Medicine - Interdepartmental, 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 - Interdepartmental (MED ) College Info

MED 499 Independent Study (1-18) [Rpt./] I II

MED 501 Preparation for Clinical Medicine (1) I II

MED 505 Social and Behavioral Science (6) I II P, formal admission to the Ph.D./M.D. program, consent of instructor.

MED 596D Medicine and Literature: The Human Perspective (2) II

MED 596L Comprehensive Cancer Care (1) [Rpt./ 1] I

MED 596M Mind: Body and Behavioral Health (2) [Rpt./ 1] II

MED 596N Research Methods for Clinical and Epidemiological Studies (2) II

MED 596O Violent Behavior: Causes, Consequences and Solutions (5) II Format: Lectures with ample time for questions and discussion. Personal observations and experiences of professionals and victims. Field trip to high crime area and juvenile court.

MED 596Q Space Biology (1-2) II

MED 599 Independent Study (1-18) [Rpt./] I II

MED 625 Human Neuroscience (6) I II Functional and morphological organization of the human central nervous system. (Identical with NEUR 625, CBA 625, PCOL 625, PSIO 625).

MED 696A Introduction to Forensic Pathology (1-3) II

MED 800A Research Distinction Track (6) Goals: To enhance research awareness, skills and productivity in a continuum during medical school; to encourage students to value being at the forefront of medicine by becoming scientific physicians, as well as to help fill the gap in the decreasing numbers of translational physician-scientists; to design and implement a research proposal extensive and complete enough to allow the student to pursue a research topic from beginning to completion; to critically review journal articles and give medical students the opportunity to network and present their research; to demonstrate competence in the scientific method. P, prior approval of MSRC. (Identical with SURG 800A).

MED 800B Research (1-16) [Rpt./ 32 units] This elective is to accommodate students pursuing research interests in fields traditionally not medically oriented.

MED 801 Preparation for Clinical Medicine (1) [Rpt./] I II

MED 805 Social and Behavioral Science (6) [Rpt./] I II This course is an interdepartmental, required course that is part of the basic science curriculum. In the same way that the traditional basic sciences serve as the background for understanding clinical medicine, this course serves as the "basic science" for understanding the psychosocial and emotional aspects of clinical medicine. The student will gain knowledge and understanding of the individual as a total person, and of biological, enviromental, social and psychological factors that influence that person as a patient. Also explored are age-specific life events, enviromental stresses, biological proccesses, social behaviors that contribute to normal human development and to individual sickness, community-oriented primary care, and introduction to psychiatry adn psychopathology, panel discussions, lectures, patient interviews, small group discussions field trips, etc. are utilizied in the interdisciplinary course to achieve the objectives. Some of the topics included in the course are the doctor-patient relationship, major health problems for children and adultsm substance abuse, issues in human sexuality, coping with chronic illness, health care and the elderly, death and dying, ethical. issues in medicine and legal aspects of medical care. P, consent of instructor.

MED 815A Issues in Women's Health (4) I Subspecialty in women's health issues.

MED 816 CPR Instructor Elective (3) Objectives: to become an expert and advocate for a crucial step in saving lives: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.

MED 825 Human Neuroscience (6) Functional and morphological organization of the human central nervous system. (Identical with NEUR 825, CBA 825, PHCL 825, PSIO 825).

MED 830 Supplementary Registration (1-9) [Rpt./] I II

MED 891I Rural Health Professions Preceptorship (3-6) [Rpt./ 2] I II This course is designed to provide medical students with quality educational experiences in selected rural settings. P, open to medical students formally admitted to the Rural Health Professions Program. (Identical with MEDI 891I, OB G 891I, PED 891I, SURG 891I).

MED 896A Introduction to Forensic Pathology (1-3) II P, PATH 801, consent of instructor. (Identical with PATH 896A).

MED 896B Physical and Biological Basis of Nuclear Medicine (2) I II

MED 896C Prenatal and Infant Nutrition Education (2-20) II Students will have a better understanding of the nutritional issues that concern physicians and patients that are pregnant and post-partum women, and mothers of newborn infants. The focus of the course will be on nutrition during pregnancy, post-partum weight loss and infant feeding.

MED 896D Medicine and Literature: The Human Perspective (2) I II

MED 896E Managed Care Medicine (2) Objectives/Goals: To understand 1- the relevance of the different types of "third party" health care insurance payment methodologies, including Medicare and Medicaid, to sound clinical practices, and the role of government (the courts, legislatures, and regulating agencies) in mandating benefits, as a reflection of public policy, and as a regulator; 2 - the operational tools employed in managed care environments in managing health care outcomes and utilization; 3 - the legal duties, rights and remedies for physicians, patients and managed care organizations relative to practice in that environment; and 4 - the underlying ethical principles inherent in medical practice in general and managed care medicine in particular.

MED 896F Epidemiologic Investigations of Infectious Diseases (2) II P, 3rd year medical school.

MED 896G Epidemiologic Investigations of Chronic Diseases (2) II P, 3rd year medical school.

MED 896H Gene Therapy for Vascular Disease (2) II P, 3rd and 4th-year medical school. (Identical with SURG 896H).

MED 896J Medical Jurisprudence (2) I II

MED 896K Topics in Surgery and Medicine (1-2) P, 4th year medical students only.

MED 896L Comprehensive Cancer Care (1) [Rpt./ 1] I

MED 896M Mind: Body and Behavioral Health (2) [Rpt./ 1] II

MED 896N Methods in Epidemiology Research (2) II

MED 896O Violent Behavior: Causes, Consequences and Solutions (5) II Lectures with ample time for questions and discussion. Personal observations and experiences of professionals and victims. Field trip to high crime area and juvenile court. Field Trips.

MED 896P Survey of Chinese Medicine (3) 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 patient'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 US; 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.

MED 896Q Space Biology (1-2) II

MED 896R Keeping Your Gluteus Maximus Out of The Courthousimus, or Legal Issues Affecting (2) II Goals: To familiarize the physician-in-training with legal issues that affect his/her medical practice, without making him or her either a specialist or a cynic. Some of the topic areas that would be covered include, but (as lawyers say. . .) are not necessarily limited to: 1 - Confidentiality of medical information and medical records: children's medical records; patients' rights to access their own medical information, including mentally ill patients; disclosure of information in these records to third parties; difference between confidentiality and privilege, including how privileges can be waived or lost; 2 - Dealing with employment-related issues, including identifying and describing disabilities for individuals seeking accommodations under the ADA; FMLA and worker's compensation issues; 3 - Dealing with the mentally ill and duties that arise from that relationship (e.g., duty to warn third parties of dangerous mentally ill patients' threats or propensities); 4 - The Medical Practice Act, including obligations as a physician and duty to report impaired physicians or physicians who engage in unprofessional or unsafe conduct; scope of BOMEX authority; impaired physicians and responsibility as a physician; 5 - Dealing with attorneys and the court system, including testifying (how to answer questions; preparing for a deposition or courtroom experience; dealing with your own counsel, as well as opposing counsel); 6 - What can be included in reference letters; giving and getting references and seeking information about other physicians or personnel when hiring; sticky issues involving your own employees. 2D, 2R.

MED 896S Salt, Water and Kidney Disorders (2) I II

MED 896T Pathophysiology of Respiratory Diseases (2) I II

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

MED 896V Pain Management - An Interdisciplinary Approach (3) II Goals: This interdisciplinary course will prepare students (nursing, pharmacy, medicine) to assess, plan for, apply appropriate strategies and evaluate outcomes for patients experiencing acute or chronic pain in a variety of settings. The course will focus on current theories and concepts related to pain management. Upon successful completion of this elective, the student will be able to: describe pathophysiological, psychological, social and spiritual responses to pain; utilize and discuss common assessment tools, developed and tested to examine perceived pain, and evaluate their usefulness and applicability across a variety of practice settings; identify pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions to manage pain; determine the appropriateness and utility of interventions in terms of patient outcomes; describe pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties of commonly used pharmacological therapies of pain including synergism; evaluate specific pain management techniques in relation to established theories and current research; identify teaching strategies for patients and family members; discuss ethical and legal issues related to pain and pain management; demonstrate effective collaboration as a member of an interdisciplinary team in the management of pain. 2D, 1R.

MED 896Y Cultural Competence in Health Care (2) II 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. 1D.

MED 899A Independent Study - Alternative Medicine (4) [Rpt./] I II

MED 899D Independent Study - Basic Science Review for U.S. Medical Licensing Exam (4-6) [Rpt./] I II Identify and change the factor(s) that contributed to the below-passing Step 1 score. To prepare and complete an individual comprehensive Step 1 study plan. To apply basic science concepts and clinical problem-solving skills to Step 1 item. Obtain a passing score on the Step 1.

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