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2017-2018 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

Other Courses
  

  • 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
    Letter Grade
  

  • 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.
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • 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
    Letter Grade
  

  • AMED 5300 Curriculum Design 2

    .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
    Letter Grade
  

  • 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
    Letter Grade
  

  • 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
    Letter Grade
  

  • 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
    Letter Grade
  

  • 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
    Letter Grade
  

  • 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 and Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • AMED 6300 Strategies for Clinical Education

    3 SCH. This course focuses on the application of conventional learning theories to the unique environment of the clinical setting. Course participants will be able to apply these principles in preparing and executing curriculum for advanced students in health education programs. Classes will include self-study and weekly participation in classroom-based interactive seminars. A semester project demonstrating acquisition of knowledge of learning and instructional design principles will be required. Course credit from the University of North Texas Health Science Center has been applied for.
    Offered Fall
    Conversion Grade Basis - SPH
  

  • CVMD 5140 Seminar in Current Topics

    1 SCH. Specialized weekly lectures on topics of current interest by students, faculty and/or invited speakers. May be repeated for credit.
    Offered FALL SPRNG
    Letter Grade
  

  • CVMD 5141 Current Topics in Ion Channels

    1 SCH. Current Topics in Ion Channels
    Offered SPRING
    Letter Grade
  

  • CVMD 5300 Cardiovascular Physiology

    3 SCH. Designed to familiarize the student with current concepts in human cardiovascular function with an emphasis on the heart and circulation. Topics include hemodynamics and regional circulations, neural control of the heart and circulation, cardiac electrophysiology, molecular basis of myocardial contraction, myocardial metabolism & ischemia, and cardiac failure. Course format includes lectures and discussion of assigned material, student presentations, and examinations.
    Prerequisite: Student must complete BMSC 6201, BMSC 6202, BMSC 6203, and BMSC 6204.
    Offered FALL EVNYR
    Letter Grade
  

  • CVMD 5302 Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Renal & Respiratory Systems

    3 SCH. Focused examination of current preclinical and clinical research in the renal and respiratory systems. Examples of specific topics include: renal tubular transport mechanisms and their regulation, integrated renal and respiratory responses to acid-base disorders; mechanisms of inflammation-induced renal and pulmonary dysfunction; impact of exercise training on pulmonary function and its neural control. Course format includes lectures, student presentations of assigned reading drawn from the current literature. Grades will be assigned based on class participation, performance on mid-term and final examinations, and an NIH-style grant application relevant to the renal and/or respiratory systems.
    Offered SPRING
    Letter Grade
  

  • CVMD 5304 Molecular Genetics of Cardiac & Vascular Disease

    3 SCH. Advanced in-depth study of the molecular biology and genetics of both normal and disease state cardiovascular functions. Emphasis is to be placed on the genetics behind disease state etiologies. A thorough review of all new genetic and molecular techniques developed to explore disease state physiology will be presented. Course format includes: lectures, student presentations, term paper, and examinations.
    Prerequisite: Student must complete BMSC 6201, BMSC 6202, BMSC 6203, and BMSC 6204.
    Offered SPR ODD YR
    Letter Grade
  

  • CVMD 5390 Special Problems

    1-3 SCH. For students capable of developing a problem independently through conferences and activities directed by the instructor. Problem chosen by the student with the consent of the instructor and department. May be repeated for credit.
    Offered FA SPR SUM
    Letter Grade
  

  • CVMD 5391 Special Problems 2

    1-3 SCH. For students capable of developing a problem independently through conferences and activities directed by the instructor. Problem chosen by the student with the consent of the instructor and department. May be repeated for credit.
    Offered FA SPR SUM
    Letter Grade
  

  • CVMD 6320 Advances in Cardiovascular Physiology 1

    3 SCH. Directed, in-depth study of current research literature with emphasis on the heart. Oral reports and written reviews are required.
    Prerequisite: Student must have completed CVMD 5300.
    Offered FA SPR SUM
    Letter Grade
  

  • CVMD 6350 Integrative Physiology of Skeletal Muscle

    3 SCH. This course will provide an in depth examination of the fundamental physiology of neuromuscular function, current pre-clinical and clinical research into the skeletal muscle’s metabolic and hormonal role in combating the metabolic syndrome; Type II diabetes and inflammation. Examples of specific topics include: Skeletal muscle structure and its neuromuscular junction; electrophysiology and neuromuscular transmission, metabolic responses to acute exercise; contraction and adaptation to acute exercise; exercise training induced myoplastic and metabolic adaptations; exercise training and its neural control of the circulation; fatigue and disuse atrophy; skeletal muscle as an endocrine organ and its involvement in Type II diabetes.
    Offered SPRING
    Letter Grade
  

  • CVMD 6360 Cardiovascular Regulation During Exercise

    3 SCH. The course will provide an integrative physiological basis of blood pressure regulation during exercise. The mechanisms to be discussed include “Central Command” and the “exercising muscle pressor reflex” and their integration with basic hemodynamic responses to exercise. Course format includes lectures, student presentations, term paper, and examinations.
    Offered SUM EVENYR
    Letter Grade
  

  • CVMD 6370 Advanced Endocrine Physiology

    3 SCH. An interactive survey of modern endocrinology presented largely from the current primary literature. The scope will focus on mechanisms and will extend from molecular biology (hormone interactions with genes, receptors, ion channels, second messengers, etc.) to systematic control (feedback, secretion, distribution, metabolic clearance rate, etc.) Broad topic areas discussed will be determined in part by class interests.
    Offered FALL ODDYR
    Letter Grade
  

  • CVMD 6380 Neurohumoral Control of Autonomic Function

    3 SCH. This course considers mechanisms for nervous system regulation of cardiovascular function with special consideration of current developments in integration of function. Students must have completed GSBS core courses and permission of the instructor is required.
    Offered FALL EVNYR
    Letter Grade
  

  • CVMD 6385 Current Topics in Physiology

    1-3 SCH. Survey of literature, oral presentations and written reports.
    Offered FA SPR SUM
    Letter Grade
  

  • CVMD 6390 Myocardial Metabolism: Concepts and Controversies

    3 SCH. Comprehensive survey of current scientific issues related to heart muscle metabolism and function. Specific topics include: control of myocardial substrate metabolism and fuel selection; ATP synthesis, intracellular transport and utilization; myocardial ischemiareperfusion injury; cardiac stunning and hibernation; mechanisms of cardiac cell death and cardioprotection; free radical biochemistry in the heart. Course format includes lectures, student presentations, term paper, and examinations.
    Prerequisite: Student must complete BMSC 6201, BMSC 6202, BMSC 6203, and BMSC 6204.
    Offered SPR ODD YR
    Letter Grade
  

  • CVMD 6500 Integrative Physiology

    5 SCH. This course examines the function of the human body with an emphasis on integrative physiology of human organ systems.
    Prerequisite: Student must complete BMSC 6201, BMSC 6202, BMSC 6203, and BMSC 6204.
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • CVMD 6501 Neuromuscular Physiology

    1 SCH. This course examines the function of the neuromuscular systems in the human body with an emphasis on integrative physiology of human organ systems.
    Prerequisite: Student must complete BMSC 6201, BMSC 6202, BMSC 6203, and BMSC 6204.
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • CVMD 6502 Endocrine Physiology

    2 SCH. This course examines the function of the Endocrine System in the human body with an emphasis on endocrine physiology.
    Prerequisite: Student must complete BMSC 6201, BMSC 6202, BMSC 6203, and BMSC 6204.
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • CVMD 6503 Cardiopulmonary Physiology

    2 SCH. This course examines the function of the Endocrine System in the human body with an emphasis on cardiovascular and pulmonary physiology.
    Prerequisite: Student must complete BMSC 6201, BMSC 6202, BMSC 6203, and BMSC 6204.
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • CVMD 6504 Gastrointestinal-Renal Physiology

    1 SCH. This course examines the function of the gastrointestinal and renal organ systems of the human body with an emphasis on integrative physiology of human organ systems.
    Prerequisite: Student must complete BMSC 6201, BMSC 6202, BMSC 6203, and BMSC 6204.
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • 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 Fall
    Letter Grade
  

  • 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 Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • 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 and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • 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
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • 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
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • 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.
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • 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.
    Offered Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • 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
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • 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
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • 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
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • 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.
    Offered Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • 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.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • 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.
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • MEDE 8403 Core Clerkship - Emergency Medicine

    4 SCH. The Emergency Medicine Core Clerkship is a required four-week rotation of active participation in patient care with specialists in the field of emergency medicine.  The clerkship is designed to acquaint you with the concepts and practices utilized in the evaluation and care of undifferentiated medical and surgical complaints, as well as time-sensitive, emergent and resuscitative medicine.  Through this experience you will learn many of the techniques and procedures inherent to the specialty and become familiar with the diagnosis and management of common problems and complications associated with patients presenting to emergency departments.  Regardless of your ultimate practice specialty, your emergency medicine clerkship will provide foundational experience in managing undifferentiated complaints, a range of acuities and refining your procedural skills.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 8404 Core Clerkship - Emergency Medicine-Pediatric

    4 SCH. This is a required four-week rotation in emergency medicine.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • 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 and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • 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 and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 8430 Core Clerkship - Selective Sub-specialty 1 (Rural Scholars Program)

    4 SCH. This course is a required four (4) week clinical rotation in a subspecialty for those students enrolled in the Rural Scholars Program. This is to be completed during the fourth year. Students may choose subspecialty disciplines approved by the Office of Rural Medical Education. This course is restricted to students enrolled in the Rural Scholars Program.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 8432 Core Clerkship - Rural Family Medicine Continuity Capstone (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 and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • 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 and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 8440 Core Clerkship - Selective Sub-specialty 2 (Rural Scholars Program)

    4 SCH. This course is a required four (4) week clinical rotation in a subspecialty for those students enrolled in the Rural Scholars Program. This is to be completed during the fourth year. Students may choose subspecialty disciplines approved by the Office of Rural Medical Education. This course is restricted to students enrolled in the Rural Scholars Program.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • 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 and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • 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 and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • 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 and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • 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 and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • 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 and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • 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 and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • 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 and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • 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 and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • 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 and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • 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 and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • 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 and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • 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 and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9401 Elective Clerkship - Family Medicine

    4 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 and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9403 Elective Clerkship - Emergency Medicine

    4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in emergency medicine.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9404 Elective Clerkship - Internal Medicine

    4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in internal medicine.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9407 Elective Clerkship - Obstetrics and Gynecology

    4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in obstetrics and gynecology.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9408 Elective Clerkship - Pediatrics

    4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in pediatrics.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • 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 and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9411 Elective Clerkship - Surgery

    4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in surgery in an affiliated hospital.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9412 Elective Clerkship - Anesthesiology

    4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in anesthesiology.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9413 Elective Clerkship - Dermatology

    4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in dermatology.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9414 Elective Clerkship - Ophthalmology

    4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week clerkship in ophthalmology.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9415 Elective Clerkship - Hospital Medicine

    4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in hospital medicine.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • 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 and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9417 Elective Clerkship - Otorhinolaryngology

    4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in otorhinolaryngology.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9419 Elective Clerkship - Radiology

    4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in radiology.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • 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 and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9421 Elective Clerkship - Allergy

    4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in allergy care.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9422 Elective Clerkship - Rheumatology

    4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in rheumatology.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9423 Elective Clerkship - Cardiology

    4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in cardiology.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9424 Elective Clerkship - Endocrinology

    4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in endocrinology.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9425 Elective Clerkship - Gastroenterology

    4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in gastroenterology.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9426 Elective Clerkship - Hyperbaric Medicine

    4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in hyperbaric medicine.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9427 Elective Clerkship - Geriatrics

    4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in geriatrics.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9428 Elective Clerkship - Hematology/Oncology

    4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in hematology/oncology.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9429 Elective Clerkship - Infectious Disease

    4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in infectious disease.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9430 Elective Clerkship - Nephrology

    4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in nephrology.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9431 Elective Clerkship - Neurology

    4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in neurology.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9432 Elective Clerkship - Pulmonary Medicine

    4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in pulmonary medicine.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9433 Elective Clerkship - Mobile Integrated Healthcare

    4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in mobile integrated healthcare.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9434 Elective Clerkship - Orthopedics

    4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in orthopedics.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9435 Elective Clerkship - Thoracic Surgery

    4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in thoracic surgery.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9436 Elective Clerkship - Neurosurgery

    4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in neurosurgery.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9437 Elective Clerkship - Urology

    4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in urology.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9438 Elective Clerkship - Pathology

    4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in pathology.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9439 Elective Clerkship - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

    4 SCH. This course is an elective four-week rotation in sports medicine and physical therapy clinics emphasizing the principles of rehabilitation of musculoskeletal, neurologic, and orthopedic conditions.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9444 Elective Clerkship - Intensive Care Unit

    4 SCH. An elective four-week elective clerkship in an intensive care unit.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9445 Elective Clerkship - Radiation Oncology

    4 SCH. This course is a four-week elective rotation providing the student an opportunity to learn the basic fundamentals of radiation oncology, including available technologies, as well as patient management.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9446 Rural Elective-Rural Community Health Systems

    4 SCH. This course is a four-week elective clinical rotation that provides the student with broad in-hospital patient care experience as well as experience with the medical and health care services provided by the community. The goal is to involve the student doctor in every aspect of a patients care. This may relate not only to actual in-patient care, but rehabilitation services, emergency medical services, home health, hospice, sports medicine care (i.e. team physician), etc. This rotation is done at a designated community and rural hospital and is open to any Year 4 TCOM student.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9459 Elective Clerkship - Directed Studies

    4 SCH. An elective four-week directed study.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
 

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