Rethinking Population Health Care and Education

There’s no doubt that population health is a buzz word in health care. But if we truly want to change the way we care for patients to address the specific needs of certain populations, then we also need to change the way we educate students to prepare them for this new model of care. The Population Health Scholars Program at the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine does just that. By partnering with Intermountain Healthcare, the program provides medical students with foundational knowledge, practical experience, longitudinal mentoring, guaranteed work, and tuition relief. Sound too good to be true? Learn more.

In This Conversation:
• Michael Good, MD, CEO of University of Utah Health, Executive Dean, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, Senior Vice President for Health Sciences
• Karyn Springer, MD, Assistant Dean of Intermountain Population Health Clinical Learning
• Taylor Dean, MS, Program Manager, Population Health Scholars Program

Host: Mitch Sears, Producer, The Scope Radio