101. Prologue: Topics in Anatomy, Cell Biology. Pharmacology & Radiology. (9 units) Fa. Prerequisites: First-year Medical student standing or consent of instructor. Lecture 10 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Seminar 7 hours. Independent Study 3 hours.
M. Kruidering
This required course will provide students with the fundamental principles they need to prepare for subsequent blocks. Gross anatomy will serve as the anchor, and students will develop basic knowledge and analytical skills in the basic sciences, in the clinical disciplines, and in the social behavioral sciences. ( department: ANATOMY BIOCHEM PHARMACOL PSYCHIATRY )
102A. Organ Systems: Topics in Cardiovascular Pathophysiology, Epidemiology, Pharmacology & Physiology. (7 units) Fa. Prerequisites: First-year Medical student standing or consent of instructor. Lecture 10 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Seminar 7 hours. Independent Study 3 hours.
D. Rohde, L. Zimmerman
This required course offers an integrated approach to the normal and abnormal functions of the cardiovascular organ system. Students will also be introduced to principles of biostatistics and epidemiology and to cultural and behavioral issues encountered during care of patients with diseases of the cardiovascular system. ( department: CELL&TISBI MEDICINE PATHOLOGY PHYSIOLOGY )
102B. Organ Systems: Topics in Renal & Pulmonary Pathophysiology. (9 units) Wi. Prerequisites: First year Medical student standing or consent of instructor. Lecture 10 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Seminar 7 hours. Independent Study 3 hours.
D. Rohde, L. Zimmerman
This required course offers an integrated approach to the normal and abnormal functions of the pulmonary and renal organ systems. Students will also be introduced to principles of biostatistics and epidemiology, and to cultural and behavioral issues encountered during care of patients with diseases of the pulmonary and renal organ systems. ( department: CELL&TISBI MEDICINE PATHOLOGY PHYSIOLOGY )
103A. Metabolism and Nutrition. (7 units) Wi. Prerequisites: None. Restrictions: First-year Medical student standing or consent of instructor. Lecture 10 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Seminar 7 hours. Independent Study 3 hours.
L. Zimmerman, T. Fulton
This course is an investigation of nutrition and the systems of the body involved in the maintenance of metabolic homeostasis. Anatomic structures, physiological functions, diseases of the gastrointestinal and endocrine systems and their treatment will be presented. ( department: BIOCHEM MEDICINE )
103B. Metabolism and Nutrition. (3 units) Sp. Prerequisites: Completion of IDS103A. Restrictions: First year medical student standing or permission from course directors. Lecture 10 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Seminar 7 hours. Independent study 3 hours.
L. Zimmerman, T. Fulton
This course is an investigation of nutrition and the systems of the body involved in the maintenance of metabolic homeostasis. Anatomic structures, physiological functions, diseases of the gastrointestinal and endocrine systems and their treatment will be presented. ( department: BIOCHEM BIOPHYSICS )
104. Brain, Mind & Behavior: Topics in Neuroscience. (12 units) Sp. Prerequisites: First-year Medical student standing or consent of instructor. Lecture 10 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Seminar 7 hours. Other 3 hours.
D. Lowenstein, H. Ralston
This required course will provide an overall survey of general principles in neuroscience, neurology, psychiatry, neuropathology, and neuropharmacology, as well as an in-depth study of the most common neurological and psychiatric disorders. Issues in ethics, genetics, culture and behavior will also be prominent in this block. ( department: ANATOMY NEUROLOGY )
105. Infection,Immunity & Inflammation: Topics in Microbiology Immunology & Pharmacology. (11 units) Fa. Prerequisites: Second-year medical student standing or consent of instructor.
. Lecture 10 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Seminar 7 hours. Indep Stdy 3 hours.
A. De Franco, D. Ganem, S. Lowe
This required course will cover microbiology,immunology,and infections disease. There will be close integration of basic and clinical science topics, and an HIV framing case will feature prominently. The course will also investigate issues of behavior,and public and international health. ( department: MICROBIOL PATHOLOGY )
106. Mechanisms, Methods and Malignancies (M3). (10 units) § Fa. Prerequisites: Completion of 1st year medical school at UCSF. Restrictions: None. Conference 9 hours.
A. Ko, J. Chan, K. Hyland
This multidisciplinary course explores the molecular basis of cancer and provides a framework for understanding its clinical manifestations and treatment strategies. It incorporates many different aspects of cancer: molecular etiology, pathophysiology, epidemiology, screening, diagnosis, treatment, patient management, risk factors, prevention, psychosocial and ethical issues. Also covered: benign and malignant hematology. ( department: BIOCHEM EPID & BIO )
107. Life Cycle: Topics in Women's & Men's Health & Pediatrics. (14 units) Wi. Prerequisites: Second-year medical student standing or permission from the instructor. Restrictions: Second-year medical students. Lecture 10 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Seminar 9 hours.
A. Autry, H. Sanchez, S. Masters
In this required course, students study the human developmental sequence and consider special topics in childhood and adolescent medicine, men’s and women’s health, and aging. One day a week, in the Epilogue component, students review and integrate concepts presented earlier in the Essential Core through case-based study in large and small groups, and laboratories. ( department: OB GYN R S PATHOLOGY PHARMACOL )
110. Core Clerkship in Surgical Specialties. (3 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Third year standing in School of Medicine. Restrictions: UCSF medical students only. Clinical Clerkship 40 hours.
I. El-Sayed, J. O'Brien, K. Greene, M. Diab, N. Barbaro
This is a two-week required clerkship in the surgical specialties of Ophthalmology, orthopaedic surgery, otolaryngology, urology, or neurosurgery. The curriculum consists of procedural and surgical experiences in the outpatients and operating room areas, outpatient clinical activities, physical examination and diagnosis skills, didactic seminars and readings. ( department: NEURO SURG OPHTHALMOL ORTHO SURG OTOLARYN UROLOGY )
111. Longitudinal Clinical Experience. (1 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Third-year standing in School of Medicine.
M. Wamsley, M. Vener
Students are required to take 24 half days of Longitudinal Clinical Experience, and are assigned to preceptorships wheren they must demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide effective patient care in ambulatory care settings with emphasis on continuity of clinical practice. ( department: MEDICINE OB GYN R S PEDIATRICS PSYCHIATRY )
112. Intersession Series. (1.5 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp. Prerequisites: Third-year standing in the School of Medicine. Lecture 12 hours. Conference 22 hours. Library 6 hours.
C. Lai
The clinical intersession series is a sequence of one-week, case-based courses taught at intervals throughout the third year that provide medical students with tools for patient care in three domains: 1)clinical decision-making; 2)moral foundations of medicine, including professional development; and 3)contxt of health care. ( department: MEDICINE OB GYN R S )
113. Model Fresno Longitudinal Clinic Experience. (3 units) Su, Fa, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: 3rd year standing. Restrictions: Model Fresno Program students only. Seminar 2 hours. Patient Contact 4 hours. Independent study 1 hours.
A. Padilla, S. Stoltz
Students participating in the Model Fresno Program are required to participate in this longitudinal primary care preceptorship in a rural urban underserved area. ( department: FAM CM MED MEDICINE )
114. First Clerkship. (3-6 units) Su, Sp. Prerequisites: Third-year medical student standing; approval of course director. Restrictions: Medical students only. Conference 5 hours. Patient Contact 35 hours.
M. Vener
First Clerkship provides new third-year students an introduction to the core clerkship block and instruction in the following clinical skills: charting medical records, making patient presentations, and developing strategies in pre-rounding on patients. ( department: FAM CM MED MEDICINE )
115. CODA. (3 units) Sp. Prerequisites: 4th year standing in medical school. Restrictions: 4th year standing in medical school. Block Elective: 40 40 hours.
B. Harleman, J. Maa
This course is intended to serve as a springboard from medical school to internship. The approach to common clinical, ethical, and social situations encountered during internship will be covered through a combination of lectures, seminars, small groups, team teaching and hands-on skills sessions. ( department: MEDICINE SURGERY )
131A. Foundations of Patient Care. (3 units) Fa. Prerequisites: First year medical student status. Restrictions: Medical students only. Lecture 2 hours. Seminar 2 hours. Clinic 3 hours.
A. Chang, A. Azzam, C. Chou, E. Chittenden, E. Wilson, C. Chen, J. Muller
This course introduces students to basic clinical concepts and skills required for effective and compassionate practice in contemporary health care. Five elements (skills) of the course are: professional development, doctor-patient relationship, communication, communication, physical exam, and clinical reasoning skills. The first part of the course series gives attention to interviewing, medical history taking and basic physical exam skills. ( department: FAM CM MED MEDICINE PEDIATRICS )
131B. Foundations of Patient Care. (2 units) Wi. Prerequisites: First-year standing in School of Medicine. Seminar 2 hours. Clinic 1 hours.
A. Chang, A. Azzam, C. Chou, E. Chittenden, E. Wilson, C. Chen, J. Muller
This first year course series introduces basic clinical practice skills with structured practice in a generalist physician"a office. Areas include communication, interviewing,working with families and community resources, basic ethical principles, physical examination, clinical reasoning, interrelations of behavior and health. ( department: FAM CM MED MEDICINE PEDIATRICS )
131C. Foundations of Patient Care. (2 units) Sp. Prerequisites: First-year standing in School of Medicine. Seminar 2 hours. Clinic 1 hours.
A. Chang, A. Azzam, C. Chou, E. Chittenden, E. Wilson, C. Chen, J. Muller
This first year course series introduces basic clinical practice skills with structured practice in a generalist physician"s office. Areas include communication, interviewing, working with families and community resources, basic ethical principles, physical examination, clinical reasoning, interrelations of behavior and health. ( department: FAM CM MED MEDICINE PEDIATRICS )
132A. Foundations of Patient Care. (3 units) Fa. Prerequisites: Second year medical student status. Restrictions: Medical students only. Lecture 1 hours. Seminar 1 hours. Patient Contact 2 hours.
A. Chang, A. Azzam, C. Chou, E. Chittenden, E. Wilson, C. Chen, J. Muller
This course introduces students to advanced clinical skills required for effective and compassionate practice in contemporary health care. Five elements interwoven throughout the course are: professional development, doctor-patient relationship skills, communication skills, physical exam skills, and clinical reasoning skills. Attention will be given to topics such as sexual history taking and the genitourinary exam. ( department: FAM CM MED MEDICINE PEDIATRICS PSYCHIATRY )
132B. Foundations of Patient Care. (2 units) Fa, Wi, Sp. Prerequisites: Second year med student status. Restrictions: Medical students only Lecture 1 hours. Seminar 1 hours. Patient Contact 2 hours.
A. Chang, A. Azzam, C. Chou, E. Chittenden, E. Wilson, C. Chen, J. Muller
Building on the foundation of IDS 131A-B-C, advanced skills and knowledge required for practice learned and practiced in small group and preceptorship including differential diagnosis, sexuality, care of the dying, health care funding, streses of medical work, adolescent and elderly patients. ( department: FAM CM MED MEDICINE PEDIATRICS PSYCHIATRY )
132C. Foundations of Patient Care. (3 units) Sp. Prerequisites: First year of medical school. Restrictions: Restricted to 2nd year medical students. Lecture 5 hours. Conference 15 hours. Patient Contact 15 hours.
A. Chang, A. Azzam, C. Chou, E. Chittenden, E. Wilson, C. Chen, J. Muller
The 2-week Transitional Clerkship will build on best aspects of its predecessor course, Prep for Clerkships, and the pilot course, 1st Clerkship at SFGH in 2006. The course will include clinical experiences on the wards in a non-evaluative, supportive environment, as well as lectures and small group seminars, all designed to hone communication and procedural skills that students will need as they enter their clerkships. ( department: FAM CM MED MEDICINE PEDIATRICS PSYCHIATRY )
140.04. Medical Humanities Area of Concentration: Methodological Approaches. (6 units) Fa. Lecture 2 hours. Seminar 6 hours. Library 6 hours. Project 20 hours.
B. Dolan, D. Porter
This course fulfills the seminar requirement for the Medical Humanities Area of Concentration. The seminar introduces students to a range of methodological approaches within the humanities; sessions focus on specific topics that lend themselves to compelling discussion and debate in relation to medicine. ( department: DAHSM )
140.05. Medical Education: Teaching with Lectures and Small Groups. (6 units) § Fa. Restrictions: 4th year medical students. Maximum of 24 students Lecture 10 hours. Seminar 10 hours. Conference 5 hours. Field Work 5 hours. Project 5 hours.
A. Azzam, C. Chen
All students interested in enhancing their teaching skills and engaging in medical education are invited to participate in this introductory Medical Education AoC course. Through an understanding of basic educational principles, hands-on teaching experiences, and step by step guidance, students will develop and advance their lecture and small group teaching skills for their continuing role in the education of future physicians. ( department: MEDICINE PEDIATRICS PSYCHIATRY )
140.08. The Clinician as Ethnographer. (3 units) § Fa. Prerequisites: Approval by course director, Dr. Adler. Restrictions: 4th year standing. Lecture 10 hours. Seminar 15 hours. Field Work 8 hours. Library 2 hours. Project 5 hours.
E. Hughes, S. Adler
For students entering the SSM track - based on the concept of the clinician as ethnograoher -the idea that ethnographic concepts and techniques both complement & enhance clinical learning and practice. Immersion in principles of ethnographic research and intro to social science topics and methods to prepare them to conduct a research project. Emphasis on applying ethnographic principles to cross cultural healing systems and integrative medicine. ( department: ANTHROPOL MEDICINE )
140.09. Health & Society (co-sponsored by PRIME-US). (6 units) § Fa. Prerequisites: None. Restrictions: Intended primarily for 4th year medical students in the Pathway to Discovery in Health & Society or completing PRIME-US. It’s open to learners from all UCSF schools and at all levels of training (e.g. UME and GME)
M. McNamara, N. Wortis
Learners will develop skills to improve health on a community/societal level. Topics include social and behavioral determinants of health, health policy & systems, community engagement, research methods, advocacy, leadership and career opportunities. Pathway learners will be expected to make progress on their scholarly projects. PRIME-US learners will be expected to undertake a community engaged health project resulting in a tangible product benefiting their host organization. ( department: FAM CM MED PEDIATRICS )
140.20. Pathways to Discovery Project Work. (3-18 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Approval by chosen Area of concentration course director. Restrictions: 3rd or 4th year medical students only. Varies by project 40 hours.
D. Rittenhouse, J. Adler
The Area of Concentration course provides dedicated faculty mentoring and support for students who are completing the experimental phase of their AoC project and developing the tangible legacy to be presented at the annual AoC symposium. The approved project areas for this course include: Science, Community Service, Leadership, Education, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Global Health. ( department: FAM CM MED MEDICINE )
170.01. Women Physicians of Color. (1 units) Fa, Wi, Sp. Restrictions: Limited to first and second year Medical students only. Seminar 1 hours.
A. Martinez
This course examines the professional socialization of women of color. Participants will discuss readings about physicians' life stages, considering issues specific to women of color. Invited women medical students and physicians will discusss their professional experiences. ( department: MEDICINE PSYCHIATRY )
180.05. Becoming a More Effective Learner. (1 units) Wi. Prerequisites: None. Restrictions: None.
Open to all students from any school. Lecture 1 hours.
A. Azzam, C. Chen
This inter-professional seminar series is designed to help students understand the various types of learning, identify their own styles, discover new approaches and techniques for classroom and clinical environments, and apply these strategies to their own learning. Students will participate in interactive lectures and group work with students from their own and other schools. ( department: PEDIATRICS PHYS NURS )
182. Dental Implantology. (1 units) Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: 3rd- or 4th-year dental students only. Seminar 1 hours.
R. Smith, F. Finzen
A didactic elective course on dental implantology. The diagnostic, surgical, laboratory, restorative, periodontal, and maintenance phases of dental implant treatment will be presented. ( department: OR MX SURG PRV RS DEN )
186. Current Issues in Community Dentistry/Dental Research. (.5-1 units) Fa, Wi, Sp. Seminar 5-10 hours.
Staff
Through lectures and group discussions participants will obtain knowledge in dental research. Current topics, research problems, research methodology encompassing basic, applied and clinical sciences will be presented. Faculty presentations of current research will integrate research findings with clinical practice. ( department: OROFAC SCI PRV RS DEN )
187. Clinical Dental Implantology. (.5-3 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp. Prerequisites: Must be taken concurrently with or after successful completion of IDS 182. Laboratory 1-3 hours. Clinic 1-6 hours.
R. Smith, F. Finzen
A clinical elective course on dental implantology. The diagnostic, surgical, laboratory, restorative, periodontal, and maintenance phases of dental implant treatment will be presented. ( department: OR MX SURG PRV RS DEN )
200. Dentist-Scientist Training-Program Related Study. (0 units) § Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Restrictions: Must be a DDS-PhD trainee in the Dentist-Scientist Training Program at UCSF.
G. Marshall
Full-time study in other Dentist-Scientist Training Program components at UCSF or UC Berkeley. ( department: PRV RS DEN )
201. Advanced Pharmacology and Therapeutics. (2 units) § Fa, Wi. Prerequisites: Enrollment in a postgraduate or graduate academic program. Lecture 2 hours.
F. Finzen, H. Goodis
Review of drug use and interactions with emphasis on dental practice. General principles of pharmokinetics and pharmacodynamics will be reviewed. Frequent problems with patients on several medications will be addressed, with appropriate aspects of multireceptor theory antagonists and agonists. ( department: PRV RS DEN )
202. Health Policy Research Across Disciplines. (2 units) § Wi. Prerequisites: None. Restrictions: Consent of instructor. Lecture 1 hours. Laboratory 3 hours.
D. Dohan
Course examines the relationship between the kinds of health policy questions asked and the various quantitative and qualitative research methods we use to address them. Strategies range from assessing whether and how programs meet stated goals to understanding when and why new technologies are adopted, to explaining variation in disease rates or treatment cost effectiveness. ( department: CL PHARM DAHSM )
203. Health Policy Writing Seminar. (1-2 units) § Fa, Wi, Sp. Prerequisites: None. Restrictions: Consent of instructor. Seminar 3 hours. Project 3 hours.
D. Dohan
This course provides a structured format in which students and faculty from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds (including medicine, nursing, public health, and social and behavioral science) write, read, and critique research papers in progress and other products of creative activity related to health policy research. Interdisciplinary review and feedback supports students’ efforts to develop research that translates across disciplines and reaches diverse policy audiences. ( department: CL PHARM DAHSM SOC BEH SC )
204. Medical Science Training Program Related Study. (0 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: None. Restrictions: None.
K. Shannon
Full time study in other Medical Science Training Program (MSTP) components at UCSF. ( department: MEDICINE )
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