A group of graduate students and faculty members from the Healthcare Administration program at Texas Woman’s University visited Stockholm for one week to study the Swedish health system. Topics during the week included the history, governance, financing of the system including performance and service provision. The group visited the emergency department at Karolinska University Hospital, as well as a local primary care center and an elderly care facility.

Objective
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) ranks Sweden as among the best healthcare systems in the world. During the course students learned key facts about the Swedish health system and study visits gave them hands-on experience of how the healthcare system functions in Sweden. The objective of the course was for students to learn about the Swedish healthcare system in order to compare and contrast differences with the healthcare system in the United States.

Content and output
Students listened to speakers from Stockholm University, the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions and Karolinska Institutet to learn about the structure and governance of the Swedish healthcare system. The group also received a lecture about refugee healthcare, where speakers from the Doctor of the World Sweden talked about the current situation for migrants and refugees regarding healthcare in Sweden. Further, a lecture about Sweden’s Response and strategy during Covid-19 pandemic was led by a professor at Danderyds Hospital.

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