Exploring the healthcare system and culTure of china May 2-14, 2018

Exploring the healthcare system and culure of china Explore the healthcare system of China. The healthcare system reform in China has gone through several phases since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949. The healthcare system of China has been prized by the World Health Organization for its universal health insurance coverage for 1.3 billion Chinese people. The course provides students critical thinking skills focusing on understanding how China could provide a universal coverage for an enormous population, but the U.S. cannot. In addition, students will be exposed to the Chinese culture that has significant influence on China’s healthcare philosophy and its delivery system.

Course components HLAD 5003 This course utilizes a combination of instructional modes including interactive lectures and discussions, field trips and visits to healthcare facilities and historical/cultural sites, text and topic reading, and exchange with Chinese scholars and practitioners.

Course components- continued Learning Outcomes: Identify and discuss the major components of the healthcare system of China Discuss what makes Chinese healthcare system different from that of the U.S. Understand the factors of history, politics and policy, economics and social value, and culture that have shaped the current state of China’s healthcare system Evaluate China’s healthcare system in terms of its finance, cost, access, performance and innovations Analyze the challenges facing China’s healthcare system Compare the U.S. healthcare system with China’s healthcare system on major performances Recognize the benefits of learning from healthcare systems of other countries

China

Hong Kong Population: 7 million Language: Cantonese and English

Guangdong Province population: 80 Million Language: Mandarin Lingnan Impression Park Pearl River

Guangdong pharmaceutical university Guangdong Pharmaceutical University (GDPU) is one of the three pharmaceutical Universities in China with independent organizational system. GDPU is a popular institution of higher learning. The university is among the first group of universities to be stationed in Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center as one of the top 10 famous universities. It is an important base cultivating exclusive talents and leading cadres in the sciences of pharmacy, preventive medicine and clinical medicine in Guangdong Province.

Language: Beijing dialect from Mandarin Population: 21 million Language: Beijing dialect from Mandarin Tian’anmen Square Forbidden City Hutong tour Ming Tombs National stadium National Aquatics Center Wangfujing Pedestrian Street Temple of Heaven

Great wall of china Though the beginning of the Great Wall of China can be traced to the third century B.C., many of the fortifications included in the wall date from hundreds of years earlier. 13,170 miles long!

Tentative itinerary 13 days Day 1: Depart Chicago Day 2: Arrival in Hong Kong Day 3: Day tour of Hong Kong and lecture on intro to China Day 4: Depart Hong Kong for Guangzhou – meet with Guangdong Pharmaceutical University (GDPU) Day 5: GDPU intro, tour of campus, exchange with students, visit Lingnan Impression Park Day 6: Visit first affiliated hospital of GDPU, Guangdong Provinvial Rehabilitation hospital, Chen Liji Traditional Chinese Medicine Museum, lecture on history and evolution of Chinese healthcare system – Chinse traditional medicine Day 7: GDPU community health center, Provincial CDC, night tour Pearl River Day 8: Depart Guangzhou for Beijing, lecture on eveolution of Chinese healthcare system – era of economic reform Day 9: Beijing capital of China - visit Tian’anmen Square, Forbidden City, Beijing traditional Hutong Tour Day 10: Beijing political center - visit the Great Wall, Ming Tombs, national stadium, national aquatics center Day 11: Beijing health center – visit Beijing University International Hospital, lecture on China’s healthcare system today, visit Summer Palace, attend acrobats performance Day 12: Beijing culture center – leisure shopping, lecture on Chinse healthcare system evaluation Day 13: Depart Beijing for Chicago

Program fee $3870 Includes: International Flight Accommodations GDPU facilities Some meals On-site Transportation Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Beijing Tours Tourist Visa International Health Insurance Does not Include GSU Tuition Some Meals Personal Expenses Deadlines Application & $500 Deposit: Feb. 1, 201 Scholarship: February 1 or March 15

Financial aid & scholarships Check with financial aid to see if you are eligible for aid or if you would like to take out a loan – Matt Zarris, mzarris@govst.edu Study Abroad Scholarship – Deadline is Feb. 1 or March 15, 2018 Application Form 500-750 Word Essay + Follow-Up Project Resume and 2 Letters of Recommendation (Academic or Professional) Award varies from $500-750

Application process Make appointment with Study Abroad Coordinator Amy Schoenberg aschoenberg@govst.edu Meet with Financial Aid Advisor Matt Zarris mzarris@govst.edu Fill out application form Apply for Study Abroad Scholarship