are two or four weeks in duration.
Students are also encouraged to approach faculty members for the development of unique courses.
| Department: | Medical Education |
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| Course Number: | MEDED-4010 |
| Course Name: | Political Advocacy in Medicine |
| Instructors: | Dr. Joe Wayne |
| Course Description: | The Steven Walerstein, MD, MACP Advocacy Internship Program is, first and foremost, an educational program designed to introduce medical students and residents to the various ways in which state health policy issues impact the practice of medicine. Interns will be asked to select an issue that is important to them to focus on throughout the duration of their 3-4 week program. Interns will learn how to research state policies that impact their area of interest, and how to find federal policy guidance influencing state policy decision-making. Using a focus issue as a starting point, interns will prepare a policy brief summarizing their topic in a format prescribed by NYACP. Ideally, the policy brief will become a guidance document for NYACP's Health & Public Policy Committee with enduring impact by informing the work of the committee in a meaningful way. Each issue studied by NYACP advocacy interns throughout the 2021 academic year must be distinct from one another and impact internal medicine. Advocacy interns are encouraged to interview and/or survey medical students, residents and/or physicians are part of their work on their project as a way to gather insights and recommendations from practitioners. All advocacy interns must meet with NYACP program administrators at least once per week. During the course of the internship, the NYACP office will engage in various legislative activities. When appropriate, interns will be invited to participate in these meetings (ie: NYACP advocacy day, ACP leadership meeting, NYACP Council/Board, etc.). Additionally, as issues arise during the NYS legislative session, interns will be asked to write drafts of memorandum in support or opposition to legislation in accordance with NYACP positions on issues. PLEASE NOTE: THIS COURSE QUALIFIES AS A NON-CLINICAL ELECTIVE. |
| Educational Objectives: | At the conclusion of the NYACP advocacy internship, participants will be able to: 1. Identify sources of NYS-level policy influence on the practice of medicine. 2. Describe how the NYS Legislature influences health policy. 3. Describe how NY agencies (e.g.: NYS Department of Health) impact health policy. 4. Identify ACP positions on issues of importance to the practice of internal medicine. 5. Reach members of the NYS Legislature and identify policy issues they would like to discuss. 6. Conduct a meeting with legislative leaders. 7. Prepare memorandum in support and/or opposition to health policy proposals. 8. Write a health policy position memoranda. 9. Use qualitative and/or quantitative research designs to collect information on health policy issues. 10. Conduct health policy research. 11. Articulate policy positions for policy decision-making leaders. |
| Types of Patients: | NA |
| Teaching Sessions /Conferences: | Defined depending on project topic. |
| Resources /Readings: | Defined depending on project topic. |
| Evaluation Method(s): | Direct Observation, Written Assignment, Conference Participation |
| Contact Information: | Coordinator: Loretta Ponesse, [email protected] |
| Period(s) Available: | 7-9; individually arranged |
| Available Length: | 4 weeks |
| Max Students: | 1 |
| Visiting Students: | No |