This course focuses on the U.S. legal system, legal principles, ethical issues that affect health care services, and interdisciplinary health care practices. Students are introduced to legal aspects of health care at the federal, state, and local levels. Liability, legal and ethical issues encountered in health services organizations as they specifically relate to health care delivery, health professions education, research, client interactions, policy and ethical decision making are investigated. Projects and simulations are integrated within the course to enhance critical thinking, communication, ethical decision making, and to foster interdisciplinary approaches to addressing issues. Ethics and issues as related to research in the health professions are emphasized.
Students demonstrate synthesis of course content and research skills through a research project.
This capstone course emphasizes the student's culmination of courses through demonstration of synthesis and evaluation of knowledge and experiences across disciplines via interdisciplinary development and presentation of a health policy project. This capstone project is an applied experience that integrates the principles, theories, and concepts of the student's career concentration with problems or issues existing in the health field. Emphasis is on practical application of the student's career concentration area. The course may be taken in increments of a minimum of two credits in a given semester, with a minimum of six credits necessary for completion of project requirements. Students must be registered for credits in the course in the semester in which the capstone project is presented.