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Dr. Kiran C. Patel
College of Allopathic Medicine

Education in Health Care

  1. NSU MD Program
  2. Doctoral
  3. D.H.Sc.
  4. Education in Health Care Concentration

The Education in the Health Care Professions concentration is designed to provide students with the opportunity to meet the personal and/or professional goals of gaining requisite knowledge/skills to be able to perform in an academic arena.  The goal of the Education in the Health Care Professions concentration fosters an in-depth application of knowledge and skills, inquiry and research, problem solving, collaboration and communication, professional development, higher order thinking skills, and ethical conduct.

Doctor of Health Science (D.H.Sc.), Education in Health Care Concentration Curriculum 

Four of the below are required for the general curriculum. DHS 8196 and DHS 8197 are required for the concentration.

Courses selected must also include one ethics course (DHS 8040 or DHS 8045) and one policy course (DHS 8090 or DHS 8095).

Course

Credits

(DHS 8196*
Theories and Principles for Health Care Educators
/Credits: 4)
(DHS 8197*
Traditional and Competency-Based Curriculum and Implementation
/Credits: 4)
(DHS 8000
Professional Competencies in the Clinical Care of Diverse Populations
/Credits: 4)
(DHS 8030
Community Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
/Credits: 4)
(DHS 8040
Professionalism and Health Care Ethics
/Credits: 4)
(DHS 8045
The Influence of Ethics and Culture on Global Health
/Credits: 4)
(DHS 8090
Health Policy, Planning and Management
/Credits: 4)
(DHS 8095
Global Health Policy
/Credits: 4)
(DHS 8110
Community Environmental and Occupational Health
/Credits: 4)
 

DHS 8190 is required for the Education in the Health Professions Concentration. Any additional courses may be used as electives.

Course

Credits

(DHS 8190*
Health Care Education
/Credits: 4)
(DHS 8400
Global Health Issues
/Credits: 4)
(HSP 9006
Evidence-Based Medical Practice
/Credits: 4)
(DHS 8750
Patient Safety and Quality Care
/Credits: 4)
(DHS 8800
Health Care Informatics
/Credits: 4)
(DHS 8810
Global Epidemiology
/Credits: 4)
 

Students choose between practicum or internship.

Course

4 Total Credits

(DHS 8130
Internship
/Credits: 4)
(DHS 8140
Practicum
/Credits: 4)
 

Course

4 Total Credits

(DHS 8010
Statistics and Research Methods
/Credits: 4)
 

DHS 8195 and any two additional courses are required - any additional Core 1 and Core 2 classes may also be taken as an elective.

Course

Credits

(DHS 8100
Alternative and Complementary Medicine
/Credits: 4)
(DHS 8165
Human Trafficking: Legal Issues, Public Health, and Advocacy
/Credits: 4)
(DHS 8180
Medical Writing
/Credits: 4)
(DHS 8195*
Academic Health Program Development
/Credits: 4)
(DHS 8199
Interprofessional Health Care
/Credits: 4)
(DHS 8200
Independent Study A
/Credits: 1-4)
(DHS 8250
Independent Study B
/Credits: 1-4)
(DHS 8700
Comparative International Health Systems
/Credits: 4)
(DHS 8775
Survey of Health Law
/Credits: 4)
(DHS 8820
Telehealth Concepts, Applications,and Future Trends
/Credits: 4)
(DHS 8825
Technological Infrastructures of Telehealth
/Credits: 4)
(DHS 8830
Strategic Planning for Telehealth Programs and Services
/Credits: 4)
(DHS 8900
Narrative Medicine
/Credits: 4)
(Any additional transfer credits
Up to 8 hours of Doctoral Level coursework may be transferred
/Credits:  )
 

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