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Excellent practicum opportunity for a candidate that is highly motivated, self-starter with strong organizational and communication skills (written and oral). The candidate must be proficient in MS Excel and data analysis. Field work may be required so must have own vehicle. Opportunity for stipend based on experience.
See attached for details.
If you are interested, Please send an email to: Heather Archer-Dyer, Ass't Director, Public Health Practice at: heather_archerdyer@nymc.edu
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Health Care Leaders Symposium
Sponsored by the Doctoral Program, Health Policy & Management
School of Health Sciences and Practice
The Future of the
American Health Care System
Dr. Lawrence Faltz
Senior VP for Medical Affairs and CMO
Phelps Memorial Hospital
Dr. Faltz is Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at Phelps Memorial Hospital Center in Sleepy Hollow, NY, where he oversees patient care activities, quality programs, medical staff credentialing, Joint Commission accreditation and other clinical and operational programs. He is an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and has served as a Governor of the American College of Physicians and President of the New York State Society of Internal Medicine.
Friday February 12, 2010
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Location: CIL
School of Health Sciences and Practice
Light lunch will be served at 11.30 am.
Please RSVP to obiageli_nwankwo@nymc.edu |
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This course is here for guests to view a sample course. Please click on the course title and log in as a guest. Enjoy  Orientation course required for all DE students.
Strongly Recommended for all resident students.
This course presents the fundamental statistical approaches employed in clinical and public health research. Lectures cover basic probability, common distributions, samples and populations, interval estimation, and inferential statistical approaches. Students learn how data are presented and interpreted in the professional literature by considering published articles, professional reports and public health data.
This class is offered in a fully online format. This course will describe the psychological, social, and environmental determinants of a wide range of health and health-related behavior. Theoretical models from the behavioral and social sciences will be used to explain health behavior at the individual, interpersonal, and community levels. The course emphasizes the acquisition of theoretical understandings, but is also intended to improve actions or activities undertaken for the purpose of promoting, preserving, or restoring wellness, and actions or activities that endanger wellness or cause illness. This class meets on Wednesdays at 4:30pm in Room 111. This course provides a conceptual framework for students who seek careers in health education and to gain clear, succinct principles regarding the fields of health education, health promotion, and disease prevention. This course is offered in a fully online format. This course covers the basic concepts and principles of the health planning process. Topic include: needs assessment, program planning and implementation, and evaluation of public health interventions and programs. The use of quantitative and qualitative data is discussed. Examples are drawn from health education, health promotion, disease prevention and community health services.
This class meets on Thursdays at 4:30pm in room 104.
Acts of terrorism present unique threats to communities. Students are shown the approaches to planning for and responding to acts of terrorism, including those that are chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive. The concept of hazard and risk vulnerability as it applies to terrorism is presented. Also discussed is how the threat of terrorism has affected emergency preparedness and the approach taken to terrorism preparedness at the local, state, national and international level.
This course is offered fully online. There are no classroom meetings.
This course is designed to teach the student the basic principles of emergency management and how they apply to all hazards including those due to disasters, terrorism and public health emergencies. The student is shown how the discipline of emergency preparedness applies science and technology, planning, risk analysis and management in dealing with large and complex events: events that have the potential to cause significant morbidity and mortality, extensive damage to property, as well as to th economic and physical infrastructure of communities.
This course is fully online. There are no classroom meetings.
An examination of the probable weapons of biowarfare, including biological, chemical, and radiological weapons, from several perspectives. Topics include mechanism of action, biological impact, detection and recognition, epidemiology, and treatment. Critical thinking and risk assessment will be used in evaluating the potential dangers and effectiveness of these agents. Strategies for defense against attacks by such weapons will be investigated, and the bioethical challenges of anti-bioterror research will be discussed. This course stresses basic concepts essential to the understanding of the action of exogenous chemical agents on biological systems. Principles underlying the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination of chemicals are discussed. Toxic kinetics, specific classes of toxic responses, and experimental methods used to assess toxicity are reviewed. Emphasis is placed on developing the skills necessary to approach toxicology as a quantitative science.
This course meets on Wednesdays at 4:30pm in the CIL, ground floor This course addresses drinking water and waste water systems from a public health perspective and closely examines the water quality regulations impacting these public works areas. The course provides an historical overview and includes discussion of the health effects of water-related diseases.
This class meets on Mondays at 7pm in room 112 This course focuses on current aspects of safety engineering and occupational health, with emphasis on safety program management and evaluation. Course content is directed toward areas covered by the Certified Safety Professional Board examination.
This course is fully online and has no classroom meetings.
Course Description: This survey of the major environmental determinants of human health covers physical, chemical, and biological sources of exposure; routes of exposure in humans; etiology of environmental disease and mortality; and the complexities of environmental public policy.Topics will include airborne pollution, contaminated water and food, solid and hazardous waste, and radiation.
Each class (except for exam day and student presentation days) will consist of an approximate two-hour lecture.Handouts and text readings are designed to provide a fuller understanding of the concepts covered in lectures.The class presentation assignments allow the student to conduct an in depth exploration of one lecture topic of interest.
THIS COURSE MEETS ON MONDAYS at 4:30PM in Room 111
SP10 Sections 1-2
Course Description: This survey of the major environmental determinants of human health covers physical, chemical, and biological sources of exposure; routes of exposure in humans; etiology of environmental disease and mortality; and the complexities of environmental public policy.Topics will include airborne pollution, contaminated water and food, solid and hazardous waste, and radiation.
This class is offered fully online.
This course will provide a conceptual and practical knowledge of the principles and techniques of hospital financial management, including budgeting, accounting, cost analysis, reimbursement, sources of funding operations, the inter-relationship between department and total facility budget, the influence of third party payors on revenue and cost of health care.
THIS COURSE MEETS ON MONDAYS AT 4:30PM in Room 104
This course will provide a conceptual and practical knowledge of the principles and techniques of hospital financial management, including budgeting, accounting, cost analysis, reimbursement, sources of funding operations, the inter-relationship between department and total facility budget, the influence of third party payors on revenue and cost of health care. THIS COURSE IS FULLY ONLINE.
This course provides students with an introduction to the American Health Care Delivery Systems, and the issues that are driving the need for changes in health care. Lectures and exercises are structured to provide an understanding of the major stakeholders involved in health care, the critical health care issues, and the solutions being discussed to solve the problems of access to and delivery of efficient quality health care services. Discussion will focus on the changing health care delivery systems and the forces, which are affecting them. This course is fully online. There are no classroom meetings.
This on-campus course provides resident students with an introduction to the American Health Care Delivery Systems, and the issues that are driving the need for changes in health care. Lectures and exercises are structured to provide an understanding of the major stakeholders involved in health care, the critical health care issues, and the solutions being discussed to solve the problems of access to and delivery of efficient quality health care services. Discussion will focus on the changing health care delivery systems and the forces, which are affecting them.
THIS COURSE MEETS ON THURSDAYS AT 7:00PM in the CIL.
The objective of this doctoral course is to provide students with an understanding of the critical role systematic evaluation of assessing the effectiveness of health services programs and policies. This course explores management strategies: to integrate a variety of management skills and promote a positive workforce culture for organizational effectiveness; to protect management and the organization against legal liability; to meet the challenges of a multi-generational, diverse and complex workforce; and to attract, retain, motivate, develop and reward a talented workforce for organizational success. Upon completion of this course students will be able to develop a practical plan of action to achieve these goals.
This class meets on Wednesdays at 4:30pm in room 102. This doctoral course introduces students to the US legal environments of public health, including constraints imposed by constitutional, statutory, regulatory, fiscal and political requirements. This course provides an opportunity to examine the essential skills required for the successful management of a long‑term care facility. The focus is on management functions (leadership, planning, organizing, and marketing), human resources, finance (principles of accounting and budgeting), environment (architecture and regulatory) issues, and resident/patient care. The course also examines the multiple aspects of the administrator’s role in the operations and politics of the organization. Learn about principles and concepts of marketing and apply them to health care.
This course is offered in a fully online format.
This course is designed to provide health care managers/professionals with an overview of the managed health care industry, which impacts all aspects of the delivery of care in the U.S. today. An introduction to HMOs, PPOs, POS, and consumer driven health care plans is included. This course also examines the roles that corporate America, government, consumers, and providers plan, and how they impact the managed health care system.
This course is fully online. There are no classroom meetings.
Medical Management refers to the activities that surround the provision of care to members of Managed Care Organizations.. It includes management of risk, preventive medicine, health education, quality improvement activities, utilization management, case management, disease management, demand management and use of alternative or complementary medicine. This course will examine “best practices” in medical management as they are applied to managed healthcare settings and at the point of service.
This course if fully online. There are no classroom meetings.
New York State HEAL Grant Work Site This doctoral course examines health policy formulation, implementation and evaluation through a critical analysis of the history of healthcare reform in the United States. The purpose of this doctoral course is to introduce students to theories and concepts of leadership, provides students the opportunity to identify their personal leadership attributes, and through case study development and analysis, review leadership challenges from public health practice.
This doctoral course examines health policy formulation,implementation and evaluation through a critical analysis of the history of healthcare reform in the United States. This course offers a comprehensive analysis of healthcare systems in terns of the financing, organization, and delivery of acute, long-term, and mental health care, and public health services. Comparisons are drawn between and among nations, including the United States, with respect to political and cultural contexts, public policy, and the regulatory components of these systems.
This class meets on Thursdays at 4:30pm in room 102.
The social and health problems of women in developing countries are addressed. Topics include reproductive, infectious, and neoplastic diseases and other problems indigenous to developing areas of the world, stressing the social, political, and economic aspects of health status.
This class meets on Wednesdays at 4:30pm in room 104
StuHE Chapter Course Site this course is for SHSP faculty only This class meets on Tuesdays at 4:30pm in room 111. This course meets on Mondays at 7 PM in room 111 While exploring epidemiologic methods in further detail, the course provides students with practical experience in study design, questionnaire and proposal development, data analysis, and critical review of literature. Lecture topics include measures of rates and risks, study design and analytical methods to control confounding factors, and issues regarding measurement error in data collection.
Prerequisites: Introduction to Biostatistics and Introduction to Epidemiology
This class meets on Mondays at 7 pm in room 102. This course provides an introduction to electronic data management and statistical analysis. While Stata is used as an example of a data analysis and management program, the course covers general principles of electronic data management and analysis which the student can transfer to other management and analysis programs. This class meets on campus - Tuesdays at 4:30pm in room 104 1 credit practicum course
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