Health Policy and Population Health Clerkship

The Clerkship in Health Policy and Population Health focuses on public health and health care delivery with an emphasis on health promotion, preventive medicine, community aspects of practice, and emerging trends in health care delivery.

This clerkship discusses public health and health care concepts and provides a wider exposure to various aspects of health care delivery; health policy; disease prevention and health promotion; and various community aspects of practice such as environmental and occupational health, integrative medicine, lifestyle medicine and global health. The students will also be introduced to various topics currently being debated in the health care field. The course is presented by means of lectures and interactive seminars in the specific topic areas. Teamwork and self-study are integral parts of the clerkship.      

At the end of the rotation, students should gain a greater knowledge and understanding of major public health issues including a) public health challenges, b) social, cultural, political, and clinical aspects of health care delivery, c) community and clinical aspects of practice such as occupational medicine, lifestyle medicine, law and health, and traditional healing approaches prevalent in various communities d) health promotion and disease prevention, and e) emerging challenges and trends.