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Midterm Flashcards

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disease:

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a particular distinctive process in the body with a specific cause and characteristic symptoms, could be transmitted from one person to another

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disorder:

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irregularity, disturbance, or interruption of normal body functions, usually not transmissible

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health science professions deal with

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diseases, causes, treatment, and prevention

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4
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sources of neurodegenerative disorder

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altered genetics, environment, occupation, lifestyle education

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5
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what year was HHS established?

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2010

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5-p advice

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prior preparation prevents poor performance

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what are the two major categories of health professionals?

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allied (private) health professionals and public health science professionals

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what do allied (private) health professionals focus on?

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disease and patients

  • diagnose disease/disorders
  • treat disease/disorders
  • care for patients
  • serve for patients’ well-being
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what do public health science professions focus on?

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diseases, causes, and prevention

  • identify the causes
  • discover new means for treatment
  • prevent the disease from occurring
  • promote public health
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who falls under allied (private) health professionals?

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  • primary health providers
  • allied healthcare providers
  • other allied personnel
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who falls under the public health professionals?

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examples include: toxicologist, industrial hygenist, health physicist, sanitarian, epidemiologist, env. health scientist, EPA, CDC, FDA

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four major categories of services provided by the US healthcare system

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  • diagnosis and treatment services
  • rehabilitation services
  • health promotion services
  • disease prevention services
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federal agencies dealing with human health affairs

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department of health and human services (HHS)
operating divisions (1:1)
- NIH, AHRQ, ATSDR, CDC, CMS…

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categories of hospitals in the US

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nonprofit hospitals (79%)
- private-owned hospitals
- voluntary hospitals
- community hospitals
- public (government owned) hospitals
for profit hospitals (21%)
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types of managed care organizations

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  • health maintenance organizations (HMOs)
  • preferred provider organizations (PPOs)
  • association plans
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characteristics of the US healthcare system

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  • varies widely
  • delivery of individual healthcare, is directed by physicians in private practice
  • federal government has no authority to provide direct individual services; yet it finances research as well as the individual health care for the elderly (medicare) and indigent (medicare)
  • local and state governments provide the public health services
  • primarily financed by personal, non-government funds, or is paid directly by consumers through private health insurance.
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medicare:

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  • a federal insurance program for people aged 65 and older and certain disabled people
  • entitled to the same benefits and care as those on private insurance
  • government pays hospital bills, instead of the individual or corporation
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medicaid

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  • a federal-state cooperative health insurance plan for the indigent who have incomes below the poverty level established by the state
  • 60% of patient’s bill paid to private nursing homes are paid by the medicaid program
  • many private facilities and physicians do not accept patients in medicaid, because of low reimbursement or denial of payments for services provided.
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how much does the US spend annually on healthcare per person?

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more than 10,000

20
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how many people are working in the healthcare?

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14 million

21
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leading cause of death in the US

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heart disease?

22
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what are the undergrad majors for premed?

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any

23
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the three levels of pre-professional preparation

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explore, prepare, apply

24
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what are the levels you prep on for preprofessional advising?

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academic credentials, non-academic credentials, interpersonal skills, and personal development

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your academic credentials include…

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grades/gpa, fulfilling academic requirements, career specific national admission test

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non-academic requirements include

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  • gain experience in your field (shadow/observe, related volunteer work)
  • campus involvement/leadership
  • community service and volunteering
  • seek out undergraduate research
  • learning all you can about your field
  • communication skills
  • cultivating letter writers
27
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personal development

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keep exploring, developing your expertise, maintain focus, build your community

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questions to ask about becoming a doctor (MD)

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  • do you like challenges?
  • are you interested in science and how the body works?
  • do you care deeply about other people, their problems, and their pain
  • are you a good listener
  • do you enjoy learning
29
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potential timelines (MD)

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  • premed (4-5 years)
  • medical student (4 years)
  • resident/fellow (3-7 years)
  • doctor (long time)
30
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premed requirements (MD)

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  • great grades
  • research experience
  • clinical experience
  • extra curricular
  • any major
31
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life as a medical student (MD)

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  • less sleep
  • more stress
  • less stature
  • learning incredible things
  • help run clinics, create events, do research
32
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how many campuses at IU med?

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9

33
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how many departments at IU med?

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40

34
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IU med school

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is one of the largest medical schools
is the fourth school in the US (1426 MD students)
had first MD degrees in 1907

35
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what is the cost of attendance at IU med school per year? (in and out state)

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$35,000

$60,000

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