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Course Descriptions

 

Health Management and Policy
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
    Letter Grade
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • HMAP 6320 Organizational Leadership

    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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
    Letter Grade
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
    Letter Grade
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
    Letter Grade

Lifestyle Health
  

  • 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
  

  • LHLT 5110 Mosaic l

    1 SCH. This blended course will provide opportunities to dive deeper into the knowledge and skills obtained throughout the Lifestyle Health Sciences and Coaching program in order to focus on practical application. Each Mosaic course will focus on training and development in emotional intelligence, team building, communication, leadership, and coaching skills.
    Offered Summer
    Letter Grade
  

  • LHLT 5120 Mosaic ll

    1 SCH. This blended course will provide opportunities to dive deeper into the knowledge and skills obtained throughout the Lifestyle Health Sciences and Coaching program in order to focus on practical application. Each Mosaic course will focus on training and development in emotional intelligence, team building, communication, leadership, and coaching skills.
    Offered Fall
    Letter Grade
  

  • LHLT 5130 Mosaic lll

    1 SCH. This blended course will provide opportunities to dive deeper into the knowledge and skills obtained throughout the Lifestyle Health Sciences and Coaching program in order to focus on practical application. Each Mosaic course will focus on training and development in emotional intelligence, team building, communication, leadership, and coaching skills.
    Offered Fall
    Letter Grade
  

  • LHLT 5140 Mosaic lV

    1 SCH. This blended course will provide opportunities to dive deeper into the knowledge and skills obtained throughout the Lifestyle Health Sciences and Coaching program in order to focus on practical application. Each Mosaic course will focus on training and development in emotional intelligence, team building, communication, leadership, and coaching skills.
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • LHLT 5200 Capstone: Lifestyle Health Sciences & Coaching

    2 SCH. The capstone course is designed to provide a comprehensive program review resulting in demonstrated lifestyle health competencies, coaching skills proficiency, and a culminating project.
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • LHLT 5301 Introduction to Evidence Based Lifestyle Medicine

    3 SCH. This course will provide an introduction to the core tenants of lifestyle medicine and will focus on reviewing and interpreting scientific literature to support evidence-based practices. Students will identify and begin to explore modifiable lifestyle factors that contribute to the leading causes of morbidity and mortality.
    Offered Summer
    Letter Grade
  

  • LHLT 5302 Health Literacy & Communication

    3 SCH. This course will examine communication theory and the components of effective, personal and professional communication. Students will identify factors that influence health literacy and identify the role of the health coach in bridging the communication gap in healthcare.
    Offered Summer
    Letter Grade
  

  • LHLT 5303 Psychology of Behavior Change

    3 SCH. This course will provide an overview of the psychology and psychosocial factors that influence behavior. Students will discover methods of assessing self-efficacy, locus of control, readiness and confidence to change.
    Offered Summer
    Letter Grade
  

  • LHLT 5304 Nutrition for Health & Chronic Disease

    3 SCH. This course will review evidence-based nutrition guidelines and explore how nutrition research can be translated into practical, actionable information used to coach clients. Students will explore the role of nutrition in overall health and the management and prevention of chronic diseases.
    Offered Fall
    Letter Grade
  

  • LHLT 5305 Health & Wellness Coaching l

    3 SCH. This course will provide an introduction to science-based, core coach training competencies. Students will review health and wellness coaching outcomes research and explore various psychological principles and coaching techniques used to facilitate behavior change.
    Offered Fall
    Letter Grade
  

  • LHLT 5306 Exercise for Health and Chronic Disease

    3 SCH. This course will provide a review of physical activity guidelines, the risks and benefits of various types of exercise, and exercise prescription. Specific attention will be given to research on effective strategies for motivating patients/clients to engage in appropriate, regular physical activity. A review of interprofessional practice/referrals and integration of lifestyle medicine competencies into coaching
    practice will be covered throughout the course.
    Offered Fall
    Letter Grade
  

  • LHLT 5307 Health & Wellness Coaching ll

    3 SCH. This course will explore the coaching process and offer opportunities for practical application of assessment and coaching skills. Students will apply their knowledge and skills to conduct well-being assessments, goal and vision setting activities, and coaching sessions.
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • LHLT 5308 Addressing Health Behaviors: Sleep, Smoking, Stress

    3 SCH. This course focuses on key lifestyle variables that influence health and chronic disease risk including sleep, stress, and use of alcohol and tobacco. Specific attention will be given to research on effective strategies for smoking cessation and cessation maintenance, identifying and addressing sleep disorders, and understanding the related but distinct consequences of acute versus chronic stress. A review of interprofessional practice/referrals and integration of lifestyle medicine competencies into coaching practice will be covered throughout the course.
    Offered Spring
  

  • LHLT 5309 Health Considerations & Patient Safety through the Lifecycle

    3 SCH. This course will examine specific health and wellness considerations and disease risk throughout the life cycle. Students will identify and address key health issues for childhood, teen, adult, and senior populations in order to make appropriate lifestyle recommendations.
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • LHLT 5310 Healthcare System & Wellness Program Planning

    3 SCH. This course will provide an overview of the U.S. healthcare system and review components of worksite wellness programming. Through this course, students will gain an interprofessional perspective of how the coaching model can be integrated into clinical, community, business, and personal practice.
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade

Maternal and Child Health
  

  • 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
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • 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
    Letter Grade
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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.
    Offered Fall
    Letter Grade
  

  • MACH 5334 Maternal and Child Health Across the Life Course

    3 SCH. This course addresses Life Course, from the womb to the grave for mothers and their families.  From a historical perspective to the present, students will examine significant historical women’s health moments including, and not limited to, breastfeeding from the time of the Old Testament to the present, the acknowledgement of infant mortality in the late 1800s, the birth control social reform movement in the early 1900s, women’s bodies and sexuality movement of the late 1960s, and Our Bodies, Growing Older Movement of the 1900s.  Students will use the Social Determinants of Health model, as one theoretical construct, to analyze ways in which these historical moments are interconnected to current maternal and child health issues and the impact of inequalities that shape health outcomes throughout the Life Course.
    Prerequisite: MACH 5330
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • MACH 5335 Human Sexuality and Reproductive Health

    3 SCH. This course is designed to introduce MPH students to a variety of topics that pertain to human sexuality and reproductive health.  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.

    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: MACH 5330
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade

  

  • MACH 5336 Maternal Epidemiology

    3 SCH. This course addresses maternal and child health [MCH] issues from an epidemiologic perspective. The course will focus primarily on topics from pre-conception through neonatal period with emphasis on issues affecting both women and their offspring.  The course will focus on relevant epidemiologic and methodologic issues including strengths and weaknesses of commonly used data sources, measurement challenges in maternal and child health epidemiology and will incorporate practical examples from domestic and international settings.  Some major epidemiological achievements within MCH epidemiology will be reviewed.  In addition to obtaining a more in-depth understanding of the epidemiologic issues related to maternal and child health, students will develop skills in critically reading the MCH epidemiology literature.
    Offered Spring
    Letter Grade
  

  • 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
    Letter Grade
  

  • 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
    Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
  

  • 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
    Letter Grade

Medical Education
  

  • MEDE 7000 Culinary Medicine

    0 SCH. Students will learn about the impact of nutrition on patient health.  There will be weekly didactics at UNTHSC as well as weekly hands-on cooking and nutrition sessions at TCU.
    Offered Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • 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

    4 SCH. Clinical skills course includes:  Clinical communication, physical exam, OMM and Preceptorship.
    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
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • MEDE 7410 Foundations of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine

    1 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. 
    Offered Fall
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • MEDE 7416 Fundamentals of Rural Medical Practice

    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 .
    Offered Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 7510 Medical Practice 1

    5 SCH. Clinical skills course that includes:  Clinical communication, physical exam, OMM, and Preceptorship. ***This course applies to students enrolled in the Class of 2023 and later.
    Offered Fall
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 7513 Professionalism and System-Based Practice 1

    1 SCH. This course will consist of the following content:  Ethics, IPE, Patient Safety, Health Promotion-Disease Prevention, Leadership, Patient Safety, Community Resources and Community Service and SAGE.
    Offered Fall
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 7514 Professionalism and System-Based Practice 2

    1 SCH. This course will consist of the following content:  Ethics, IPE, Patient Safety, Leadership, Patient Safety, Community Resources and Community Service and SAGE.
    Offered Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 7515 Professionalism and System-Based Practice 3

    2 SCH. This course will consist of the following content:  Ethics, IPE, Patient Safety, Health Promotion-Disease Prevention, Leadership, Patient Safety, Community Resources, Community Service and SAGE.
    Offered Fall 
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 7516 Professionalism and System-Based Practice 4

    1 SCH. This course will consist of the following content:  Ethics, IPE, Patient Safety, Leadership, Patient Safety, Community Resources, Community Service and SAGE.
    Offered Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 7520 Gastrointestinal System 2

    4 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.
    Offered Fall
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • MEDE 7521 Hematopoietic System 2

    2 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.
    Offered Fall
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • MEDE 7522 Fundamentals of Behavioral Science

    3 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.
    Offered Spring
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • MEDE 7523 Renal System 2

    3 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
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • MEDE 7525 Musculoskeletal and Skin System 2

    3 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.
    Offered Spring
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • MEDE 7611 Gastrointestinal and Renal Systems 1

    5 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.
    Offered Spring
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • MEDE 7615 Cardiopulmonary System 1

    4 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.
    Offered Fall
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • MEDE 7620 Medical Practice 3

    4 SCH. Clinical skills course that includes: Clinical Integration, OMM, SIM lab and Preceptorship.  ***This course applies to students enrolled in the Class of 2022 and later.
    Offered Fall
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 7622 Respiratory System 2

    4 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.
    Offered Fall
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • 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

    2 SCH. Clinical skills course that includes:  Clinical Integration, SIM Lab, OMM, and Preceptorship.
    Offered Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • MEDE 7712 Immunology and Hematology Systems 1

    2 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.
    Offered Spring
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • MEDE 7713 Fundamentals of Disease and Treatment 1

    5 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.
    Offered Spring
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • MEDE 7715 Endocrine and Reproductive Systems 1

    3 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.
    Offered Spring
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • MEDE 7720 Cardiovascular System 2

    3 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. 
    Offered Fall
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • MEDE 7721 Nervous System 2

    4 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.
    Offered Fall
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • MEDE 7810 Cellular and Molecular Biology

    5 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
    Offered Fall
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • MEDE 7811 Musculoskeletal and Skin System 1

    6 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.
    Offered Fall
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • MEDE 7812 Nervous System 1

    4 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.
    Offered Fall
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • MEDE 7813 Fundamentals of Disease and Treatment 2

    3 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.
    Offered Spring
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • MEDE 7915 Reproductive/Endocrine System 2

    5 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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 8400 Intro to Core Clerkships

    3 SCH. MEDE 8400 Rotation Preparation. 3 SCH. This is a required course emphasizing preparation in clinical skills.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Pass/No Pass
  

  • 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
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • MEDE 8404 Core Clerkship - Emergency Medicine-Pediatric

    4 SCH. This is a required four-week rotation in emergency medicine.
    Offered Fall and Spring
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • 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
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • 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
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • 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
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • 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
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • 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
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • 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
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • 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
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • 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
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • 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
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • 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
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • 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
    Honors/Pass/Fail
  

  • 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
    Honors/Pass/Fail
 

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