13 Mar
Courses Tied to UM’s 60th Anniversary of Integration
Topics include minorities in health professions, politics of inequality
Nashville and Atlanta
Minority Influence and Impact in American Healthcare
Dates: On campus: May 13-17, 2024; Travel: May 20-23, 2024
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor: Dr. Sovent Taylor, Director of Health Professions Advising Office
Cost: $950 plus tuition
Application Deadline: March 1, 2024
*Itinerary subject to change.
- Review the history of healthcare from the first 19 Minority Medical Schools until today
- Learn about Henrietta Lacks and her contributions to medicine
- Look at the significant achievements of minorities in healthcare
- Visit the sites where many of these achievements occurred
- Planned visits for contextualization include Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry, Morehouse School of Medicine
- Meet with diversity and multicultural affairs professionals at Belmont Frist College of Medicine and Emory University School of Medicine
- Visit Vanderbilt School of Nursing, the 2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity award winner
- Discuss the social justice implications of healthcare with experts at the Centers for Disease Control, Office of Health Equity
Students will meet on campus from May 13-17 in Oxford. Students will be traveling May 20-23. The instructor will determine time and location for the Oxford meetings.
Students will participate in a week of classes on the Oxford campus. During the travel portion of the course, students will travel from Oxford to Nashville and Atlanta via a van or motorcoach.
Students will travel via van or motorcoach from Oxford to Nashville and Atlanta. All group ground transportation will be provided.
Students who are interested in health professions, health policy, or social justice in healthcare.
Instructor approval, priority given to those enrolled in Health Professions Advising Office and pursuing admission to a professional school.
$950 plus tuition. Included in the program fee are housing, roundtrip transportation from Oxford, group transportation while traveling, and select group meals. Excluded from the cost are tuition, most meals, and personal spending money.
Once accepted to a program, the student accepts financial responsibility for Study USA program fees and tuition and must adhere to the application and withdrawal policy.
Study USA Scholarships
Deadline: Coincides with program deadline
Outreach Study USA Scholarship
The Outreach Study USA Scholarship supports student participation in Study USA courses. Scholarship awards range from $500 to $750 and are designed to help offset the additional expenses associated with academic travel.
Carolyn Ellis Staton Study USA Scholarship
The Carolyn Ellis Staton Study USA Scholarship was established to increase access to unique experiential learning programs. These scholarships will help to make engaging educational travel opportunities more accessible to students with financial need. Scholarship awards range from $250 to $750 and are designed to help offset the additional expenses associated with academic travel.
