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EPID 5399 Independent Study in Epidemiology
1-3 SCH. For students capable of independently completing topical studies or projects through conferences and activities directed by the instructor. Topical or project work is chosen by the student with the consent of the instructor. Permission of the instructor is required before enrollment. This course may be repeated for credit.
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EPID 6000 PHD Comprehensive Examination
1-3 SCH. This academic activity constitutes the final evaluation necessary to advance to PhD Candidacy and to advance to the PhD culminating experience, the Dissertation. The evaluation affords the doctoral student with the means to demonstrate level of mastery in the PhD core and concentration- specific competencies. Enrollment requires permission of the Academic Advisor.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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EPID 6310 Advanced Methods in Epidemiology 1
3 SCH. This is an advanced, doctoral level course for students who require extensive preparation in epidemiologic theory and methodology. Topics covered include causal inference; study design; the analysis of crude, stratified, and matched data; approaches to assessing effect modification and adjusting for confounding; estimating dose response associations; modeling data; bias and the critical evaluation of epidemiological studies.
Prerequisite: Students must complete EPID 5310, BIOS 5300, and BIOS 5310 prior to enrolling in this course.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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EPID 6311 Applied Epidemiology for Public Health
3 SCH. This course is intended for practitioners in epidemiology, and students in epidemiology and related disciplines that rely heavily on epidemiologic methods and reasoning in academic setting, federal agencies with public health related missions, state and local public health agencies, and health care organizations. This course focuses on areas of public health practice in which the systematic application of epidemiological methods can have a large and positive impact. It describes how best to apply traditional epidemiological methods for determining disease etiology to real life problems in public health and health services research. The course embodies advanced competencies in public health practice and illustrates concepts, strategies used in epidemiologic studies, ethics, principles, and methods generally useful in the surveillance and epidemic investigations, bio-emergency response, basic study designs, measures of disease frequency and association, bias, confounding, causal inference, data analysis, and reporting of epidemiologic results.
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EPID 6312 Advanced Methods in Epidemiology 2
3 SCH. This course is designed to integrate methods introduced in Applied Data Analysis in Epidemiology and Advanced Methods in Epidemiology 1, along with new methods in data synthesis in order to prepare students to apply these methods as independent researchers in epidemiology. Students will have the opportunity to 1.) critically evaluate and interpret epidemiologic evidence, 2.) synthesize such evidence, 3.) analyze real data, and 4.) write manuscripts. Students will learn to interpret and synthesize information from ecologic, cross-sectional, case-control, cohort and clinical trial studies. Descriptive methods of synthesis as well as systematic meta-analysis methods will be covered. Classes will include both didactic instruction as well as hands-on practice interpreting, critically reviewing, synthesizing, analyzing and writing up results from epidemiologic studies. Course evaluations will be based on the students’ performance in class participation, exercises, as well as written and oral projects demonstrating the students’ ability to understand and apply epidemiologic methods, critically evaluate and synthesize information from the literature, analyze real data and write manuscripts.
Prerequisite: Students must complete EPID 5314 and EPID 6310 prior to enrolling in this course.
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EPID 6314 Experimental Methods in Epidemiology
3 SCH. This course is designed to introduce students to the methods involved in the design, conduct, analysis and evaluation of results from clinical trials. Topics include planning a trial, randomization, blinding, trial designs, ethics, analyses and writing a protocol. This course also provides examples of how these methods are applied in actual clinical trials. Course evaluations will be based on the students’ performance in class participation, the mid-term examination, as well as a written project demonstrating the students’ ability to apply these methods in planning for a clinical trial.
Prerequisite: Students must complete EPID 5300 or obtain permission from the instructor.
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EPID 6316 Molecular Epidemiology
3 SCH. The focus of the course is on the basic concepts and methodology of molecular epidemiology, particularly in cancers. Designed for students who have a strong biology background and want to pursue doctoral study in the area of molecular epidemiology, we will explore how molecular biomarkers are integrated into population based studies to more accurately define and measure exposures and outcomes and how these measures in turn guide study development. Examples are discussed using current epidemiologic literature to emphasize methodologic issues relevant to molecular epidemiology. We also consider the ethical issues posed by this rapidly evolving field.
Prerequisite: Student must complete EPID 5310 and BIOS 6300 or obtain permission from the instructor.
Offered FALL
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EPID 6318 Epidemiologic Surveillance
3 SCH. This course includes the application of epidemiologic methods to two important professional areas of public health. The first one is devoted to the planning, management, and data analysis of public health surveillance systems. The steps for planning a surveillance system, criteria for identifying high priority health events for surveillance, types of surveillance systems, data collection, data processing, quality control, analysis and the interpretation of surveillance data are included. This part of the course also encompasses the basis for evaluation of surveillance systems and the methods used for screening of disease. A small-scale computerized surveillance system is developed as part of the course. The second part of the course, deals with the basic epidemiologic methodology used to assist in the planning and evaluation of health programs of disease control and prevention. It includes the methodology for the design of instruments for data collection, assessment of health care needs, and the epidemiologic evaluation of the impact of health interventions.
Prerequisite: Student must complete EPID 5300 and BIOS 5300 or obtain permission from the instructor.
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EPID 6320 Social Epidemiology
3 SCH. This course will explore study design, measurement, and analytic issues applicable to epidemiologic research into the social determinants of health. The format of the course is a seminar offered to students with a basic knowledge of epidemiologic and biostatistical principles. The course is organized around key concepts in social epidemiology. Students will be expected to critically examine the scientific literature, form scientifically-based critiques, reach empirically and theoretically grounded conclusions and actively participate in class discussions. This course is intended for persons who have an interest in research and some background in epidemiology and/or behavioral sciences.
Prerequisite: Student must complete BIOS 5300 and EPID 5300 or obtain permission from the instructor.
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EPID 6322 Nutritional Epidemiology
3 SCH. The overall purpose of this course is to introduce the methods and concepts involved in nutritional epidemiologic research. Topics that will be discussed in this course include the assessment on diet, physical activity and body composition, the reliability and validity of dietary assessment, advantage and disadvantage of different study designs in nutritional epidemiologic research, gene-nutrient interaction and the use of biomarkers, specific statistical issues involved in nutritional epidemiologic research, and the development of a research proposal on nutritional epidemiologic studies.
Prerequisite: Student must complete EPID 5300, EPID 5310 or EPID 6300, BIOS 5300 and BIOS 5310 or obtain permission from the instructor.
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EPID 6324 Cancer Epidemiology
3 SCH. The course is designed to apply principles learned in the introductory and intermediate epidemiologic methods courses to the critical evaluation and interpretation of cancer epidemiology studies. Basic methodological concepts and problematic issues specific to cancer epidemiology studies and/or cancer sites will be emphasized, rather than descriptive epidemiology of specific cancers. The course is conducted in a participatory seminar format using assigned articles as a stimulus for discussion.
Prerequisite: Student must complete EPID 5300 and EPID 5310 or obtain permission from the instructor.
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EPID 6326 Occupational Epidemiology
3 SCH. The purpose of this course is to prepare students to examine the unified set of concepts, principles and methodologies that govern occupational epidemiology. It is designed to build on a foundation of coherent epidemiological concepts and foster the understanding of the principles and methods of occupational epidemiologic study design, analysis, and interpretation. This course is designed specifically for the epidemiology concentration and other public health students requiring a more thorough knowledge of the concepts and methods used in occupational epidemiologic research. Building upon material covered in previous epidemiology courses, this course stresses etiologic study designs, methodological issues and analytic methods as they relate to occupational studies.
Prerequisite: Student must complete EPID 5300 and BIOS 5300 or obtain permission from the instructor.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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EPID 6328 Secondary Data Analysis
3 SCH. This advanced course will prepare graduate students for actual analysis of epidemiological data from case-control or cohort studies. The course focuses on practical approaches to data analysis. Students will learn to choose the appropriate statistical analyses, conduct these analyses, using SAS, interpret their findings, and communicate their results clearly and effectively.
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EPID 6391 Advanced Topics in Epidemiology
1-3 SCH. This course is designed to give students exposure to cutting edge topics at the doctoral level in epidemiology. Permission of course instructor required.
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EPID 6392 Doctoral Capstone
1-3 SCH. This course will provide students with the necessary instruction to prepare dissertation proposals. Topics include scientific writing, preparation of manuscripts for publication, grant writing, proposal writing, and oral presentation skills. Prerequisites: completion of most required coursework for DrPH curriculum (enrollment is permitted if a student is taken one final elective concurrently with this course).
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EPID 6395 Doctoral Dissertation
3 SCH. The doctoral dissertation must consist of original research or public health program development and testing that is focused on a particular health problem. The student’s advisor is expected to provide guidance in the selection of a suitable project that provides for a clear direction for implementing the research or program. The student must complete an oral defense of the dissertation. The student must maintain continuous enrollment in EPID 6395 until the requirements are completed. This course may be repeated for credit. A minimum of 9 SCH is required for the DrPH degree.
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EPID 6399 Doctoral Independent Study in Epidemiology
1-3 SCH. This academic activity includes research and other scholarly projects carried out by the student under the supervision of a School of Public Health faculty member (instructor). A brief proposal should be written and approved by the academic advisor and a final report should be submitted to the supervising instructor for credit. Topical or project work is chosen by the student with the consent of the supervising instructor and approval from the academic advisor. This course may be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of course instructor.
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HMAP 5001 MPH Comprehensive Exam
1-3 SCH. The Comprehensive Examination is a culminating experience option for the MPH degree intended to test the mastery of the competencies required. A student who chooses this option must register for this course in the semester in which he/she intends to take the examination.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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HMAP 5050 MHA Professional and Academic Development
.5-1 SCH. The MHA Professional and Academic Development course is designed to advance the MHA competencies and enhance the professional development skills and opportunities for students through various workshops, sessions, and activities. This course will assist students in defining their career goals, build competency within their profession, and increase their knowledge and skills to excel academically and professionally. Similarly, activities in this course are designed to prepare the student professionally for the MHA internship. Students are required to fulfill certain MHA Portfolio activities prior to the enrollment in MHA Internship.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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HMAP 5118 Seminar in Healthcare Management
1 SCH. The size and complexity of the healthcare system requires a solid understanding of the healthcare delivery system, the key components of care management and evidence based practices to become effective agents of change and improvement. This seminar course examines current issues in healthcare management and challenges related to healthcare organizations, resources, quality, safety, equity, effectiveness and efficiency. The interplay between health care organizations and patients, stakeholders within the organizations and the factors impacting healthcare delivery will also be discussed. The seminar uses various learning methods including presentations by local healthcare leaders, synthesis reports and online modules on quality and safety from the Institute of Healthcare and Improvement.
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HMAP 5262 Biomedical Aspects of Health Disparities
2 SCH. The course examines the disparities in health care among minority populations for several specific diseases. The course is offered as a lecture series divided into three sections for each health care problem: basic science, clinical and public health. It is the intention of the course to bring to light the behavioral and cultural characteristics of the minority populations that contribute to the disproportionate presence of the disease in that population, and the disparity in treatment available.
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HMAP 5297 Practice Experience in Public Health
1.5-3 SCH. This course provides students with experience in public health practice through directed work in practice settings. The public health practice experience involves different goals and activities aimed at providing opportunities for the student to expand and practice MPH core and concentration-specific competencies. Students are required to commit 200 hours to the practice experience, complete a special project that demonstrates their ability to define and issue, apply methods appropriate to their concentration, and produce results. Students are expected to produce a written report of project(s) undertaken in the site placement, and prepare a poster presentation of their practice experience. Placements and practice activities are selected to complement the students’ academic and professional goals. Students must obtain approval of their choice of practice placement and plan for the practice experience in the semester prior to registering in HMAP 5397. The student must maintain continuous enrollment in HMAP 5397 until all the requirements are completed.
Prerequisite: Students must have completed 21 SCH of core and required courses, fulfilled certain MPH portfolio requirements and maintained a 3.0 GPA. Approval from academic advisor is required.
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HMAP 5300 Introduction to Health Management and Policy
3 SCH. What is “population health” and why does it matter? How does the U.S health care system compare to health systems in other countries? Why are U.s health care costs so high? How is the U.S health system financed? What are the basic principles of health insurance? Who are the uninsured? What is the state of U.S health care reform? It is critical that public health professionals be able to answer these questions and understand the components of the U.S health care system. This course will answer these questions through an introduction to the areas of Health Management and Health Policy concerned with the delivery, quality and costs of health care for individuals and populations. The course will examine the structure, processes and outcomes of health services, financing, organization, outcomes and accessibility of care. This course will give an overview and prepare you for future study in health management and policy. This introductory course is introduced for MPH students and serves to fulfill a core course requirement in Health Management and Policy.
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HMAP 5302 Master of Healthcare Administration Capstone
3 SCH. This capstone course is designed to allow students the opportunity to apply methods and techniques learned in the MHA program to a practical health administration problem. All students will participate as members of a team to conduct a project focused on a health administration problem and will present their results orally and in a written report. This course is designed to partially meet the culminating experience requirement for students in the Master of Health Administration program.
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HMAP 5310 Introduction to Health Systems and Policy
3 SCH. This course will provide a basic understanding of the United States health care system. Components of the health care system will be examined in addition to their interactions. Problems which arise from this “unplanned system” will be analyzed and health policies which have been enacted or recommended will be explored. Key actors in health policy and their perspectives will be discussed.
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HMAP 5312 Health Politics and Policy
3 SCH. This course is an introduction to the concepts and tolls of public policy analysis as applied to health and health care services. The first part of the course is intended to familiarize students with public institutions and processes which govern health policy in the United States. The later portion of the course examines some current health policy issues drawing upon the concepts and tolls of policy analysis.
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HMAP 5320 Health Services Management
3 SCH. The course will integrate alternative disciplinary perspectives from management, social science, policy analysis, and health services literatures to provide an understanding of how health care organizations work. Students will become familiar with the internal and external environments confronting health care managers, as well as essential tools and skills for managing health care organizations.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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HMAP 5321 Health Information Systems
3 SCH. The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of contemporary topics in health information systems. The course will emphasize electronic medical records, vendor selection, and the process for implementing information technology. Other topics include health care reform and “meaningful use,” as well as ICD10-CM classification system. We will also cover the principles of database design and Microsoft Access software.
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HMAP 5322 Health Care Operations Management
3 SCH. This course will cover various quantitative techniques, such as regression and forecasting, that are used in health management. Each topic will be covered in three stages: theory, example problem, and a real health care application. Students will use Microsoft Excel software to solve problems.
Prerequisite: Student must complete BIOS 5300 or obtain permission from the instructor.
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HMAP 5324 Strategic Management and Marketing
3 SCH. This course focuses on issues in strategic management and marketing. It will concentrate on modern analytic approaches. The course is intended to provide a pragmatic approach to guide the formulation and implementation of corporate, business and functional strategies. This course explores the issues of defining corporate missions, objectives and goals. Students will focus on analysis of a firm’s external and internal environment to identify and create competitive advantage. The course emphasizes the cultural, ethical, political, and regulatory issues faced in any global business environment and the need for leadership for a successful management of strategic change.
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HMAP 5326 Public Health Program Planning and Evaluation
3 SCH. This course is an introduction to the concepts, methods, and applications of public health program planning and evaluation. The course will explore the role of planning and evaluation in improving program implementation and management and public policy. Design and application of evaluations will include both quantitative and qualitative research methods.
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HMAP 5328 Human Resources Management
3 SCH. The course is designed to address the complexities of managing human resources in the dynamic healthcare environment and to develop an awareness of creative strategies to address these challenges. The topics that will be covered in this course include the relationship between cultural competence and disparity, diverse healthcare professionals, basic HR functions such as, job design/ analysis/ recruitment/ selection/ retention, motivation and change, career development and training, performance measures, compensation and benefits, labor relations, legal and ethical issues, and safe working environments.
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HMAP 5330 Health Finance 1
3 SCH. This course offers an introduction to accounting, financial theory and practice in health care settings. It is designed to familiarize students with important financial concepts and issues confronting managers in the health sector.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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HMAP 5332 Health Finance 2
3 SCH. This course is the sequel to Health Finance 1. It is designed to provide additional material and more in-depth financial theory and practice for MPH and MHA students. Topics include: payment systems, management control, capital budgeting, capital structure, and special topics concerning health finance and public policy.
Prerequisite: Student must complete HMAP 5330 or obtain permission from the instructor.
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HMAP 5340 Long-Term Care Administration
3 SCH. Long-Term Care Administration
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HMAP 5342 Leadership and Policy Legislative Experience
3 SCH. This course is designed to offer graduate students in public health exposure to the Texas legislative session. Students will interact with legislators, staff, advocates, and other key actors in the legislative process. The intent of the course is to instill first-hand knowledge of the state legislative process, perspectives of legislators and staff, and stakeholders. Each student will select, track, and analyze a proposed bill and present this analysis in writing and to their peers and instructor.
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HMAP 5350 Health Economics
3 SCH. An overview of microeconomics theory, demand and supply of health services, hospital and physician service markets, role of public sector, comparative health systems and cost effectiveness analysis. A background in economics and statistics is helpful.
Prerequisite: Students must complete BIOS 5300 or permission of instructor.
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HMAP 5360 Ethical, Legal and Social Issues for the Responsible Conduct of Clinical Research
3 SCH. Regulations involved with human subject research will be discussed, both from an historical and contemporary perspective. Case studies will be discussed, and students must complete the IRB Tutorial on line, and submit the Certificate of Completion for course credit.
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HMAP 5391 Topics in Health Management and Policy
1-3 SCH. This course covers current topics in health management and policy. Topics vary by semester.
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HMAP 5393 MHA Long-Term Care Internship
1-3 SCH. The MHA Long-Term Care Internship is a specialized internship experience for students interested in applying for the State of Texas Long-Term Care Administrator’s license. This course will provide the necessary documentation on the student’s transcript to satisfy the state requirement of evidence of enrolling in an Administrator in Training Internship under an Academic Preceptor. Students enrolling in this course will be required to complete all the documentation for HMAP 5394 MHA Internship as well as what is required for obtaining the state license. Student internships under this course will be overseen by the MHA Internship Instructor as well as the UNTHSC MHA long-term care Academic Preceptor.
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HMAP 5394 Master of Health Administration Internship
3 SCH. This course provides MHA students with the opportunity to expand and practice MHA competencies in a healthcare setting. MHA students are required to complete 500 internship hours (12-13 full time weeks), complete key activities and special projects. Students are expected to produce monthly and final reports and prepare a presentation of their experience. Prerequisites: students are eligible to enroll after completing 27 SCH and successful completion of HMAP 5050- MHA Portfolio pre-internship requirements. Students must confer with the MHA Program Director prior to enrolling in this course.
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HMAP 5395 Thesis
3 SCH. The thesis requires the student to conduct and prepare the written thesis under the supervision of a faculty committee. The thesis is written in traditional academic style or in journal article manuscript format. The student must complete an oral defense of the thesis. The student must maintain continuous enrollment in HMAP 5395 until the requirements are completed and the thesis is approved by the dean. This course may be repeated for credit. A minimum of 6 SCH is required to meet the MPH culminating experience requirement.
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HMAP 5397 Practice Experience in Public Health
1.5-3 SCH. This course provides students with experience in public health practice through directed work in practice settings. The public health practice experience involves different goals and activities aimed at providing opportunities for the student to expand and practice MPH core and concentration-specific competencies. Students are required to commit 200 hours to the practice experience, complete a special project that demonstrates their ability to define and issue, apply methods appropriate to their concentration, and produce results. Students are expected to produce a written report of project(s) undertaken in the site placement, and prepare a poster presentation of their practice experience. Placements and practice activities are selected to complement the students’ academic and professional goals. Students must obtain approval of their choice of practice placement and plan for the practice experience in the semester prior to registering in HMAP 5397. The student must maintain continuous enrollment in HMAP 5397 until all the requirements are completed.
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HMAP 5399 Independent Study in Health Management & Policy
1-3 SCH. For students capable of independently completing topical studies or projects through conferences and activities directed by the instructor. Topical or project work is chosen by the student with the consent of the instructor. This course may be repeated for credit.
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HMAP 6000 PHD Comprehensive Examination
1-3 SCH. This academic activity constitutes the final evaluation necessary to advance to PhD Candidacy and to advance to the PhD culminating experience, the Dissertation. The evaluation affords the doctoral student with the means to demonstrate level of mastery in the PhD core and concentration- specific competencies. Enrollment requires permission of the Academic Advisor.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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HMAP 6224 Healthcare Management and Quality Improvement
2 SCH. This course will critically examine the concepts, methods, and application of quality improvement techniques and the role of management in achieving quality improvement in the delivery of health care services. The course is intended to add to the student’s knowledge, skills and abilities regarding the how healthcare quality is defined and assessed, the demand for quality care by key stakeholders, relationship between healthcare consumerism and clinical quality improvement and outcomes and economic impact of quality improvement. The course is taught using a Problem-Based Learning (PBL) instructional strategy which centers on team skills, self-directed learning and case analysis.
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HMAP 6300 Health Care Systems
3 SCH. The purpose of this course is to provide a basic understanding of the U.S. Health Care System. This course describes how various health care components work individually and how they work (or fail to do so) together to create a “health care system.” While the focus of the course is on the American health care system, comparisons to international health care systems will be included.
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HMAP 6310 Advanced Health Policy
3 SCH. This course provides an in-depth review of the major health policy issues currently facing the United States policy community. The class will explore health policy analysis as a discipline and a profession. Critical analysis of the literature is emphasized to sharpen student’s skills in understanding the nature of the debates, underlying assumptions, application of evidence, and the crafting and evaluation of policy options.
Prerequisite: Student must complete HMAP 5300.
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HMAP 6312 Public Health Long-Term Care Policy
3 SCH. The organization, financing, delivery and utilization of long-term care, comprehensively designed, are examined with emphasis on affordability, access and quality in a managed care environment for older adults. Note: the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and Managed Care Technical Assistance Program will support this course.
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HMAP 6320 Leadership for Public Health
3 SCH. This course provides an examination of three fundamental areas of leadership in public health: 1) leadership theory distinguishing leaders from managers and strategies from tactics, 2) the role of the leader in the translation of public health findings into legislation and 3) developing the skills to mobilize the community and resources.
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HMAP 6322 Organizational Management
3 SCH. This course explores current thinking in organizational management using a systems perspective based on the seven principles of performance excellence: leadership, purposes and plans, beneficiaries and constituencies, programs and services, workforce and workplace, assessment and information use, and outcomes and achievements. A fundamental premise of the course is that organizations are composed of interrelated processes that make them behave as complex systems. This course will prepare students to function in managerial and leadership positions in both the public and private sectors.
Prerequisite: Student must complete HMAP 5300.
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HMAP 6330 Health Insurance and Managed Care
3 SCH. A survey of the history of health insurance in the United States. Theoretical issues in health insurance, cost containment in public and private sectors, global finance of health services, long term care and the problem of the uninsured.
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HMAP 6340 Health Care Law
3 SCH. This course is a study of the fundamental legal issues that should be understood by both a Public Health practitioner and a practicing health lawyer, including structural and operational issues affecting health care providers and payers. Discussions will cover federal and state fraud and abuse issues, self-referral laws, false claims issues, antitrust issues, confidentiality, and Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement issues.
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HMAP 6342 Leadership and Policy Legislative Experience
3 SCH. This course is designed to offer graduate students in public health exposure to the Texas legislative session. Students will interact with legislators, staff, advocates, and other key actors in the legislative process. The intent of the course is to instill first-hand knowledge of the state legislative process, perspectives of legislators and staff, and stakeholders. Each student will select, track, and analyze a proposed bill and present this analysis in writing and to their peers and instructor. Doctoral students will receive greater exposure to and will be expected to apply course assignment(s) to the following competencies: advocacy, communication, critical analysis, leadership, professionalism and ethics.
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HMAP 6350 Advanced Health Economics
3 SCH. The course considers a variety of special topics with a focus on cost effectiveness analysis and healthcare decision making under uncertainty and asymmetric information. Methods include Markov modeling and Mote Carlo simulation. The course trains students to explore associated topics in real world experiences, develop testable hypotheses, design theoretical and empirical models, perform analyses and interpret results.
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HMAP 6360 Ethical Issues in Public Health
3 SCH. The course provides an examination of fundamental and current ethical issues in public health. Through lectures, readings, case studies, and historical examples students will explore principles of ethics and theories of justice applicable to the public health profession. Students will develop skills of ethical analysis and apply them to major issues in public health practice, research, management and policy. Examples of such issues include professional ethics, community contexts, human subject research, social justice, healthcare resource allocation, the relationship between the individual and the state.
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HMAP 6380 Health Services Research 1
3 SCH. The course will provide an overview of current health services research of interest to public health and health management and policy. Methodologies related to health services research will be presented and critiqued. Students will gain experience in presenting and providing critiques of current research. The course will culminate in an original health services research project by each student.
Prerequisite: Student must complete BIOS 5300 and BIOS 5310.
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HMAP 6382 Health Services Research 2
3 SCH. This course builds upon the concepts and skills presented in the Health Services Research 1 course. Students will continue to develop skills in use of the Stata analytic software which is becoming standard in health services research. Students will learn and apply more complex analytic methods than those covered in Health Services Research 1. Considerable emphasis is placed on applying these methods to existing data bases (national and state) in a computer lab setting. The course is intended to assist doctoral students in developing and implementing methods such as ordered logit and probit analyses, analysis of complex sample design data, fixed-effects and other methods.
Prerequisite: Student must complete HMAP 6380.
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HMAP 6391 Advanced Topics in Health Management and Policy
1-3 SCH. This course covers current topics in health management and policy.
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HMAP 6392 Doctoral Capstone
1-3 SCH. This course will provide students with the necessary instruction to prepare dissertation proposals. Topics include scientific writing, preparation of manuscripts for publication, grant writing, proposal writing, and oral presentation skills. Prerequisites: Completion of most required coursework for DrPH curriculum (enrollment is permitted if a student is taken one final elective concurrently with this course).
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HMAP 6395 Doctoral Dissertation
3 SCH. The doctoral dissertation must consist of original research or public health program development and testing that is focused on a particular health problem. The student’s advisor is expected to provide guidance in the selection of a suitable project that provides for a clear direction for implementing the research or program. The student must complete an oral defense of the dissertation. The student must maintain continuous enrollment in HMAP 6395 until the requirements are completed. This course may be repeated for credit. A minimum of 9 SCH is required for the DrPH degree.
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HMAP 6399 Doctoral Independent Study in Health Management and Policy
1-3 SCH. This academic activity includes research and other scholarly projects carried out by the student under the supervision of a School of Public Health faculty member (instructor). A brief proposal should be written and approved by the academic advisor and a final report should be submitted to the supervising instructor for credit. Topical or project work is chosen by the student with the consent of the supervising instructor and approval from the academic advisor. This course may be repeated for credit.
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IPAN 5140 Seminar in Current Topics
1 SCH. Specialized weekly lectures on topics of current interest by students, faculty and/or invited speakers. May be repeated for credit.
Offered FALL SPRNG
ABC/NC
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IPAN 5141 Current Topics in Ion Channels
1 SCH. Current Topics in Ion Channels
Offered SPRING
ABC/NC
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IPAN 5300 Cardiovascular Physiology
3 SCH. Designed to familiarize the student with current concepts in human cardiovascular function with an emphasis on the heart and circulation. Topics include hemodynamics and regional circulations, neural control of the heart and circulation, cardiac electrophysiology, molecular basis of myocardial contraction, myocardial metabolism & ischemia, and cardiac failure. Course format includes lectures and discussion of assigned material, student presentations, and examinations.
Prerequisite: Student must have completed BMSC 6301, BMSC 6302, BMSC 6303, and BMSC 6305.
Offered FALL EVNYR
ABC/NC
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IPAN 5302 Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Renal & Respiratory Systems
3 SCH. Focused examination of current preclinical and clinical research in the renal and respiratory systems. Examples of specific topics include: renal tubular transport mechanisms and their regulation, integrated renal and respiratory responses to acid-base disorders; mechanisms of inflammation-induced renal and pulmonary dysfunction; impact of exercise training on pulmonary function and its neural control. Course format includes lectures, student presentations of assigned reading drawn from the current literature. Grades will be assigned based on class participation, performance on mid-term and final examinations, and an NIH-style grant application relevant to the renal and/or respiratory systems.
Offered SPRING
ABC/NC
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IPAN 5304 Molecular Genetics of Cardiac & Vascular Disease
3 SCH. Advanced in-depth study of the molecular biology and genetics of both normal and disease state cardiovascular functions. Emphasis is to be placed on the genetics behind disease state etiologies. A thorough review of all new genetic and molecular techniques developed to explore disease state physiology will be presented. Course format includes: lectures, student presentations, term paper, and examinations.
Prerequisite: Student must have completed BMSC 6301, BMSC 6302, BMSC 6303, and BMSC 6305.
Offered SPR ODD YR
ABC/NC
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IPAN 5330 Structural Anatomy of the Human Reproductive System
3 SCH. This course is designed to familiarize the student with the gross and microscopic structures of the human reproductive system. Lecture materials on the gross and histological morphology of the organs and structures associated with the human reproductive system will be supported by detailed dissections of those structures in human cadavers. Completion of a mentor-directed research project utilizing knowledge of the reproductive system and dissection skills acquired in the laboratory is required. This course requires prior approval from course director.
Offered SPRING
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IPAN 5332 Structural Anatomy of the Cardiopulmonary System
2 SCH. This course is designed to familiarize the student with the gross and microscopic structures of the human cardiopulmonary system. Lecture materials on the gross and histological morphology of the organs and structures associated with the human cardiopulmonary system will be supported by detailed dissections of those structures in human cadavers. Completion of a mentor-directed research project utilizing knowledge of the cardiopulmonary system and dissection skills acquired in the laboratory is required. This course requires prior approval from course director.
Offered FALL
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IPAN 5334 Structural Anatomy of the Human Digestive and Renal Systems
3 SCH. This course is designed to familiarize the student with the gross and microscopic structures of the human digestive system. Lecture materials on the gross and histological morphology of the organs and structures associated with the human digestive system will be supported by detailed dissections of those structures in human cadavers. Completion of a mentor-directed research project utilizing knowledge of the digestive system and dissection skills acquired in the laboratory is required. Requires prior approval from course director.
Offered SPRING
ABC/NC
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IPAN 5390 Special Problems
1-3 SCH. For students capable of developing a problem independently through conferences and activities directed by the instructor. Problem chosen by the student with the consent of the instructor and department. May be repeated for credit.
Offered FA SPR SUM
ABC/NC
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IPAN 5391 Special Problems 2
1-3 SCH. For students capable of developing a problem independently through conferences and activities directed by the instructor. Problem chosen by the student with the consent of the instructor and department. May be repeated for credit.
Offered FA SPR SUM
ABC/NC
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IPAN 5401 Gross Anatomy
5 SCH. A study of the gross morphological structures of the human body, building on basic information presented in CBAN 5400. Anatomical material is organized by systems; this course pursues an in-depth study of the Musculoskeltal, Cardiopulmonay, Gastrointestinal, and Genitourinary Systems. Laboratory activities will require students to study cadaveric specimens Noof the limbs, thorax, abdomen, pelvis, and perineum. Both lecture and laboratory sessions will emphasize clinical significance. The course lays a foundation of anatomical knowledge, which is central to a complete understanding of human biology and accurate clinical diagnosis. Assessments are based on preparation outside of class, laboratory activities, quizzes, written exams, and laboratory practical exams. Prerequisites: BMSC 6301, 6302, plus two of the following: BMSC 6303, 6304 and 6305 or enrollment in the Medical Sciences discipline.
Offered SPRING
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IPAN 5630 Structural Neuroscience
4 SCH. A complete study of the structure and function of the human nervous system utilizing basic principles of neuroanatomy, neurohistology, and neurophysiology. Laboratory activities will require students to participate in gross dissections of the head, neck, brain and spinal cord. This integrated approach will provide the student with a fundamental understanding of the basic concepts of neuroscience. The course will consist of both lectures and labs related to the functioning of the normal and diseased nervous system.
Prerequisite: Students must complete BMSC 5303 and IPAN 6330.
Offered FALL
ABC/NC
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IPAN 6000 Teaching Practicum
1 SCH. Students learn teaching skills by writing learning objectives, then preparing and presenting a didactic lecture several times during the course. Topics to be developed with the instructor(s). Students will receive feedback on their presentation style from faculty and from peers.
Prerequisite: Students must complete BMSC 6301, 6302, 6303, 6304, 6305 or obtain permission from the instructor.
Offered FALL SPRNG
ABC/NC
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IPAN 6100 Anatomy Laboratory Teaching Practicum
2 SCH. Students acquire hand-on gross anatomy laboratory teaching experience and assessment of their teaching abilities.
Prerequisite: Students must complete IPAN 5401 and/or IPAN 6330, 5332, 5630, 5334, 5330 and/or DPHT 7400 and DPHT 7200 and/or MPAS 5401 and MPAS 5208 or obtain permission from the instructor.
Offered FALL SPRNG
ABC/NC
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IPAN 6150 Anatomy Journal Club
1 SCH. Course format consists of presentations of current research articles in anatomy and related fields by both faculty and students.
Offered FALL SPRNG
ABC/NC
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IPAN 6310 Functional Genomics and Proteomics
3 SCH. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to concepts and methods used in defining a database of tissue specific and disease specific protein expression. Topics to be discussed include: 1) genome mining; 2) transcriptome mining and validation; 3) proteome mining by 2-dimensional gel electrophoresis, mass spectrometry and protein chips; 4) protein structure determination; 5) protein structure prediction based on gene sequence; 6) protein function prediction and analysis; 7) protein-protein interactions; and
8) protein localization. Cross-listed with CBAN 6341.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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IPAN 6320 Advances in Cardiovascular Physiology 1
3 SCH. Directed, in-depth study of current research literature with emphasis on the heart. Oral reports and written reviews are required.
Prerequisite: Student must have completed IPAN 5300.
Offered FA SPR SUM
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IPAN 6330 Structural Anatomy of the Human Musculoskeletal System
3 SCH. This course is designed to familiarize the student with the gross and microscopic structures of the human musculoskeletal/skin system. Lecture materials on the gross and histological morphology of human muscles and skin and associated bones, nerves, arteries, veins, ligaments and tendons will be supported by detailed dissections of those structures on human cadavers. Completion of a mentor-directed research project utilizing knowledge of musculoskeletal/skin system and dissection skills required in the laboratory is required.
Offered FALL
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IPAN 6340 Structural and Developmental Anatomy of the Musculoskeletal/Skin System
3 SCH. This is a course designed to familiarize the student with the development, gross and microscopic structures of the human musculoskeletal/skin system. Lecture materials on the gross and histological morphology of human muscles and skin and associated bones, nerves, arteries, veins, ligaments and tendons will be supported by detailed dissections of those structures on human cadavers. Completion of a mentor-directed research project utilizing knowledge of musculoskeletal/skin system and dissection skills acquired in the laboratory is required. Requires prior approval from course director.
Offered FALL
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IPAN 6350 Integrative Physiology of Skeletal Muscle
3 SCH. This course will provide an in depth examination of the fundamental physiology of neuromuscular function, current pre-clinical and clinical research into the skeletal muscle’s metabolic and hormonal role in combating the metabolic syndrome; Type II diabetes and inflammation. Examples of specific topics include: Skeletal muscle structure and its neuromuscular junction; electrophysiology and neuromuscular transmission, metabolic responses to acute exercise; contraction and adaptation to acute exercise; exercise training induced myoplastic and metabolic adaptations; exercise training and its neural control of the circulation; fatigue and disuse atrophy; skeletal muscle as an endocrine organ and its involvement in Type II diabetes.
Offered SPRING
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IPAN 6360 Cardiovascular Regulation During Exercise
3 SCH. The course will provide an integrative physiological basis of blood pressure regulation during exercise. The mechanisms to be discussed include “Central Command” and the “exercising muscle pressor reflex” and their integration with basic hemodynamic responses to exercise. Course format includes lectures, student presentations, term paper, and examinations.
Offered SUM EVENYR
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IPAN 6370 Advanced Endocrine Physiology
3 SCH. An interactive survey of modern endocrinology presented largely from the current primary literature. The scope will focus on mechanisms and will extend from molecular biology (hormone interactions with genes, receptors, ion channels, second messengers, etc.) to systematic control (feedback, secretion, distribution, metabolic clearance rate, etc.) Broad topic areas discussed will be determined in part by class interests.
Offered FALL ODDYR
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IPAN 6380 Neurohumoral Control of Autonomic Function
3 SCH. This course considers mechanisms for nervous system regulation of cardiovascular function with special consideration of current developments in integration of function. Students must have completed GSBS core courses and permission of the instructor is required.
Offered FALL EVNYR
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IPAN 6385 Current Topics in Physiology
1-3 SCH. Survey of literature, oral presentations and written reports.
Offered FA SPR SUM
ABC/NC
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IPAN 6390 Myocardial Metabolism: Concepts and Controversies
1-3 SCH. Comprehensive survey of current scientific issues related to heart muscle metabolism and function. Specific topics include: control of myocardial substrate metabolism and fuel selection; ATP synthesis, intracellular transport and utilization; myocardial ischemiareperfusion injury; cardiac stunning and hibernation; mechanisms of cardiac cell death and cardioprotection; free radical biochemistry in the heart. Course format includes lectures, student presentations, term paper, and examinations.
Prerequisite: Student must have completed BMSC 6301, BMSC 6302, BMSC 6303, and BMSC 6305.
Offered SPR ODD YR
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IPAN 6430 Clinical Human Anatomy
4 SCH. An online (distributed learning) anatomy course offered through WebCT Vista. This course will have laboratories based on digital images taken from cadavers at the UNTHSC anatomy facilities. The course is divided into eight regions and topics covered will include the following: 1) back and suboccipital triangle; 2) upper extremity; 3) lower extremity; 4) head and neck I; 5) head and neck II; 6) thorax; 7) abdomen; and 8) pelvis and perineum. Clinically significant topics for each region will be addressed with an emphasis on the neurological feature of the particular manifestation.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MACH 5001 MPH Comprehensive Exam
1-3 SCH. The Comprehensive Examination is a culminating experience option for the MPH degree intended to test the mastery of the competencies required. A student who chooses this option must register for this course in the semester in which he/she intends to take the examination.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MACH 5297 Practice Experience in Public Health
1.5 SCH. This course provides students with experience in public health practice through directed work in practice settings. The public health practice experience involves different goals and activities aimed at providing opportunities for the student to expand and practice MPH core and Concentration-specific competencies. Student are required to commit 200 hours to the practice experience, complete a special project that demonstrates their ability to define and issue, apply methods appropriate to their concentration, and produce results. Student are expected to produce a written report of project(s) undertaken in the site placement, and prepare a poster presentation of their practice experience. Placements and practice activities are selected to complement the students¿ academic and professional goals. Students must obtain approval of their choice of practice placement and plan for the practice experience in the semester prior to registering in MACH 5297. The student must maintain continuous enrollment in MACH 5297 until all the requirements are completed.
Prerequisite: Students must have completed 21 SCH of core and required courses, fulfilled certain MPH portfolio requirements and maintained a 3.0 GPA. Approval from academic advisor is required.
Offered FA SPR SUM
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MACH 5330 Introduction to Maternal and Child Health
3 SCH. This course introduces students to the field of maternal and child health. Emphasis is given to the Life Course Model as a framework for understanding maternal and child health problems and issues. The course critically examines the family conditions, community factors, and public policies that impact women’s health and reproductive success. Students will learn to advocate for the health needs of women, mothers and children.
Offered FALL
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MACH 5331 Human Sexuality and Health
3 SCH. This course introduces students to the major theories and concepts guiding research on human sexuality. Students learn how the study of sexuality informs public health practice. A number of controversial issues are explored including: sexuality education, sexual risk taking, sexual orientation, unwanted pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections and disease, and sexual harassment and violence. Ethical issues related to sexual health promotion are addressed.
Prerequisite: Student must complete MACH 5330 or BACH 5300 or obtain permission from the instructor.
Offered FALL
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MACH 5332 Clinical Aspects of Reproductive Health
3 SCH. This course is designed to introduce MPH students to the primary obstetrical issues in reproductive health care. Students learn the health care practices utilized to manage women during pregnancy, and to prevent, diagnose, and treat reproductive problems. Causes of morbidity and mortality in the mother, fetus, and newborn, are examined in an international context. The social determinants of reproductive health are integrated throughout the course to help students understand the non-clinical issues that affect the delivery of obstetrical care, particularly for women in underserved communities.
Prerequisite: Student must complete MACH 5330 or obtain permission from the instructor.
Offered SPRING
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MACH 5333 Maternal and Child Health Nutrition
3 SCH. This course examines Nutrition issues affecting pregnant and postpartum women, females of reproductive age, infants, children and adolescents. Contemporary nutrition issues and recommendations related to mothers and children will be reviewed. Students will analyze public health nutrition practices in the context of evidence-based clinical guidelines. Health communication campaigns designed to improve MCH nutrition in disadvantaged communities will be examined.
Prerequisite: Student must complete MACH 5330 or obtain permission from the instructor.
Offered SPRING
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MACH 5391 Topics in Maternal and Child Health
1-3 SCH. This course is designed to give students exposure to cutting edge topics in maternal and child health. Examples of such topics include: infant mortality, childhood obesity, maternal and child health policy, maternal and child health in developing countries, topics seminars, etc. Consent Required.
Offered FA SPR SUM
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MACH 5395 Thesis
1-3 SCH. The thesis requires the student to conduct and prepare the written thesis under the supervision of a faculty committee. The thesis is written in traditional academic style or in journal article manuscript format. The student must complete an oral defense of the thesis. The student must maintain continuous enrollment in MACH 5395 until the requirements are completed and the thesis is approved by the dean. This course may be repeated for credit. A minimum of 6 SCH is required to meet the MPH culminating experience requirement.
Offered FA SPR SUM
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MACH 5399 Independent Study in Maternal and Child Health
1-3 SCH. For students capable of independently completing topical studies or projects through conferences and activities directed by the instructor. Topical or project work is chosen by the student with the consent of the instructor. This course may be repeated for credit. Offered each semester.
Offered FA SPR SUM
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Medical Education |
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MEDE 9000 Core PCP or Elective
Used for enrollment purposes only.
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MEDE 9001 Vacation
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MEDE 9003 See Comments
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