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Course Descriptions

 

Medical Education
  

  • 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
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • 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
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • 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
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • 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
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • 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
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • 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
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • 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
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • 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
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • 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
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • MEDE 9000 Core PCP or Elective

    Used for enrollment purposes only.
  

  • MEDE 9001 Vacation

    Used for enrollment purposes only.
  

  • MEDE 9003 See Comments

    Used for enrollment purposes only.
  

  • MEDE 9201 Elective Clerkship - Family Medicine

    2 SCH. This course is a two-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 9202 Elective Clerkship - Emergency Medicine

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

  • MEDE 9203 See Comments

    2 SCH. Used for enrollment purposes only.
    Non-Graded
  

  • MEDE 9204 Elective Clerkship - Internal Medicine

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

  • MEDE 9211 Elective Clerkship - Surgery

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

  • MEDE 9212 Elective Clerkship - Anesthesiology

    2 SCH. This course is an elective two-week rotation in anesthesiology.
    Offered Fall, and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9213 Elective Clerkship - Dermatology

    2 SCH. This course is an elective two-week rotation in dermatology.
    Offered Fall, and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9214 Elective Clerkship - Ophthalmology

    2 SCH. This course is an elective two-week clerkship in ophthalmology.
    Offered Fall, and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9217 Elective Clerkship - Otorhinolaryngology

    2 SCH. This course is an elective two-week rotation in otorhinolaryngology.
    Offered Fall, and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9227 Elective Clerkship - Geriatrics

    2 SCH. This course is an elective two-week rotation in geriatrics.
    Offered Fall, and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9234 Elective Clerkship - Orthopedics

    2 SCH. This course is an elective two-week rotation in orthopedics.
    Offered Fall, and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9236 Elective Clerkship - Neurosurgery

    2 SCH. This course is an elective two-week rotation in neurosurgery.
    Offered Fall, and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9237 Elective Clerkship - Urology

    2 SCH. This course is an elective two-week rotation in urology.
    Offered Fall, and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9240 Elective Clerkship - Medical Spanish

    2 SCH. An elective two-week directed study in medical Spanish designed for the acquisition of Spanish language skills and skill-practice in a clinical setting.
    Offered Fall, and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9259 Elective Clerkship - Directed Studies

    2 SCH. An elective two-week directed study.
    Offered Fall, and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9276 Elective Clerkship - Research

    2 SCH. This course is an elective two-week rotation in research.
    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 9440 Elective Clerkship - Medical Spanish

    4 SCH. An elective four-week directed study in medical Spanish designed for the acquisition of Spanish language skills and skill-practice in a clinical setting.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9441 Elective Clerkship - Emerging Technologies in Medicine

    4 SCH. From electronic medical records, wearable technologies, telemedicine, virtual reality, micro and nanotechnologies, big data analytics, robotics and artificial intelligence, healthcare is becoming more and more technology dependent. Since many patients have direct access to the latest technologies, many of which are not regulated, and may intend to use these in their lives, health care providers as well as students need to acquire the skills to critically appraise and integrate technology in practice. In this course we will discuss how to evaluate the usefulness of new technology at the clinical point of care and discuss new emerging technologies that are poised to benefit or disrupt healthcare delivery.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/Not Pass
  

  • MEDE 9442 Elective Clerkship - Caring for Older Adults

    4 SCH. Students will become familiar with the Age-Friendly Health System’s 4-M’s Framework, exploring how formal assessment and action in the areas of What Matters, Mentation, Mobility and Medication can lead to safer and more cost effective care for Older Adults across all settings of care.  Students will also reflect on the patient experience and how aspects of our healthcare system may promote or detract from a positive patient experience.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/Not 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 patient’s 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
  

  • MEDE 9460 Elective Clerkship - Academic Medicine

    4 SCH. An elective four-week directed study in Academic Medicine designed for the acquisition of test construction skills and for the review of essential concepts in the clinical sciences, prior to Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX), Level 2.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9461 Elective Clerkship - Medical Humanities

    4 SCH. An elective four-week rotation in medical humanities.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9462 Elective Clerkship - Occupational Medicine

    4 SCH. An elective four-week rotation in occupational medicine.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9463 Elective Clerkship - Public Health/Preventive Medicine

    4 SCH. An elective four-week rotation in public health/preventive medicine.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9464 Elective Clerkship - Substance Abuse

    4 SCH. An elective four-week rotation in substance abuse.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9465 Elective Clerkship - Toxicology

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

  • MEDE 9466 Elective Clerkship - International Family Medicine

    4 SCH. An elective four-week international clerkship in family medicine.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9467 Elective Clerkship - International Internal Medicine

    4 SCH. An elective four-week international clerkship in internal medicine.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9468 Elective Clerkship - International Obstetrics and Gynecology

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

  • MEDE 9469 Elective Clerkship - International Pediatrics

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

  • MEDE 9470 Elective Clerkship - International Surgery

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

  • MEDE 9471 Elective Clerkship - Advanced Clinical Anatomy

    0 SCH. Students will complete a detailed, cadaver-based dissection with clinical relevance.
    Offered Fall and Spring
  

  • MEDE 9472 Elective Clerkship - Anatomy Teaching Assistantship

    4 SCH. Students will provide teaching instruction for dissection and prosection-based gross anatomy labs. They will also create course instructional material such as cadaveric prosections and/or digital learning tools.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 9475 Elective Clerkship - Military Medicine

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

  • MEDE 9476 Elective Clerkship - Research

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

  • MEDE 9480 Elective Clerkship - Global Health Disparities

    4 SCH. The four-week global health disparities elective rotation provides students with the knowledge and understanding of health disparities to effectively promote health, decrease disabilities, and prevent death for diverse patient populations, domestically and globally. Special focus will be devoted to low- and middle-income countries and their efforts improve their current health status.
    Prerequisite: OMS lll or OMS lV in good standing, approval of course director, and completion of all clinic site requirements prior to start of clinical skills portion of course e.g., Cornerstone volunteer credeentialing.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass

Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics
  

  • MIMG 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
  

  • MIMG 5122 Journal Club 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
  

  • MIMG 5140 Seminars in Microbiology, Immunology & Genetics

    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
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MIMG 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
  

  • MIMG 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
  

  • MIMG 5170 Journal Club in Genetics

    1 SCH. Journal Club format consists of presentations of current research articles in the various areas of genetics by faculty, research staff and students.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MIMG 5180 Journal Club in Microbiology

    1 SCH. Journal Club format consists of presentations of current research articles in the various areas of microbiology by faculty, research staff and students.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MIMG 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
  

  • MIMG 5210 Signal Transduction Journal Club

    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 Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MIMG 5225 Introductory Biochemistry

    2 SCH. This introductory course in biochemistry is intended to provide undergraduate and graduate students with a foundation and in depth knowledge of biochemistry. This course will cover many aspects of biochemistry, including: biomolecules and metabolism.

    Medical Science Students who elect to take this will be graded on a Pass/No Pass basis.
    Offered Summer
    Letter Grade

  

  • MIMG 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 Fall, Spring, Summer
    Letter Grade
  

  • MIMG 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 Fall, Spring, Summer
    Letter Grade
  

  • MIMG 6100 Journal Club in Nanomedicine

    1 SCH. Journal Club format consists of presentations of current research articles in the various areas of nanotechnology & nanomedicine by faculty, research staff and students. The main goal of the proposed course is to enhance the ability of our students to present, discuss, and interpret scientific journal articles in the area of nanotechnology & nanomedicine.
    Offered Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MIMG 6141 Journal Club in Cell Biology

    1 SCH. Contemporary topic chosen each semester from the broad areas of anatomy, cell biology and visual science. Format consists of presentations of current research articles by both faculty and students. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • MIMG 6200 Mitochondria and Complex Diseases

    2 SCH. Lecture Topics: basic mitochondrial genetics, bioenergetics, and biogenesis; the Warburg Phenomenon and other metabolic alternations of cancer cells; mitochondrial control of apoptosis and cancer; mitochondrial ROS in cancer, mitochondrial genetic alternation in cancer; known mitochondrial diseases; laboratory techniques used in mitochondrial research. Workshop and laboratory: mitochondrial function assays; mitochondrial genetic assays to include quantification and mutation detection.
    Prerequisite: Student must complete BMSC 6201, BMSC 6202, BMSC 6203, and BMSC 6204.
    Offered Fall
    Letter Grade
 

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