Courses Taught by Lewis Morgenstern

EPID604: Applications Of Epidemiology

• Graduate level
• Residential
• Fall, Winter, Spring, Spring-Summer, Summer term(s) for residential students;
• 1-6 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Ella August, James Buskiewicz, Sara Adar, Matthew Boulton, Andrew Brouwer, Melissa Beck, Kelly Bakulski, Miatta Buxton, Joseph Eisenberg, Marisa Eisenberg, Nancy Fleischer, Betsy Foxman, Aubree Gordon, Alexis Handal, Jennifer Head, Jihyoun Jeon, Spruha Joshi, Sharon Kardia, Carrie Karvonen-Gutierrez, Lindsay Kobayashi, Peter Larson, Aleda Leis, Elizabeth Levin-Sparenberg, Lynda Lisabeth, Juan Marquez, Emily Martin, Briana Mezuk, Alison Mondul, Lewis Morgenstern, Belinda Needham, Marie O'Neill, Sung Kyun Park, C. Leigh Pearce, Laura Power, Alex Rickard, Jennifer Smith, Eduardo Villamor, Abram Wagner, Xin Wang, Douglas Wiebe, Zhenhua Yang, Jonathan Zelner, (Residential);
• Prerequisites: Instructor Permission
• Description: Application of epidemiological methods and concepts to analysis of data from epidemiological, clinical or laboratory studies. Introduction to independent research and scientific writing under faculty guidance.
• This course is cross-listed with .
• Syllabus for EPID604

PUBHLTH320: The History of Racism in the U.S. Healthcare System

• Undergraduate level
• Residential
• Fall term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Lewis Morgenstern (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: This class will trace the history of the U.S. healthcare system from post-civil war to the present, and how racism shaped an unfair system. The history is troubling and continues today with efforts to repeal the ACA, and to continue as a country that does not offer universal healthcare.
• Learning Objectives: Students taking this course are expected to learn about: 1. The social and economic factors resulting from racism that affect healthcare organization in the U.S. 2. The history of the post-civil war U.S. healthcare system and racial influences on its organization. 3. The effects of a racist healthcare system on the health of U.S. citizens.
• Syllabus for PUBHLTH320

PUBHLTH394: Pluralism And Public Health In The United States - An Intenstive Writing Seminar

• Undergraduate level
• Residential
• Fall term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Lewis Morgenstern (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Advisory Prerequisites: upper-level standing
• Description: This class explores how crucial public health issues are viewed within the political pluralism lens in the U.S. and aims to suggest ways to find compromise that will enable solutions to serve all populations in the U.S.
• Learning Objectives: Students taking this course are expected to learn about: 1. The role of public health in the two-party political system in the U.S. 2. The importance of debate, compromise and consensus in law making to improve the health of population in the U.S. 3. Understanding the diversity of thought around public health issues in the U.S.

PUBHLTH465: The Science of Medicine

• Undergraduate level
• Residential
• Winter term(s) for residential students;
• 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
• Instructor(s): Lewis Morgenstern (Residential);
• Prerequisites: None
• Description: The class studies evidence-based medicine. It begins with a thorough review of study design, and then uses these skills to explore relevant issues to Public Health and medical practice. The first half of each class is interactive lecture; the second half is a flipped classroom with activity-based learning.
• Learning Objectives: Students taking this course are expected to learn about: 1. Evidence-based medicine 2. The scientific underpinnings of diagnosis and treatment 3. The ethics of medical decision making; strategies for communication and special populations
• This course is cross-listed with MEDPREP 470. Additionally Kinesiology and Biology are considering cross-listing. in the Medical school department.
• Syllabus for PUBHLTH465