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Courses & Training
Community Health Primer (CHP)
Professor David Popiel (Director)
George Washington University Medical Center
The goal of the Community Health Primer, designed with GW's Milken Institute School of Public Health Department of Prevention and Community Health, is to teach residents about our local community, give residents a foundation of knowledge in population health, provide experience practicing outpatient medicine in a community setting, and expose residents to new career possibilities.
This one-week elective combines didactics, seminars and site visits in community health settings throughout the Washington, DC area. It is offered twice per year. It is a required prerequesite for any resident who hopes to do a clinical elective rotation at a community health center site.
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Professor David Popiel (Director)
George Washington University Medical Center
The goal of the Community Health Primer, designed with GW's Milken Institute School of Public Health Department of Prevention and Community Health, is to teach residents about our local community, give residents a foundation of knowledge in population health, provide experience practicing outpatient medicine in a community setting, and expose residents to new career possibilities.
This one-week elective combines didactics, seminars and site visits in community health settings throughout the Washington, DC area. It is offered twice per year. It is a required prerequesite for any resident who hopes to do a clinical elective rotation at a community health center site.
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Health Workforce Policy
Professor Patricia Pittman
GW Department of Health Policy and Management
This course introduces students to the structure and dynamics of the changing health care workforce. It focuses on select health care professions and then reviews some of the major political and economic conflicts that underlie currently health workforce policies, including: the relative roles of the Federal and State governments; how workforce composition impacts utilization, legislative battles over scope of practice; how payment policies affect practice; the use of task shifting to control costs; the international recruitment of heath workers; the role of labor unions; and impact of patient empowerment and health IT on physician roles.
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Professor Patricia Pittman
GW Department of Health Policy and Management
This course introduces students to the structure and dynamics of the changing health care workforce. It focuses on select health care professions and then reviews some of the major political and economic conflicts that underlie currently health workforce policies, including: the relative roles of the Federal and State governments; how workforce composition impacts utilization, legislative battles over scope of practice; how payment policies affect practice; the use of task shifting to control costs; the international recruitment of heath workers; the role of labor unions; and impact of patient empowerment and health IT on physician roles.
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HealthCare MBA Program
GW School of Business
The Online Healthcare MBA program is specifically designed for experienced healthcare professionals looking to gain business skills needed to become health services managers, administrators, and executives. Applicants with backgrounds in healthcare are particularly well-suited to pursue this program. Students in the program are healthcare professionals seeking success in the boardroom, an entrepreneurial venture, policy, and come from both the private and non-profit sectors. The GW Healthcare MBA recognizes this diversity and includes a curriculum that is practical for a broad range of careers
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GW School of Business
The Online Healthcare MBA program is specifically designed for experienced healthcare professionals looking to gain business skills needed to become health services managers, administrators, and executives. Applicants with backgrounds in healthcare are particularly well-suited to pursue this program. Students in the program are healthcare professionals seeking success in the boardroom, an entrepreneurial venture, policy, and come from both the private and non-profit sectors. The GW Healthcare MBA recognizes this diversity and includes a curriculum that is practical for a broad range of careers
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Underserved Medicine & Public Health (UMPH) Training Program
Professor David Popiel (Co-Director)
George Washington University Medical Center
The Underserved Medicine & Public Health (UMPH) Concentration is designed for Internal Medicine residents interested in careers in public health and serving the underserved. This two-year longitudinal program includes:
Professor David Popiel (Co-Director)
George Washington University Medical Center
The Underserved Medicine & Public Health (UMPH) Concentration is designed for Internal Medicine residents interested in careers in public health and serving the underserved. This two-year longitudinal program includes:
- caring for patients at a local community health center for a second continuity clinic,
- evening seminars on public health topics, and
- designing and performing a public health practicum project on a topic of interest to you.
Residencies/Fellowships
Leaders for Health Equity Fellowship Program (current application cycle closed )
The Leaders for Health Equity (LHE) is a fellowship program offered by the George Washington University Health Workforce Institute through the generosity of the Atlantic Philanthropies. The vision of the program is to develop global leaders who understand the foundations of health inequity and have the knowledge, skills, and courage to build more equitable organizations and communities
The Leaders for Health Equity (LHE) is a fellowship program offered by the George Washington University Health Workforce Institute through the generosity of the Atlantic Philanthropies. The vision of the program is to develop global leaders who understand the foundations of health inequity and have the knowledge, skills, and courage to build more equitable organizations and communities
Residency Fellowship in Health Policy
The Residency Fellowship in Health Policy (RFHP) is a special offering of the George Washington University’s Department of Health Policy and Management, made possible through the combined resources of the School of Public Health and Health Services and the School of Medicine and Health Sciences. The RFHP is available to residents from all disciplines who are interested in an intensive, short-term health policy fellowship as part of their graduate medical education experience.
The Residency Fellowship in Health Policy (RFHP) is a special offering of the George Washington University’s Department of Health Policy and Management, made possible through the combined resources of the School of Public Health and Health Services and the School of Medicine and Health Sciences. The RFHP is available to residents from all disciplines who are interested in an intensive, short-term health policy fellowship as part of their graduate medical education experience.
Residency Elective in Health Policy
The Residency Elective in Health Policy (REHP) is a unique opportunity offered through Kaiser Permanente. The goals of the REHP are to orient residents and fellows to the fast changing world of health policy, increase their knowledge of key health policy issues facing their community and the nation, and prepare them to be effective physician-leaders in systems-based practice.
The Residency Elective in Health Policy (REHP) is a unique opportunity offered through Kaiser Permanente. The goals of the REHP are to orient residents and fellows to the fast changing world of health policy, increase their knowledge of key health policy issues facing their community and the nation, and prepare them to be effective physician-leaders in systems-based practice.
Previous Offerings
Social Mission Faculty Fellowship
The Social Mission Faculty Fellowship is a new and unique opportunity offered through the Health Policy & Social Mission Collaboration between Kaiser Permanente and the George Washington University. It aims to provide emerging physician-leaders with skills and mentorship to produce an action research project, as well as to provide opportunities to develop leadership skills and to engage in a network of learning.
The Social Mission Faculty Fellowship is a new and unique opportunity offered through the Health Policy & Social Mission Collaboration between Kaiser Permanente and the George Washington University. It aims to provide emerging physician-leaders with skills and mentorship to produce an action research project, as well as to provide opportunities to develop leadership skills and to engage in a network of learning.
Webinars
HealthCare MBA Program Webinars
These online webinars are focused on healthcare related topics were created by the GW School of Business for their HealthCare MBA program.
These online webinars are focused on healthcare related topics were created by the GW School of Business for their HealthCare MBA program.