Summer 2008 Course Descriptions

All courses below are approved to be taught in Summer 2008; however, some (or all) may not be offered.  The course numbers that are offered, in either Pre-Session, Summer I or Summer II, are linked to the Schedule of Classes. Classes with alternative delivery modes (Web based, cable TV, correspondence, etc) are noted in the Schedule at the section level.  The complete list below is a good indicator of what may be offered over the next few years (contact department about offerings).  For explanations of course elements see the Key to Course Descriptions.

Medicine (MEDI)  Department Info

MEDI 199 -- Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MEDI 199H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MEDI 299 -- Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MEDI 299H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MEDI 399 -- Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MEDI 399H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MEDI 498H -- Honors Thesis  (3 units)
Description:  An honors thesis is required of all the students graduating with honors. Students ordinarily sign up for this course as a two-semester sequence. The first semester the student performs research under the supervision of a faculty member; the second semester the student writes an honors thesis.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 9 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MEDI 499 -- Independent Study  (1-12 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MEDI 499H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MEDI 555 -- Cancer Therapeutics  (3 units)
Description:  Fundamental biological aspects of physical, chemical and biological therapies for cancer.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  CBIO 555; CBIO is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MEDI 596L -- National Health Care Systems  (1 unit)
Description:  This seminar course will compare US healthcare delivery systems with the national health care systems of 12 other industrialized nations. Each of these 12 nations has a health care system that covers all or nearly all of its citizens. Each nation is a member of OECD which has collected comparative health care data on each country since 1960.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  CPH 596L; CPH is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MEDI 599 -- Independent Study  (3-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MEDI 673 -- Epidemiology of Aging  (3-4 units)
Description:  This is a course in the principles and methods of epidemiology as applied to the study of aging. It assumes basic knowledge of pathophysiology, and epidemiological and biostatistical methods. Major research issues in the Epidemiology of Aging as well as the methods to study them will be presented and discussed. This course will examine concepts including: Trends in aging and the health of aging populations; Health transition, and explanations and consequences of mortality decline; Determinants of health and survival; Distinctions between healthy aging, disease and disability; Health promotion and primary, secondary and tertiary prevention, as applied to older persons; The epidemiology of selected diseases, syndromes and conditions common to old age; The aged health care continuum and how different types of care/ health care systems are used in prevention, intervention and treatment, and supportive care; Special concepts and key methodological considerations for conducting epidemiologic studies of older persons (e.g., cohort effects, age-specific rates, age standardization, use of proxies, appropriate measures, adjusting for comorbidities, and longitudinal analyses), and practical and ethical issues in the aged as research subjects.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  EPID 673; EPID is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MEDI 699 -- Independent Study  (1-18 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

For descriptions of medical student electives, see the College of Medicine Electives Manual.

MEDI 800A -- Clinical Research in Minority Health Issues  (4-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 800B -- Research  (1-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MEDI 800C -- Research - Cancer  (1-18 units)
Description:  The approach to scientific investigation will be emphasized. No previous research experience is necessary. By the end of the clerkship the student will have participated in a specific area of one of the general areas listed below, will have designed a specific experiment, carried out the basic investigations, analyzed the data he/she has obtained, and if appropriate, will present it at a seminar to our hematology/oncology group. 6 wks, maximum length of 24 wks; offered year round Directly supervised/Non-patient care.Maximum enrollment of 2
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MEDI 800D -- Clinical Oncology Research  (1-16 units)
Description:  Goals: In this elective didactic program in benign hematology, students will work with members of the Hematology/Medical Oncology Section at the Arizona Cancer Center in the outpatient facility at Scottsdale Healthcare Shea Campus. The student will learn the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for hematologic and oncologic disease through direct patient contact. In addition, clinical experience will be supplemented by a clinical care (tumor board) conference and a weekly research teleconference with Tucson. Direct mentoring with two Hematology Oncology specialists will make this a very "hands on" experience.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Prerequisite(s):  MEDI 803.
Typical structure:  15 hours individual studies, 1 hour discussion.
May be repeated:  for a total of 16 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MEDI 800M -- Introduction to Molecular Biology Research  (1-16 units)
Description:  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.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Typical structure:  6 hours laboratory, 14 hours lecture.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MEDI 803 -- Clinical Clerkship  (12 units)
Description:  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.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 810A -- Ambulatory Care  (1-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Prerequisite(s):  completion of 3rd-year medical school.
May be repeated:  for a total of 16 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MEDI 810B -- Ambulatory Diagnostics and Therapy  (6 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 810C -- Clinical Geriatrics  (3-12 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Prerequisite(s):  MEDI 803.
May be repeated:  for a total of 24 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 811A -- Internal Medicine  (1-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 811B -- Medical Sub-internship  (1-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MEDI 811C -- Coronary Care Unit - Acting Internship  (1-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 811D -- Intensive Care Medicine  (1-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Prerequisite(s):  successful completion of 3rd-year of medical school.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 811F -- Honors Course - Internal Medicine  (1-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MEDI 811G -- Primary Care Internal Medicine/Pediatrics  (1-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Identical to:  PED 811G.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MEDI 811I -- Medical Intensive Care Unit/Coronary Care Unit  (1-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 811M -- General Medicine - Acting Internship  (1-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 811N -- Non-Traumatic Emergency Care  (1-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MEDI 815A -- Clinical Cardiology  (1-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 815B -- Clinical Dermatology  (1-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.

MEDI 815C -- Endocrinology  (1-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 815D -- Clinical Gastroenterology  (1-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 815E -- Hematology-Oncology  (1-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 815F -- Complementary Alternative Medicine (CAM)  (1-16 units)
Description:  The CAM clinic is part of the MIHS system, managed by DFCM-MedPro in the Family Health Centers at Guadalupe FHC and 7th Ave FHC. This elective will expose medical students to a variety of CAM interventions. This is mainly a clinical elective with some classroom instruction time.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Identical to:  F CM 815F; F CM is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 815G -- Infectious Diseases  (1-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 815H -- Pulmonary Diseases  (1-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 815I -- Evidence-Based Medicine  (1-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Prerequisite(s):  4th-year medical students only.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MEDI 815J -- Pulmonary Laboratory and Consultation Service  (1-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 815K -- Nephrology, Renal Diseases  (1-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 815L -- Clinical Allergy  (1-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Identical to:  PED 815L.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 815M -- Medical Subspecialties  (1-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Prerequisite(s):  MEDI 803.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MEDI 815N -- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation  (1-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Prerequisite(s):  3rd or 4th-year medical students.
May be repeated:  for a total of 16 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 815P -- Critical Care Medicine  (1-16 units)
Description:  Course provides the student with an introduction to the management of the patient with severe multiple system disease in the surgical intensive care unit setting. Major emphasis will be placed on providing an understanding of the diagnosis and management of acute respiratory failure, fluid, electrolyte, cardiovascular and neurological disorders. Format: The experience will consist of a four-week assignment to the Critical Care Medicine Service. Students will work under the supervision of residents and fellows of this service and an attending physician. They will participate in patient consultations and follow-up, rounds and conferences.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Prerequisite(s):  Completion of clerkships.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Identical to:  ANES 815P; ANES is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 815Q -- Cardiology Consultation  (1-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 815R -- Clinical Neurology  (1-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 815S -- Rheumatology  (1-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Prerequisite(s):  MEDI 803.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 815T -- Hospice Care for the Terminally Ill  (1-16 units)
Description:  To acquaint students with disease processes and their physical manifestations in terminal illness (cancer, AIDS, and other end-stage disease). To expose students to an interdisciplinary approach which includes the physician and the hospice team. Emphasis is on helping patients and families cope with terminal illness. This would include home care and inpatient settings. To provide a knowledge base for clinical assessments, pain and symptom management. To offer students communication skills to present hospice as an option for patients and families when curative measures are no longer effective.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Identical to:  F CM 815T; F CM is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 815U -- Clinical Endocrinology, Metabolism and Hypertension  (1-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Prerequisite(s):  completion of required 3rd year internal medicine clerkship.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MEDI 815V -- Clinical Evaluation and Treatment of Sleep Disorders  (1-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Identical to:  NEUR 815V, PSYI 815V.
Usually offered:  Summer.

MEDI 815W -- Women's Health  (1-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MEDI 815Z -- Pulmonary Function Lab  (1-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 816A -- Outpatient Geriatric  (4-6 units)
Description:  Outpatient aspects of geriatric medicine. Patient care in the outpatient setting including home visits, geriatric clinic, nursing home, and assisted/supportive residential living centers.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Prerequisite(s):  MEDI 803.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 816B -- Native American Medicine and Cardiology  (1-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Prerequisite(s):  3rd-year internal medicine or 4th-year medical students only.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 816C -- Outpatient-Private Practice Primary Care  (1-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 816D -- Gerontology and Geriatric Care  (3-4 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Prerequisite(s):  medical students only.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 816E -- Clinical Rotation in End of Life Care  (1-16 units)
Description:  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.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Prerequisite(s):  students must complete MEDI 803.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MEDI 816F -- Interventional Cardiology/Research  (4-6 units)
Description:  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.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Prerequisite(s):  4th-year medical student.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MEDI 816G -- Rheumatology and Metabolic Bone Disease  (1-16 units)
Description:  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).
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MEDI 816H -- Geriatric Outpatient Primary Care Clinic  (1-16 units)
Description:  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.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MEDI 816I -- Geriatric Medicine/Internal Medicine Elective  (1-16 units)
Description:  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).
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MEDI 816J -- Hematology/Oncology In-Patient Care  (1-16 units)
Description:  Goals: Students will acquire an in-depth understanding of the management of patients with hematological and oncological illness requiring in-patient therapy; gain a better understanding of the clinical needs of the cancer patient; improve their diagnostic skills; and improve their differential diagnoses assessments with respect to the patient who presents with a blood disorder or a suspected tumor.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Prerequisite(s):  MEDI 803.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MEDI 816K -- Care of the Older Adult  (1-16 units)
Description:  To provide the student with a clinical and community-based experience with older adults. Emphasis will be placed on the multifaceted aspects of aging as well as the interdisciplinary approach to geriatric care. Students will be exposed to a continuum of care from the least restrictive to most restrictive environments. Format/Methods by which the course will be offered: Students will work under the direct supervision of a geriatrician/gerontologist as a member of a multi-disciplinary team. The continuum of care will be provided in both institutional and community based settings. The experience will address cross-cultural aspects of aging, health promotion, and the maintenance of functional abilities. Students will be exposed to home care, a comprehensive geriatric evaluation clinic, assisted living, and hospice care. Students may focus on areas of interest that include rural health, community-based care, optimal aging, and home visits with elders. A plan and schedule will be developed to meet the student's learning objectives as well as cover basic principles of care for older adults. A reading syllabus will be provided.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Prerequisite(s):  4th-year medical student, consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for a total of 16 units of credit.
Identical to:  F CM 816K.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MEDI 891A -- General Medicine and/or Sub-specialties  (1-16 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
May be repeated:  for a total of 36 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 891B -- Ambulatory Internal Medicine: Clinical Problems  (1-16 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Prerequisite(s):  4th-year medical students.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Summer.

MEDI 891C -- Pulmonary Medicine  (1-16 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Prerequisite(s):  MEDI 803.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MEDI 891D -- Cardiology  (1-16 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Prerequisite(s):  4th year medical students.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 891E -- Hematology/Oncology  (1-16 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MEDI 891F -- Medical Toxicology/Clinical Pharmacology  (1-16 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Prerequisite(s):  completion of required clerkships, 4th-year medical students.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 891G -- HIV Service  (1-16 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Prerequisite(s):  4th-year medical students.
Usually offered:  Fall.

MEDI 891H -- Internal Medicine  (1-16 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 891I -- Rural Health Professions Preceptorship  (1-16 units)
Description:  This course is designed to provide medical students with quality educational experiences in selected rural settings.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Prerequisite(s):  open to medical students formally admitted to the Rural Health Professions Program.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Identical to:  MED 891I; MED is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 896A -- Pathophysiology/ Immunology: Clinical Manifestations of Coccidioidomycosis  (2 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MEDI 896K -- Topics in Surgery and Medicine  (1-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Prerequisite(s):  4th year medical students only.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

MEDI 896P -- Survey of Chinese Medicine  (2 units)
Description:  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.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Usually offered:  Spring.

MEDI 896U -- Cardiovascular Pathophysiology  (1-16 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Prerequisite(s):  3rd and 4th-year medical students only.
Identical to:  MED 896U; MED is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

MEDI 899 -- Independent Study  (1-16 units)
Description:  The goal of this elective is to allow the student to work with a particular faculty member in pursuit of a particular field of study in medicine.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.