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PAS 622: Professional Practice III: Medical Ethics and Health Policy


2 credit hour

Medical Ethics and Health Policy is an introduction to health care ethics, law, and policy.  It is the intent of this course to encourage and facilitate an appreciation for the inseparable relationship between medicine and ethics.  Students will be introduced to key ethical obligations and challenges common in medical practice.  They will identify sources of ethical values commonly used in ethical reasoning and apply a systematic approach to clinical ethical practice. Students will explore ways in which health care policy, legislation, and health care delivery models impact the practice of medicine and provision of healthcare to the US population.