Subject: Epidemiology
Course Number: 247
Course Title: Designing Interventions to Change Organizational Behavior
Units: 2
School: Graduate Division
Department: Clinical Research Program

Course Description: This course surveys a range of translational tools at the health care system level that you can use to promote the adoption of evidence-based medicine by providers and delivery systems. Learn strategies for change in the broader context of sociological theories of organizational behavior and policy implementation. Focus your learning on translational tools that can be used by stakeholders outside of health care organizations to promote the adoption of clinical innovations within organizations.
Prerequisites: Experience working/volunteering within an organization. Ideally, this will be a healthcare organization you work in now or if not, then in the past.
Restrictions: This course is part of the UCSF Implementation Science Training Program and the Training in Clinical Research (TICR) Program. It may have space limitations. Auditing is not permitted. In addition, enrollment is not permitted if cross-listed course IMS 24X or IMS 24XA (online version) has been taken and passed.
Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Project, Student - Lecture

Instructor of Record: L. Schmidt
May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? No

Quarter(s) Offered: Spring
Course Grading Convention: Letter Grade, P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Graduate Division course: Yes
Is this a web-based online course? No
Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? Yes
Repeat course for credit? No