GRAP Opportunity: Literature Review of the History of Therapeutic Population Health (Bor)
Opportunity ID: 03-Bor
Project Title: The History of Therapeutic Population Health (Lit Review)
Faculty Mentor: Jacob Bor
Description Statement:
Traditionally, prevention has been the domain of public health, therapeutics the ambit of clinical medicine. However, increasingly, therapeutics (clinical therapies and interventions) play an important role in the production of population health. Globally, this is a very recent change – of the last 30 years – and all indications are that the role of therapeutics in determining the population distribution of health and longevity will only grow in the future. Several long run factors have contributed to this shift, including: the success of prevention, technological innovation in medicine, rising wealth and ability to pay for medical care, and the difficult politics of prevention. Public health has an important role to play to ensure that existing (and new) technologies are scaled up in a way that maximizes population health. In contrast to clinical medicine, which seeks to maximize benefits to individual patients (under a Hippocratic ethic), public health seeks to maximize population health, whether through therapeutic or preventive interventions.
Scope of Work:
I am writing a paper on the history of therapeutics in population health and am looking for research assistance with a literature review.
Minimum skills desired:
Strong writing skills. Experience with Mendeley reference manager (other reference manager, or willingness to learn). Interest in the history of population health.
Time / Date Expectations:
10-15 hours per week, beginning Jan 2016. This is an open-ended assignment. Success with initial tasks will lead to opportunities for further involvement with the project.
Additional Material Requested: Brief writing sample
Number of Positions: One (1)
Logistics & Support: Biweekly meetings
