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AMED 5000 Clinical Teaching 1
1 SCH. This course is designed to introduce medical faculty to concepts and processes involved in clinical teaching. Students will assess their own teaching style and develop a personal clinical teaching plan. Topics covered include developing a supportive learning environment; learner needs assessment, instructional planning, instructional modalities, observation skills and developmental models.
Offered FALL
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AMED 5100 Clinical Teaching 2
1 SCH. This course builds on the basic concepts and processes introduced in Clinical Teaching 1 for medical faculty. Topics covered include feedback and evaluation, remediating academic performance problems and due process/academic dismissal.
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AMED 5200 Curriculum Design 1
1 SCH. This course is designed to introduce medical faculty to concepts and processes involved in curriculum design. Topics covered include the history of medical curriculum development, exploring models of mind/competency, defining curricular needs, learner needs assessment, writing clear goals/objectives and evaluation planning.
Offered FALL
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AMED 5300 Curriculum Design 2
0.5 SCH. This course builds on the basic concepts and processes introduced in Curriculum Design 1 for medical faculty. Topics covered include the educational strategies, evaluation methods, and steps to implement curricular change. Students will develop a written curriculum for their medical education institution based on current needs.
Offered SPRING
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AMED 5400 Professional Academic Development for Medical Faculty 1
1.5 SCH. The Professional Academic Development course is designed to advance the faculty 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, develop interpersonal communication skills, and increase their knowledge and skills to excel academically and professionally. Activities in this course are designed to prepare the student professionally for careers in academic medicine.
Offered FALL
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AMED 5500 Professional Academic Development for Medical Faculty 2
2 SCH. The course advances faculty competencies in organizational change management, developing productive teams, grant writing, and professional organizations. This course will feature exploration of emerging topics such as health care reform, disruptive innovations and teaching in a digital environment. Students will develop their own educator portfolio to demonstrate competencies. Activities in this course are designed to promote longevity and success as academic medicine faculty.
Offered SPRING
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AMED 5600 Research Skills for Academic Health Professionals 1
2.5 SCH. This course is designed to introduce medical faculty to concepts and processes involved in medical and educational research. Topics covered include asking quality research questions, searching the literature, research design, human subjects protection and successful writing. Students will develop a research question, choose a study design, develop applicable data collection instruments and submit their required project proposal for institutional review.
Offered FALL
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AMED 5700 Research Skills for Academic Health Professionals 2
2 SCH. This course builds on the basic concepts and processes from the introductory course. Topics covered include critical appraisal of the literature, biostatistics, data analysis and evidence-based medicine journal clubs. Continuing the research project developed in Research Skills for Health Professionals 1, students will gather, analyze and present the resultant data and will prepare a written report.
Offered SPRING
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AMED 5800 Capstone for Academic Medicine Certificate
1 SCH. This course is designed to refine and integrate content from earlier certificate course work via dialogue, symposia, and directed final reflection. The session will conclude with the final presentation of projects launched during initial certificate courses, a leadership round-table, and granting of a Certificate in Academic Medicine to those students who acceptably complete all course work.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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LHLT 5000 Lifestyle Health 1
3 SCH. This course introduces students to the relationship between lifestyle and health, specifically the role of lifestyle in the management of chronic diseases. Students will review key psychosocial factors that influence patients’ readiness to adopt health-promoting behaviors. They will be provided with tools for assessment of patient readiness to change. Students will be introduced to the role of diet and nutrition in the development, treatment, and prevention of chronic diseases such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and cancer. The focus of the course will be on providing evidence-based, practical information that can be used in practice.
Offered ON DEMAND
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LHLT 5001 Lifestyle Health 2
3 SCH. This course will focus on key lifestyle variables that influence health including physical activity, smoking, sleep, and stress. Specific attention will be given to research on effective strategies for engaging patients/clients in regular physical activity, smoking cessation and cessation maintenance, identifying and addressing sleeping disorders, and understanding the related but distinct consequences of acute versus chronic stress. The final part of the course will focus on applying knowledge and skills from Lifestyle Health I and II to real life situations. Students will design and implement programs to assist patients/clients with positive changes.
Offered ON DEMAND
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MEDE 7120 Honors Elective
1-2 SCH. This is a multiple topic course designed for second year medical students who had exceptional academic performance during the first three semesters of medical school. Topics vary by semester. ***This course applies to students enrolled in the Class of 2018 and later.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MEDE 7125 Capstone Course 1
1 SCH. This course will address patient presentation with differentials from multiple systems. The course particularly addresses the competencies of 1) medical knowledge, through focus on bio-sciences to explain disease phenomena, and 2) patient care, through focus on the tasks of diagnosis, treatment and management of diseases.
Offered SPRING
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MEDE 7220 Applied Principles of Rural Medical Practice 2
9 SCH. This course is the fourth of four Year 1 and Year 2 courses in a special medical school curriculum designed to train future physicians for rural practice. This course is taught longitudinally during semester 4, with integration occurring during the systems courses. Building on skills and knowledge gained from semester 1-3, this course will provide educational experiences that will prepare the student for life and practice in a rural environment. The student will acquire advanced skills in interviewing, physical examination, diagnostic reasoning, and performance of procedures. Osteopathic philosophy, principles, structural examination skills, and osteopathic manipulative treatment techniques will be integrated throughout the course to emphasize the osteopathic approach to medical practice. In addition, the student will be introduced to issues of culture, ethics, and community health in relation to a rural environment. Course modules integrate concepts of public health, population health, and prevention pertinent to rural clinical practice. This course is comprised of small group classroom learning modules involving practical application of knowledge learned, team based exercises, skills labs and clinical activities. This course is restricted to students enrolled in the Rural Scholars Program and satisfies the TCOM curricular requirements for MP 4. ***This course applies to students enrolled in the Class of 2018 and later.
Offered SPRING
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MEDE 7310 Reproductive System 1
3 SCH. The teaching program of this course/system has been designed to encompass the overall goals of the institution in assisting the students to acquire competency in the biochemistry, physiology, histology, embryology, and anatomy of the human reproductive system. ***This course applies to students enrolled in the Class of 2018 and later.
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MEDE 7311 Medical Practice 2
5 SCH. This course is taught longitudinally during semester 2, with integration occurring during the systems courses. The goal of this course is to provide educational experiences that will help the students continue to develop their interviewing skills, physical examination skills and osteopathic manipulative medicine structural examination skills. Ethics, community resources, community services, and health promotion and disease prevention will continue as well as inter-professionalism. Added will be the opportunity to observe participate in health care in one of our family practice community preceptor offices and learning experiences in our simulation laboratories. ***This course applies to students enrolled in the Class of 2018 and later.
Offered SPRING
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MEDE 7314 Fundamentals of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine 2
4 SCH. This course is a continuation of FOMM1 and provides students with a contextual framework for understanding the scientific mechanisms, diagnosis, integration and application of osteopathic manipulative treatment as part of holistic, comprehensive care for patients with presentations considered in the concurrent systems course(s). This course includes both a didactic and skills component. ***This course applies to students enrolled in the Class of 2018 and later.
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MEDE 7410 Foundations of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
5 SCH. This course serves as the foundation of manipulative medicine unique to the practice of osteopathic medicine. Diagnosis of somatic dysfunction and application of osteopathic manipulative treatment are introduced and explored in both a didactic and skills laboratory setting. Students will learn in a contextual framework for understanding the scientific mechanisms, diagnosis, integration and application of osteopathic manipulative treatment as part of holistic, comprehensive care for patients. ***This course applies to students enrolled in the Class of 2018 and later.
Offered FALL
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MEDE 7411 Fundamentals of Rural Medical Practice 1
12 SCH. This course is the first of four Year 1 and Year 2 courses in a special medical school curriculum designed to train future physicians for rural practice. It is taught longitudinally during semester 1, with integration occurring during the systems courses. The goal of this course is to provide educational experiences that will prepare the student for life and practice in a rural environment. The student will develop interviewing and physical examination skills, procedural skills and rural professional competencies. Osteopathic principles, structural examination skills, and osteopathic manipulative treatment techniques will be integrated throughout the course. In addition, the student will be introduced to issues of culture, ethics, and community health in relation to life and practices in a rural environment. Course modules integrate concepts of public health, population health, and prevention pertinent to rural clinical practice. This course is comprised of small group classroom learning modules, team based exercises, skills labs and clinical activities. This course is restricted to students enrolled in the Rural Scholars Program and satisfies the TCOM curricular requirement for MP1. ***This course applies to students enrolled in the Class of 2018 and later.
Offered FALL
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MEDE 7416 Fundamentals of Rural Medical Practice 2
10 SCH. This course is the second of four Year 1 and Year 2 courses in a special medical school curriculum designed to train future physicians for rural practice. It is taught longitudinally during semester 2, with integration occurring during the systems courses. The goal of this course is to provide educational experiences that will prepare the student for life and practice in a rural environment. The student will develop interviewing and physical examination skills, procedural skills and rural professional competencies. Osteopathic principles, structural examination skills, and osteopathic manipulative treatment techniques will be integrated throughout the course. In addition, the student will be introduced to issues of culture, ethics, and community health in relation to a rural environment. Course modules integrate concepts of public health, population health, and prevention pertinent to rural clinical practice. In addition, students will observe how rural community agencies support the health care system. This course is comprised of small group classroom learning modules, team based exercises, skills labs and clinical activities. This course is restricted to students enrolled in the Rural Scholars Program and satisfies the TCOM curricular requirements for MP 2 . ***This course applies to students enrolled in the Class of 2018 and later.
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MEDE 7510 Medical Practice 1
8 SCH. This course is taught longitudinally during semester 1, with integration occurring during the systems courses. The goal of this course is to provide educational experiences that will help the student develop interviewing and physical examination skills as well as osteopathic manipulative medicine structural examination skills. This is taught in a small group lab setting with practical hands-on learning experiences. In addition to this knowledge, the student will be introduced to issues of communication skills, ethics, geriatrics, community services, community resources, inter-professionalism and foundations in health promotion and disease prevention. ***This course applies to students enrolled in the Class of 2018 and later.
Offered FALL
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MEDE 7520 Gastrointestinal System 2
9 SCH. This course is organized around patient presentations, with their common and important differentials, of the Gastrointestinal System. Within the patient presentations of the Gastrointestinal System, this course addresses the physician tasks of diagnosis, treatment/management and explanation as they are represented under the competencies of 1) Osteopathic Practice and Philosophy, 2) Medical Knowledge, and 3) Patient Care. ***This course applies to students enrolled in the Class of 2018 and later.
Offered FALL
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MEDE 7521 Hematopoietic System 2
5 SCH. This course is organized around patient presentations, with their common and important differentials, of the Hematopoietic System. Within the patient presentations of the Hematopoietic System, this course addresses the physician tasks of diagnosis, treatment/management and explanation as they are represented under the competencies of 1) Osteopathic Practice and Philosophy, 2) Medical Knowledge 3) Patient Care. ***This course applies to students enrolled in the Class of 2018 and later.
Offered FALL
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MEDE 7522 Fundamentals of Behavioral Science
7 SCH. This course is organized around patient presentations, with their common and important differentials, of Behavioral Science. Within the patient presentations of Behavioral Science, this course addresses the physician tasks of diagnosis, treatment/management and explanation as they are represented under the competencies of 1) Osteopathic Practice and Philosophy, 2) Medical Knowledge 3) Patient Care. ***This course applies to students enrolled in the Class of 2018 and later.
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MEDE 7523 Renal System 2
5 SCH. This course is organized around patient presentations, with their common and important differentials, of the Renal System. Within the patient presentations of the Renal System, this course addresses the physician tasks of diagnosis, treatment/management and explanation as they are represented under the competencies of 1) Osteopathic Practice and Philosophy, 2) Medical Knowledge 3) Patient Care.
Offered FALL
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MEDE 7525 Musculoskeletal and Skin System 2
8 SCH. This course is organized around patient presentations, with their common and important differentials, of the Musculoskeletal/Skin system. Within the patient presentations of Musculoskeletal/Skin, this course addresses the physician tasks of diagnosis, treatment/management and explanation as they are represented under the competencies of 1) Osteopathic Practice and Philosophy, 2) Medical Knowledge, and 3) Patient Care. ***This course applies to students enrolled in the Class of 2018 and later.
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MEDE 7611 Gastrointestinal and Renal Systems 1
6 SCH. This course will provide an integrated approach to establish the foundations of knowledge for 1) the structure and function of and 2) principles of health maintenance and disease prevention of the human gastrointestinal and renal systems. ***This course applies to students enrolled in the Class of 2018 and later.
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MEDE 7615 Cardiopulmonary System 1
6 SCH. This course will provide an integrated approach to establish the foundations of knowledge for 1) the structure and function of and 2) principles of health maintenance and disease prevention of the human cardiovascular and pulmonary systems. ***This course applies to students enrolled in the Class of 2018 and later.
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MEDE 7620 Medical Practice 3
7 SCH. This course is taught longitudinally during semester 3, with integration occurring during the system course. The goal of this course is to provide educational experiences that will help the student develop diagnostic reasoning concepts and enhance the interviewing and physical skills learned in earlier clinical medicine courses. Small group sessions involving practical application of knowledge learned are an integral part of this course. Osteopathic philosophy, principles, and manipulation will be integrated throughout the course to emphasize osteopathic approach to medical practice. In addition, students will participate in health promotion and ethics small group discussions and observe how community agencies support the health care system. During this course the student will have the opportunity to participate in the delivery of health care in one of our family practice community preceptor offices. ***This course applies to students enrolled in the Class of 2018 and later.
Offered FALL
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MEDE 7622 Respiratory System 2
8 SCH. This course is organized around patient presentations, with their common and important differentials, of the Respiratory System. Within the patient presentations of the Respiratory System, this course addresses the physician tasks of diagnosis, treatment/management and explanation as they are represented under the competencies of 1) Osteopathic Practice and Philosophy, 2) Medical Knowledge, and 3) Patient Care. ***This course applies to students enrolled in the Class of 2018 and later.
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MEDE 7624 Applied Principles of Rural Medical Practice 1
9 SCH. This course is the third of four Year 1 and Year 2 courses in a special medical school curriculum designed to train future physicians for rural practice. This course is taught longitudinally during semester 3, with integration occurring during the systems courses. Building on skills and knowledge gained from semester 1 & 2, this course will provide educational experiences that will prepare the student for life and practice in a rural environment. The student will acquire advanced skills in interviewing, physical examination, diagnostic reasoning, and performance of procedures. Osteopathic philosophy, principles, structural examination skills, and osteopathic manipulative treatment techniques will be integrated throughout the course to emphasize the osteopathic approach to medical practice. In addition, the student will be introduced to issues of culture, ethics, and community health in relation to a rural environment. Course modules integrate concepts of public health, population health, and prevention pertinent to rural clinical practice. This course is comprised of small group classroom learning modules involving practical application of knowledge learned, team based exercises, skills labs and clinical activities. Students will observe how rural community agencies support the health care system. This course is restricted to students enrolled in the Rural Scholars Program and satisfies the TCOM curricular requirements for MP 3. ***This course applies to students enrolled in the Class of 2018 and later.
Offered FALL
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MEDE 7625 Medical Practice 4
7 SCH. This course is taught longitudinally during semester 4, with integration occurring within each system course. The goal of this course is to provide educational experiences that will help the student develop diagnostic reasoning concepts and enhance the interviewing and physical skills learned in earlier clinical medicine courses. Small group sessions involving practical application of knowledge learned are an integral part of this course. Osteopathic philosophy, principles, and manipulation will be integrated throughout the course to emphasize osteopathic approach to medical practice. In addition, students will participate in health promotion and ethics small group discussions and observe how community agencies support the health care system. During this course students will have the opportunity to participate in the delivery of health care in one of our family practice community preceptor office. ***This course applies to students enrolled in the Class of 2018 and later.
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MEDE 7712 Immunology and Hematology Systems 1
7 SCH. This course will provide the foundations of knowledge of the principles of immunology, the cells and structures involved in immune function, and the histology and function of all blood cells by integrating the morphology and function with clinical features and laboratory data. ***This course applies to students enrolled in the Class of 2018 and later.
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MEDE 7713 Fundamentals of Disease and Treatment 1
7 SCH. This course is designed as a transition course to provide 1) the foundations of knowledge essential to understanding the processes of disease, tissue injury and pathophysiology, with a focus on integration of morphology, clinical features and laboratory findings; and 2) the foundations of pharmacologic principles of treatment and the use of pharmacology for the treatment and management of disease. ***This course applies to students enrolled in the Class of 2018 and later.
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MEDE 7715 Endocrine and Reproductive Systems 1
7 SCH. This course will provide an integrated approach to establish the foundations of knowledge for 1) the structure and function of and 2) principles of health maintenance and disease prevention of the human endocrine and reproductive systems. ***This course applies to students enrolled in the Class of 2018 and later.
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MEDE 7720 Cardiovascular System 2
8 SCH. This course is organized around patient presentations, with their common and important differentials, of the Cardiovascular System. Within the patient presentations of the Cardiovascular System, this course addresses the physician tasks of diagnosis, treatment/management and explanation as they are represented under the competencies of 1) Osteopathic Practice and Philosophy, 2) Medical Knowledge, and 3) Patient Care. ***This course applies to students enrolled in the Class of 2018 and later.
Offered FALL
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MEDE 7721 Nervous System 2
8 SCH. This course is organized around patient presentations, with their common and important differentials, of the Nervous System. Within the patient presentations of the Nervous System, this course addresses the physician tasks of diagnosis, treatment/management and explanation as they are represented under the competencies of 1) Osteopathic Practice and Philosophy, 2) Medical Knowledge, and 3) Patient Care. ***This course applies to students enrolled in the Class of 2018 and later.
Offered FALL
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MEDE 7810 Cellular and Molecular Biology
6 SCH. This course will provide the foundations of biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology and human genetics essential to understand normal body functions and pathological processes. ***This course applies to students enrolled in the Class of 2018 and later.
Offered FALL
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MEDE 7811 Musculoskeletal and Skin System 1
5 SCH. The integrated program presents the gross and microscopic anatomy, cell biology and physiology of the basic tissues and organ systems in the musculoskeletal/skin system and correlates these structures with various functions. ***This course applies to students enrolled in the Class of 2018 and later.
Offered FALL
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MEDE 7812 Nervous System 1
7 SCH. This course will provide an integrated approach to establish the foundations of knowledge for 1) the structure and function of and 2) principles of health maintenance and disease prevention of the human nervous system. ***This course applies to students enrolled in the Class of 2018 and later.
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MEDE 7813 Fundamentals of Disease and Treatment 2
7 SCH. This course, as in Fundamentals of Disease and Treatment 1, will provide 1) the foundations of knowledge essential to understanding the processes of disease, tissue injury and pathophysiology, with a focus on integration of morphology, clinical features and laboratory findings; and 2) the foundations of pharmacologic principles of treatment and the use of pharmacology for the treatment and management of disease. As a continuation of Fundamentals of Disease and Treatment 1, this course will focus on diseases and processes not covered in Fundamentals of Disease and Treatment 1. ***This course applies to students enrolled in the Class of 2018 and later.
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MEDE 7915 Reproductive/Endocrine Systems 2
11 SCH. This course is organized around patient presentations, with their common and important differentials, of the Endocrine System and the Reproductive System. Within the patient presentations of the Endocrine and Reproductive Systems, this course addresses the physician tasks of diagnosis, treatment/management and explanation as they are represented under the competencies of 1) Osteopathic Practice and Philosophy, 2) Medical Knowledge 3) Patient Care.
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MEDE 8340 Special Topics in International Medicine
3 SCH. Infectious disease in an international context has clearly become a relevant consideration of the contemporary clinical curriculum. The recent Ebola outbreak and myriad other emerging diseases have demonstrated that understanding the consequence of disease in a Global context is critical to ensuring the health and safety of all populations. The students will be provided a comprehensive overview of tropical medicine from a clinical perspective with special consideration of the consequences that disease events in developing and under-served countries have on the broader global population. The course provides a broad overview of common diseases in developing and tropical countries with a special focus on ¿diseases of poverty.¿ The epidemiology, pathophysiology, surveillance, treatment, containment and prevention of select tropical, infectious and emerging diseases thoroughly considered. Each topic will include a post-test and the course will culminate with a comprehensive final exam. This class is required for all TCOM students pursuing the Global Health Graduate Certificate and requires pre-approval for School of Public Health students.
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MEDE 8350 Global Health Practicum
3 SCH. This course is designed for clinically oriented students enrolled in the Global Health Graduate Certificate (GHGC). The course consists of a 200 hour (approximately one month) practicum experience designed to provide students an opportunity to apply elements of the UNT Graduate Global Health Certificate (GGHC) in an international or internationally relevant setting. These placements will be in various pre-arranged urban and rural locations wherein the student will be assigned an on-site mentor and work on a clinical or public health initiative involving clinical practice, research, assessment and/or project development (as applicable for the student¿s concentration). Practicum placements have already been identified in Thailand and will be coordinated by Dr. John Gibson. Efforts are under way to provide placement opportunities in other Asian countries, South America, Africa, Mexico and South America. This is considered a required culminating experience for the TCOM students pursuing the GHGC. The culminating experiences for other UNTHSC and external GHGC students will be determined on a case by case basis. Completion of all other required courses is a prerequisite and culmination activity will consist of a written report and poster presentation detailing the student¿s clinical, public health, and/or research activities and results.
Objectives:
1) Understand the cultural, logistic, political and religious dynamics involved with developing clinical and public health initiatives in countries outside of the United States.
2) Enhance competency in understanding of proper diagnosis and treatment of major clinical and/or public health issues from a global perspective.
3) Enable the student to devise strategies to design and effectively implement global programs to help alleviate and/or resolve major public health disease problems.
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MEDE 8400 Clinical Skills
3 SCH. This is a required course emphasizing preparation in clinical skills.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MEDE 8403 Core Clerkship - Emergency Medicine
4 SCH. This is a required four-week rotation in emergency medicine.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MEDE 8404 Core Clerkship - Emergency Medicine-Pediatric
4 SCH. This is a required four-week rotation in emergency medicine.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MEDE 8409 Core Clerkship - Psychiatry
4 SCH. This course is a required four-week rotation in psychiatry that serves as the clinical phase of the graduate curriculum in psychiatry and human behavior. Students will perform evaluations, develop diagnostic paradigms, develop treatment plans, provide supportive psychotherapy, and summarize their findings under the supervision of both regular and affiliated faculty members.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MEDE 8411 Core Clerkship - Psychiatry (Rural Scholars Program)
4 SCH. This course is a required four-week rotation in psychiatry that serves as the clinical phase of the graduate curriculum in psychiatry and human behavior. Students will perform evaluations, develop diagnostic paradigms, develop treatment plans, provide supportive psychotherapy, and summarize their findings under the supervision of both regular and affiliated faculty members. This course is restricted to students enrolled in the Rural Scholars Program and satisfies the core clerkship in Psychiatry requirement in the general medical school curriculum.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MEDE 8412 Core Clerkship - Internal Medicine Primary Care Partnership
4 SCH. This is a four-week clinical clerkship completed during the fourth year. The goal of this course is to provide educational experiences within the private sector that emphasize the totality of a community-based internal medicine practice.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MEDE 8413 Core Clerkship - OMM Primary Care Partnership
4 SCH. This is a four-week clinical clerkship completed during the fourth year. The goal of this course is to provide educational experiences within the private sector that emphasize the totality of a community-based manipulative medicine practice.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MEDE 8414 Core Clerkship - Pediatrics Primary Care Partnership
4 SCH. This is a four-week clinical clerkship completed during the fourth year. The goal of this course is to provide educational experiences within the private sector that emphasizes the totality of a community-based pediatric medicine practice.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MEDE 8416 Core Clerkship - Family Medicine Primary Care Partnership
4 SCH. This course is a four-week clinical clerkship completed during the third or fourth year. The goal of this course is to provide educational experiences within the private sector emphasizing the totality of community-based family practice. This course utilizes community adjunct faculty offices for training sites.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MEDE 8417 Core Clerkship - Manipulative Medicine
4 SCH. A required four-week rotation in the Department of Manipulative Medicine. The rotation includes an intensive didactic and hands-on review of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. Students see their own patients in a resident and/or faculty-supervised clinic and accompany faculty members during clinic reviews. Students are responsible for an end-of-rotation written examination and a written case report.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MEDE 8426 Core Clerkship - Geriatrics
4 SCH. A required four-week clerkship in geriatric medicine designed to provide the foundation for competent, compassionate care of the older patient.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MEDE 8430 Core Clerkship - Subspecialty Internal Medicine (Rural Scholars Program)
4 SCH. This course is a required four (4) week clinical rotation in subspecialty internal medicine for those students enrolled in the Rural Scholars Program. This is to be completed during the fourth year. Students may choose from pulmonary medicine, gastroenterology, hematology/oncology, nephrology and rheumatology, or other disciplines approved by the Office of Rural Medical Education. This course is restricted to students enrolled in the Rural Scholars Program.
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MEDE 8432 Core Clerkship - Primary Care Partnership (Rural Scholars Program)
4 SCH. This course is a four (4) week required clinical rotation completed during the fourth year. This is open only to students enrolled in the Rural Scholars Program. The goal of this course is to provide a capstone educational experience in rural medicine during which time the student will refine the skills necessary for the foundation for competent, compassionate care of the rural patient of all ages.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MEDE 8433 Core Clerkship - Geriatrics (Rural Scholars Program)
4 SCH. This course is a four (4) week required clinical rotation completed during the fourth year. This is open only to students enrolled in the Rural Scholars Program. The goal of this course is to provide a capstone educational experience in rural medicine during which time the student will refine the skills necessary for the foundation for competent, compassionate care of the rural geriatric patient. This satisfies the TCOM curricular requirements for Core Clerkship in Geriatrics.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MEDE 8440 Core Clerkship - Cardiology (Rural Scholars Program)
4 SCH. This course is a required four (4) week clinical rotation in cardiology for those students enrolled in the Rural Scholars Program. This is to be completed during the fourth year. This course is restricted to students enrolled in the Rural Scholars Program.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MEDE 8441 Core Clerkship - Manipulative Medicine (Rural Scholars Program)
4 SCH. A required four-week rotation directed by the Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. This rotation includes an intensive didactic and hands-on review of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine and will be done at the Rural Family Medicine continuity site. It will be scheduled consecutive with the Core Rural Family Medicine rotation. Students will incorporate Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment into the management of patients they see under supervision at their rural continuity site. Students are responsible for an end-of-rotation written examination, case logs, quiz completion and a written case report. This course is available to Rural Scholars students only and will satisfy the Core Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine clerkship requirement.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MEDE 8442 Core Clerkship - Primary Care Partnership (Rural Primary Care Continuity Program)
4 SCH. This course is a four (4) week required clinical rotation completed during the fourth year. This is open only to students enrolled in the Primary Care Continuity Program. The goal of this course is to provide a capstone educational experience in rural medicine during which time the student will refine the skills necessary for the foundation for competent, compassionate care of the rural patient of all ages.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MEDE 8443 Core Clerkship - Geriatrics (Rural Primary Care Continuity Program)
4 SCH. This course is a four (4) week required clinical rotation completed during the fourth year. This is open only to students enrolled in the Primary Care Continuity Program. The goal of this course is to provide a capstone educational experience in rural medicine during which time the student will refine the skills necessary for the foundation for competent, compassionate care of the rural patient of all ages.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MEDE 8607 Core Clerkship - Obstetrics and Gynecology
6 SCH. This core clerkship in Obstetrics and Gynecology consists of six weeks of combined outpatient and hospital experience exposing the clerk to ambulatory prenatal care and gynecology. The hospital portion of the rotation consists of labor and delivery and gynecological surgery. The experience focuses on the primary care of women in the reproductive and menopausal years.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MEDE 8608 Core Clerkship - Pediatrics
6 SCH. A required six-week rotation in pediatrics, both general and specialty pediatrics, that addresses issues regarding the recognition and treatment of common health problems of infants, children, and adolescents. Ambulatory clinics, nursery, and hospital ward service are included. This rotation will form a foundation for those students who elect to further their study in pediatrics.
Offered FALL SPRNG
CLNROTGR
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MEDE 8631 Core Clerkship - Pediatrics (Rural Scholars Program)
6 SCH. This course is a required six (6) week clinical rotation in both general and specialty pediatrics that addresses issues regarding the recognition and treatment of common health problems of infants, children, and adolescents. Ambulatory clinics, nursery, and hospital ward service are included. This rotation will result in the acquisition and application of core pediatric knowledge and clinical skills necessary for rural practice. Students will complete this clerkship at sites assigned by the Office of Rural Medical Education in conjunction with the Department of Pediatrics. This course is restricted to students enrolled in the Rural Scholars Program and satisfies the core clerkship in Pediatrics requirement in the general medical school curriculum.
Offered FALL SPRNG
CLNROTGR
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MEDE 8632 Core Clerkship - Pediatrics (Rural Primary Care Continuity Program)
6 SCH. This course is a required six (6) week clinical rotation in both general and specialty pediatrics that addresses issues regarding the recognition and treatment of common health problems of infants, children, and adolescents. Ambulatory clinics, nursery, and hospital ward service are included. This rotation will result in the acquisition and application of core pediatric knowledge and clinical skills necessary for rural practice. Students will complete this clerkship at sites assigned by the Office of Rural Medical Education in conjunction with the Department of Pediatrics. This course is restricted to students enrolled in the Rural Primary Care Continuity Program and satisfies the core clerkship in Pediatrics requirement in the general medical school curriculum.
Offered FALL SPRNG
CLNROTGR
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MEDE 8633 Core Clerkship - Obstetrics and Gynecology (Rural Scholars Program)
6 SCH. This course is a required six (6) week clinical rotation in Obstetrics and Gynecology consisting of outpatient and hospital experiences. The outpatient portion exposes the student to ambulatory prenatal care and gynecology, while the hospital portion of the rotation consists of labor and delivery and gynecological surgery. The experience focuses on the primary care of women in the reproductive and menopausal years. This rotation will result in the acquisition and application of core knowledge and clinical skills necessary for rural practice. Students will complete this clerkship at sites assigned by the Office of Rural Medical Education in conjunction with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. This course is restricted to students enrolled in the Rural Scholars Program and satisfies the core clerkship in Obstetrics and Gynecology requirement in the general medical school curriculum.
Offered FALL SPRNG
CLNROTGR
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MEDE 8809 Core Clerkship - Family Medicine
8 SCH. This course is a required 8-week clinical rotation that must be completed during the third year. Although emphasis is on ambulatory care, students may have the opportunity to follow their assigned patients when inpatient care is required. Students are assigned to faculty family practice clinical practices where they experience continuity of care in family practice. The student is exposed to health care systems (managed care), office management concepts, and practice guidelines with emphasis on clinical application of disease prevention. Weekly small group sessions with selected faculty require students to work as teams to study, discuss and present clinical topics. Emphasis is placed on evidence-based medicine and its application to clinical practice. Rural Track students are assigned to a designated rural community.
Offered FALL SPRNG
CLNROTGR
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MEDE 8810 Core Clerkship - Internal Medicine
8 SCH. The clerkship is an eight-week program divided into two four-week sessions. One session is served in the general internal medicine ward service. Under rigorous audit, the clerk is responsible for the care of hospitalized patients. This care includes collection of data from initial evaluation to final disposition. An emphasis is placed on the skills of problem solving (data collection), management, planning, and proper record keeping (criteria of evaluations) using thoroughness, reliability, efficiency, and logic. Manual skills are learned and reinforced. The second four-week session is an ambulatory internal medicine rotation. The clerk is exposed to the multiple aspects of outpatient and ambulatory medicine including, but not limited to, rheumatology, neurology, diabetes management, general internal medicine, geriatrics (extended-care facility visits), public health, outpatient hemodialysis, and outpatient endoscopy. This session also includes case presentations and lectures on specific topics. Off-campus clerkships are served at affiliated hospitals and are generally based on the classic preceptor/clerkship format. The clerk spends eight weeks in a combined ambulatory and hospital-based program that has responsibilities and goals similar to the on-campus program.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MEDE 8811 Core Clerkship - Surgery
8 SCH. A required eight-week clerkship in surgery in an affiliated hospital. Students spend time in the various surgical specialties.
Offered FALL SPRNG
CLNROTGR
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MEDE 8834 Core Clerkship - Family Medicine (Rural Scholars Program)
8 SCH. This course is a required eight (8) week clinical rotation that must be completed during Year 3. Although emphasis is on ambulatory care, students may have the opportunity to follow their assigned patients when inpatient care is required. Students complete this clerkship at an assigned rural site where they experience continuity of care in family practice. The student is exposed to health care systems, office management concepts, and practice guidelines with emphasis on clinical application of disease prevention. Weekly small group sessions with selected faculty require students to work as teams to study, discuss and present clinical topics. Emphasis is placed on evidence-based medicine and its application to clinical practice. This course is restricted to students enrolled in the Rural Scholars Program and satisfies the core clerkship in Family Medicine requirement in the general medical school curriculum.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MEDE 8835 Core Clerkship - Family Medicine (Rural Primary Care Continuity Program)
8 SCH. This course is a required eight (8) week clinical rotation that must be completed during the third year. Although emphasis is on ambulatory care, students may have the opportunity to follow their assigned patients when inpatient care is required. Students complete this clerkship at an assigned rural site where they experience continuity of care in family practice. The student is exposed to health care systems, office management concepts, and practice guidelines with emphasis on clinical application of disease prevention. Weekly small group sessions with selected faculty require students to work as teams to study, discuss and present clinical topics. Emphasis is placed on evidence-based medicine and its application to clinical practice. This course is restricted to students enrolled in the Rural Primary Care Continuity Program and satisfies the core clerkship in Family Medicine requirement in the general medical school curriculum.
Offered FALL SPRNG
CLNROTGR
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MEDE 8836 Core Clerkship - Internal Medicine (Rural Scholars Program)
8 SCH. This course is a required eight (8) week clinical rotation in general internal medicine that addresses issues regarding the recognition and treatment of common health problems of adults. The clerkship includes both ambulatory and hospital care of patients under the rigorous supervision of the assigned rural faculty. Manual skills are learned and reinforced. During ambulatory experiences, the student is exposed to the multiple aspects of outpatient and ambulatory medicine including, but not limited to, rheumatology, neurology, diabetes managements, general internal medicine, geriatrics, public health, outpatient endoscopy. This rotation will result in the acquisition and application of core knowledge and clinical skills necessary for rural practice. Students will complete this clerkship at sites assigned by the Office of Rural Medical Education in conjunction with the Department of Internal Medicine. This course is restricted to students enrolled in the Rural Scholars Program and satisfies the core clerkship in Internal Medicine requirement in the general medical school curriculum.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MEDE 8837 Core Clerkship - Internal Medicine (Rural Primary Care Continuity Program)
8 SCH. This course is a required eight (8) week clinical rotation in general internal medicine that addresses issues regarding the recognition and treatment of common health problems of adults. The clerkship includes both ambulatory and hospital care of patients under the rigorous supervision of the assigned rural faculty. Manual skills are learned and reinforced. During ambulatory experiences, the student is exposed to the multiple aspects of outpatient and ambulatory medicine including, but not limited to, rheumatology, neurology, diabetes managements, general internal medicine, geriatrics, public health, outpatient endoscopy. This rotation will result in the acquisition and application of core knowledge and clinical skills necessary for rural practice. Students will complete this clerkship at sites assigned by the Office of Rural Medical Education in conjunction with the Department of Internal Medicine. This course is restricted to students enrolled in the Rural Primary Care Continuity Program and satisfies the core clerkship in Internal Medicine requirement in the general medical school curriculum.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MEDE 8838 Core Clerkship - Surgery (Rural Scholars Program)
8 SCH. This course is a required eight (8) week clinical rotation in surgery that emphasizes surgical skills, pre and postoperative care, and diagnosis. Both hospital and office experiences are included. Experiences with surgical subspecialty care will be included during this clerkship. This rotation will result in the acquisition and application of core surgical knowledge and clinical skills necessary for rural practice. Students will complete this clerkship at sites assigned by the Office of Rural Medical Education in conjunction with the Department of Surgery. This course is restricted to students enrolled in the Rural Scholars Program and satisfies the core clerkship in Surgery requirement in the general medical school curriculum.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MEDE 8839 Core Clerkship - Primary Care/Geriatrics Partnership (Rural Scholars Program)
8 SCH. This course is an eight (8) week required clinical rotation completed during the fourth year. This is open only to students enrolled in the Rural Scholars Program. The goal of this course is to provide a capstone educational experience in rural medicine during which time the student will refine the skills necessary for the foundation for competent, compassionate care of the rural patient of all ages.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MEDE 8840 Core Clerkship - Primary Care/Geri Partnership (Rural Primary Care Continuity Program)
8 SCH. This course is an eight (8) week required clinical rotation completed during the fourth year. This is open only to students enrolled in the Primary Care Continuity Program. The goal of this course is to provide a capstone educational experience in rural medicine during which time the student will refine the skills necessary for the foundation for competent, compassionate care of the rural patient of all ages.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MEDE 9301 Rural Scholars Community Health Research Project
1-3 SCH. This course is designed to give the student experience in community responsiveness, leadership and scholarly activity. Through the identification of a need or a health problem in their designated rural community, the student develops a research plan to obtain pertinent data, and produces a final paper with a potential plan to address the community need or health problem. This course is restricted to students enrolled in the Rural Scholars Program.
Prerequisite: Students must complete MEDE 7220 - Rural Medicine 4
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MEDE 9401 Elective Clerkship - Family Medicine
1-3 SCH. This course is a four-week elective that is completed during the fourth year. The goal of this course is to provide educational experiences within the private sector emphasizing the totality of community-based family practice. The student is allowed considerable flexibility in choosing the preceptor for this course.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MEDE 9403 Elective Clerkship - Emergency Medicine
4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in emergency medicine.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MEDE 9404 Elective Clerkship - Internal Medicine
4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in internal medicine.
Offered FALL SPRNG
CLNROTGR
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MEDE 9407 Elective Clerkship - Obstetrics and Gynecology
4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in obstetrics and gynecology.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MEDE 9408 Elective Clerkship - Pediatrics
4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in pediatrics.
Offered FALL SPRNG
CLNROTGR
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MEDE 9410 Elective Clerkship - Psychiatry
4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in psychiatry that can be tailored to meet the student’s objectives. This course is especially useful for students who wish to pursue advanced training in psychiatry.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MEDE 9411 Elective Clerkship - Surgery
4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in surgery in an affiliated hospital.
Offered FALL SPRNG
CLNROTGR
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MEDE 9412 Elective Clerkship - Anesthesiology
4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in anesthesiology.
Offered FALL SPRNG
CLNROTGR
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MEDE 9413 Elective Clerkship - Dermatology
4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in dermatology.
Offered FALL SPRNG
CLNROTGR
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MEDE 9414 Elective Clerkship - Ophthalmology
4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week clerkship in ophthalmology.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MEDE 9415 Elective Clerkship - Hospital Medicine
4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in hospital medicine.
Offered FALL SPRNG
CLNROTGR
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MEDE 9416 Elective Clerkship - Manipulative Medicine
4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation for self-directed study in manipulative medicine with emphasis on applications of osteopathic philosophy and principles. The clerkship may be served in the manipulative medicine clinic or in the offices of area manipulative medicine specialists.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MEDE 9417 Elective Clerkship - Otorhinolaryngology
4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in otorhinolaryngology.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MEDE 9418 Elective Clerkship - Autopsy Pathology
4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in pathology and forensic medicine. This occurs at the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office and emphasizes toxicology, medical investigation, scene evaluation, and forensic necropsy. All rotation approvals are at the discretion of the department chair.
Offered FALL
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MEDE 9419 Elective Clerkship - Radiology
4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in radiology.
Offered FALL SPRNG
CLNROTGR
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MEDE 9420 Elective Clerkship - Sports Medicine/Rehabilitation
4 SCH. An elective four-week rotation in sports medicine and rehabilitation emphasizing the role of the primary care physician in the care of athletes.
Offered FALL SPRNG
CLNROTGR
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MEDE 9421 Elective Clerkship - Allergy
4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in allergy care.
Offered FALL SPRNG
CLNROTGR
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MEDE 9422 Elective Clerkship - Rheumatology
4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in rheumatology.
Offered FALL SPRNG
CLNROTGR
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MEDE 9423 Elective Clerkship - Cardiology
4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in cardiology.
Offered FALL SPRNG
CLNROTGR
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MEDE 9424 Elective Clerkship - Endocrinology
4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in endocrinology.
Offered FALL SPRNG
CLNROTGR
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MEDE 9425 Elective Clerkship - Gastroenterology
4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in gastroenterology.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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MEDE 9426 Elective Clerkship - Hyperbaric Medicine
4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in hyperbaric medicine.
Offered FALL SPRNG
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