The Concentration in Patient Advocacy is designed to advance students’ knowledge and understanding of health and human services, health care management, health psychology, and sociology, in the context of the health care environment working with, and for, patients. The Concentration in Patient Advocacy is designed to prepare students with the foundational knowledge for entry-level roles in the field of health advocacy and patient navigation. The concentration prepares students for non-clinical graduate study in health care such as health care administration, health care policy, patient advocacy, and public health. Additionally, the Concentration in Patient Advocacy will complement students’ preparation for graduate study in one of the many clinical health professions such as dentistry, medicine, nursing, optometry, physician’s assistant. This interdisciplinary concentration provides the student with education in aspects of human services, ethics, law, policy, and the social sciences necessary for advancing patient- and family-centered health care. It can be undertaken while studying a number of possible majors. Students interested in the Concentration in Patient Advocacy should contact Prof. Christian Williams, the concentration coordinator.
Total Credits
21