UC Davis 2008-2010 General Catalog - General Catalog - UC Davis

386 Medicine, School of
Internal Medicine—Clinical
Nutrition and Metabolism (NCM)
Upper Division Course
192. Internship in Clinical Nutrition (1-12)
Internship—3-36 hours; final report. Prerequisite:
upper division standing; approval of project by preceptor
prior to internship. Supervised work experience
in nutrition. May be repeated for credit up to
12 units. (P/NP grading only.)
Graduate Course
290C. Clinical Nutrition Research
Conference (1)
Seminar—1 hour. Weekly seminar presented by a
graduate student, taking the form of research completed
or in progress, topic review or journal review
from current journal. (S/U grading only.)—I, II, III. (I,
II, III.) Davis
Professional Courses
461. Nutrition Clinical Clerkship (3-18)
Lecture—2 hours; clinical activity—full time (2 to 12
weeks). In-depth experience in assessment and monitoring
of nutritional support of adult patients at
UC Davis Medical Center whose illnesses are complicated
by malnutrition, and of patients attending
the Nutrition Clinic with problems in under-nutrition
due to various illnesses.—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.)
480. Insights in Clinical Nutrition (1-3)
Clinical activity—3-9 hours. Prerequisite: student in
good standing; consent of instructor. Student will
attend weekly clinical nutrition consult rounds (four
evenings) and/or Nutrition Clinic (one day). Introduction
to diagnosis and treatment of common nutritional
problems. (S/U grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I,
II, III, IV.)
499. Research in Nutrition (9-18)
Prerequisite: medical student in good standing; consent
of instructor. Participation in ongoing clinical or
basic nutrition research. Student may devise own
project depending upon time commitments.—Halsted,
Davis
Internal Medicine—Emergency
Medicine (EMR)
Lower Division Course
92. Emergency Medicine Clinical Research
Internship (1-4)
Prerequisite: Undergraduate student in good academic
standing at UC Davis; consent of instructor.
This course is intended to give the undergraduate student
an opportunity to conduct “hands-on” clinical
research in the Emergency Department. Through the
lecture/discussion, students will learn the basics of
conducting and developing clinical research studies,
using examples from ongoing studies. May be
repeated for credit up to four units. Units awarded
will depend on hours worked.—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III,
IV.) Panacek
Upper Division Course
192. Emergency Medicine Clinical Research
Internship (1-4)
Prerequisite: Undergraduate student in good academic
standing at UC Davis; consent of instructor.
This course is intended to give the upper division
undergraduate student an opportunity to conduct
“hands-on” clinical research in the Emergency
Department. Through the lecture/discussion, students
learn the basics of conducting and developing clinical
research studies. May be repeated for credit up
to four units. Units awarded will depend on hours
worked.—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.) Panacek
199A. Special Study for Advanced
Undergraduates (4-12)
Prerequisite: open to experienced RA's who have
successfully performed in the EMRAP program for a
minimum of three quarters; consent of instructor. This
course is for those are interested in working on specific
EM projects in a more extensive way. Must commit
at least 4 hours per week for two quarters. Must
have database skills. Deferred grading only, pending
completion of sequence.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III,
IV.) Panacek
Professional Courses
401. Preceptorship in Emergency Medicine
(1-4)
Clinical activity—6 hours; tutorial—2 hours. Prerequisite:
consent of instructor and completion of first
year of medical school. Exposure to the specialty of
Emergency Medicine and observation of a wide
array of patients in the Emergency Department. A literature
review of an Emergency Medicine topic of
interest to the student must be performed and discussed.
(H/P/F grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III,
IV.)
430. Introduction to Medical Toxicology (3)
Independent study—24 hours; lecture/discussion—4
hours; fieldwork—12 hours. Prerequisite: fourth-year
medical student with consent of instructor. Student
will become familiar with the resources available to
manage exposure and poison cases. Hands-on training
in the use of Poisindex® computer database.
Additional readings from medical literature required.
(H/P/F grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.)
440. Emergency Medicine Required
Clerkship (6)
Clinical activity—46 hours; lecture/discussion—8
hours. Prerequisite: satisfactory completion of Medicine,
Surgery, and Pediatric Clerkship. Student will
see patients primarily in the Emergency Department
under the supervision of an Emergency Medicine
Attending. Emphasis will be on the recognition and
management of acute life threats, as well as the
treatment of common medical and surgical conditions.
(H/P/F grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.)
Laurin
445. Emergency Medicine Ultrasound for
4th Year Medical Student (3)
Lecture—5 hours; clinical activity—30 hours; discussion—5
hours; performance instruction—5 hours.
Prerequisite: fourth-year Medical Student in good
standing; interest in Emergency Medicine or Critical
Care is recommended; course 440 or equivalent is
recommended prior to the rotation.The Emergency
Ultrasound elective is intended for students interested
in learning both the technical and cognitive skills of
bedside ultrasound. Emphasis will be on the use of
ultrasound in emergency medicine as a diagnostic
tool and in procedural guidance. Limited enrollment.—IV.
(IV.) Cusick
450. Ambulatory Care Clerkship (6)
Clinical activity—full time (4 weeks). Prerequisite:
Medicine, Surgery, and one month of Emergency
Medicine Clerkship. Ambulatory care experience in
the “fast track” area of the Emergency Department.
Exposure to patients with minor illnesses and injuries.
Emphasis on wound management and treatment
of orthopaedic injuries. (Former course Internal
Medicine 440.) (H/P/F grading only.)—I, II, III, IV.
(I, II, III, IV.) Lee
465. Acting Internship in Emergency
Medicine (6)
Clinical activity—36 hours; lecture/discussion—4
hours. Prerequisite: satisfactory completion of Medicine,
Surgery, Pediatric and Emergency Medicine
Clerkship. The student will function as an Acting
Intern and treat a wide variety of patients and problems
under the supervision of the Emergency Medicine
Attending. (H/P/F grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I,
II, III, IV.) Laurin
493. Cardiac Arrest, Resuscitation and
Repurfusion SSM (6)
Lecture—5 hours; lecture/laboratory—10 hours; laboratory—16
hours; clinical activity—4 hours. Prerequisite:
consent of instructor.; UC Davis School of
Medicine students only. Special Studies Module, a
four week course specific to the topics of cardiac
arrest, resusciatation and repurfusion. Limited enrollment.
(H/P/F grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.)
Laurin, Rose
499. Research (2-18)
Laboratory—full time (1 to 12 weeks). Prerequisite:
consent of instructor. Elective where topics may be
selected in either basic or clinical research areas of
Emergency and/or Critical Care Medicine. The
goals will be tailored to each individual student.
Enrollment requires prior discussion and consent of
instructor. (H/P/F grading only.)
Internal Medicine—Endocrinology
and Metabolism (ENM)
Upper Division Course
192. Internship in Endocrinology (1-12)
Internship—3-36 hours; final report. Prerequisite:
upper division standing; approval of project by preceptor
prior to internship. Supervised work experience
in endocrinology. May be repeated for credit
up to 12 units. (P/NP grading only.)
Graduate Course
299. Research (1-12)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Endocrinology
research. (S/U grading only.)
Professional Courses
460. Endocrinology Clinical Clerkship
(3-18)
Clinical activity (inpatient-outpatient service)—full
time (3 days per unit). Prerequisite: Internal Medicine
430 and/or consent of instructor. Participation
with members of subspecialty service in the initial
evaluation, work-up, management and follow-up of
patients with endocrinologic disorders. Limited
enrollment. (H/P/F grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II,
III, IV.)
480. Insights in Endocrinology (1-3)
Clinical activity—3-9 hours; oral presentation. Prerequisite:
student in good academic standing and
consent of instructor. First- or second-year students
observe in morning Endocrine and Diabetes clinics
and attend bi-weekly noon and afternoon endocrine
conferences. They also give brief endocrine physiology
oral presentation to the endocrine group. (H/P/
F grading only).—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.)
499. Research (1-12)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (H/P/F grading
only.)
Internal Medicine—
Gastroenterology (GAS)
Upper Division Course
192. Internship in Gastroenterology (1-12)
Internship—3-36 hours; final report. Prerequisite:
upper division standing; approval of project by preceptor
prior to internship. Supervised work experience
in gastroenterology. May be repeated for
credit up to 12 units. (P/NP grading only.)
Graduate Course
299. Research (1-12)
Research in gastroenterology. (S/U grading only.)—
Bowlus
Professional Courses
460. Clinical Clerkship (3-18)
Clinical activity—full time (2 to 12 weeks). Prerequisite:
completion of third year of medical school.
Work-up, manage, and follow-up new patients on
active inpatient consulting service. Gastroenterology/Hepatology
patients. Daily rounds with attending
physician. (H/P/F grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I,
II, III, IV.)
480. Insights in Gastroenterology (1-3)
Clinical activity—3-9 hours. Prerequisite: student in
good academic standing and consent of instructor.
To gain insight in clinical activities of Gastroenterology
Division through attendance at any of the following:
endoscopic procedures, ward rounds,
outpatient clinic, and G.I. grand rounds. (H/P/F
grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.) Leung, Hsu
Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2009-2010 offering in parentheses
General Education (GE) credit: ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Social-Cultural Diversity; Wrt=Writing Experience