This elective experience is designed to empower medical students to be co-agents of change in the health system. By participating in this elective, students will be active members of interprofessional teams in the health care system examining key elements of health systems science in daily practice and contribute to improvements in quality and safety.
Throughout the semester, students will learn from and participate in activities with team members in the classroom and at hospital sites. With the addition of Health Systems Science as part of the core curriculum for medical students, and a key area that residency programs emphasis in training, the quality auditing experience component of this elective incorporates learning about the system and structure of healthcare and its processes as well as an understanding of how those processes can be improved.
Class sessions will primarily be held on Thursday afternoons during the spring semester.
The goals for the elective are for students to:
This course is a part of the Classic Curriculum and is no longer offered as part of the Well Beyond Curriculum.
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
955 Main Street, Room 1100
Buffalo, NY 14203
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Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
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Buffalo, NY 14203
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Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
955 Main Street, Room 1200
Buffalo, NY 14203
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