Science and Health Care in England:
Gifts from the Past and Lessons for the Future of U.S. Health Care
10-Day Course: HSA 499/599
June 5 – June 14, 2009 (10-Days)
Contact William B. Stroube at hsa@evansville.edu for more information
Description
This study abroad experience is headquartered at the University of Evansville’s British campus, Harlaxton College. You may audit the course or receive three hours of graduate or undergraduate credit. The class is designed for both practicing health care professionals and full-time students. A limited number of spaces are available for guests that may accompany those registered for the course.
This course examines the origin of scientific advances and the current state of the British health care system. Historical medical and scientific sites associated with advances will be visited. Observational experiences in current health facilities provide a foundation for comparison of health care systems and clinician roles in Great Britain and the United States.
The tentative schedule includes visits to Nottingham, Lincoln, Eyam, Leicester, Grantham and London. Visits are planned to a hospital, hospice, cathedral, Newton’s birthplace and school, Cambridge University, Eyam Plague Village, Florence Nightingale Museum, and Alexander Fleming Museum. The trip concludes with visits to medical museums in London.
Credit
This course provides three hours of health services administration undergraduate or graduate credit for HSA 499 or HSA 599. Students may also audit the course. Students should check with their home school for course approval and course transfer information.
Accommodations
Accommodations for the study tour will be at Harlaxton College from Saturday night through Thursday, and in London on Friday and the final Saturday nights. Harlaxton College is a unique facility. It is a residence hall with dormitory type accommodations cleverly concealed with a 101-room manor. Students are responsible for purchasing their own tickets.
Cost
The estimated tuition is $1,300 for undergraduate credit and $2,000 for graduate credit. The course fee in $1,500 for those enrolled in the course and $1,875 for guests. The course fee includes room and all meals while at Harlaxton College, lodging in London, entrance fees to medical museums and cathedrals, transportation from London airport to Harlaxton, and all field trips. Additional expenses include roundtrip airfare between the USA and London, optional sightseeing in London, meals in London, and personal expenses. A nonrefundable deposit of $500 is due no later than January 30, 2009. The remainder of the cost is due on March 27, 2009.
Faculty
Bill Stroube, Ph.D.
Bill Stroube is professor and director of the health services administration program at the University of Evansville. He has published in the areas of international health care issues, health care marketing, and health care ethics. Before joining the UE faculty in 1998, he spent 12 years in management positions in the pharmaceutical industry and eight years at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in Washington, D.C. He has extensive experience leading student groups through the British health care system and has taught twelve courses in England in a 10-day and 5-week format. Dr. Stroube received the 2008 Outstanding Teacher Award presented by the University of Evansville Alumni Association.
Guest Faculty
Cheryl Cummings Stegbauer, Ph.D.
Dr. Cheryl Cummings Stegbauer is a Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Programs in the College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis. Her faculty teaching role in the UT College of Nursing includes teaching Philosophy of Science for doctoral students in nursing. She received the University of Tennessee National Alumni Association Outstanding Teacher Award in 2002 and the Public Service Award in 2004. Dr. Stegbauer holds national board certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner and has practiced in this role for over 30 years. During this time, she has been active at both state and national levels with professional groups concerned with the legal and collaborative aspects of practice. She was selected by the Nurse Practitioner Journal as one of the Top 25 Nurse Practitioners in the US in the history and development of the NP profession. Dr. Stegbauer is Chair of the Tennessee Board of Nursing.
