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

Medicine, School of 397
499. Research in Diagnostic Radiology
(1-12)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Approved for
graduate degree credit. (H/P/F grading only for
medical students.)
Radiology—Nuclear Medicine
(RNU)
Upper Division Courses
198. Directed Group Study (1-5)
Prerequisite: upper division standing and consent of
instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
199. Special Study for Advanced
Undergraduates (1-5)
Prerequisite: upper division standing and consent of
instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
Graduate Course
299. Research: Special Study for Graduate
Students (1-12)
Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of
instructor. (S/U grading only.)
Professional Courses
401. Biomedical Radiochemistry (3)
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite:
open to graduate and medical students; consent of
instructor. Approved for graduate degree credit.
Course is designed to combine basic nuclear physics,
chemistry, and biology into a comprehensive
and vigorous lecture-laboratory experience in biomedical
nuclear chemistry. Subjects include choice
and purification of appropriate gamma and beta
radioisotopes, compounding biological pharmacodynamics
and radioimmunoassay. (H/P/F grading
only.)—III. (III.)
411. Radiological Physics I (Physics of
Nuclear Medicine) (5)
Lecture—43 hours total; laboratory—12 hours total.
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Physics of diagnostic
and therapeutic nuclear medicine, nuclear
physics, radioactive decay; interaction of ionizing
radiation; dosimeters; attenuation; internal and
external dosimetry; health physics; radiation detection
and imaging, scintillation cameras, computerized
planar and tomographic imaging. Offered at
UC Davis Medical Center. Offered in alternate
years. (H/P/F grading only.)—(I.) Bushberg, Vera
463. Clinical Clerkship in Nuclear Medicine
(3-8)
Clinical Activity—full time (2-6 weeks). Prerequisite:
satisfactory completion of second-year medical
school; Radiology—Diagnostic 461 recommended;
consent of instructor. Clerkship correlates radioisotopic
methods with clinical, pathophysiological, and
other diagnostic aspects of the patient’s care. Each
patient reviewed with student by faculty member.
Reading assignments, informal projects, and
research techniques available. Limited enrollment.
(H/P/F grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.) Shelton
498. Group Study in Nuclear Medicine
(1-12)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Approved for
graduate degree credit. (H/P/F grading only for
medical students.)
499. Research in Nuclear Medicine (1-12)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Approved for
graduate degree credit. (H/P/F grading only for
medical students.)
Surgery (SUR)
Upper Division Courses
192. Internship in General Surgery (1-12)
Internship—3-36 hours. Prerequisite: upper division
standing; approval of project prior to period of
internship by preceptor. Supervised work experience
in general surgery and related fields. (P/NP grading
only.)
199. Special Study in General Surgery for
Advanced Undergraduates (1-5)
Prerequisite: advanced undergraduate student with
consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
Graduate Course
299. Research (1-12)
Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of
instructor. (S/U grading only.)
Professional Courses
430. Surgery Clerkship (12)
Clinical activity—45 hours. Prerequisite: approval
by School of Medicine Committee on Student Progress.
Eight week general surgery clerkship includes
GI, Burn, Oncology, Plastics, Vascular Cardiothoracic,
consult, transplant and trauma. Clerkship
assignments are at UCDMC. Daily core material presentations
and reading assignments. Student involvement
includes work-up and care of surgical patients.
(H/P/F grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. Owings
460A. Clinical Surgical Elective (6-18)
Clinical activity—full time. Prerequisite: fourth-year
medical student or third-year medical student with
completion of course 430. Rotation through Surgery
Specialty Clinics: Vascular, GI, GU, Thoracic, Plastic,
Radiotherapy. Student works up one new and
two return visit patients. Presents consult to on-site
faculty. Weekly review with preceptor and course
director. Reading assignments to add perspective for
in-depth discussions. (H/P/F grading only.)—I, II, III,
IV. (I, II, III, IV.) Follette
461. Surgery Burn Unit Clerkship (6 or 9)
Clinical activity—full time (4 or 6 weeks). Prerequisite:
fourth-year medical student, or third-year medical
student with completion of course 430.
Externship in the eight-bed Burn Unit, and the 80
bed Shriners Hospital for Children. Principles of critical
care, fluid and electrolyte resuscitation and management
of surgical wounds in both adults and
children. (H/P/F grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III,
IV.)
462. Surgery Trauma Service Clerkship (6
or 9)
Clinical activity—full time (4 or 6 weeks). Prerequisite:
fourth-year medical student, or third-year medical
student with completion of course 430. Student
works as an extern on one of the two general surgery
Trauma teams, participating in resuscitation
and management of critically injured patients. Team
hours consist of 24 hours on, and 24 hours off. (H/
P/F grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.)
463. Surgery Intensive Care Unit (6 or 9)
Clinical activity—full time (4 or 6 weeks). Prerequisite:
fourth-year medical student, or third-year medical
student with completion of course 430. Student
participates in direct supervision of critically ill surgical
patients in a twelve-bed surgery ICU. Each student
is closely supervised. Provides in-depth
experience with management of critically ill patients.
(H/P/F grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.)
464. General Surgery Clerkship: Kaiser
Hospital (6 or 9)
Clinical activity—full time (4 or 6 weeks). Prerequisite:
fourth-year medical student, or third-year medical
student with completion of course 430. Student
participates with University residents on the teaching
services at Kaiser Hospital, Sacramento. Opportunity
to see larger number of practical, general surgical
problems and participate in their care. (H/P/F
grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.)
467. Surgical Oncology (3-9)
Clinical activity—full time (2 to 6 weeks). Prerequisite:
fourth-year medical student, or third-year medical
student with completion of course 430. Students
actively participate in management of patients
requiring surgery for cancer, endocrine disease and
selected general surgical problems. Cases include
malignant melanoma, sarcomas, gastrointestinal
cancer, head and neck pathology, and metastatic
malignancies. Attending rounds daily. Four teaching
conferences weekly. (H/P/F grading only.)—I, II, III,
IV. (I, II, III, IV.)
468. Cardiothoracic Surgery Clerkship (6-9)
Clinical activity—full time (4 to 6 weeks). Prerequisite:
fourth-year medical student, or third-year medical
student with completion of course 430. Student
works as an extern on the Cardiothoracic Surgical
Service, participating in perioperative management
and operations on the heart, lungs, mediastinum,
and other thoracic structures. Regularly scheduled
teaching conferences are conducted. (H/P/F grading
only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.) Benfield
469. Trauma Service: East Bay (6-9)
Clinical activity—full time. Prerequisite: fourth-year
medical student, or third-year medical student with
completion of course 430 and Internal Medicine
430. Student works as an extern on the Trauma Service
at Highland General Hospital (Oakland) participating
in resuscitation and management of critically
injured patients. Team hours consist of 24 hours on
and 24 hours off. (H/P/F grading only.)—I, II, III, IV.
(I, II, III, IV.)
470. General Surgery: East Bay (6-9)
Clinical activity—full time. Prerequisite: fourth-year
medical student or third-year medical student with
completion of course 430. Student will work as an
extern on one of the two general surgery services
and participate in the pre-operative evaluation, intraoperative
management, and post-operative care of
surgical patients. (H/P/F grading only.)—I, II, III, IV.
(I, II, III, IV.) Organ
471. Gastrointestinal Surgery (3-9)
Clinical activity—full time. Prerequisite: fourth-year
medical student or third-year medical student with
completion of course 430, Internal Medicine 430
and Pediatrics 430. Student participates on the GI
Surgery Service, working under the immediate
supervision of the faculty and surgical housestaff,
involving the full spectrum of gastrointestinal diseases
performed by the medical student. (H/P/F
grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.) Wolfe
472. Vascular Surgery (3-9)
Clinical activity—full time. Prerequisite: fourth-year
medical student or third-year medical student with
completion of course 430, Internal Medicine 430
and Pediatrics 430. Student participates on the vascular
surgery service and in the management and
operations of arterial and venous system, exclusive
of diseases that require cardiopulmonary bypass for
treatment. Includes patient care responsibilities with
appropriate supervision. (H/P/F grading only.)—I,
II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.) Holcroft
473. Surgical Intensive Care Unit–East Bay
(6-9)
Clinical activity—full time. Prerequisite: fourth-year
medical student or third-year medical student with
completion of course 430 and Internal Medicine
430. Externship on surgical ICU service, clinical
management of critically ill patients in the SICU, ICU
procedures with appropriate supervision. An eightlecture
didactic series. (H/P/F grading only.)—I, II,
III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.) Organ
474. Breast Disease (6)
Clinical activity—full time (4 weeks). Prerequisite:
third-year surgery clerkship, Medical Sciences 430.
Students focus on aspects of benign and malignant
breast disease working in the surgical oncology clinics,
observing needle localization procedures, following
patients to the O.R., working with
radiologists in mammography, working in hematology-oncology
clinics, and with pathologists reviewing
histology. (H/P/F grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I,
II, III, IV.) Goodnight
475. Pediatric Surgery (6-9)
Clinical activity—full time (4-6 weeks). Prerequisite:
fourth-year medical student or third-year medical student
with completion of course 430. Care of patients
with neonatal congenital surgical problems. Fluid
and electrolyte management in infants. General
experience with acquired surgical diseases in children.
(H/P/F grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.)
Marr, Clifford
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