CUNY Class Information:
Instructor: Helen Chang, Ph.D
CUNY campus: Hostos Community College
Class title: American Government
Class Information: POL101
Length of COIL Collaboration: Spring 2023 semester
International Class Information:
Instructors: Dr. Ratib Abu Shameh and Dr. Muntaser S. Ahmad
Partner institution: Palestine Ahliya University
Class titles: Physical Therapy and Radiology
Length of COIL Collaboration: Spring 2023 semester
Project Description
This module on comparative healthcare inequalities brought together a political science class, a radiology class, and a physical therapy class. The virtual exchange focused on the inequality in healthcare access and treatment, with an emphasis on race, gender, age, and disability. Students learned how various groups in NYC and Palestine are impacted by differential access and costs to healthcare. They also analyzed some of the social, political, and historical factors that have contributed to similarities and differences in healthcare access and outcomes in NYC and Palestine.
Online Platforms
Slack: most of the virtual exchange occurred in Slack
Zoom: used for the one synchronous meeting that all 3 classes attended
