Winter 2024

The goal of the capstone project is to demonstrate skills learned in year 1 in an applied setting within Cedars-Sinai. Specifically, this included the following course objectives:

1. Demonstrate proficiency in applying HDS academic theory into pragmatic, applied problem solving.
2. Appreciate how HDS requires leadership, team science, shared decision-making among diverse stakeholders and strong interpersonal communication skills.
3. Demonstrate proficiency in the mechanics of American healthcare financing.
4. Utilize scientific methods to solve HDS and quality improvement problems including hypothesis generation, literature search and approaches to data collection, visualization, and analysis.
5. Become proficient in oral and written communication of HDS analyses and results, learning how to tell a story with data in a way that engages stakeholders and ultimately leads to improved healthcare delivery.