<p> PATH OF DISTINCTION 2015 - 2016 PROGRAM PLAN</p><p>The purpose of this form is for the student and a PoD staff member to develop a comprehensive plan for completing the PoD requirements. This document needs to be completed and filed with the Student Services Coordinator. Updates to the program plan should be made periodically (during registration or for elective approval, etc.).</p><p>Student Name: Student ID#:</p><p>Anticipated Graduation Term: Project Mentor:</p><p>Other supplemental program: </p><p>Course Work: Courses used to fulfill the Path of Distinction (PoD) requirements. A minimum of 8 credits is required.</p><p>Course Term & Year Grade Credits Status (office use only) PHS 650 Leadership in Medicine and Public Health 1 Elective Elective Elective Elective Elective Elective Elective Elective Project/Field Experience N/A N/A Project Summary N/A N/A </p><p>See approved Path of Distinction courses on next page.</p><p>Project Summary: The project summary is a PoD requirement. The project summary includes an 8-10 page paper or published article and a 10 minute oral presentation or poster presentation at a symposium or forum.</p><p>Project Summary Title: ______Project Mentor: </p><p> Oral Presentation:______ Paper:______</p><p>Revised 8/4/15 PATH OF DISTINCTION 2015 - 2016 PROGRAM PLAN</p><p>All Path of Distinction students must take PHS 650-065 (To be PHS 712) Leadership in Medicine and Public Health. In addition to that course, students must take at least 7 additional credits from the list below to meet the minimum requirement.</p><p>Course Term(s) Offered Credits TRIUMPH Curriculum: Seminar and Community Health Projects (TRIUMPH I) 2 Community and PH Enrichment Experience in Milwaukee (TRIUMPH II) 2 Leadership Skills for Community and Public Health (TRIUMPH III) 2 Advanced Seminar and Community Health Projects (TRIUMPH IV) 2 (All GH certificate courses that are 500 level or higher count toward PoD) Global Health: Population Health: PHS 504 HC Quality Improvement and Eval for Vulnerable Populations Summer 1 PHS 650-069 HC Quality Improvement and Innovation Spring 1 PHS 660 Communicating Public Health info Effectively Summer 1 PHS 661 Health System, Payment and Coverage Reform Summer 1 PHS 662 Intro to Social Marketing Summer 1 PHS 713 Epi Special Topics: HIV/AIDS Summer 1 PHS 915 International Health Systems and Policy Fall & Spring (online) 2 Other: FM 712 Healthcare in Diverse Communities Spring 1 MED SC 740 Overview of Rural Medicine Spring 1 MED HIST 730 Ethical Issues in Medicine Spring 1 #TBD The Art of Persuasion Fall & Spring 1 4th Year Electives: PHS 917 Public Health Field Work Elective Any time 4 Advocating for Patients: Getting the Right Care at the Right Time January (online) 2 Advocating for Populations: Partnering to Improve Community Health November (online) 2 Ethical Issues in Population Health January (Madison) 1 Geriatric Elective (PROTECT Curriculum) Fall & Spring (Madison) 4 Injury Prevention February (online) 4 Leadership to Improve Quality Healthcare Varies (Milwaukee) 2 Maternal Child Health in Milwaukee Varies (Milwaukee) 4 Multidisciplinary Approaches to Colon Cancer Prevention and Treatment Varies (Madison) 4 Optimizing Value, Quality and Safety in Healthcare Varies (Madison) 4 Primary Care and Public Health in Milwaukee Varies (Milwaukee) 4 Public Health Advocacy and Service in Psychiatry Varies (Madison) 2 Smoking Cessation: Putting Evidence into Practice October (Madison) 2 Surgery for the Non-Surgeon: Public Health Perspectives Varies (Madison) 4 Health Informatics Varies (online) 2</p><p>Revised 8/4/15</p>