Calendar
Nov. 3rd, 2025 - pm
Course presentation & introduction to Slide Design Principles:
- In teams of 3, students will prepare a 10 minute presentation.
- Exercise based on the article "Health Economics and its Impact", by Professor Rhema Vaithianathan, Singapore Management University.
Nov. 10th, 2025 - am
Presentation skill building
- In teams of 3, students will prepare and present a 10 minute presentation based on the "AI Virtual Patient Platform".
Nov. 10th, 2025 - pm
Basics of report writing
- The Title, the Executive Summary, the Introduction, the Conclusion.
- Based on the article "AI Virtual Patient Platform", hand-write a 300 word essay about:
- “The Economic and Ethical Implications of Using Artificial Intelligence Platforms Like Gemini in Drug Development and Precision Medicine.”
- Assessment Focus:
- Clarity and coherence of argument
- Use of relevant concepts from health economics
- Critical thinking on technology, efficiency, and ethics
- Academic writing quality (structure, vocabulary, grammar)
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Nov. 17th, 2025
Reading comprehension.
- "Covid-19 Pandemic Drives Patients—and Deal Makers—to Telemedicine"
- By : Sarah Krouse for the WSJ
- Analyzing the parts of the article to understand how the article is built.
Nov. 24th, 2025 - pm
Reading comprehension
- "Cancer Screening Leaps Forward"
- by Andy Kessler, The WSJ
- Handwrite a 500 word essay based on the following topic:
“The Economic Impact of Integrating Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) Blood Tests into France’s National Health System.”
Dec. 1st, 2025 - pm
Listening comprehension:
- “To be Announced”
Dec. 8th, 2025 - pm
Listening comprehension:
- "The Economics Of Hospital Beds"
- By Amanda Aronczyk, Planet Money at NPR
Creating and presenting a 10-minute presentation based on the questions of the day.
Dec. 15th, 2025
Final exam
- Bring your some paper, a pen and your brain,
- No computers, no electronics.
Health Economics English: its Goals
Health Economics English has two primary goals. First, to enable students to improve their ability to articulate a thought in writing and orally. Second, to help prepare students for their “Comparative Study” presentation and report.
The Methodology
Gaining the ability to articulate a thought is done through the study of documents. Those are texts as well as audio documents. Documents are taken from the international press but also are produced by universities or international organizations.
A review of grammar points is also proposed for students in need of a refresher. Helping students prepare for the final “Comparative Study” will take different aspects. One will be to articulate the roadmap or table of content for their comparative study and write-up the corresponding introduction. Another exercise will be to work on the design principles of PowerPoint presentations.
A last exercise is in-class participation, where students must articulate their answers to listening and reading comprehension exercises.
The course aims for 2 outcomes
- First, to help students fluidify their oral and written expression.
- Using articles and podcasts students will focus on grammar and vocabulary, as well as pronunciation and intonation.
- Second, to help students prepare for their “Comparative Study” project, where a PowerPoint presentation and a 20+ page report are required.
Requirements
Students should come to class having prepared the exercises of the day. Exercises done online before the start of the class, will go towards the final evaluation of the students. Exercises are available on the course website page.
Students will need to create an account on the website. Do so use the information on the student presence sheet.
On the website, students will be able to:
- Access the documents and the class calendar,
- Contact Anne-Pierre,
- Upload your short-essays, and
- Access grammar points and exercises for self-evaluation.
The website is our point of contact beyond the classroom.
Evaluation
- 50% Comparative Study defense (70% Presentation & Slides – 30% written report)
- The Comparative Study written report is evaluated based on its: table of content, introduction, discussion, and conclusion.
- 15% In-class participation
- Online exercises completed before the class, will account as bonus points
- 35% Individual final exam (similar to in-class exercises)
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Lessons
- Health Economics and Its Impact
- AI Virtual Patient Platform
- The Pandemic Drives Patients to Telemedicine
- Cancer Screening Leaps Forward
- How do Hospital Economics Work?