BSOM HSS M2 Year Curriculum
| Course | Activity | Description | HSS Topic | Instructional/Assessment Method | IHI Module |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Society, Culture, and Health Systems Course (Ethics II) (M1-M2 Years) | Society, Culture, and Health Systems course | A sixteen-week course that examines health systems, with an emphasis on public health organization and delivery of medical care in the United States. Students explore the complex factors that affect health, how medicine is organized to address health, the inherent strengths and weaknesses of the U.S. health care system, and the role of the profession in addressing health issues. | • Health Care Structure and Processes • Health Care Delivery • Population health • Policy and advocacy • Healthcare economics • Social Determinants of Health • Teamwork • Ethics & Legal | • Large group didactic and discussion • Small group discussion • Community Health Assessment Project (Group Project and Poster Presentation) • Reflective Writing • SODH Poverty Simulation | TA 101 |
| Foundations of Doctoring | High Value Care Workshop | Students engage in a workshop which includes a didactic overview of HVC and interactive small-group discussion to practice application of concepts. | • High Value Care | • Large and small group discussion | TA 103 |
| Foundations of Doctoring | PBL Cases | Cases for the course include associated costs of diagnostic workup as a component of each discussion. | • High Value Care | • Small group discussion | |
| Foundations of Doctoring | Cognitive Bias | Facilitated discussion of types of cognitive bias and heuristics using the book “How Doctors Think.” | • Patient safety | • Independent reading • Small group discussion | PS 103 |
| Foundations of Doctoring | Medical Error and Disclosure Case | Using a PBL case, students analyze a medical error and role-play patient disclosure | • Patient safety • Communication | • Small group discussion • Role-playing | PS 105 |
| SYST 9700 Capstone | Simulation Laboratory Exercise SYST 9100 | Students engage in a simulation scenario facilitated by clinical and basic science facilitators involving an acute kidney infection. | • Teaming • Leadership • 3rd domain TBD | • Pre-work • Pre-brief • Simulation • Small group debrief | |
| SYST 9700 Capstone | Simulation Laboratory Exercise SYST 9200 | Students engage in a simulation scenario facilitated by clinical and basic science facilitators involving a cardiopulmonary case. The case includes decision-making based on the availability of cardiovascular procedural services available in a specific hospital setting. | • Teamwork • Leadership • Communication • Health care structure and process | • Pre-work • Pre-brief • Simulation • Small group debrief | |
| SYST 9700 Capstone | Simulation Laboratory Exercise SYST 9300 | Students engage in a simulation scenario facilitated by clinical and basic science facilitators involving an opioid overdose case and the administration of naloxone. | • Teamwork • Leadership • Ethics and Legal | • Pre-work • Pre-brief • Simulation • Small group debrief | |
| SYST 9700 Capstone | Simulation Laboratory Exercise SYST 9400 | Students engage in a simulation scenario facilitated by clinical and basic science facilitators involving an rotator cuff surgery. | • Teaming • Leadership • Change agency, management, and advocacy • Systems Thinking | • Pre-work • Pre-brief • Simulation • Small group debrief | |
| SYST 9700 Capstone | Simulation Laboratory Exercise SYST 9500 | Students engage in a simulation scenario facilitated by clinical and basic science facilitators involving an organophosphate pesticide exposure in a non-English speaking farm worker. | • Teamwork • Leadership • Population, public and social determinants of health | • Pre-work • Pre-brief • Simulation • Small group debrief | |
| SYST 9700 Capstone | Simulation Laboratory Exercise SYST 9600 | Students engage in a simulation scenario facilitated by clinical and basic science facilitators involving a patient in DKA. | • Teaming • Leadership • Transition of care | • Pre-work • Pre-brief • Simulation • Small group debrief | |
| SYST 9200 Pham Thread | Introduce Therapeutic Approaches for Management of Hypertension | Introduce and discuss Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) approaches for hypertension management. | • Population and social determinants of health • Health care policy and economics | • Lecture • Group discussion | |
| SYST 9500 Pharm and Path Threads, Toxicology Section | Case Study: PFAS Exposure in Population Clusters | Case-based discussion led by toxicologist, pathologist. Includes testament (recorded) from a patient involved in PFAS exposures. | • Population Health • Social Determinants of Health • Public Health • Change agency, management, and advocacy • Systems Thinking | • Communication • Small Group Discussion • Lecture |