110. Medicine Core Clerkship. (12 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: 3rd year standing. Restrictions: UCSF medical students only.
G. Dhaliwal, K. Hauer
The student will admit and follow a patient approximately every fourth night, and participate in team work rounds and attending rounds. In the ambulatory setting, the student will evaluate adult medical patients presenting to the general medical clinic and urgent care clinic for workup of acute new symptoms and for management of chronic illnesses. In the ambulatory setting, the student will work with an internal medical preceptor.
140.01. Acting Internship in Medicine. (6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp. Prerequisites: Medicine 110. Restrictions: 4th year standing. Lecture 4 hours. Seminar 5 hours. Patient Contact 30 hours. Clinical Experience 30 hours.
C. Lai, G. Dhaliwal, K. Hauer, L. Alpers
The sub-intern functions as an internal medicine intern under the supervision of the senior medical resident, admitting on average 2-3 patients every 4th night. Responsibilities for all admissions include: initial history and physical exam; data gathering and interpretation; developing an assessment plan; reliable presentations orally and in writing; and management as the primary provider throughout the hospital stay.
140.02. Off-Campus Clerkship. (3-6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Medicine 110 and approval of third- and fourth-year coordinator.
K. Hauer
Clinical clerkships in off-campus hospitals approved by the department chairperson, third- and fourth-year coordinator and the dean.
140.03. Clinical Geriatrics. (2-4 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Medicine 110
FCM 110 strongly recommended. Restrictions: None.
Seminar 2 hours. Conference 2 hours. Clinic 32 hours. Project 2 hours. 2 Ind. Study / 1 Web courswk 3 hours.
B. Johnston
Students will learn about common geriatric problems and issues. Curriculum will be adapted to student interests and career goals, with differing goals for surgical and medical specialties. Clinical experience will include working with older patients in clinic, home, nursing home, and hospital. Students will attend conferences and do a literature review and presentation on a topic of their choice.
140.04. Infectious Diseases. (6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Completion of Medicine 110 and Surgery 110. Clinical Elective 40 hours.
P. Jensen
Clinical elective with inpatient and outpatient infectious diseases at VAMC. Commonly encountered general ID problems of hospitalized patients, and comprehensive outpatient management of HIV disease are stressed. Introduction to clinical microbiology and hospital epidemiology are included.
140.05. Palliative Care Service Elective. (3-6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: None. Restrictions: Must be third or fourth year Medical student. Clinical clerkship 40 hours.
M. Heller
A hospital-based clinical experience on the Palliative Care Service (PCS) focused on the care of patients with serious, chronic and terminal illness emphasizing symptom management, communication, ethical issues, spiritual care and psychosocial support of patients and their families. Students will be assigned patients and round daily with the PCS team, and will visit with hospice patients at home and at inpatient hospice units.
140.06. Occupational & Environmental Medicine. (6-6.6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: None. Restrictions: None. Lecture 2 hours. Seminar 2 hours. Conference 2 hours. Field Work 8 hours. Library 8 hours. Project 8 hours. Clinical experience/Patient co 8 hours.
G. Solomon, J. Balmes, R. Goldberg, S. Jewell
Students will evaluate patients or populations exposed ro chemicals through the environment of injured in the workplace. Most opportunties will be for students to work in San FranciscoGeneral Hospital occupational health service where injured city and county of San Francisco employees are evaluated and treated for occupational injuries.
140.07. Oncology. (6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Medicine 110. Clinical Clerkship 40 hours.
J. Luce
Students will evaluate patients with malignant diseases under the supervision of oncology fellows and attending physicians. Students will see oncology patients in outpatient clinic and on the inpatient consultation service. In addition to a broad exposure to a wide range of malignant diseases, the students will be allowed to participate in the outpatient evaluation of patients with AIDS and Kaposi's sarcoma.
140.08. Gastroenterology. (6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Medicine 110.
U. Ladabaum
Students, along with a second-year fellow, two first-year fellows, a medical resident and attending, serve as a member of the gastroenterology clinical service. Participate in all conferences, journal review and teaching sessions, including Èspecialty clinic (e.g., Liver, IBD clinics).
140.11. Hematology/Oncology. (6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp. Prerequisites: Medicine 110. Clerkship 40 hours.
P. Aronowitz
Students evaluate and manage patients with blood coagulation and its disorders, hematologic and solid tumor malignancies. Learn the technique of bone marrow aspiration and biopsy, and the morphologic interpretation of these specimens. Attend boards, rounds, and conferences.
140.12. Combined Advanced Inpatient and Emergency Medicine. (12 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Medicine 110 and successful completion of third year of medical school. Restrictions: None. Conference 5 hours. Clinic 35 hours.
L. Weichenthal, S. Stoltz
Students will be first reponders to patients in a busy, level 1 trauma center. They will also care for patients who are admitted from the emergency department to the inpatient medicine service, providing continuity during a patient's hospital course.
140.13. Care of the Patient with AIDS-SFGH. (6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Completion of core clinical clerkships. 4th year standing.
M. Gandhi, R. Lin
Supervised by the attending physician, students will participate in the management of both inpatients and outpatients with HIV-related disease on the AIDS consult service and 1-2 days per week in the AIDS clinic. Participation in educational conferences encouraged.
140.14. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. (6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Fourth-year standing. Laboratory 5 hours. Clinic 30 hours. Library 5 hours.
J. Klausner
Fourth-year medical students will be trained in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of sexually transmitted diseases in the clinical setting.
140.16. Hematology-SFGH. (3-6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Medicine 110 or consent of instructor.
B. Lewis
Students, under supervision, evaluate hematology patients in the outpatient/inpatient consultation service; review relevant clinical data; interpret bone marrow slides. Emphasis is on the diagnosis and management of patients with hemoglobinopathies, sickle cell diseases, disorders of hematopoiesis, and abnormal coagulation.
140.18. Gastroenterology. (3-6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Medicine 110 and fourth-year standing. Restrictions: none.
R. Owen
Students share consultations with GI fellows; work up patients on wards; see patients in outpatient; attend endoscopies; attend and participate in rounds and conferences.
140.19. Clinical Cardiology at VAMC. (6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Medicine 110. Restrictions: None. Conference 5 hours. Patient Contact 35 hours.
B. Massie
Students will learn how to evaluate and manage cardiology patients by working closely with cardiology attending physicians and fellows in an inpatient setting. Through participation in CCU and consult rounds, as well as conferences, students will become familiar with the presentation and management of CCU patients. In addition, the course will provide students with many opportunities to practice and develop the ability ti read and evaluate ECGs.
140.20. Infectious Disease. (6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Medicine 110.
B. Schwartz
Hospitalized patients with a wide range of infectious diseases are evaluated and presented by students under the direct supervision of the infectious disease fellow. Students present patients at attending rounds, infectious disease conferences, and review appropriate literature on the subject.
140.22F. Clinical Therapeutics. (6 units) Fa. Restrictions: 4th year medical students only. Lecture 28 hours. Seminar 12 hours.
N. Benowitz
This course emphasizes applied pathophysiology and clinical therapeutics. Case-oriented workshops will present the principles of therapeutics with application to specific therapy of common cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and infectious diseases as well as diabetes.
140.23. Endocrine Metabolism. (6-12 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Medicine 110.
K. Woeber
Students based at Moffitt Hospital, twelfth floor south, act as assistants to residents and to endocrine fellows for consultations as well as for hospitalized endocrine patients; attend endocrine and metabolic clinics and seminars, and teaching exercises of endocrinology and metabolism, including Medicine Grand Rounds.
140.24. Rheumatology & Immunology. (6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Medicine 110. Restrictions: None. Lecture 7 hours. Library 7 hours. Patient Contact 26 hours.
A. Gross
Students are familiarized with clinical manifestations and therapy of rheumatic diseases. Students participate in outpatient and inpatient clinics; learn basic immunologic principles as related to clinically apparent immunologic dysfunction; are assigned pertinent literature and lectures; and are introduced to the principles and practice of testing for rheumatic diseases.
140.25. Nephrology. (6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Medicine 110 and fourth-year standing.
S. James
Students work up and follow up patients with a wide variety of renal and electrolyte disturbances, and see outpatients in a weekly Renal Clinic. Cases are discussed with attending physicians daily. Students also attend weekly Journal Club, Renal Grand Rounds, and Chief of Service Rounds.
140.27. Cardiopulmonary-C. (6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Medicine 110.
P. Aronowitz
Students will attend rounds in the coronary care unit and receive instruction in cardiology, stressing electrocardiography; students may work in the pulmonary function laboratory and attend all teaching conferences and seminars.
140.28. Infectious Disease. (3-6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Medicine 110.
H. Chambers
Course includes active consultation service averaging three new consults per day. Daily patient rounds; weekly combined infectious diseases/pediatrics mini-rounds and infectious diseases intercity rounds. Two half-day infectious diseases clinics per week. Reading and library research.
140.29. Hematology/Medical Oncology. (6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Medicine 110. Restrictions: None. Block elective 40 hours.
P. Fogarty
Students evaluate patients on the wards in Moffitt-Long Hospital and participate in daily attending rounds, conferences and seminars. This course emphasizes patients with blood coagulation disorders, anemia, hematologic malignancies, and solid organ cancers.
140.30. Endocrine Metabolism. (3-6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Medicine 110 and fourth-year standing.
E. Murphy
The Endocrine-Metabolic Service provides daily housestaff and fellow-supervised consultations, four weekly clinics, bi-weekly rounds, and conferences on current research. Students participate in clinical investigation of patients with endocrine disorders who are hospitalized in the General Clinical Research Center.
140.31. Medical ICU CCU Kaiser San Francisco. (3-6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp. Prerequisites: None. Restrictions: Must be currently enrolled medicine student in good standing, 3rd & 4th year medical students. Cannot accept students in July. Block Elective: 40 40 hours.
K. Hauer
Excellent opportunity to learn and practice in a closed model mixed MICU/CCU. Multidisciplinary approach to providing care for critically ill patients. Highly supervised by board certified intensivists with an emphasis student generated goals and objectives.
140.33. Inpatient Cardiology Service. (6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Fourth year standing or the consent of the instructor; Med 140.01.
M. Crawford
Clinical Cardiology elective on the Inpatient Service at Moffitt. Students will gain experience in the management of inpatients with acute cardiac conditions. Approximately 20% of the patients are managad in the Intensive Cardiac Care unit and the remaining 80% are managed on the step-down/telemetry units. Lecture: 4hrs, Lab: 2hrs, Seminar: 4hrs, Conference: 4hrs, Independent Study: 2hrs, Library research: 2hrs, Clinical exp/Patient contact: 22hrs
140.34. Renal Consultation. (3-6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Medicine 110.
K. Cho
The student will join the renal team and participate under supervision in evaluation and treatment of patients with renal disease or disorders of fluid, acid-base, or electrolyte balance. Emphasis is placed on pathophysiology, history-taking, physical examination, and treatment.
140.35. Cardiology. (6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Medicine 110.
N. Goldschlager
Students see patients in consultation on wards and clinics, review cases with cardiac consult attending, read electrocardiograms, improve auscultatory skills, observe cardiac procedures such as electrocardiograms, catheterizations, and treadmill testing, and attend all seminars and conferences.
140.39. Pulmonary Disease. (6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Medicine 110. Clerkship 40 hours.
L. Leard
Students participate fully on the inpatient Pulmonary Consult Service, interviewing, examining, presenting, and doing follow-up of their own patients. Attend weekly conferences, receive some experience with procedures (e.g., bronchoscopy), learn pulmonary function interpretation, and do directed reading relevant to their patients.
140.40. Advanced Fluid and Electrolyte Pathophysiology and Management. (3 units) Wi. Prerequisites: All third year clerkships. Restrictions: Medical students only unless pre-approved by course instructor. Seminar 20 hours. Library 15 hours. Patient Contact 5 hours.
S. Gluck
This course will provide an in-depth understanding of fluid and electrolyte disorders and their management. The course will have a predominantly seminar / tutorial format, using clinical cases as a basis for discussion. Patient contact will be limited to reviewing charts for discussion. Students will be assigned short talks to enhance their learning experience.
140.41. Gastroenterology-SFGH. (3-6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Medicine 110 and fourth-year standings.
J. Maher, J. Koch, J. Cello
Students evaluate and present GI consults on patients admitted to the medical and surgical wards. Observe GI techniques, including sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, endoscopy, liver biopsy. Attend weekly GI and liver clinics, and conferences held in conjunction with Surgery, Pathology and Radiology.
140.42. Clinical Toxicology & Pharmacology. (6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Medicine 110 and fourth-year standing.
K. Olson
The Poison Control Center handles over 200 calls per day, many from physicians managing an acute poisoning or drug overdose. Students will learn to use computerized and other poison information resources; participate in discussions of a variety of acute poisonings.
140.43. Lifestyle Changes in Prevention and Treatment of Disease. (3 units) Fa, Wi, Sp. Prerequisites: None. Restrictions: 3rd and 4th year medical students. Block Elective: 40 40 hours.
D. Ornish
The Lifestyle Modification Program uses a comprehensive approach to address the underlying causes of disease rather than merely treating its symptoms. The comprehensive lifestyle modification program provides a spectrum of choices in nutrition, managing stress, exercise and social support, taking into consideration individual needs and preferences. This course is unique in that it combines both didactic and experiential learning.
140.44. Ambulatory Internal Medicine - Fresno. (6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Medicine 110 and 4th year standing. Conference 5 hours. Clinic 35 hours.
D. Dizon
Students will join Housestaff in active participation in patient care in an ambulatory clinic setting. (Subspecialty and general medicine continuity clinics). Attendance is expected at the ambulatory care conferences held at each clinic. Students are encouraged to pursue independent study.
140.45. Endocrine Metabolism-VA. (3-6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Medicine 110 and consent of instructor.
C. Grunfeld
An introduction to the diagnosis and treatment of endocrine-metabolism diseases. Areas covered are those endocrinopathies involving the major endocrine glands, as well as diabetes mellitus and hyperlipemias. Patients will be examined and treated in both the inpatient and outpatient services.
140.46. Pulmonary Medicine. (6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp. Prerequisites: Fourth-year medical student in good standing. Laboratory 4 hours. Seminar 1 hours. Conference 17 hours.
V. Broaddus
Pulmonary disease, including clinical manifestations, basic pathophysiology, use and limitations of diagnostic studies and treatment. Experience will be gained by seeing patients on wards and through a series of ongoing conferences, ward rounds and review sessions under close faculty supervision.
140.47. Allergy/Immunology-UC. (3-6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Medicine 110. Restrictions: Enrollment limited to 2 students per rotation. Lecture 4 hours. Conference 4 hours. Clinic 24 hours. Patient Contact 8 hours.
K. Gundling
The allergy/immunoogy outpatient rotation, consists of ambulatory experience in adult allergy/immunology, pulmonary, ENT and exposure-related clinics, such as environmental dermatosis, occupational medicine. The student will participate in core lectures, teaching conferences and case discussions with faculty and fellows.
140.48. Pulmonary Medicine-STM. (3-6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp. Prerequisites: Fourth-year standing. Restrictions: Limited to 1 student per month; must have pulmonary resident on service. Lecture 5 hours. Seminar 1 hours. Clinic 3 hours. Library 3 hours. Patient Contact 28 hours.
D. Raybin
The purpose of this clerkship is to introduce senior medical students to the three main aspects of pulmonary medicine: the chest service, intensive care and the pulmonary function lab.
140.49. Introduction to Poverty Medicine-UC. (3 units) Wi. Prerequisites: Third- and fourth-year medical students only. Lecture 12 hours. Clinic 16 hours. Field Work 8 hours. Project 4 hours.
S. Jain
This course is a two week elective during which students will explore the social, environmental and medical aspects of the care of impoverished populations. The class will include work in community clinics, visits to medical and non-medical service providers and lectures by local experts.
140.55. Acting Internship. (6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Medicine 110, 4th year standing.
P. Aronowitz
Students, under supervision, will evaluate and share in the care of patients admitted to an acute care hospital. Experience includes history and physical examination, diagnostic and treatment planning, and writing orders and progress notes. Attend daily rounds and conferences.
140.57. Cardiology - Fresno. (6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Medicine 110 or consent of instructor.
P. Deedwania
Students see patients in the coronary care unit, wards and clinics at the University of California Teaching Facility at Fresno. They will develop and implement treatment plans with the consultant, read electrocardiograms, and attend all seminars and conferences.
140.58. Pulmonary Disease - Fresno. (6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Medicine 110 or consent of instructor.
P. Baylor, P. Goebel
Students on Chest Service will have primary care responsibilities for medical inpatients under supervision of the Physician Director of the Respiratory Care Service. Instruction on topics such as the use of respirators, arterial blood gas sampling and techniques.
140.61. Advanced Medicine Clerkship - Fresno. (6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Fourth-year standing. Lecture 5 hours.
P. Goebel
Assignment to team with first- and second-year resident; rounds with attending faculty four to five times weekly; attend daily noon conferences; increase skills in history-taking, physical examination, write-ups, and oral presentation. Experience in writing orders countersigned by resident.
140.66. Internal Medicine - Fresno. (6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Fourth-year standing.
S. Stoltz
Students assigned to teams with first- and second-year residents, rounds with attending faculty, participation in daily conferences. Emphasis on pathophysiology of disease processes, management of acute medical problems. Refine skills in history-taking, physical examination, write-ups, presentations, techniques of diagnostic procedures.
140.68. Infectious Disease - Fresno. (6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Medicine 110.
R. Libke
Management of common and unusual infectious diseases. May include use of antimicrobials in presence of impaired renal or hepatic function, treatment of infection in immunologically compromised host, etc. Participation in patient evaluation, treatment follow-up, ward rounds, conferences. Microbiology laboratory can be arranged.
140.69. Cardiology - Fresno. (6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Medicine 110 or consent of instructor.
J. Ambrose
Participation with housestaff in patient care on CCU, ICU, medical wards, outpatient clinics. Introduction to invasive and non-invasive diagnostic procedures, techniques of management in care of hospitalized and ambulatory patients. Attend ECG interpretations, CCU rounds, consults, and teaching conferences.
140.71. Pulmonary Disease - Fresno. (6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Medicine 110 or consent of instructor.
E. Lohne, J. Hirasuna, K. Van Gundy, K. Bilello, P. Goebel
Evaluation and management of adult patients with respiratory diseases, supervised by housestaff and faculty, Pulmonary Medicine section. Emphasis on physical examination of chest, interpretation of X-ray, arterial blood gases, pulmonary function studies. Gain familiarity with respirators and other aspects of respiratory care.
140.77. Endocrinology/Diabetes - Fresno. (6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Medicine 110. Lecture 2 hours. Conference 4 hours. Clinic 20 hours. Library 6 hours. Independent Study 8 hours.
P. Ginier
Students gain extensive experience in care of patients with diabetes and other endocrine disease through active participation in special diabetes inpatient units, ward consultations, diabetes and endocrine clinics, and patient educational programs located at Valley Medical Center and in the community.
140.78. Critical Care Medicine - Fresno. (6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: 4th year standing.
J. Hirasuna
Students participate in the management and evaluation of critically ill patients in the Medical Intensive Care Unit. This includes the interpretation of laboratory results, blood gases and chest X-rays and the use of mechanical ventilation and hemodynamic monitoring. Supervision is by full-time faculty with senior Medicine residents.
140.80. GI & Liver Diseases - Fresno. (3-6 units) Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Medicine 110 or consent of instructor. Conference 3 hours. Clinic 4 hours. Patient Contact 30 hours.
M. Sheikh
Students will become part of the GI-Liver team. In addition to basic patient evaluation, they will participate in the broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures. Participation in an active ambulatory clinic adds to the variety of patients seen.
140.91. ECG Interpretation. (6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Fourth-year standing in School of Medicine. Restrictions: None. Lecture 10 hours. Conference 20 hours. Library 10 hours.
B. Lee
The course consists of interactive small group workshops focused on cardiac electrophysiology, derivation of ECG wave forms, and diagnoses of common electrocardiographic abnormalities.
140.93. Culture & Integrative Medicine. (3 units) Fa. Seminar 8 hours. Conference 2 hours. Clinic 3 hours. Field Work 4 hours. Library 4 hours. Project 6 hours. Patient Contact 3 hours.
B. Jacobs, E. Hughes, S. Adler
The UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine and the Department of Anthropology, History and Social Medicine are offering a new month-long, interdisciplinary elective exploring the interrelationship between culture and integrativr medicine.
140.95. Intensive Care Unit. (6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp. Prerequisites: Fourth Year Standing. Restrictions: 1 student per block Lecture 4 hours. Conference 5 hours. Library 2 hours. Patient Contact 29 hours.
C. Feeney
The ICU service consults on, or cares for all of the medical patients in the ICU. There is a lecture series and a syllabus. There is formal instruction in ventilator management and in invasive procedures. this rotation allows students to become comfortable in caring for critically ill patients.
140.97. Medical Intensive Care Unit. (6 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp. Prerequisites: Medicine 110.
. Restrictions: Limited to 2 students per block.
P. Aronowitz
Students learn critical care medicine im a busy ICU with a diverse patient population and broad ranging case mix.
140.98. Advanced Physical Examination. (3-6 units) Fa, Wi. Prerequisites: Fourth-year standing. Restrictions: None. Clinic 10 hours. Library 10 hours. Workshop 20 hours.
B. Sharpe, C. Chou, C. Chen, P. Basaviah
This course will enable students: to hone physical examination skills and to place them in context of known evidence-based tenets, to lead a seminar in which they will discuss and demonstrate evidence-based physical examination skills, to review their physical examination techniques in peer practice sessions and on patients in inpatient and outpatient services, & to teach physical examination skills to preclinical medical students.
150.01. Research in Medicine. (6-18 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Consent of faculty member in charge of student"s research project and approval of third- and fourth-year coordinator.
Staff
Students continue previously initiated research projects under the guidance of faculty members.
160.04. Medical Science & Clinical Problems. (0-1 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Must be an MD/PhD trainee in the MSTP at UCSF. Patient Contact 1 hours.
K. Shannon
Clinical contact is arranged with mentor for experience in ward rounds, clinic work, etc. in clinical departments with approved faculty. Student will choose mentor from list of available faculty. MSTP students are required to complete 6 units before completion of the PhD MEDICINE
170.01A. Special Issues in Health Care. (1 units) Fa, Wi, Sp. Restrictions: Limited to School of Medicine and School of Nursing students. Seminar 0-1 hours.
K. Hauer
Explore in systematic (lecture/readings/small group discussion) format new issues in health care or special content areas related to medicine. Topics are developed and prepared according to faculty-student interests.
170.01B. Special Issues in Health Care. (1 units) Fa, Wi, Sp. Restrictions: Limited to School of Medicine and School of Nursing students. Seminar 0-1 hours.
K. Hauer
Explore in systematic (lecture/readings/small group discussion) format new issues in health care or special content areas related to medicine. Topics are developed and prepared according to faculty-student interests.
170.01C. Special Issues in Health Care. (1 units) Fa, Wi, Sp. Restrictions: Limited to School of Medicine and School of Nursing students. Seminar 0-1 hours.
K. Hauer
Explore in system (lecture/readings/small group discussion) format new issues in health care or special content areas related to medicinel Topics are developed and prepared according to faculty-student interests.
170.01D. Special Issues in Health Care. (1 units) Fa, Wi, Sp. Restrictions: Limited to School of Medicine and School of Nursing students. Seminar 0-1 hours.
K. Hauer
Explore in systematic (lecture/reading/small group discussion) format new issues in health care or special content areas related to medicine. Topics are developed and prepared according to faculty-student interests..
170.02. Social Activism in Medicine. (1 units) § Fa, Wi. Prerequisites: None. Restrictions: None. Lecture 1 hours.
S. Jain
This course explores social, political, and behavior factors that effect the health of individuals as well as opportunities for health care providers to impact both individual patients as well as larger communities. Course faculty are socially active in their communities and discuss successes and challenges of performing this type of work.
170.09. Current Topics in Medical Science. (2 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Seminar 2 hours.
K. Shannon
Focus on research interests of UCSF faculty. Provides broad introduction to campus research, practice in reading and analyzing research publications. Speaker's talk includes discussion of personal background, present research, background description on research area, and discussion of future research plans.
170.17. Introduction to Internal Medicine. (1 units) Fa. Prerequisites: None. Restrictions: Limited to medical students. Lecture 1 hours.
C. Lai
This course is intended for first and second year medical students who are interested in the different Medicine subspecialties available. Through weekly lectures by different physicians from the UCSF Department of Medicine, students will be introduced to the nature of work of each of the various specialties. Emphasis will be placed on how each physician approaches the evaluation and management of their patients. Other topics addressed include training/residency and super-specialty information.
170.21. Hospice & Palliative Care. (1 units) Wi. Prerequisites: Medical student standing. Lecture 1 hours. Patient Contact 3 hours.
L. Aronson
This core elective will introduce students to the theory and practice of hospice through lecture/seminars, and group discussion.
170.29. Traditional Chinese Medicine. (1 units) § Wi. Prerequisites: None. Restrictions: Limited to medicine 1 & 2 students. Lecture 2 hours.
E. Hughes
Students will meet every twwo weeks for two-hour evening sessions that combines both didactic and hands-on learning experiences re: the practices of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and conventional medicine. When possible, topics are case-based so that students can explopre how similar conditions are diagnosed and treated in TCM & conventional medicine. One faculty member from UCSF & one faculty member from the American College of TCM are present at each class.
170.30. Older Adults and End of Life Care. (1 units) Fa, Wi. Prerequisites: None. Restrictions: Medical students only.
L. Aronson
In this course students will be introduced to techniques for evaluation & patient-centered care at the end of life with particular emphasis on care of the elderly. At the initial session, students will be paired with mentors based on their areas of interest: population-based (Spanish speakers), setting-specific (hospice, home care), or disease-specific (dementia, heart disease, cancer, etc.). Group discussions will follow each clinical session.
170.31. Narrative Medicine. (1 units) Fa, Wi, Sp. Prerequisites: None. Restrictions: Medical students. Lecture 1 hours.
L. Aronson, P. Linde
A team-taught lecture/discussion overview of the rapidly growing field of Narrative Medicine. Sessions will include narrative approaches to medical care; literary reflections on the patient/doctor encounter; poetry and medicine; medicine in the popular press; insights from memoirs and other illness narratives; writing the medical experience; taking the patient’s point of view: literature as guide to cross-cultural care.
170.32A. Aging and Palliative Care. (0 units) Fa. Prerequisites: None. Restrictions: None. Lecture 1 hours. Clinic 6 hours. Independent Study 2 hours.
L. Aronson
This elective will serve as a ‘parallel curriculum’ introducing students to the theory and practice of geriatrics and palliative care through lectures, group discussions, self-study and shadowing experiences. The goal will be to present students with some of the material necessary to master the new AAMC Geriatrics Competencies for medical students (4/08 AAMC). There will be a two year repeating/rotating curriculum so the course can be taken in years I and/or II.
170.32B. Aging and Palliative Care. (0-1 units) Wi. Prerequisites: None. Restrictions: None. Lecture 1 hours. Clinic 6 hours. Independent Study 2 hours.
L. Aronson
This elective will serve as a ‘parallel curriculum’ introducing students to the theory and practice of geriatrics and palliative care through lectures, group discussions, self-study and shadowing experiences. The goal will be to present students with some of the material necessary to master the new AAMC Geriatrics Competencies for medical students (4/08 AAMC). There will be a two year repeating/rotating curriculum so the course can be taken in years I and/or II.
170.32C. Aging and Palliative Care. (1 units) Sp. Prerequisites: None. Restrictions: None. Lecture 1 hours. Clinic 6 hours. Independent Study 2 hours.
L. Aronson
This elective will serve as a ‘parallel curriculum’ introducing students to the theory and practice of geriatrics and palliative care through lectures, group discussions, self-study and shadowing experiences. The goal will be to present students with some of the material necessary to master the new AAMC Geriatrics Competencies for medical students (4/08 AAMC). There will be a two year repeating/rotating curriculum so the course can be taken in years I and/or II.
180. Occupational Toxicology. (2 units) § Sp. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Lecture 2 hours.
S. Jewell
Course provides understanding of basic principles of toxicology as related to work environment and workers' health.
198. Supervised Study. (1-5 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor preceptor and approval of third- and fourth-year coordinator. Laboratory 20 hours.
Staff
Library research and directed reading under supervision of a member of the faculty with the approval of the chairperson of the department.
199. Laboratory Project in Medicine. (1-5 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor preceptor and approval of third- and fourth-year course director. Laboratory 3-18 hours.
Staff
Students will select and conduct a research project under the guidance of a member of the Department of Medicine Faculty.
200. Certificate Program in Biomedical Research. (0 units) Su, Fa, Wi, Sp, SS1, SS2, SS3. Prerequisites: Medical Student Status. Completion of all required courses in the Essential Core (1st two years of medical school curriculum). Restrictions: Restricted to Medical Students who have been accepted into the Certificate Program in Biomedical Research.
C. Lomen-Hoerth, D. Lowenstein
The course is the research component of the "Certificate Program in Biomedical Research", a program designed to encourage medical students to pursue full-time research for one year, along with prepartory studies beforehand and the completion of the M.D. with Thesis Program.
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