Jennifer
E. Yeh, MD, PhD
Resident
in Dermatology at Harvard Combined Dermatology Residency Training Program
PGY-3
03/11/2020
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Throughout
the course of my medical education and training, I realized that I did not have
a firm grasp of healthcare policies and consequently felt uncomfortable
conversing on these topics with other healthcare professionals as well as
friends and family. Meanwhile, I had become very interested in ideas surrounding
healthcare refor m due to current events. Attending this week-long course in
health policy was a great decision and something I would highly recommend to
all trainees, no matter how little or how much background they have in
healthcare policy.
The
engaging lectures from world-renowned leaders in Health Policy, as well as the
unique role-playing activity of contract negotiation between health care
system/physician group/payers really opened my eyes to the functions of
healthcare systems and accountable care organizations, as well as the impact of
recent health policy legislation.
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This
Centers of Expertise (COE) Health Policy Course is also one of the few
instances during which trainees from all specialties interact with each other.
As the careers in health policy panel discussion highlighted, all physicians
regardless of specialty are direct providers of healthcare and therefore have
valuable insights and key roles to play in healthcare reform.
I
can confidently say that my participation in this COE course has made me a
better-informed and well-rounded dermatologist who looks forward to sharing
what I’ve learned with my program by inviting speakers from this course to give
talks during our didactic sessions. I’m also excited to dive into books
recommended by speakers including “The Price We Pay” by Marty Makary and “Man’s
Fourth Best Hospital” by Samuel Shem.
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