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301.615.01
Seminar in Health Disparities

Location
East Baltimore
Term
2nd Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2013 - 2014
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
Monday, 3:30 - 5:50pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Description
Students learn the nature of racial and ethnic disparities in health status, and become familiar with the research literature on race disparities. Students responsible to do all readings, contribute an annotated bibliography of research on a minority health topic selected by the students (with consent of the instructor) and produce a literature review on that topic.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to identify demographic and epidemiological patterns in health status by race, ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status
  2. identify racial/ethnic disparities in access and quality of health care
  3. identify theories explaining racial/ethnic disparities in health status and healthcare access and quality
  4. identify conceptual models and frameworks for reducing and/or eliminating health status and healthcare disparities