HAPPY HOUR: how to get involved in health policy as a premed or med student (ft. gary!)
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- Опубликовано: 25 июл 2024
- another happy hour (health policy edition)! this is our complete guide to getting involved in policy as a premed, med student, or health professional student. in this video, we discuss our own health policy involvement in undergrad, in our gap years, and in med school, along with tips for students at each of those stages. we then talk about our short-term career goals and how we hope to incorporate policy into our careers in medicine. finally, we close with a few questions from viewers.
i'm so encouraged to see a growing number of premeds and med students recognizing the importance of social/structural factors in health delivery and outcomes. hopefully this video will help you on your journey!
timestamps:
1:35 health policy involvement in undergrad
- 6:19 advice for undergrads/premeds
10:10 gap year positions in health policy
- 13:10 day-to-day duties of our jobs
- 16:33 the job search process & how we found our jobs
- 22:03 tips for finding a job in health policy
23:43 health policy involvement in medical school
- 26:07 advice for med students
28:13 incorporating policy into a career in medicine
31:44 Q&A
- 31:49 how to get involved in health policy in undergrad
- 32:25 big names in the health policy field
- 34:54 internships and part/time jobs during medical school
- 37:17 what to do as a premed entering in college in the fall
- 38:36 health policy book recs and reading materials
other big names to follow on twitter:
esther choo, uche blackstock, farzad mostashari, eric topol, mandy cohen
socials:
gary's twitter // / garyxwang
instagram // / brinawang
twitter // / brinawang
about me:
i'm a first year medical student at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, a health policy researcher, and an alumna of Washington University in St. Louis. filming videos to increase access and transparency in medical education!
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1 oz lemon juice
0.5 oz simple syrup
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club soda
lemon wheel
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Very informative talk. You guys are very much in sync.
Just adding the names of ppl to follow on twitter mentioned in time stamp 32: Ashish K. Jha Andy Slavitt, Sarah Cliffe, Elisabeth Rosenthal. This was such a nice informative video! I'd love to know if there are any others in health policy you both would recommend following!
Hi Sabrina! I was wondering if you considered an MD/MPH at all, and if so, why you decided against it. Thanks for the video!
hey! so, yes, i did consider an MD/MPH (and got an interview at an MD/MPH program that I ended up turning down.) there's still a chance I might get my MPH while at uchicago; students typically apply for dual degrees after their second year.
so there are a couple of things i want to say -- first, given my professional goals and experience conducting policy research, i'm more interested in doing a Masters in Public Policy (MPP) than i am an MPH, at least at this point in time. i think the MPH has more overlap with what's already built into the med school curriculum, and MPP programs tend to give you more 'skills' (quantitative and qualitative methods, policy writing, etc.) but the choice between the MPH and other degrees (MPP, MBA, etc.) all has to do with your own goals, and different programs/schools will of course vary.
second, certain residency programs have built in research time, during which you can get an MPH (or MPP) if you so choose. that's the decision that i'm weighing at the moment -- whether i want to take a year off between M3 and M4 to get my masters, or whether i want to wait until residency (knowing that i may or may not match into a program or specialty that has that sort of research time built in.) there are definitely benefits to either approach -- if you take a year off during med school to do the masters at your home institution, you may get a tuition benefit. alternatively, if you wait until residency, you'll be able to start making money sooner.
hope that helps!
Great Video!
Just out of curiosity, why did you choose to stick to becoming a physician? I am a college freshman, and I started off pre-med. However, as I learned about social determinants of health and health disparities, I found my interests drifting toward public health and health policy. Now, I am reconsidering my career goals. Do you feel like you're spreading yourself too thin by pursuing both medicine and policy?
really, really great question! I definitely felt the same way at times in undergrad, and I thought a lot about whether I wanted to pursue medicine or policy. broadly, it ultimately came down to how I wanted to impact change. in my policy internships/jobs, I spent a lot of time in meetings or working on reports in my cubicle, so it could be hard to feel like I was making a difference, even though I was working on the big picture issues in our healthcare system. in contrast, in patient care, you help people every day and you can see the direct impact of your work (but, of course, existing disparities and inefficiencies in the system can limit the reach of your impact.) over time, I realized that to feel completely fulfilled, I'd want to combine both individual-level and system-level change, to be actively working towards solutions for those bigger picture issues while still being grounded by meaningful patient interactions that remind me why it's worth it. but that's definitely a broad overview of really complicated & multifaceted decision, so I'm happy to speak more about this over DM if you're looking for more specifics or advice!