UC Davis General Catalog, 2006-2008 - General Catalog - UC Davis

358 Medicine, School of
(course 354, 355) taught the same quarter. May be
repeated twice for credit. (P/NP grading only.)—I, II,
III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.) Ingell, Milton
372A. Professional Development for FNP/
PA Students (1.5)
Lecture/discussion—1.5 hours. Prerequisite: registered
student in the Family Nurse Practitioner/Physician
Assistant Program. Understanding the Family
Nurse Practitioner (FNP) and Physician Assistant (PA)
roles, history of the profession and impact of FNP
and PA on health care systems; critical review of
medical literature including introduction to evidence
based medicine and statistics; managed care.
(Deferred grading only, pending completion of
sequence.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.) Hass
372B. Professional Development for FNP/
PA Students (1.5)
Lecture/discussion—1.5 hours. Prerequisite: registered
student in the Family Nurse Practitioner/Physician
Assistant Program. Roles of the Family Nurse
Practitioner (FNP) and Physician Assistant (PA)
including legal and regulatory issues affecting practice,
licensing requirements, elements of negotiating
a job, legislative and political awareness, and community
involvement. (Deferred grading only, pending
completion of sequence.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.)
Hass
390. Health Care of the Western
Farmworkers (2)
Independent study—1.2 hours; clinical activity—2.4
hours. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Family Nurse
Practitioner/Physician Assistant Program. Basic concepts
for providing primary health care to migrant
and seasonal agricultural workers. (P/NP grading
only; deferred grading only, pending completion of
sequence.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.) DeAmicis
399. Special Study (1-12)
Prerequisite: enrolled in the FNP/PA Certificate Program
or consent of instructor. Research and clinical
interests to enhance education in family practice. (S/
U grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.) Ingell
Professional Courses
400A. Introduction to Patient Evaluation (2)
Discussion—2 hours; clinical activity—1 hour. Prerequisite:
consent of Committee on Student Progress.
Practice dealing with communication problems; continuity
preceptorship and introduction to emergency
medicine. (Deferred grading only, pending completion
of sequence. P/F grading only.)—I. Jerant, Callahan
400B. Introduction to Patient Evaluation (2)
Discussion—2 hours; clinical activity—1 hour. Prerequisite:
consent of committee on student progress.
Basic physical examination skills through small
group interactions; continuity preceptorship.
(Deferred grading only, pending completion of
sequence. P/F grading only.)—II. Jerant, Callahan
400C. Introduction to Patient Evaluation (2)
Lecture/discussion—2 hours; clinical activity—1
hour. Prerequisite: consent of Committee on Student
Progress. Practice dealing with communication problems;
continuity preceptorship. (P/F grading only.)—
III. Jerant, Callahan
401. Introductory Preceptorship in Family
Practice (3-9)
Clinical activity—20-40 hours. Prerequisite: completion
of first year of medical training. Preceptorship in
family practice offered as an introduction to clinical
medicine. 20 hours or 40 hours per week in a family
physician’s office, doing patient interviews, historytaking,
and performing physical exams. (H/P/F
grading only.)—IV. (IV.) Morgan
407. Davis Community Clinic (3)
Clinical activity—8 hours. Prerequisite: second-year
medical student in good academic standing. Students
learn to diagnose and treat common medical
problems as seen at a community clinic, under the
direct supervision of a physician. (H/P/F grading
only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.)
411. Selected Studies of Systems for
Chronic Illness Care (3)
Clinical activity—4 hours; discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite:
course 400A, 400B, 400C, medical students
with consent of instructor. Understanding of
chronic illness, particularly diabetes, participation in
patient care, alternative techniques. May be
repeated once for credit. (H/P/F grading only.)—I,
II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.) Balsbaugh
430. Primary Care Clerkship (12)
Clinical activity—45 hours; lecture—2 hours; workshop—2
hours. Prerequisite: approval by School of
Medicine Committee on Student Progress. Eight
week primary care clerkship for third year medical
students. Four week primary care experience with
an additional four weeks in Internal Medicine clinics.
(H/P/F grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. Morgan
434. Primary Care Clinics (3-12)
Clinical activity—32-36 hours; seminar—0-2 hours;
lecture—1-2 hours. Prerequisite: open to medical students
in all four years of medical school. Medical
students will learn counseling, diagnosis and treatment
of patients with chronic and acute disease
under supervision of physician. Provides exposure to
special health care needs of various ethnic and poverty-level
populations. May be repeated for credit.
(H/P/F grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.) Solis,
Smith
444. Advanced Preceptorship in Family
Medicine (3-18)
Clinical activity—40 hours. Prerequisite: completion
of third-year primary care plus clerkship or consent
of instructor. Preceptorships with primary care physicians
in a variety of settings. Acquisition skills to
evaluate and develop a treatment plan for patients
with common medical problems seen by primary
care physicians in an out patient setting. May be
repeated up to 18 units of credit. (H/P/F grading
only.)—I, II, III, IV. Morgan
460. Geriatrics in Community Health (3-6)
Fieldwork—24 hours; clinical activity—12 hours;
lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 430. Visits to
community agencies including mental health teams,
adult day health centers, a diagnostic and research
center, and case management specialists. Observation
and participation in MMSE’s, patient-family conferences,
interdisciplinary team meetings,
neuropsychiatric testing and home visit evaluations.
(H/P/F grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. Xakellis
468. International Preceptorship (3-12)
Clinical activity—40 hours. Prerequisite: medical student
with consent of instructor. Preceptorship with a
family practitioner in a foreign country (arranged by
student contact or with assistance of the Family and
Community Medicine Department.) Participate in
clinical activities, analyze and report characteristics
of the practice. May be repeated up to 12 units of
credit. (H/P/F grading only.)—I, II, III, IV.
469. Clerkship in Family Practice Residency
(3-12)
Clinical activity—40 hours. Prerequisite: completion
of third year of medical school or consent of instructor.
Comprehensive primary medical care of patients
in a family practice hospital or residency. Usually
includes inpatient and outpatient experience. May
be repeated up to 12 units of credit. (H/P/F grading
only.)—I, II, III, IV.
488. Selected Studies in Family Practice (1-
9)
Prerequisite: medical students with consent of instructor.
Assigned readings in family practice to increase
understanding on selected topics relating to family
medicine and primary health care delivery; visits to
and written analysis of selected health care programs;
and/or exposure to family practice with a
community physician preceptor who is a member of
the clinical faculty. May be repeated up to 9 units of
credit.—I, II, III, IV.
498. Directed Group Study (1-5)
Variable—3-15 hours. Explore in-depth various topics
in primary care. Extensive contact with and oversight
by instructor. May be repeated for credit.
(H/P/F grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.)
Morgan, Hirsch
499. Research (1-12)
Prerequisite: medical students with consent of instructor.
Research in various aspects of the health care
delivery system. (H/P/F grading only.)
Human Physiology (HPH)
Lower Division Course
99. Special Study for Undergraduates (1-5)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
(P/NP grading only.)
Upper Division Courses
192. Internship in Human Physiology
(1-12)
Internship—3-36 hours; final report. Prerequisite:
upper division standing; approval of project prior to
period of internship by preceptor. Supervised work
experience in physiology and related fields. (P/NP
grading only.)
198. Directed Group Study (1-5)
To be arranged. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Directed reading, discussion and/or laboratory
experience on selected topics. (P/NP grading only.)
199. Special Study for Advanced
Undergraduates (1-5)
Laboratory—3-15 hours; undergraduate research
project. Prerequisite: senior standing in biology,
chemistry, physics, psychology, or engineering. (P/
NP grading only.)
Graduate Courses
200. Human Physiology (6)
Lecture—48 hours total; discussion—12 hours total.
Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of
instructor. General cellular and organ system physiology,
including neural, cardiovascular, respiratory,
gastrointestinal and urinary systems in the human.
Lectures concurrent with course 400; research/discussion
and laboratory/demonstration sessions, and
examinations separate.—II. (II.) Carlsen, O’ Donnell
210A. Advanced Physiology (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:
Physiology Ph.D. program, or consent of instructor.
Advanced course in general principles of physiology,
surveying homeostasis, cellular and selected
topics, and neurophysiology. (Same course as Physiology
210A.)—I. (I.) Cala, Payne
285. Peripheral Circulation (3)
Lecture—1 hour; discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite:
Physiology 111A, 113; or course 200 and consent
of instructor. Lectures and critical analysis of papers
on peripheral vascular function, including: structure/
function and pressure/flow relationships, innervation,
receptor pharmacology, endothelial and
smooth muscle interactions, signal transduction, ion
transport, permeability, paracrine mediators and disease
mechanisms. Offered in alternate years.—(III.)
Gray, O’Donnell
298. Group Study (1-5)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. For graduate students
desiring to explore particular topics in depth.
Lectures and conferences may be involved.
299. Research (1-12)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (S/U grading
only.)
Professional Courses
400. Human Physiology (6)
Lecture—4 hours; laboratory—4 hours. Prerequisite:
consent of Committee on Student Progress. General,
cellular and systemic physiology of cardiovascular,
respiratory, gastrointestinal and urinary systems. (P/
F grading only.)—II. Carlsen, O’Donnell
Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2007-2008 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