Health Systems Science | Health Systems and Processes with Dr. Stephanie Mann and MS4 Angela Jacob

Welcome back to our Health Systems Science series! This episode discusses Systems and Processes.

Today’s guest is Angela Jacob. Angela is a 4th year medical student at The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences pursuing Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Angela is a Toledo native with a passion for service and community outreach. Her background in working with populations in need inspired her to kickstart the UTCOM Cares project with her peers during the COVID-19 pandemic. In her free time, Angela enjoys horticulture, spending time with friends and family, and exploring the Toledo Metroparks with her dog, Luna.

Today’s episode also features Dr. Stephanie Mann, who is a professor and the Associate Dean for Clinical Undergraduate Medical Education at the University of Toledo.

Questions and topics covered in this episode include:

• What is systems thinking and what are the frameworks for triple and quadruple aim
• “Health Systems Science is the bridge between the basic sciences and clinical curriculum”
• How systems thinking can be applied to patient encounters to best coordinate care for each individual based on their unique circumstance and situation
• How understanding the various systems can help you understand what is available and how to get people who need resources the most access to those resources in the most efficient, expeditious, and highest quality way

With support from Elsevier, and produced in collaboration with the American Medical Association, the HSS series seeks to broaden students’ understanding of the nature of medicine, medical education, and what separates them from other human endeavors. Medicine is not a “pure science,” a kind of “applied biology.” Rather, it is fundamentally an art that uses science. As a discipline, Health Systems Science considers those ideas and concepts which are integral to medicine as a profession but don’t fall under the domain of the clinical or basic sciences.

The National Board of Medical Examiners includes HSS topics in its USMLE Content Outline and even offers a dedicated Health Systems Science subject examination. Each episode of this series will include on-the-go learning with practice exam questions explained by expert guests. 

This series is sponsored by Panacea Financial: Banking Built for Doctors, by Doctors. ITB and Panacea share a common goal which is to make med school better. Panacea Financial is designed to handle the unique situation of medical students. We hope you will check them out to see how they can make your life easier.

Learn more about the series and view the content outline on the ITB website. https://insidetheboards.com/Health-Systems-Science/. You can also get episodes organized into a single playlist in the ITB app.

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