AMA September 18, 2020
Marc Zarefsky

Health systems science (HSS) is a framework for medical education that comprehensively pulls together different learning areas into a single, unified whole. The goal is to be able to teach medical students and acting physicians how to care for patients “in a holistic and synergetic” way.

How health systems work

Expand your understanding of how to successfully work within a health system to improve patient care with health systems science.

Learn Now

That explanation came from Jed Gonzalo, MD, associate dean of health systems education and a professor in the Department of Medicine at Penn State College of Medicine. The need for HSS has been present for decades, yet it has often been hard for students to conceptualize...

Today's Sponsors

LEK
ZeOmega

Today's Sponsor

LEK

 
Topics: Healthcare System, Physician, Primary care, Provider, Public Health / COVID
AHA case study: How one rural health system is addressing a shortage of OB/GYNs
Hospitals, physicians clash over FTC rule banning non-compete agreements
Audrey Chun, MD: Recommendations on Statins, Connecting Dementia to Hearing Loss
Clinicians, staff highlight strategies to enhance virtual diabetes care
AI in American medicine [PODCAST]

Share This Article