MED 40709 Selectives in Population Health Research 1

This is the first part of a two-semester course. The course is divided into two tracks: Integration of Research and Practice (“Track 1”) and Independent Research (“Track 2”). In both tracks, the core content will teach students to identify relevant research problems, define strong research questions, develop testable hypotheses, conduct sound literature reviews, evaluate the quality of published research articles, and make causal inferences from either published data or newly collected data. Numerous ethical issues in conducting population health research will be discussed. In the Integration of Research and Practice track, students will be given 5-6 population health problems and asked to address these problems using the published literature. The first problem will be a guided example, in which students are introduced to the methodology, and students will address the next problems with increasing independence. Final course project is a publishable manuscript that addresses a research question developed by the student. In the Independent Research track, students will conduct an independent, mentored risk factor epidemiology, community health, or health services research project. They will be asked to develop a research question and study proposal, and carry out this research with a mentor over the course of two years. The final course project is a publishable manuscript that reports on the study.Topics for research in both tracks will be selected by the student from a list of topics that align with faculty expertise (e.g., asthma epidemiology, smoking cessation interventions in the community, or health services for opioid dependence). A faculty mentor will be assigned to each student at the beginning of the course. Proposals for the final project must be approved by both the course director and the faculty mentor. The final manuscript will be reviewed by two faculty members. Grade assigned to all students at the end of this first part of the course is a Y. All students will be graded on a Pass/Fail basis at the end of part II (MED40809).

MED 40899 Selectives in Population Health Research 2

The purpose of this course is to give our first year medical students an opportunity to engage in research, from beginning to end. It is a required part of our curriculum in support of our mission to train future physicians to be active consumers and producers of the medical literature and to prepare them to engage in evidence-based medicine. We believe this is best accomplished by having a research experience in which they identify a relevant research problem, define a strong research question, develop a testable hypothesis, conduct a sound literature review, collect and analyze data that can answer their research question, and make causal inferences from their results. Students will apply what they have learned in previous courses and practice their epidemiology, biostatistics and population health skills.

To accomplish this, students will work together to carry out a research project that is developed by the Course Director. All students will work on the same topic over the course of the semester and pool their work. This work will be conducted in small groups, and the final course project is a paper in the format of a publishable manuscript that reports on the study.

While students are conducting this research, they will also review important research methods, epidemiology and biostatistics topics that are crucial for their USMLE Step 1 Exam.

MED 43709 Evidence-Based Medicine

This course is the sixth Population Health course. Its goal is to give students an opportunity to practice integrating population health skills and knowledge with skills and knowledge obtained from the clinical and basic science curriculum in order to practice making clinical decisions. Students will be provided training in advanced biostatistics/epidemiology methods necessary for evidence-based medicine.

MED 43809 Evidence-Based Medicine

This course is the sixth Population Health course. Its goal is to give students an opportunity to practice integrating population health skills and knowledge with skills and knowledge obtained from the clinical and basic science curriculum in order to practice making clinical decisions. Students will be provided training in advanced biostatistics/epidemiology methods necessary for evidence-based medicine.

MED 47719 Organ Systems: Musculoskeletal

This course provides essential knowledge and competence in disciplines that include musculoskeletal and integumentary system anatomy, histology, pathology, physiology and pharmacology and focuses on the pathophysiology of musculoskeletal and dermatological disease.

MED 47729 Organ Systems: Cardiovascular

This course integrates the disciplines of anatomy, embryology, histology, physiology, pharmacology, pathology, and pathophysiology to teach students about the structure and function of the cardiovascular system in normal and disease states. Basic science topics that pertain to the cardiovascular system will be taught in-depth and in a clinical context in order to highlight their clinical relevance. Students will apply these basic science concepts as they begin to learn how to recognize, diagnose, and treat cardiovascular diseases. The course will incorporate laboratory sessions and PBL (problem-based learning) to deliver active and engaged learning modalities.

MED 47739 Organ Systems: Pulmonary

This is the first part of a course that integrates the disciplines of anatomy, embryology, histology, physiology, pharmacology, pathology, and pathophysiology to teach students about the structure and function of the pulmonary system and head and neck in normal and disease states. Basic science topics that pertain to the pulmonary system and head and neck will be taught in-depth and in a clinical context in order to highlight their clinical relevance.

MED 47829 Organ Systems: Gastrointestinal and Liver

This course provides essential knowledge and competence in disciplines that include gastrointestinal anatomy, histology, pathology, physiology and pharmacology and focuses on the pathophysiology of gastrointestinal (GI) and liver disease; how normal physiologic processes can be disrupted in states of disease.

MED 47839 Organ Systems: Endocrine

This course provides essential knowledge and competence in disciplines that include endocrine anatomy, histology, pathology, physiology and pharmacology and focuses on the pathophysiology of endocrine disease; how normal physiologic processes can be disrupted in states of disease.

MED 47849 Organ Systems: Renal

This course provides essential knowledge and competence in disciplines that include renal anatomy, histology, pathology, physiology and pharmacology and focuses on the pathophysiology of renal disease; how normal physiologic processes can be disrupted in states of disease.

MED 49709 Practice of Medicine 3 (part 1)

This is the first part of Practice of Medicine 3 (POM 3), an 18-month course that is integrated with the organ systems-based courses in Years 4 and 5. In POM 3, students will formally learn to perform the skills of patient interviewing, complete medical history taking, and advanced physical diagnosis, as well as issues regarding patient counseling and health promotion, advanced communication skills such as delivering bad news, discussing advanced directives, clinical reasoning, ethical reasoning, behavioral medicine, and recording and managing health information (such as oral and written presentations). These skills will be taught in a manner that is integrated with the organ-systems curriculum so that students can simultaneously learn about the pathophysiology of disease and develop appropriate clinical skills so that they can place diseases into a clinical context. In Years 4 and 5, students will have hands-on, supervised clinical experience with patients through a continuation of their LCE (longitudinal clinical experience) at their assigned ambulatory site as well as additional inpatient and ambulatory care experiences.

MED 49809 Practice of Medicine 3 (part 2)

This is the second part of Practice of Medicine 3 (POM 3), an 18-month course that is integrated with the organ systems-based courses in Years 4 and 5. In POM 3, students will formally learn to perform the skills of patient interviewing, complete medical history taking, and advanced physical diagnosis, as well as issues regarding patient counseling and health promotion, advanced communication skills such as delivering bad news, discussing advanced directives, clinical reasoning, ethical reasoning, behavioral medicine, and recording and managing health information (such as oral and written presentations). These skills will be taught in a manner that is integrated with the organ systems curriculum so that students can simultaneously learn about the pathophysiology of disease and develop appropriate clinical skills so that they can place diseases into a clinical context. In Years 4 and 5, students will have hands-on, supervised clinical experience with patients through a continuation of their LCE (longitudinal clinical experience) at their assigned ambulatory site as well as additional inpatient and ambulatory care experiences.

MED 50000 Clerkship Orientation

This 1-week course is a required orientation to the clinical clerkship year. It is designed to prepare students for the transition from the classroom to the clerkship experience. Through lectures, small group sessions, and skills-building workshops, students will learn about their expected roles and responsibilities as members of the health care team, particularly an inpatient clinical team, and practice skills such as preparing oral and written presentations for inpatient rounds and performing basic procedures. During this week, students will also complete their mandatory training in electronic health records (EHR), infection control, and HIPAA certification.

MED 50100 M2 Clinical Skills Assessment

The course consists of a comprehensive week long required summative clinical skills assessment. Students will be assessed through standardized patient encounters and related written assignments to demonstrate competency in the program objective domains of: patient care, interpersonal skills and communication, and professionalism, to demonstrate their readiness for the required core clerkships.

MED 53909 - Evidence-Based Medicine

his course is part one of the seventh Population Health course and is a continuation of MED 43709/43809. The course provides students with the opportunity to practice integrating population health knowledge and skills with knowledge and skills from the clinical and basic science curriculum in order to practice evidence-based medicine. Students will be provided training in methods necessary for examining the medical literature and making decisions in accordance with individual patient preferences.

MED 57919 - OS Reproductive

This course provides essential knowledge and competence in disciplines that include the anatomy, histology, pathology, physiology and pharmacology of the reproductive system, and focuses on the pathophysiology of diseases of the male and female reproductive systems; how normal physiologic processes can be disrupted in states of disease.

MED 57929 - OS Hematology/Oncology

This course provides essential knowledge and competence in disciplines that include cardiovascular anatomy, histology, pathology, physiology and pharmacology and focuses on the pathophysiology of hematologic disease; how normal physiologic processes can be disrupted in states of disease.

MED 57939 - OS Neurology / Psychiatry l

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This is part 1 of a course that provides essential knowledge and competence in disciplines that include brain and nervous system anatomy, histology, pathology, physiology and pharmacology and focuses on the pathophysiology of neurologic and psychiatric diseases and how normal physiologic processes can be disrupted in states of disease.

MED 58019 - OS Neuro & Psych II

This is part 2 of a course that provides essential knowledge and competence in disciplines that include brain and nervous system anatomy, histology, pathology, physiology and pharmacology and focuses on the pathophysiology of neurologic and psychiatric diseases and how normal physiologic processes can be disrupted in states of disease.

MED 58909 - Practice of Medicine III (part 3)

This is the third part of Practice of Medicine 3 (POM 3), an 18-month course that is integrated with the organ systems-based courses in Years 4 and 5. In POM 3, students will formally learn to perform the skills of patient interviewing, complete medical history taking, and advanced physical diagnosis, as well as issues regarding patient counseling and health promotion, advanced communication skills such as delivering bad news, discussing advanced directives, clinical reasoning, ethical reasoning, behavioral medicine, and recording and managing health information (such as oral and written presentations). These skills will be taught in a manner that is integrated with the organ-systems curriculum so that students can simultaneously learn about the pathophysiology of disease and develop appropriate clinical skills so that they can place diseases into a clinical context. In Years 4 and 5, students will have hands-on, supervised clinical experience with patients through a continuation of their LCE (longitudinal clinical experience) at their assigned ambulatory site as well as additional inpatient and ambulatory care experiences.

MED 59009 - Practice of Medicine III (part 4)

his is the fourth part of Practice of Medicine 3 (POM 3), an 18-month course that is integrated with the organ systems-based courses in Years 4 and 5. In POM 3, students will formally learn to perform the skills of patient interviewing, complete medical history taking, and advanced physical diagnosis, as well as issues regarding patient counseling and health promotion, advanced communication skills such as delivering bad news, discussing advanced directives, clinical reasoning, ethical reasoning, behavioral medicine, and recording and managing health information (such as oral and written presentations). These skills will be taught in a manner that is integrated with the organ-systems curriculum so that students can simultaneously learn about the pathophysiology of disease and develop appropriate clinical skills so that they can place diseases into a clinical context. In Years 4 and 5, students will have hands-on, supervised clinical experience with patients through a continuation of their LCE (longitudinal clinical experience) at their assigned ambulatory site as well as additional inpatient and ambulatory care experiences.