MCLIN 490 - L4 HEALTH POLICY ELECTIVE MCLIN 490 (P/F)

[30 Hours]

The focus of MCLIN 490- L4 Health Policy Elective- is to facilitate mentoring and support to assist students with developing a 20 page policy or issue brief along with a paper (10-12 pages maximum) for submission to a peer reviewed journal. Students will draw upon the foundational skills gained through participation in MCLIN 190 and MCLIN 290 to articulate in the brief and paper the precise analytical methods, evidence, and criteria -based rationale for selection of actionable policy recommendations. The brief should be structured to convey an authoritative perspective on a solution to a health or health related problem that was approved in advance by the course director. The topic of the problem defined in the brief and paper should be one that the student has conducted sufficient analysis and research throughout MCLIN 190 and MCLIN 290. The brief and paper should include sufficient information to guide advocacy processes and policymaker decisions.