Health Policy in Action

This course is an academic internship course that combines a four day/week internship at a Vermont health care organization with one day/week in the classroom. Students will be assigned a specific research project (designed in advance by the faculty member and the internship sponsor) that must be completed by the end of the term. Class time will be spend debriefing the internship experience, building skills relevant to health policy analysis and working on the research project. Grading will based on participation, evaluation by internship sponsor, evidence of personal growth, and performance on final research project. Enrollment in the course is by approval only; please contact the professor for more information.