Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine), Caroline Sloan, MD, was accepted into the 2022-23 class of SGIM’s Leadership in Health Policy (LEAHP) Program. The program is one of the first national health policy career development programs of its kind. As part of a larger effort to expand career development opportunities for SGIM members, LEAHP 2022 is a year-long program (April 2022 - May 2023) focused on federal health policy knowledge and advocacy skills aligned with SGIM’s core missions.
"I'm looking forward to getting more experience in health policy and advocacy, and I hope to bring what I learn back to the ACLT crew next year," says Sloan.
According to their website, LEAHP's learning objectives include:
- Knowing the key structures and functions of the US health care system;
- Understanding the key players and processes in the federal health policy-making;
- Ability to critically evaluate healthcare delivery and economic models and to propose needed changes and/or additions;
- Ability to explain the impact of health care reform on the practice of medicine, education, and research; and
- Ability to advocate effectively advocacy with policy-makers.i