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*Are there local public health issues that can be explored/researched/addressed by a group of motivated students and faculty during a 4 week May course, and possibly some on-going effort during the rest of the year? This program can be continued over the 4 year timeframe of the grant. | *Are there local public health issues that can be explored/researched/addressed by a group of motivated students and faculty during a 4 week May course, and possibly some on-going effort during the rest of the year? This program can be continued over the 4 year timeframe of the grant. | ||
*Are there ways that we can work with local health care providers, public and private, to expose students to the wide variety of health careers? | *Are there ways that we can work with local health care providers, public and private, to expose students to the wide variety of health careers? | ||
| + | * Can Earlham somehow collaborate with IU East, Ivy Tech to enhance regional pre-health, biotech education? (IU East bio dept thinks so and is eager to talk.) | ||
Our Current Working Idea: | Our Current Working Idea: | ||
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*Readings/discussions on humanity in medicine and bioethics | *Readings/discussions on humanity in medicine and bioethics | ||
*Laboratory and field experiments with a health emphasis | *Laboratory and field experiments with a health emphasis | ||
| + | *Specific curricular activities would include data mining of WHO, CDC, Health and Human Sevices, Indiana data with statistical and meaningful anaylsis; SIR (suscpetible, infected, recovered) epidemiological modeling. | ||
| + | *Above acivities could enable students to help Earlham, local gov. establish and revise pandemic and other health emergency plans. | ||
*Possible Fall internship component with local health care providers for students that have participated in the May session | *Possible Fall internship component with local health care providers for students that have participated in the May session | ||
Revision as of 13:25, 16 June 2007
A group of Earlham science faculty is working on a grant proposal to the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. One sub-group, the people listed below, has an interest in developing a public health/health careers component for the proposal.
Who We Are:
- Peter Blair, Biology
- Mike Diebel, Chemistry
- David Matlack, Biology
- Charlie Peck, Computer Science
- Lori Watson, Chemistry
Our Questions:
- Are there local public health issues that can be explored/researched/addressed by a group of motivated students and faculty during a 4 week May course, and possibly some on-going effort during the rest of the year? This program can be continued over the 4 year timeframe of the grant.
- Are there ways that we can work with local health care providers, public and private, to expose students to the wide variety of health careers?
- Can Earlham somehow collaborate with IU East, Ivy Tech to enhance regional pre-health, biotech education? (IU East bio dept thinks so and is eager to talk.)
Our Current Working Idea:
A 4-week pre-health May program with the following features:
- 12 motivated, high achieving students (rising sophomores or juniors) interested in a health career (broadly defined) each session
- 5 faculty facilitators from chemistry, biology, and computer science (2 of whom lead a particular session, all of whom participate in the planning, development and delivery of content)
- An overarching public health project that will span the entire program, and perhaps include a longitudinal component so that it can be modified for use each year of the grant
- Exposure of the students to a variety of health careers (public and private)
- Readings/discussions on humanity in medicine and bioethics
- Laboratory and field experiments with a health emphasis
- Specific curricular activities would include data mining of WHO, CDC, Health and Human Sevices, Indiana data with statistical and meaningful anaylsis; SIR (suscpetible, infected, recovered) epidemiological modeling.
- Above acivities could enable students to help Earlham, local gov. establish and revise pandemic and other health emergency plans.
- Possible Fall internship component with local health care providers for students that have participated in the May session
- Possible year-round student/faculty work on the public health project (at variable levels of effort)
Notes
Peter's plan:
- In the near future we should generate a written synopsis of each particular program component. This mock 'executive summary' should include: 1) Brief summary, 2) Statement of (educational) outcomes, 3) Mode of assessment, 4) Timeframes, and 4) Preliminary budget.
