Central Michigan University & Indiana University
University students from Central Michigan University and Indiana University (Indianapolis) visited Stockholm to study the Swedish healthcare system. Topics during the week included governance, financing and performance of the healthcare system, value-based healthcare, global and public health.
Objective
The objective of the course is for students to learn about the Swedish healthcare system in order to compare and contrast differences with the healthcare system in the United States. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) ranks Sweden as among the best healthcare systems in the world. During the course students will learn key facts about the Swedish healthcare system and study visits will give them hands-on experience of how the healthcare system functions in Sweden.
Content
Apart from lectures by speakers from Stockholm University, Stockholm County Council and Stockholm Municipality, students made study visits to
Karolinska University Hospital, a private primary care center and an elderly care facility. At Karolinska Institute the lecture focused on Global health and
the group also attended a lecture about public health at the Public Health Agency of Sweden.
Outcome
Overall students were satisfied with their participation in the study tour and found the content relevant to their studies. Many enjoyed the visits to Karolinska University Hospital, the elderly care facility Löjtnantsgarden and a primary care center. Favorite lectures were about global health at Karolinska Institutet and the regional perspective on healthcare at the Stockholm County Council.