Health Systems Science Education: Development and Implementation

1st Edition - September 9, 2022

Editors: Rosalyn Maben-Feaster, Maya M. Hammoud, Jeffrey Borkan, Ami DeWaters, Jed D. Gonzalo, Stephanie R. Starr

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9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 1 0 9 6 - 2

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9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 1 1 4 3 - 3

Now taught in a majority of medical schools nationwide, health systems science (HSS) prepares learners for the health systems of the future—an essential topic in modern health… Read more

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Now taught in a majority of medical schools nationwide, health systems science (HSS) prepares learners for the health systems of the future—an essential topic in modern health care. Health Systems Science Education, part of the American Medical Association’s MedEd Innovation Series, is a first-of-its-kind, instructor-focused field book that that equips educators to not just teach health systems science, but to know how to integrate and implement HSS comprehensively and effectively across the curriculum. This change management-oriented volume . . .

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
The AMA MedEd Innovation Series
Copyright
Contributors
Foreword
Acknowledgments
List of Tables
List of Illustrations
1. Getting started: General considerations for health systems science implementation
Chapter summary
Introduction
Overview: Phases of curricular transformation
What is health systems science?
Where to begin with a health systems science curriculum?
Building highly effective teams for health systems science implementation
Evaluating the current state: Educator competency, curricular structure, and the learning environment
Completing the pre-implementation process
Conclusion
Take-home points
Questions for further thought
Annotated bibliography
References
2. Health systems science competencies in medical education
Chapter summary
Introduction
Competencies in health systems science
Health systems science competencies across the continuum
Discussion
Acknowledgements
Take-home points
Questions for further thought
Annotated bibliography
References
3. Health systems science implementation in pre-clerkship curricula
Chapter summary
Introduction
The relevance of health systems science for master adaptive learners
Approach to pre-clerkship curriculum
Pre-clerkship health systems science curriculum development
The tactics (organizational and educational strategies)
Integration and implementation
Evaluation of the pre-clerkship curriculum
Common challenges
Conclusion
Take-home points
Questions for further thought
Annotated bibliography
References
4. Health systems science implementation in the clinical learning environment: Undergraduate medical education
Chapter summary
Clinical implementation of health systems science in undergraduate medical education
Getting started: Early implementation of health systems science in the clinical learning environment
Opportunities for health systems science implementation: Additional considerations
Practical considerations for health systems science integration: Examples in practice
Transitions of care example 1: Hospital discharge and insurance barriers
Transitions of care example 2: Outpatient appointments and diabetes disparities
Transitions of care example 3: Emergency department care and opioid use disorder
Opportunities for advanced clinical integration of health systems science into the clinical learning environment
Additional advanced learning opportunities
Learner and program evaluation
Potential challenges educators need to consider
Take-home points
Questions for further thought
Annotated bibliography
References
5. Health systems science implementation in graduate medical education
Chapter summary
Making the case for health systems science in graduate medical education
Faculty development and creating sustainable infrastructure
Approach to integration of health systems science
Take-home points
Questions for further thought
Annotated bibliography
References
6. The role of interprofessional education and collaborative practice in health systems science curricula
Chapter summary
Introduction
Implementation
Practical considerations and examples of interprofessional education activities
Innovations
Conclusion
Take-home points
Questions for further thought
Annotated bibliography
References
7. Sustainability in a health systems science program: Assessment, evaluation, and continuous improvement
Chapter summary
Introduction: Sustainability through planning, assessment, and evaluation
Sustainability as a dynamic process
Planning for sustainability with Kotter’s model of change
Evaluating, improving, and sustaining HSS programs with logic models
Program evaluation for effectiveness, sustainability, and cultural change
Quality improvement and long-term sustainability
Structural challenges to continuous quality improvement
Process challenges to continuous quality improvement
Outcome challenges to continuous quality improvement
Using continuous quality improvement processes to develop sustainability
Conclusion
Take-home points
Questions for further thought
Annotated bibliography
References
Glossary
Index