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

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Medicine, School of 359<br />

403. Neurobiology (4)<br />

Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite:<br />

approval of Committee on Student Progress. Physiology<br />

and anatomy of the normal human nervous system.<br />

Gross and microscopic brain structure,<br />

functional neuroanatomy, and the physiology, biochemistry,<br />

and pharmacology of the nervous system.<br />

(Same course as Cell Biology and Human Anatomy<br />

403.) (P/F grading only.)—III. Kumari, Carlsen<br />

418. Mammalian Endocrinology and<br />

Homeostasis (3)<br />

Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:<br />

approval of Committee on Student Progress. Physiological<br />

and biochemical properties of the mammalian<br />

endocrine system both at the cellular and<br />

systemic level. Principles that regulate homeostasis,<br />

especially in organ-organ interrelationships, metabolites<br />

and minerals. Reproductive endocrinology.<br />

(Same course as Biological Chemistry 418.) (P/F<br />

grading only.)—III. Widdicombe<br />

497T. Tutoring in Human Physiology (1-5)<br />

Tutoring—3-15 hours. Prerequisite: advanced standing<br />

or consent of instructor. Assist instructor by tutoring<br />

medical students in preparation for one of the<br />

departmental courses that is a component of the<br />

required curriculum of the School of Medicine. (H/<br />

P/F grading only.)—Cala<br />

498. Directed Reading and Group Study<br />

(1-4)<br />

Discussion—2-8 hours. Prerequisite: medical student.<br />

Directed reading and discussion on selected topics<br />

in human physiology. (H/P/F grading only.)<br />

499. Research (1-6)<br />

Prerequisite: medical students with consent of instructor.<br />

Laboratory investigation on selected topics. (H/<br />

P/F grading only.)<br />

Internal Medicine (IMD)<br />

Lower Division Courses<br />

92. Internship (1-4)<br />

Internship—3-12 hours. Prerequisite: lower division<br />

standing and consent of instructor. Supervised internship<br />

in internal medicine and related fields. (P/NP<br />

grading only.)—Last<br />

98. Directed Group Study (1-2)<br />

Seminar—1-2 hours. Prerequisite: lower division<br />

standing and consent of instructor. Directed group<br />

study in medicine and related fields. (P/NP grading<br />

only.)—Last<br />

99. Undergraduate Research in Medicine:<br />

Molecular and Cell Biology (1-3)<br />

Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading<br />

only.)—Last<br />

Upper Division Courses<br />

192. Internship in Internal Medicine (1-12)<br />

Internship—3-36 hours; final report. Prerequisite:<br />

upper division standing. Supervised work experience<br />

in internal medicine and related fields. (P/NP<br />

grading only.)<br />

194. Practicum in Community Health Clinics<br />

(1-3)<br />

Clinical activity—5-15 hours on Saturday mornings<br />

and during the week as necessary, excluding holidays.<br />

Prerequisite: consent of instructor. The undergraduate<br />

student, through active participation in the<br />

medical aspects of community health clinics, gains<br />

knowledge of the organization, administration, and<br />

problem-solving capabilities of these primary care<br />

facilities. May be repeated for credit. (P/NP grading<br />

only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.) Kumagai<br />

198. Directed Group Study (1-2)<br />

Seminar—1-2 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.<br />

Directed group study in medicine and related<br />

fields. (P/NP grading only.)—Last<br />

199. Special Study for Advanced<br />

Undergraduates (1-5)<br />

Prerequisite: upper division standing; consent of<br />

instructor. (P/NP grading only.)<br />

Graduate Courses<br />

214. Topics in Medical Ethics (1)<br />

Seminar—1 hour. The complex moral, legal, and<br />

ethical dilemmas that patients, families, and health<br />

care providers face in today’s clinics. May be<br />

repeated once for credit. (S/U grading only.)—I.<br />

220D. Cardiovascular System (2.5)<br />

Lecture/discussion—5.5 hours. Prerequisite: Human<br />

Physiology 200, graduate student status and consent<br />

of instructor. Principles of etiology, mechanisms,<br />

diagnosis and management of the major diseases of<br />

the cardiovascular system. Included are ischemic,<br />

valvular, hypertensive, cardiomyopathic, pericardial,<br />

and electrical disorders.—II. (II.) Laslett<br />

250. Medicine and the Law (3)<br />

Lecture/discussion—2 hours; project—2 hours.<br />

Legal and bioethical principles and concepts in medicine.<br />

Topics include standard of care, informed consent,<br />

reproductive medicine, and end-of-life issues.<br />

(S/U grading only.)—II. Rich<br />

Professional Courses<br />

419. Introduction to Clinical Nutrition (2.5)<br />

Lecture—2 hours; lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite:<br />

approval of Committee on Student<br />

Progress. Basic and clinical concepts of human nutrition.<br />

Nutrient homeostasis and regulation and current<br />

perspectives on the role of nutrition in disease.<br />

(P/F grading only.)—III. Halsted<br />

420A. Hematology (2)<br />

Lecture/discussion—3 hours; laboratory—2 hours.<br />

Prerequisite: consent of Committee on Student<br />

Progress. Normal hematopoiesis and basic disorders<br />

of blood cells, leukemia and lymphoma, transfusion<br />

therapy, immunoglobulin disorders, thrombosis and<br />

hemostasis. Normal and abnormal blood cells and<br />

the interpretation of common laboratory tests. (P/F<br />

grading only.)—Wisdom<br />

420B. Gastrointestinal System (2.5)<br />

Lecture/discussion—6 hours. Prerequisite: approval<br />

of Committee on Student Progress. Basic pathophysiologic<br />

principles of digestive diseases on which clinical<br />

concepts and judgments can be developed.<br />

Emphasis on pathophysiologic basis of gastroenterological<br />

and hepatic disorders with discussion of<br />

major disorders and their diagnosis and management.<br />

(P/F grading only.)—III. (III.) Rossaro<br />

420C. Pulmonary and Critical Care<br />

Medicine (2.5)<br />

Laboratory/discussion—5.5 hours. Prerequisite:<br />

approval of Committee on Student Progress. Clinical<br />

aspects of respiratory anatomy, physiology, and<br />

pathology. Diagnostic procedures and a description<br />

of the major pulmonary diseases and disorders, and<br />

critical care medicine. (P/F grading only.)—II. Louie<br />

420D. Cardiovascular System (2.5)<br />

Lecture/discussion—5.5 hours. Prerequisite:<br />

approval of the School of Medicine Committee on<br />

Student Progress. Principles of etiology, mechanisms,<br />

diagnosis and management of the major diseases of<br />

the cardiovascular system. Included are ischemic,<br />

valvular, hypertensive, cardiomyopathic, pericardial,<br />

and electrical disorders. (P/F grading only.)—<br />

II. Laslett<br />

420E. Nephrology (2)<br />

Lecture—2 hours; discussion—2 hours; laboratory—<br />

2 hours. Prerequisite: approval of Student Progress<br />

Committee. Fundamental aspects of disorders of<br />

body water, electrolytes and acid/base balance;<br />

major categories and mechanisms of parenchymal<br />

renal diseases; urinary tract infections. (P/F grading<br />

only.)—II. Stevenson<br />

420F. Pathophysiology of the Endocrine<br />

System (2.5)<br />

Lecture/discussion—5.5 hours. Prerequisite:<br />

approval by the School of Medicine Committee on<br />

Student Progress. Open to medical students only. Students<br />

will develop an understanding of the fundamental<br />

aspects of hormone physiology, regulation<br />

and action. Students will understand the etiology,<br />

pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of the<br />

major diseases of the endocrine system. (P/F grading<br />

only.)—I. (I.) Kulkarni-Date<br />

430. Medicine Clerkship (12)<br />

Clinical activity—45 hours. Prerequisite: approval<br />

by School of Medicine Committee on Student<br />

Progress. Clerkship is divided into two, four-week<br />

blocks, one each at <strong>UC</strong>DMC and at Kaiser Hospitals.<br />

Time is spent in direct patient care situations<br />

under the guidance of faculty. On-going patient<br />

write-ups, rounds, conferences are required. (H/P/F<br />

grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. Prescott<br />

450. Medicine and the Law (1-3)<br />

Legal and bioethical principles and concepts in medicine.<br />

Topics include standard of care, informed consent,<br />

reproductive medicine, and end-of-life issues.<br />

Not offered every year. (H/P/F grading only.)—I, II,<br />

III, IV. Rich<br />

459. Oncology: Research and Treatment of<br />

Cancer (2)<br />

Lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite: second-,<br />

third-, or fourth-year medical student and/or consent<br />

of instructor. Comprehensive review of current treatment<br />

practices of cancer and state-of-the-art research<br />

impacting treatment and prevention of cancer.<br />

Emphasis on epidemiology, molecular biology,<br />

and pharmacology. (H/P/F grading only.)—I. (I.)<br />

DeGreggio<br />

460. Correctional Health Care Clerkship<br />

(1-4)<br />

Clinical activity—full time. Prerequisite: fourth-year<br />

medical student in good academic standing. Covers<br />

Correctional Health delivery and the effects of detention<br />

and incarceration on health status. Special<br />

emphasis on problems unique to health care delivery<br />

in a prison setting. Student will spend time in clinical<br />

settings at three prison facilities. (H/P/F grading<br />

only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.) Silva<br />

462. Externship in Medicine (1-21)<br />

Clinical Activity—40 hours. Prerequisite: Medical<br />

Sciences 431; demonstrated ability to accept<br />

responsibility; consent of instructor. Student assumes<br />

role of acting intern and will be primary physician<br />

on medical ward under direction of medical resident<br />

and staff. Responsibility for patients admitted to acting<br />

intern. Teams I–V take call every fifth night. Team<br />

VI students assume role of acting intern and will be<br />

primary physician on the medical hospitalist service<br />

under direct supervision of the hospitalist staff.<br />

Responsibility for patients admitted to acting intern<br />

with in-hospital daytime call. Emphasis on evidencebased<br />

inpatient care. Limited enrollment. (H/P/F<br />

grading only.)—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.) Henderson<br />

463. Acting Internship in Medicine Intensive<br />

Care Unit (MICU) (9)<br />

Clinical activity—full time. Prerequisite: completion<br />

of third year in medical school; consent of Director<br />

of MICU. At <strong>UC</strong>DMC, student functions as acting<br />

intern on MICU service under direction of medical<br />

resident and staff. Responsibility for patients admitted<br />

to MICU. On call in hospital every third night.<br />

Limited enrollment. (H/P/F grading only.)—I, II, III,<br />

IV. (I, II, III, IV.) Albertson<br />

470. Landmark Clinical Trials and Evidence-<br />

Based Medicine (3)<br />

Lecture/discussion—10 hours; clinical activity—8<br />

hours. Prerequisite: fourth-year medical student. Ten<br />

landmark clinical trials from a historical, clinical,<br />

and epidemiological/research perspective. Principals<br />

of evidence-based medicine. (H/P/F grading<br />

only.)—III. Kravitz, Amsterdam<br />

480. Person Centered Assessment (1)<br />

Lecture—1 hour. Prerequisite: medical student. Person-centered<br />

assessment modalities and diagnostic<br />

approaches with regards to Internal Medicine and<br />

its different subspecialties. (P/F grading only)—I.<br />

Fitzgerald<br />

494. Practicum in Community Health Clinics<br />

(1-3)<br />

Clinical activity—15-40 hours. Prerequisite: medical<br />

student with consent of instructor. Students are<br />

assigned to clinical settings that demonstrate ethnic,<br />

urban/rural, or other related aspects of clinical com-<br />

Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2007-<strong>2008</strong> offering in parentheses<br />

<strong>General</strong> Education (GE) credit: ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Social-Cultural Diversity; Wrt=Writing Experience

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