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Students and health policy: The importance of getting involved and where to start

By The DO Staff

12.10.23

As I reflect on my medical school journey, I have realized that politics can play a significant role in health care and the medical profession. Whether it’s reproductive rights or climate change, politics shape how we care for our patients. When medical students and physicians have a comprehensive understanding of our health care system and a robust knowledge of health policy, they are well-positioned to participate in the process of creating and shaping health care policy, which often directly impacts physicians’ day-to-day practice of medicine.