Tag: policy

The “Week in DC” exposes students to all aspects of healthcare policy, governmental as well as corporate influences and the general power structure that influences the execution of medical care in the United States. For those who have been practicing physicians like myself, multiple loose ends are beautifully tied together into a comprehensive whole that […]

As a future Medtronic employee, I was excited to the Vice President of Government Affairs for Medtronic on the agenda for the Week in DC trip.  He is responsible for understanding the health policies within the United States and globally.  I found it particularly interesting that his role has recently shifted more towards evaluating strategic […]

Simultaneously, one of the best and worst aspects of being a student of health care is how immense and complex the sector is. When my classmates and I first took a glance at the “Week in DC” agenda – packed from top to bottom with speakers of wildly different viewpoints and backgrounds – we knew […]