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Course Description
Have you ever wondered why the American Healthcare system is like it is? We evolved in a unique way based on many factors. This course will show you how and why. When the first ships landed on this continent and colonization of America began, health services consisted only of what was brought along. This included medicine and supplies, physicians or those familiar with medicine, and ideas brought from the mother country. Resources found in America, including plants and American Indian medicine were combined with the resources brought by ship, to form our health care system. From these humble beginnings our health care system has developed into one of the largest and most advanced in the world. This period of about 400 years, begins in 1607 when the first English settlement was established in Jamestown, Virginia.
Both healthcare professions and adults not working in healthcare will be interested in how their healthcare system formed and developed as unique and different from the European system. Understanding the history of our healthcare system is necessary in order to change the system and make it more equitable for all Americans.
All materials are included in this course. No additional books or supplies are needed.
Course Requirements
Class Requirements
All material is included in this course. No further books or supplies are needed. 
   Some lessons include hyperlinks, but no additional software is needed.
Course Goals
At the end of this class participants will be able to describe how our healthcare system evolved and why it grew up differently than its European counterparts.
Course Materials
All course materials are included in this class. No further books or equipment is needed.
Grading Policy
The final grade will be based on total points added up to a possible 100. There are 5 quizzes associated with this courses. There are journaling activities associated with each assignment which are for the participants benefit and are NOT turned in.
90-100 = A
80-89 = B
70-79 = C
60-69 = D
59 and below = Failure
Disclaimer
Taking this course does not in any guarantee any type of employment. It is informational only.
Class Progress
Although the course can be completed on your own schedule, it is best to complete one lesson/week. A bonus lesson is given in Lesson 6. This is voluntary and not required. No quiz or assignment is required for this lesson, but you should incorporate it into your journal activity.
Course Assignments
Each week learners will read the materials in the lesson. Students will keep a journal throughout the course. The learned will write a 2 page journal entry for each lesson. The journal entry is for the learner's benefit and is not turned in. The journal should reflect what you have learned and how you can apply it to your life and career aspirations. There is a multiple choice quiz after each lesson. Lesson 6, Pennsylvania Hospital is an optional enrichment reading. There is no quiz for this lesson. You should complete a journal for this lesson. Journals are for the benefit of the learner and are not turned in to the instructor. A quiz is required in lessons 1-5. The quizzes are multiple choice. Choose the BEST answer from the choices given.
Course Outline
PREFACE UNIT I.- EARLY COLONIAL PERIOD
The English Model
Medical Science Imported From Europe
Immigration of Physicians
UNIT II - THE COLONIAL PHYSICIAN
Medical Practice
Education.
Apprenticeship
University education in Europe
Medical schools in America
Combination approach
UNIT III - FORMATION OF THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL
Inoculation Hospital
Pest House
Almshouse
UNIT IV - FORMATION OF THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL (Continued)
Voluntary Hospitals
Mental Hospitals
Nursing Homes
UNIT V - REFLECTIONS AND CONCLUSION.
SELECTED REFERENCES
UNIT VI - A Look at Pennsylvania Hospital, the Oldest Hospital in America in Continuous Operation.
