Medicine, Courses Summer 2000

Summer 2000 Course Descriptions
Key to Course Descriptions

Courses listed below are approved UA courses as of Summer 2000. Not all approved courses will be offered during this term. For course offerings/availability during a specific term, see the Schedule of Classes. Each course number below links to the Schedule of Classes.

Medicine (MEDI) College Info

MEDI 199 Independent Study (1-6) [Rpt./]

MEDI 199H Honors Independent Study (1-6) [Rpt./]

MEDI 299 Independent Study (1-6) [Rpt./]

MEDI 299H Honors Independent Study (1-6) [Rpt./]

MEDI 399 Independent Study (1-6) [Rpt./]

MEDI 399H Honors Independent Study (1-6) [Rpt./]

MEDI 498H Honors Thesis (3) [Rpt./ 2]

MEDI 499 Independent Study (1-12) [Rpt./]

MEDI 499H Honors Independent Study (1-6) [Rpt./]

MEDI 555 Cancer Therapeutics (3) II (Identical with CBIO 555, which is home).

MEDI 599 Independent Study (3-6) [Rpt./]

MEDI 699 Independent Study (1-18) [Rpt./]

MEDI 800 Research (3-30) I

MEDI 800A Clinical Research in Minority Health Issues (4-16) I II

MEDI 800M Introduction to Molecular Biology Research (4) Goals: This class is a workshop-based tutorial designed to familiarize the students with research applications utilizing molecular and cellular biology techniques. Selected techniques used in contemporary research papers will be explained, and in some cases, demonstrated or performed by the students in a laboratory. Upon successful completion, the students will be able to perform basic recombinant DNA techniques, and will demonstrate greater understanding of the literature. 6L, 2R.

MEDI 803 Clinical Clerkship (1) [Rpt./] I II Required of all students during their first clinical year. Emphasis is placed upon learning a core curriculum and the development of clinical skills, problem solving and the provision of compassionate and humanistic medical care. Students are expected to obtain and record the complete medical histories, perform physical examinations, develop appropriate differential diagnoses and monitor the progress of assigned patients. Students will participate in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures with other members of the patient care team and attend required departmental conferences and seminars.

MEDI 810A Ambulatory Care (4-8) [Rpt./ 12 units]

MEDI 810B Ambulatory Diagnostics and Therapy (6) [Rpt./] I II

MEDI 810C Clinical Geriatrics (3-12) [Rpt./ 24 units] I II

MEDI 811A Internal Medicine (4-12) [Rpt./] I II

MEDI 811B Medical Subinternship (4)

MEDI 811C Coronary Care Unit - Acting Internship (3-4) [Rpt./] I II

MEDI 811D Intensive Care Medicine (4) [Rpt./] I II P, successful completion of 3rd year of medical school.

MEDI 811F Honors Course - Internal Medicine (1) I

MEDI 811G Primary Care Internal Medicine/Pediatrics (4) (Identical with PED 811G).

MEDI 811I Medical Intensive Care Unit/Coronary Care Unit (4-6) [Rpt./] I II

MEDI 811M General Medicine - Acting Internship (4-8) [Rpt./] I II

MEDI 811N Non-Traumatic Emergency Care (3-6) [Rpt./]

MEDI 815A Clinical Cardiology (4-8) [Rpt./] I II

MEDI 815B Clinical Dermatology (3-4) [Rpt./]

MEDI 815C Endocrinology (4-12) [Rpt./] I II

MEDI 815D Clinical Gastroenterology (3-6) [Rpt./] I II

MEDI 815E Hematology-Oncology (3-8) [Rpt./] I II

MEDI 815G Infectious Diseases (4-12) [Rpt./] I II

MEDI 815H Pulmonary Diseases (1-6) [Rpt./] I II

MEDI 815I Evidence Based Medicine (3) I

MEDI 815J Pulmonary Laboratory and Consultation Service (3-6) [Rpt./] I II

MEDI 815K Nephrology, Renal Diseases (3-6) [Rpt./] I II

MEDI 815L Clinical Allergy (4-6) [Rpt./] I II (Identical with PED 815L).

MEDI 815M Medical Subspecialities (4) [Rpt./] II

MEDI 815N Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (3-6) [Rpt./ 12 units] I II

MEDI 815O Care of HIV-Infected Patients (4) [Rpt./] I (Identical with F CM 815O, which is home).

MEDI 815P Critical Care Medicine (1-18) [Rpt./] I II (Identical with ANES 815P, which is home).

MEDI 815Q Cardiology Consultation (4) [Rpt./] I II

MEDI 815R Clinical Neurology (4-6) [Rpt./] I II

MEDI 815S Rheumatology (4-6) [Rpt./] I II

MEDI 815T Hospice Care for the Terminally Ill (3) I II (Identical with F CM 815T, which is home).

MEDI 815U Clinical Endocrinology, Metabolism and Hypertension (3-6) [Rpt./] I

MEDI 815V Clinical Evaluation and Treatment of Sleep Disorders (3-6) [Rpt./] S (Identical with NEUR 815V, PSYI 815V).

MEDI 815W Women's Health (4-6)

MEDI 815Z Pulmonary Function Lab (3) [Rpt./] I II

MEDI 816A Outpatient Geriatric (4-6) I II Outpatient aspects of geriatric medicine. Patient care in the outpatient setting including home visits, geriatric clinic, nursing home, and assisted/supportive residential living centers. P, MEDI 803.

MEDI 816B Native American Medicine and Cardiology (4) I II P, 3rd year internal medicine or 4th year medical students only.

MEDI 816C Outpatient-Private Practice Primary Care (4-6) I II

MEDI 816D Gerontology and Geriatric Care (3-4) I II

MEDI 816E Clinical Rotation in End of Life Care (4) Students will participate in patient evaluations in the inpatient hospice and palliative care unit with various team members, and homecare hospices. Students will participate in interdisciplinary team conferences, discuss significant ethical issues, and demonstrate clinical problem solving and competency at initial and ongoing consults for the hospice and palliative patient admitted. They will round daily with the team on the hospice in-patients. Direct clinical experience will be supplemented by lectures, e.g. pain management and other hospice and palliative care topics listed in curriculum, and relevant readings. The faculty will supervise all activities. P, students must complete MEDI 803.

MEDI 816F Interventional Cardiology/Research (4-6) Goals: 1 - Perfect skills in cardiac interventional diagnosis and treatment. 2 - Master cardiac history and physical examination techniques. 3 - Participate in interventional procedures and both device and drug research. Current projects include gamma radiation catheter and VEG-F therapy. P, 4th year medical student.

MEDI 816G Rheumatology and Metabolic Bone Disease (3-6) Goals: Upon successful completion of this elective, students will be able to: evaluate new patients by performing histories and physical examinations appropriate to rheumatology and metabolic bone diseases; plan diagnostic work-ups and therapeutic interventions; consult on the modification of treatment plans on follow-up patients that the student sees with the attending rheumatologist (Arizona Rheumatology Center).

MEDI 816H Geriatric Outpatient Primary Care Clinic (3-6) Goals: This elective will provide the student an opportunity to acquire a basic foundation in geriatric medicine that includes: improving the student's knowledge of normal and abnormal aging; managing both acute and chronic problems; dealing with ethical dilemmas.

MEDI 816I Geriatric Medicine/Internal Medicine Elective (4) Goals: Upon successful completion of this elective, students will be able to do a comprehensive history and physical examination of a complex geriatric patient and will become familiar with the geriatric giants (delirium, dementia, falls, urinary incontinence and polypharmacy).

MEDI 891A General Medicine and/or Subspecialities (3-12) [Rpt./ 36 units] I II

MEDI 891B Ambulatory Internal Medicine: Clinical Problems (4-6) [Rpt./] S

MEDI 891C Pulmonary Medicine (3-8) [Rpt./]

MEDI 891D Cardiology (3-8) [Rpt./] I II P, 4th year medical students.

MEDI 891E Hematology/Oncology (3-8) [Rpt./] I

MEDI 891F Medical Toxicology/Clinical Pharmacology (4) [Rpt./] I II

MEDI 891G HIV Service (4) I

MEDI 891H Internal Medicine (4-8) I II

MEDI 891I Rural Health Professions Preceptorship (3-6) [Rpt./ 2] I II P, open to medical students formally admitted to the Rural Health Professions Program. (Identical with MED 891I, which is home).

MEDI 896A Pathophysiology/ Immunology: Clinical Manifestations of Coccidioidomycosis (2) II

MEDI 896B Alternative/Complementary Seminars (1-2) I II (Identical with F CM 896B, which is home).

MEDI 896P Survey of Chinese Medicine (2) II Goals: Upon successful completion of this elective, students will: be familiar with the terminology and theory used by practitioners of Chinese Medicine; have gained a deeper understanding of patients's reasons for pursuing this form of intervention; understand the specific qualifications required for practitioners of Chinese Medicine; be able to explain the different schools of thought in Chinese Medicine taught in the U.S.; have learned about the safety and efficacy of Chinese Medicine; have gained a technical and experiential introduction to Acupuncture; understand the basics of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) herbal formulation and the common tonic herbs.

MEDI 896U Cardiovascular Pathophysiology (2) I II P, 3rd and 4th-year medical students only. (Identical with MED 896U, which is home).

MEDI 899 Independent Study (1-16) [Rpt./]

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