Introduction: Few curricula train medical students to engage in health system reform.
Aim: To develop physician activists by teaching medical students the skills necessary to advocate for socially equitable health policies in the U.S. health system.
Setting: Montefiore Medical Center, the University Hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.
Program Description: We designed a 1-month curriculum in research-based health activism to develop physician activists. The annual curriculum includes a student project and 4 course sections;health policy, research methods, advocacy, and physician activists as role models; taught by core faculty and volunteers from academic institutions, government, and nongovernmental organizations.
Program Evaluation: From 2002 to 2005, 47 students from across the country have participated. Students reported improved capabilities to generate a research question, design a research proposal,and create an advocacy plan.
Discussion: Our curriculum demonstrates a model for training physician activists to engage in health systems reform.
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