Physician Advocacy

Issued by Upstate Medical University

The microcredential recognizes the advocacy skills gained by medical students who complete the Physicians and Social Responsibility elective course sequence. By training medical students to engage in advocacy work, this microcredential supports the goal of improving community health, which requires the kind of policy- or population-level changes that advocacy supports.

Time Years

Skills

Earning Criteria

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students will see how responsibilities as physicians extend from caring for individual patients to caring about institutional, social, and political contexts. ASSESSMENT: Physicians and Social Responsibility I – presentation and participation grades.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students will develop advocacy skills required to bring about meaningful change at the community and policy level. ASSESSMENT: Physicians and Social Responsibility II – advocacy project documentation and participation grades
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students will identify opportunities for the provision of more equitable and compassionate health care at the bedside. ASSESSMENT: Physicians and Social Responsibility III / CHANGE Scholarship – microproject documentation and participation grades
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students will engage in critical self-reflection on their learning and the implications of their experiences in this elective for their future medical careers. ASSESSMENT: PSR1-3 – reflective writing exercises throughout