The State of Health Policy Education in U.S. Medical Schools

Mou, David; Sarma, Aartik; Sethi, Roshan V.; Merryman, Reid W.

doi:10.1056/nejmp1101603

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“…Delivery of health policy education also varies greatly among US medical schools and many have identified this as an area in which they must improve. 8 While students' grades and responses suggest that the elective did increase student awareness of pharmacy-related legislation and promote advocacy for the profession, additional research is needed to measure the lasting impact of this elective. The impact that this elective and various other advocacy activities have on increasing new practitioner involvement in the South Carolina Pharmacy Association is focus of another study.…”

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A Pharmacy Political Advocacy Elective Course

Blake

Powell

2011

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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Objective. To develop and implement an elective course to increase pharmacy students' awareness of legislation that might affect the pharmacy profession and to promote advocacy for the profession. Design. Students participated in class discussions regarding current legislative issues and methods to advocate for the pharmacy profession. Assignments included a student-led presentation of the advocacy agendas for various pharmacy organizations, a take-home examination, participation in class debates, and a legislative presentation. Assessment. Forty-eight students enrolled in the elective course over 3 years. Assignments and class participation were assessed using grading rubrics. At the end of the semester, students completed a questionnaire to assess the overall benefit of the course. Conclusions. Participation in an elective course devoted to pharmacy political advocacy increased awareness of legislation and the desire to become involved in pharmacy organizations to promote the pharmacy profession.

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A Pharmacy Political Advocacy Elective Course

Blake

Powell

2011

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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“…8 However, health policy training in medical school may be inadequate to prepare students to meet these challenges. 9,10 In our previous study of Minnesota medical students, we found a lack of both support for and knowledge of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), 11 Only 47 % of medical students indicated support for the legislation, and only 48 % reported an understanding of the law. Whether the same would be true of a national sample of medical students is unknown.…”

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“…We also assessed correlates of students' views, including anticipated specialty, medical school year, and student loan debt. Based on our previous survey findings and reported deficiencies in health care policy education, [9][10][11] we hypothesized that knowledge and understanding of ACA measures among a national sample of medical students would be low, while their sense of professional obligation to assist with ACA implementation would be high.…”

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Medical Students’ Views and Knowledge of the Affordable Care Act: A Survey of Eight U.S. Medical Schools

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BACKGROUND:It is not known whether medical students support the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or possess the knowledge or will to engage in its implementation as part of their professional obligations. OBJECTIVE: To characterize medical students' views and knowledge of the ACA and to assess correlates of these views. DESIGN: Cross-sectional email survey. PARTICIPANTS: All 5,340 medical students enrolled at eight geographically diverse U.S. medical schools (overall response rate 52 % [2,761/5,340]). MAIN MEASURES: Level of agreement with four questions regarding views of the ACA and responses to nine knowledge-based questions. KEY RESULTS: The majority of respondents indicated an understanding of (75.3 %) and support for (62.8 %) the ACA and a professional obligation to assist with its implementation (56.1 %). The mean knowledge score from nine knowledge-based questions was 6.9±1.3. Students anticipating a surgical specialty or procedural specialty compared to those anticipating a medical specialty were less likely to support the legislation (OR=0. 6 CONCLUSIONS:The majority of students in our sample support the ACA. Support was highest among students who anticipate a medical specialty, self-identify as political moderates or liberals, and have an above-average knowledge score. Support of the ACA by future physicians suggests that they are willing to engage with health care reform measures that increase access to care.

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“…Recent reports have questioned the adequacy of health policy education in medical schools in the US. 5,6 If medical students receive little formal education on health care policy, how do they formulate their positions on these issues? What global policies and overriding philosophies are they likely to support?…”

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