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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.
Offered Spring
Letter Grade
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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.
Offered Fall
Letter Grade
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HMAP 5297 Practice Experience
1 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 gain hands-on experience addressing the MPH foundation and concentration competencies. Students are required to commit to a minimum of 600 cumulative hours total over three semesters, earning a minimum of 100 hours each semester of enrollment. Students are required to complete a project that is specific and beneficial to the organization, produce a poster presentation of their and practice experience, complete weekly reflection assignments, and other assignments as detailed in the course. Placements and practice activities are selected to complement the students’ academic and professional goals. Students must attend all required practice experience sessions and obtain approval of their placement before enrolling in the course.
Prerequisite: Students must be in good academic standing with the university and have completed all required courses during the first year cohort program or have completed at least 21 SCH as an online student.
Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
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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.
Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
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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.
Offered Spring
Letter Grade
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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.
Offered On Demand
Letter Grade
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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.
Offered Fall
Letter Grade
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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 and Spring
Letter Grade
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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.
Offered Fall
Letter Grade
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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.
Offered Spring
Letter Grade
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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.
Offered Fall
Letter Grade
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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.
Offered Spring
Letter Grade
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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.
Offered Spring
Letter Grade
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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 and Spring
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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.
Offered Spring
Letter Grade
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HMAP 5340 Public Health Law
3 SCH. Introduction to the statutes and case law governing the practice public health professionals. Emphasis on the constitutional basis for public health issues and the role of administrative law in public health.
Offered Spring
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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.
Offered Every other Spring - Odd Years
Letter Grade
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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.
Offered Spring
Letter Grade
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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.
Offered Spring
Letter Grade
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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.
Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
Letter Grade
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HMAP 5393 MHA Long-Term Care Internship
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.
Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
Letter Grade
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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.
Offered Summer
Letter Grade
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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 student must complete an oral defense of the thesis. The student must maintain continuous enrollment in the thesis hours until the requirements are completed and the thesis is approved by the faculty committee.
Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
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HMAP 5397 MPH Practice Experience
2 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.
Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
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HMAP 5399 Independent Study in Health Management & Policy
1-6 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 Fall, Spring, Summer
Letter Grade
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HMAP 6000 PHD Comprehensive Examination
0 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 and Spring
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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.
Offered Spring
Letter Grade
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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.
Offered Fall and Spring
Letter Grade
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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.
Offered Fall
Letter Grade
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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.
Offered On Demand
Letter Grade
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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.
Offered Fall and Spring
Letter Grade
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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.
Offered Fall
Letter Grade
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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.
Offered Fall and Spring
Letter Grade
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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.
Offered Fall
Letter Grade
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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.
Offered Every other Spring - Odd Years
Letter Grade
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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.
Offered Spring
Letter Grade
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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.
Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
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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.
Offered Fall
Letter Grade
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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.
Offered Spring
Letter Grade
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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.
Offered Spring
Letter Grade
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HMAP 6392 Doctoral Capstone
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).
Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
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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.
Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
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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.
Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
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MACH 5001 MPH Comprehensive Exam
0 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 and Spring
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MACH 5297 Practice Experience
1 SCH. 3 SCH; 1 SCH each semester. 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 gain hands-on experience addressing the MPH foundation and concentration competencies. Students are required to commit to a minimum of 600 cumulative hours total over three semesters, earning a minimum of 100 hours each semester of enrollment. Students are required to complete a project that is specific and beneficial to the organization, produce a poster presentation of their and practice experience, complete weekly reflection assignments, and other assignments as detailed in the course. Placements and practice activities are selected to complement the students’ academic and professional goals. Students must attend all required practice experience sessions and obtain approval of their placement before enrolling in the course.
Prerequisite: Students must be in good academic standing with the university and have completed all required courses during the first year cohort program or have completed at least 21 SCH as an online student.
Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
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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
Letter Grade
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MACH 5331 Human Sexuality & 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 Spring
Letter Grade
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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
Letter Grade
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MACH 5333 Maternal and Child 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 Fall
Letter Grade
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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 Fall, Spring, Summer
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MACH 5395 Thesis
3 SCH. The thesis requires the student to conduct and prepare the written thesis under the supervision of a faculty committee. The student must complete an oral defense of the thesis. The student must maintain continuous enrollment in the thesis hours until the requirements are completed and the thesis is approved by the faculty committee.
Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
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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 Fall, Spring, Summer
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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 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.
Offered Spring
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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
6 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.
Offered Spring
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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.
Offered Spring
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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.
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.
Offered Fall
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MEDE 7712 Immunology and Hematology Systems 1
5 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.
Offered Spring
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MEDE 7713 Fundamentals of Disease and Treatment 1
8 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.
Offered Spring
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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.
Offered Spring
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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
Honors/Pass/Fail
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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
Honors/Pass/Fail
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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.
Offered Fall
Honors/Pass/Fail
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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.
Offered Spring
Honors/Pass/Fail
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MEDE 7915 Reproductive/Endocrine System 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.
Offered Spring
Honors/Pass/Fail
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MEDE 8000 Admin Leave
Administrative leave used to identify periods of leave such as suspension or failure to submit elective rotation documents in a timely manner preventing scheduling of rotations.
Offered Fall and Spring
Non-Graded
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MEDE 8400 Intro to Core Clerkships
3 SCH. This is a required course emphasizing preparation in clinical skills.
Offered Fall and Spring
Pass/No Pass
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MEDE 8417 Core Clerkship - Manipulative Medicine
4 SCH. A required four-week rotation in the Department of Family Medicine and Manipulative Medicine. The rotation includes an intensive didactic and hands-on review of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. Students see 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.
Offered Fall and Spring
Pass/No Pass
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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. The clerkship involves different sites of care such as ambulatory clinics, house calls, nursing facilities, assisted living, hospice, and palliative care settings.
Offered Fall and Spring
Pass/No Pass
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MEDE 8607 Core Clerkship - Obstetrics and Gynecology
6 SCH. The Core Rotation in Obstetrics and Gynecology is a six week experience focusing on major health considerations in Women’s Health. It is a combination of outpatient and inpatient exposure for the student including primary and preventive health, obstetrics, and gynecology. The clerkship includes patient encounters in ambulatory settings, labor and delivery, and the operating room.
Offered Fall and Spring
Pass/No Pass
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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 family medicine faculty 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 of clinical application of disease prevention.
Offered Fall and Spring
Pass/No Pass
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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. This session also includes case presentations and lectures on specific topics.
Offered Fall and Spring
Pass/No Pass
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MEDE 8811 Core Clerkship - Surgery
8 SCH. This course is a required eight-week clerkship in surgery designed to provide the student with a balanced, multidisciplinary perspective of the surgical sciences. The objectives are to provide an understanding of the surgical management of disease, to illustrate special problems encountered with surgical patients, to fix clearly in the student’s mind the means available for establishing diagnoses of surgical problems, to expose the student to the expectations and limitations of appropriate surgical theory, and to give students familiarity in the pre- and post-operative care of patients. Additional asynchronous educational opportunities are competency based and include case based problem solving modules.
Offered Fall and Spring
Pass/No Pass
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MEDE 9000 Core PCP or Elective
Used for enrollment purposes only.
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MEDE 9001 Vacation
Used for enrollment purposes only.
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MEDE 9003 See Comments
Used for enrollment purposes only.
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MMED 5095 Moot Court (Oral Qualifying Exam)
0 SCH. Students are required to provide testimony in a moot court setting and be tested on their knowledge and understanding of breadth and scope of forensic genetics.
Offered Spring
Pass/No Pass
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MMED 5101 Forensic Hair Analysis
1 SCH. Introduction to the microscopic analysis of hair for forensic evidence evaluation.
Offered Fall
Letter Grade
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MMED 5102 Blood Spatter Pattern Analysis
1 SCH. Introduction to the analysis of blood stain patterns for forensic evidence and crime scene evaluation.
Offered Fall
Letter Grade
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MMED 5121 Seminar in Cell Motility
1 SCH. Review of the current literature in muscle contraction, ciliary movement, microfilaments and actin-binding proteins, microtubules and microtubule-associated proteins, intermediate filaments, non-muscle motility, the organization of the cytoskeleton and the novel biochemical and biophysical techniques.
Offered Fall and Spring
Letter Grade
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MMED 5122 Current Topics in Immunology
1 SCH. Journal Club format consists of presentations of current research articles in the various areas of immunology by faculty, research staff and students. May be repeated for credit.
Offered Fall and Spring
Pass/No Pass
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MMED 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 and Spring
Letter Grade
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MMED 5150 Introduction to Flow Cytometry
1 SCH. This course will focus on the basics and practical applications of flow cytometry. Lectures, invited seminars, discussions as well as hands on training will be utilized in order to expose students to the different uses and applications of flow cytometry. Furthermore, students will be trained on instrument usage, as well as data acquisition, analysis and interpretation. Course will be limited to a maximum of 10 students. May be repeated for credit.
Offered Summer
Pass/No Pass
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MMED 5160 Current Topics in Cancer Biology
1 SCH. Course reviews and emphasizes current research articles in cancer-related fields including apoptosis, cell cycle regulation, and metastasis. Students are required to participate in presentation and discussion of current articles. Faculty and research staff members may participate in presentations.
Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
Letter Grade
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MMED 5201 Bioimaging
3 SCH. The course will introduce students to various techniques atomic force microscopy, total internal reflection fluorescence, histology, electron microscopy and fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy. Lectures on theoretical principles will be accompanied with practical hands-on experiments.
Offered Spring
Letter Grade
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MMED 5202 Introduction to Confocal Microscopy
1 SCH. Introduction to the optics, fluoresce, principles of measurement and analysis using the confocal microscope. Didactic lectures and practical use by the student are included.
Offered Fall and Spring
Pass/No Pass
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MMED 5203 Overview of Forensic Sciences
3 SCH. The focus of this course is to familiarize the student with the scope of forensic science disciplines utilized in full service forensic laboratories. In addition to an introduction to the history and science behind biological evidence analysis prior to the PCR era, students will gain a detailed understanding of related fields of toxicology and drug analysis, instrumental analysis methods and analytical chemistry, and basis and techniques used in evaluating pattern evidence (e.g. fingerprints, tool marks, firearms, etc.).
Offered Spring
Letter Grade
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MMED 5204 The Application of Y-Chromosome Analysis in Forensic and Genealogical Investigations
2 SCH. This course is specifically designed as an elective for second-year students in the Forensic Genetics discipline. The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the specialized field of Y chromosome analysis and its use in human molecular identity testing. Lecture material will include the following: biology, evolution and genetics of the Y chromosome, Y STR and Y SNP genetic markers, use of the Y chromosome in evolutionary, anthropological and forensic studies, statistical interpretation of Y-chromosome test results and validation of Y STR kits in forensic testing laboratories. The laboratory portion of this course will be concurrent with the laboratory portion of IPAN 5401. It will include the DNA extraction of mock case samples that would be appropriate for Y STR testing, PCR amplification, and genetic analysis of those samples using commercially available Y STR kits. Student Must have completed FGEN 5402, or be concurrently enrollment in FGEN 5400.
Offered Fall
Letter Grade
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MMED 5210 Signal Transduction
2 SCH. Current publications in the general area of receptor-signal transduction will be discussed in the journal club format. Students are required to participate in presentation and discussion of current articles. May be repeated for credit as topics change.
Offered Fall and Spring
Pass/No Pass
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MMED 5300 Expert Testimony in Forensic Science
3 SCH. This course is intended to provide students with training in forensic testimony in the courtroom. Students will be required to provide testimony in a moot court setting. Discussions of admissibility standards, visual aids and trial preparation will be covered.
Offered Fall
Letter Grade
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MMED 5304 Forensic Anthropology
1 SCH. A brief introduction to the science of forensic anthropology and its role in the investigation of human skeletal remains. Topics will explore the interdisciplinary relationships between molecular and anthropological analyses. Emphasis will be placed on positive anthropological identification techniques and the utility of the biological profile for enhancing CODIS database searching.
Offered Spring
Letter Grade
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MMED 5305 Introduction to Molecular Laboratory Methods
3 SCH. This course is designed to give beginning graduate students experience and expertise in fundamental techniques used in many life science research laboratories. The course includes: simple solution and reagent preparation, laboratory calculations, microscopy, biomolecule quantification, DNA extraction, electrophoresis, enzymatic digestion, basic cloning procedures and an introduction to bioinformatic tools. The laboratory is also designed to train the incoming graduate student in proper laboratory safety, record keeping, and laboratory quality assurance and control methods.
Offered Fall
Letter Grade
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MMED 5306 Basic Methods in Forensic/Molecular Genetics
3 SCH. This intensive laboratory course is designed to train students in contemporary techniques used by forensic DNA testing laboratories. Methods include DNA extraction techniques, real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR), PCR amplification of short tandem repeat (STR) markers, and fragment analysis using capillary electrophoresis. Laboratory training is complemented by lectures and assigned readings to foster comprehensive scientific understanding of each method. Laboratory exercises are performed using validated protocols with an emphasis on forensic quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) techniques and documentation.
Prerequisite: Students must complete MOMG 5305 prior to enrolling in this course.
Offered Spring
Letter Grade
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