Course Listing for Medicine

110 Medicine Core Clerkship (12 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):K. Hauer, C. Lai, G. Dhaliwal, M. Wheeler Prerequisite(s): 3rd year standing.
Restrictions:UCSF medical students only.
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. (MEDICINE)

140.01 Acting Internship in Medicine (6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):K. Hauer, C. Lai, G. Dhaliwal, M. Wheeler Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110.
Restrictions:4th year standing. Activities: Clinical Experience/Patient Contact: 40 hours
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. (MEDICINE)

140.02 Off-Campus Clerkship (3 - 6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):K. Hauer Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110 and approval of third- and fourth-year coordinator
Clinical clerkships in off-campus hospitals approved by the department chairperson, third- and fourth-year coordinator and the dean. (MEDICINE)

140.03 Clinical Geriatrics (2 - 4 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):M. Yukawa, C. Johnston Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110. FCM 110 strongly recommended.
Restrictions:None. Activities: Seminar: 2 hours, Conference: 2 hours, Project: 2 hours, Independent Study: 2 hours, Clinical Experience/Patient Contact: 32 hours, Web-based course work: 3 hours
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. (MEDICINE)

140.04 Infectious Diseases (6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):H. Lampiris Prerequisite(s): Completion of Medicine 110 and Surgery 110
Activities: Clinical Experience/Patient Contact: 40 hours
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. (MEDICINE)

140.05 Palliative Care Service Elective (3 - 6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):S. Pantilat Prerequisite(s): None
Restrictions:Must be 3rd or 4th year Medical student. Activities: Block Elective: 40 hours
A hospital-based clinical experience 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 families. Students serve as part of the palliative care team made up of an attending physician, nurses, chaplains and social worker. The elective is structured to provide exposure to palliative care in many settings, but focuses on acute, inpatient palliative care. (MEDICINE)

140.06 Occupational & Environmental Medicine (3.0 - 6.0 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):G. Solomon Prerequisite(s): None.
Restrictions:Third- or fourth-year students. Activities: Block Elective: 80 - 160 hours
Students evaluate patients or populations exposed to chemicals through environment or injured in the workplace. Learning opportunities include multiple sites such as UCSF/Mt Zion Faculty Multidisciplinary Clinic, Kaiser SF Occupational Medical Clinic, UC Ergonomics Program and California Dept of Public Health. Educational experiences are tailored to student’s background and interests. (MEDICINE)

140.07 Oncology (6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):J. Luce Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110
Activities: Clinical Clerkship: 40 hours
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. (MEDICINE)

140.08 Gastroenterology (6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):J. Ostroff Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110
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 specialty clinic (e.g., Liver, IBD clinics). (MEDICINE)

140.11 Hematology/Oncology (6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):P. Aronowitz Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110
Activities: Clinical Clerkship: 40 hours
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. (MEDICINE)

140.12 Combined Advanced Inpatient and Emergency Medicine (12 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):S. Stoltz, L. Weichenthal Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110 and successful completion of third year of medical school.
Restrictions:None. Activities: Conference: 5 hours, Clinical Experience/Patient Contact: 35 hours
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. (MEDICINE)

140.13 Care of the Patient with AIDS-SFGH (6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):M. Gandhi, R. Lin Prerequisite(s): Completion of core clinical clerkships. 4th year standing.
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. (MEDICINE)

140.14 Sexually Transmitted Diseases (6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):S. Philip Prerequisite(s): Fourth-year standing.
Activities: Laboratory: 5 hours, Library: 5 hours, Clinical Experience/Patient Contact: 30 hours
Fourth-year medical students will be trained in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of sexually transmitted diseases in the clinical setting. (MEDICINE)

140.18 Gastroenterology (3 - 6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):R. Owen Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110 and fourth-year standing
Restrictions:none.
Students share consultations with GI fellows; work up patients on wards; see patients in outpatient; attend endoscopies; attend and participate in rounds and conferences. (MEDICINE)

140.19 Clinical Cardiology at VAMC (6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):P. Simpson Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110.
Restrictions:None. Activities: Conference: 5 hours, Clinical Experience/Patient Contact: 35 hours
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. (MEDICINE)

140.20 Infectious Disease (6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):B. Schwartz Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110.
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. (MEDICINE)

140.21 Gastroenterology/Liver at Highland (6.0 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):T. Bhuket, R. Bernstein Prerequisite(s): MEDICINE 110
Restrictions:Must be 4th year medical student Activities: Clinical Experience/Patient Contact: 180 hours
This course will provide the student with a broad exposure to gastroenterology and hematology in an underserved setting. As a functioning member of the team, the student will evaluate, present, and assist in the management of patients seen in the outpatient GI/Liver clinic, the endoscopy unit, and on the inpatient GI/Liver service. (MEDICINE)

140.22F Clinical Therapeutics (6 units)

Fall
Instructor(s):N. Benowitz
Restrictions:4th year medical students only. Activities: Lecture: 28 hours, Seminar: 12 hours
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. (MEDICINE)

140.23 Endocrine Metabolism (6 - 12 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):K. Woeber Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110.
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. (MEDICINE)

140.24 Rheumatology (6.0 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):A. Gross Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110.
Restrictions:None. Activities: Lecture: 20 hours, Independent Study: 60 hours, Clinical Experience/Patient Contact: 60 hours, Web-based course work: 7 hours
Students will learn to evaluate patients with joint pain as well as systemic illness in this “hands-on” rotation. Students will evaluate patients with rheumatology attending physicians in the outpatient clinics at UCSF, SFGH and the VA. Students will see inpatients with fellows on the rheumatology consult service at Parnassus. Students will attend pre/post clinic conferences and two weekly didactic conferences. (MEDICINE)

140.25 Nephrology (6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):S. James Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110 and fourth-year standing
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. (MEDICINE)

140.27 Cardiac Care Unit at CA Pacific Med Center-Pacific Campus (6.0 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):P. Aronowitz Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110.
Restrictions:Fourth year medical students only. Activities: Block Elective: 160 hours
During this rotation, the MS4 will directly aid in the work-up and management of critically ill patients admitted to the CCU with primary cardiac diagnoses including (but not limited to): STEMI/ACD, unstable arrythmias, decompensated CHF, heart transplant, pulmonary hypertension, cardiomyophathy, and heart block. There is NO overnight call and you will receive a minimum of 4 days off in a 4 week block. (MEDICINE)

140.28 Infectious Disease (3.0 - 6.0 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):H. Chambers Prerequisite(s): MEDICINE 110
Restrictions:None Activities: Block Elective: 80 - 160 hours
Features in-patient consultation at SFGH averaging 2-4 new consults/day. Supervised by fellow. Students attend rounds, ID conferences, clinical microbiology rounds, staff meetings, research or patient-care conferences. Rich training, teaching opportunities because of case mix and extreme presentations of infectious diseases not often seen at “country-club“ medical centers. Patient population served-urban poor, immigrant, underserved minority. (MEDICINE)

140.29 Hematology/Medical Oncology (6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):T. Jahan Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110.
Restrictions:None. Activities: Block Elective: 40 hours
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. (MEDICINE)

140.30 Endocrine Metabolism (3 - 6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):E. Murphy Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110 and fourth-year standing
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. (MEDICINE)

140.31 Medical ICU CCU Kaiser San Francisco (3 - 6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):M. Coppolino Prerequisite(s): None.
Restrictions:Must be currently enrolled medicine student in good standing, 3rd & 4th year medical students. Cannot accept students in July. Activities: Block Elective: 40 hours
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. (MEDICINE)

140.32 An Introduction to Quality Improvement & Patient Safety (4.0 units)

Winter, Spring
Instructor(s):N. Sehgal, S. Ranji Prerequisite(s): None
Restrictions:4th year medical students Activities: Lecture: 20 hours, Seminar: 30 hours, Project: 30 hours
Rotation will provide students with an immersion experience in quality improvement and patient safety (QI/PS) activities. Students will learn fundamental concepts in QI/PS through directed readings and didactics, apply their learnings in experiential fashion e.g conduct formal adverse event case review, and attend key UCSF medical center QI/PS committees. Students will also learn about organizational, unit/practice, and individual approaches to improving patient care using QI/PS tools (MEDICINE)

140.33 Inpatient Cardiology Service (6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):M. Crawford Prerequisite(s): Fourth year standing or the consent of the instructor; Med 140.01.
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 (MEDICINE)

140.34 Renal Consultation (3 - 6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):K. Cho Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110.
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. (MEDICINE)

140.35 Cardiology (6.0 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):N. Goldschlager Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110.
Restrictions:None Activities: Block Elective: 160 hours
See patients in consultation on wards and clinic; read electrocardiograms; improve auscultatory skills; review cases with cardiology Fellows, consult attendings; observe cardiac procedures - transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiograms, cardiac catheterizations; attend seminars, conferences. If time permits students welcome to sit in on inpatient rounds,see patients with inpatient team. Students expected to give 30-45 minute presentation at conclusion of elective topic of their choice. (MEDICINE)

140.39 Pulmonary Disease (6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):L. Leard Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110
Activities: Clinical Clerkship: 40 hours
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. (MEDICINE)

140.40 Advanced Fluid and Electrolyte Pathophysiology and Management (3 units)

Winter
Instructor(s):S. Gluck Prerequisite(s): All third year clerkships.
Restrictions:Medical students only unless pre-approved by course instructor. Activities: Seminar: 20 hours, Library: 15 hours, Clinical Experience/Patient Contact: 5 hours
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. (MEDICINE)

140.41 Gastroenterology-SFGH (3 - 6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):J. Cello, J. Maher Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110 and fourth-year standings.
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. (MEDICINE)

140.42 Clinical Toxicology & Pharmacology (6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):K. Olson Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110 and fourth-year standing
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. (MEDICINE)

140.43 Lifestyle Changes in Prevention and Treatment of Disease (3 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring
Instructor(s):D. Ornish Prerequisite(s): None.
Restrictions:3rd and 4th year medical students. Activities: Block Elective: 40 hours
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. (MEDICINE)

140.44 Ambulatory Internal Medicine - Fresno (6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):D. Dizon Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110 and 4th year standing.
Activities: Conference: 5 hours, Clinical Experience/Patient Contact: 35 hours
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. (MEDICINE)

140.45 Endocrine Metabolism-VA (3 - 6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):C. Grunfeld Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110 and consent of instructor.
Restrictions:None.
An introduction to the diagnosis and treatment of endocrine-metabolism diseases. The areas covered include 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. Attendance at 3 clinics per week and daily work rounds are required activities as well as post clinic conferences on Fridays. (MEDICINE)

140.46 Pulmonary Medicine (6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):V. Broaddus Prerequisite(s): Fourth-year medical student in good standing.
Activities: Laboratory: 4 hours, Seminar: 1 hours, Conference: 17 hours
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. (MEDICINE)

140.47 Allergy/Immunology-UC (3 - 6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):K. Gundling Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110.
Restrictions:Enrollment limited to 2 students per rotation. Activities: Lecture: 4 hours, Conference: 4 hours, Clinical Experience/Patient Contact: 32 hours
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. (MEDICINE)

140.48 Pulmonary Medicine-STM (3 - 6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):D. Raybin Prerequisite(s): Fourth-year standing.
Restrictions:Limited to 1 student per month; must have pulmonary resident on service. Activities: Lecture: 5 hours, Seminar: 1 hours, Library: 3 hours, Clinical Experience/Patient Contact: 31 hours
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. (MEDICINE)

140.49 Introduction to Poverty Medicine-UC (3 units)

Winter
Instructor(s):S. Jain, S. Patel Prerequisite(s): Third- and fourth-year medical students only.
Activities: Lecture: 12 hours, Field Work: 8 hours, Project: 4 hours, Clinical Experience/Patient Contact: 16 hours
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. (MEDICINE)

140.55 Acting Internship (6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):P. Aronowitz Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110, 4th year standing
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. (MEDICINE)

140.57 Cardiology - Fresno (6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):P. Deedwania Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110 or consent of instructor
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. (MEDICINE)

140.60 Medicine Subinternship at Alameda County Medical Center (6.0 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):T. Rose, S. Mistry Prerequisite(s): All 3rd year core clerkships
Restrictions:4th year medical students only Activities: Block Elective: 160 hours
An exciting, stimulating 4 weeks as a subintern at a busy County hospital. You may see malaria, botulism,septic shock, and other fascinating and serious conditions. Attending staff make daily teaching/management rounds and you will have the opportunity to manage cases under their direction as a subintern, admitting patients from the Emergency Department, writing orders and gaining experience with procedures. (MEDICINE)

140.66 Internal Medicine - Fresno (6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):S. Stoltz Prerequisite(s): Fourth-year standing
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. (MEDICINE)

140.68 Infectious Disease - Fresno (6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):R. Libke Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110
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. (MEDICINE)

140.69 Cardiology - Fresno (6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):J. Ambrose Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110 or consent of instructor
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. (MEDICINE)

140.71 Pulmonary Disease - Fresno (6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):K. Bilello, P. Goebel, J. Hirasuna, K. Van Gundy Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110 or consent of instructor
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. (MEDICINE)

140.72 Comprehensive Palliative Care (6.0 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):H. Nye, E. Widera Prerequisite(s): MEDICINE 110 SURGERY 110 PEDIATRICS 110 OB GYN R S 110 PSYCHIATRY 110 Students must have successfully completed all 3rd year core clerkships
Restrictions:Students must have successfully completed all 3rd year core clerkships Activities: Block Elective: 160 hours
Four week comprehensive elective in palliative care will include experiences in multiple venues: Hospital consultations, hospice (home and inpatient), outpatient symptoms management clinic. Students will learn to care for patients with life-threatening illness and gain experience with symptom management, end-of-life discussions, complex spiritual, social, psychosocial aspects of end of life care, multiple venues of care and systems issues, and interdisciplinary approach to whole-patient care. (MEDICINE)

140.77 Endocrinology/Diabetes - Fresno (6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):P. Ginier Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110
Activities: Lecture: 2 hours, Conference: 4 hours, Library: 6 hours, Independent Study: 8 hours, Clinical Experience/Patient Contact: 20 hours
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. (MEDICINE)

140.78 Critical Care Medicine - Fresno (6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):J. Hirasuna Prerequisite(s): 4th year standing
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. (MEDICINE)

140.80 GI & Liver Diseases - Fresno (3 - 6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):M. Sheikh Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110 or consent of instructor.
Activities: Conference: 3 hours, Clinical Experience/Patient Contact: 34 hours
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. (MEDICINE)

140.91 ECG Interpretation (6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):B. Lee Prerequisite(s): Fourth-year standing in School of Medicine.
Restrictions:None. Activities: Lecture: 10 hours, Conference: 20 hours, Library: 10 hours
The course consists of interactive small group workshops focused on cardiac electrophysiology, derivation of ECG wave forms, and diagnoses of common electrocardiographic abnormalities. (MEDICINE)

140.95 Intensive Care Unit (6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):C. Feeney Prerequisite(s): Fourth Year Standing
Restrictions:1 student per block Activities: Lecture: 4 hours, Conference: 5 hours, Library: 2 hours, Clinical Experience/Patient Contact: 29 hours
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. (MEDICINE)

140.97 Medical Intensive Care Unit (6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):P. Aronowitz Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110.
Restrictions:Limited to 2 students per block.
Students learn critical care medicine im a busy ICU with a diverse patient population and broad ranging case mix. (MEDICINE)

140.98 Advanced Physical Examination (3 - 6 units)

Fall, Winter
Instructor(s):C. Chou, S. Mookherjee Prerequisite(s): Fourth-year standing.
Restrictions:None. Activities: Library: 10 hours, Workshop: 20 hours, Clinical Experience/Patient Contact: 10 hours
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. (MEDICINE)

150.01 Research in Medicine (6 - 18 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):Staff Prerequisite(s): Consent of faculty member in charge of students research project and approval of third- and fourth-year coordinator.
Students continue previously initiated research projects under the guidance of faculty members. (MEDICINE)

160.04 Medical Science & Clinical Problems (0 - 1 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):K. Shannon Prerequisite(s): Must be an MD/PhD trainee in the MSTP at UCSF.
Activities: Clinical Experience/Patient Contact: 1 hours
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 (MEDICINE)

170.01A Special Issues in Health Care (1.0 units)

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 Fall, Winter, Spring
Instructor(s):K. Hauer
Restrictions:No restrictions. All UCSF students enrolled in the Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy & Dentistry may enroll in this course and receive credit. Activities: Lecture: 10 hours
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. (MEDICINE)

170.01B Special Issues in Health Care (1.0 units)

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 Fall, Winter, Spring
Instructor(s):K. Hauer
Restrictions:Students from the other professional schools at UCSF are welcome to take this course Activities: Lecture: 10 hours
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. (MEDICINE)

170.01C Special Issues in Health Care (1.0 units)

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 Fall, Winter, Spring
Instructor(s):K. Hauer
Restrictions:Students from other UCSF professional schools are welcome to take this course. Activities: Lecture: 10 hours
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. (MEDICINE)

170.01D Special Issues in Health Care (1.0 units)

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 Fall, Winter, Spring
Instructor(s):K. Hauer
Restrictions:Students from the other professional schools at UCSF are welcome to take this course Activities: Lecture: 10 hours
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.. (MEDICINE)

170.01E Special Issues in Health Care (1.0 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring
Instructor(s):K. Hauer Prerequisite(s): None
Restrictions:No restrictions. Students from the other professional schools at UCSF are welcome to take this course. Activities: Lecture: 10 hours
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. (MEDICINE)

170.01F Special Issues in Health Care (1.0 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring
Instructor(s):K. Hauer Prerequisite(s): None
Restrictions:No restrictions. Students from the other professional schools at UCSf are welcome to take this course. Activities: Lecture: 10 hours
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. (MEDICINE)

170.02 Social Activism in Medicine (1 units)

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 Fall, Winter
Instructor(s):S. Jain Prerequisite(s): None.
Restrictions:None. Activities: Lecture: 1 hours
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. (MEDICINE)

170.09 Current Topics in Medical Science (2 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):K. Shannon
Activities: Seminar: 2 hours
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. (MEDICINE)

170.17 Introduction to Internal Medicine (1 units)

Fall, Winter
Instructor(s):C. Lai Prerequisite(s): None.
Restrictions:Limited to medical students. Activities: Lecture: 1 hours
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. (MEDICINE)

170.31A Narrative Medicine (1.0 units)

Fall
Instructor(s):L. Aronson, P. Linde Prerequisite(s): None
Restrictions:None Activities: Lecture: 8 hours
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. (MEDICINE)

170.31B Narrative Medicine (1.0 units)

Winter
Instructor(s):L. Aronson, P. Linde Prerequisite(s): None
Restrictions:None Activities: Lecture: 8 hours
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. (MEDICINE)

170.31C Narrative Medicine (1.0 units)

Spring
Instructor(s):L. Aronson, P. Linde Prerequisite(s): None.
Restrictions:Medical students. Activities: Lecture: 8 hours
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. (MEDICINE)

170.32 Interprofessional Aging and Palliative Care (0.0 - 1.0 units)

Fall, Winter
Instructor(s):J. Rivera, K. Lee, L. Mackin, S. Hyde Prerequisite(s): None.
Restrictions:None. Activities: Lecture: 0 - 5 hours, Seminar: 2 hours, Independent Study: 0 - 5 hours, Clinical Experience/Patient Contact: 0 - 10 hours, Web-based course work: 0 - 5 hours
This elective will introduce students to the theory and practice of geriatrics, palliative care and interprofessional teamwork through lectures, seminars/group discussions, self-study and clinical service learning and/or shadowing experiences. The goal will be to increase the likelihood that participating students will meet the newly released national Multidisciplinary Competencies in the Care of Older Adults, many of which are not yet adequately covered in the required curricula. (MEDICINE)

170.33 Humanism in Medicine: Using Literature as a Role Model (1.0 units)

Fall, Spring
Instructor(s):H. Watts Prerequisite(s): None
Restrictions:None Activities: Lecture: 10 hours
No standard script exists for the humane practice of medicine or nursing. Students learn and practitioners maintain this art only by a constant reawakening of humanistic values. The Mentoring Shop brings together three reliable resources for learning and self-improvement: literature, the seasoned role model and the creative arts. By examining the methods of others directly and vicariously we may discover our own techniques for a successful integration of these qualities into daily practice. (MEDICINE)

170.34A Hepatitis B: Community Outreach and Patient Education (1.0 units)

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 Fall
Instructor(s):C. Lai Prerequisite(s): None
Restrictions:None Activities: Lecture: 10 hours
Acquire a background in the pathophysiology, epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of Hepatitis B. Learn about Hepatitis B through a series of lectures. Practice patient education skills. Attend at least one community health event for a 3 hour shift. Provide patient education about Hepatitis B. (MEDICINE)

170.34B Hepatitis B: Clinical Training (1.0 units)

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 Fall, Spring
Instructor(s):C. Lai Prerequisite(s): UCSF Students must be in good academic standing. Students must have previously completed and passed or concurrently enrolled in Hepatitis B: Community Outreach and Patient Education Med 170.34A 2 three hour training sessions that need to be completed concurrently as part of the course but do not count towards the total number of units.
Restrictions:Open to students from any UCSF school Activities: Lecture: 10 hours
The course MED 170.34B integrates clinical skills for Hepatitis B detection and prevention with its prerequisite course Med 170.34A Hepatitis B: Community Outreach and Patient Education. 1 hour lecture will be given on universal precautions. Students will be required to attend two 3-hour training sessions on phlebotomy and IM vaccination and to utilize these acquired skills at a Hepatitis B community health event for 3-hours. (MEDICINE)

170.35 Narrative Med: Preparing for Practice in a Diverse Society (1.0 units)

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 Fall
Instructor(s):L. Aronson Prerequisite(s): None
Restrictions:None Activities: Seminar: 30 hours
This course offers instruction in close reading to teach cultural competence. Reading short stories from underserved communities, students will increase their narrative competence—their ability to cohere multiple perspectives and awareness of tone, conflict, and purpose. These skills provide a foundation for reflective writing and cultural awareness and are essential to professional development. (MEDICINE)

170.36 MSTP—Into the Clinic! (2.0 units)

Winter, Spring
Instructor(s):M. Anderson Prerequisite(s): MSTP
Restrictions:MSTP students in the final year of their graduate studies planning to return to medical school this spring. Activities: Seminar: 30 hours, Clinical Experience/Patient Contact: 30 hours
This course is an intensive re-introduction to clinical medicine for MSTP students completing graduate studies and planning to return to medical school this spring. The course includes 5 half-days of didactics where students review and practice history taking, physical exam skills, oral presentations, and analysis of basic clinical data (labs, EKGs etc.) through clinical cases. Skills are reinforced through 3-5 afternoons of clinical immersion. (MEDICINE)

170.37 National Transgender Health Summit (1.0 units)

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 Spring
Instructor(s):J. Sevelius
Restrictions:None. Activities: Lecture: 10 hours
The National Transgender Health Summit is a two day conference for medical providers and students to increase awareness of transgender (trans) issues in health care. The Summit aims to increase provider skills in the provision of optimal health care for trans patients and to provide a professional forum for the sharing of best practices, innovative techniques, and cutting edge research among providers who wish to gain expertise in providing competent care for trans patients. (MEDICINE)

170.39 Hospital-Based Medicine: A Clinical Skills Tutorial (0.5 - 1.5 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):D. Connor, D. Connor , H. Crevensten , H. Whelan , A. Eastburn , R. Pierce , E. Price , V. Thompson
Restrictions:None. Activities: Clinical Experience/Patient Contact: 16 - 32 hours
This course introduces students to the art and science of caring for inpatients. Students will spend 4-8 half days working one-on-one with an attending on the VA Faculty Hospitalist Service, caring for medically fragile patients with complex psychosocial issues. Students will practice history-taking and physical exam, and will be introduced to pre-rounding, oral presentations, progress notes, and multidisciplinary care. Students will receive feedback on progress notes and a reflective exercise. (MEDICINE)

180 Occupational Toxicology (2 units)

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 Fall, Winter, Spring
Instructor(s):D. Shusterman, D. Shusterman Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Activities: Lecture: 2 hours
Course provides understanding of basic principles of toxicology as related to work environment and workers' health. (MEDICINE)

198 Supervised Study (1 - 5 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):Staff Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor preceptor and approval of third- and fourth-year coordinator.
Activities: Laboratory: 20 hours
Library research and directed reading under supervision of a member of the faculty with the approval of the chairperson of the department. (MEDICINE)

199 Laboratory Project in Medicine (1 - 5 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):Staff Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor preceptor and approval of third- and fourth-year course director.
Activities: Laboratory: 3 - 18 hours
Students will select and conduct a research project under the guidance of a member of the Department of Medicine Faculty. (MEDICINE)

200 Certificate Program in Biomedical Research (0 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):D. Lowenstein, C. Lomen-Hoerth Prerequisite(s): 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.
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. (MEDICINE)