Course Descriptions for Health and Medical Sciences:

98. Directed Group Study. (1-3)
Course may be repeated for credit. Three to nine hours of group study (or tutorial or fieldwork) per week. Must be taken on a passed/not passed basis. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor; freshman/sophomore status. Organized group study on topics selected by Health and Medical Sciences faculty for freshman/sophomore students. (F,SP) JMP Faculty

Upper Division Courses

C133. Death, Dying, and Modern Medicine: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives. (4)
Three hours of lecture and two hours of discussion per week. This course will study the end of life--dying and death--from the perspective of medicine and history. It seeks to confront the humanist with the quotidian dilemmas of modern clinical practice and medicine's deep engagement with death more generally. It invites pre-med, pre-law, and public policy students to understand these matters in light of the historical and, more broadly, literary and artistic perspectives of the humanities. Also listed as Undergrad Interdisciplinary Studies C133 and History C191. (SP) Laqueur, Micco

150. Introduction to Aging Issues and Opportunities in Aging Professions. (2)
Two hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: Upper division or graduate standing or consent of instructor. This course will explore current issues in aging from biological, demographic, psycho-social, and policy perspectives. To begin, lectures will focus on: *The changing demographics of the general population of which older adults are becoming a larger and larger percentage; *How men and women age differently; *The historical context within which aging has been viewed; *The physical and mental changes that occur over time. These initial lectures will provide the foundation for the lectures that follow in which professionals present issues--unique to their field--that they encounter in meeting the needs of their elderly clientele. Representative professions will include law, medicine, dentistry, architecture, social welfare, optometry, speech and physical therapy. The importance of an interdisciplinary approach to problem solving will be emphasized as speakers highlight pertinent issues in this population through case study scenarios. By using case studies we will shift the focus from "the disease" or "condition" to "the person." Speakers will discuss how they became interested in their respective professions and what opportunities/ challenges await a new generation of professionals. (F) Micco et.alia

197. Field Study in Health and Medical Sciences. (1-3)  
Course may be repeated for credit. Three to nine hours of fieldwork per week. Must be taken on a passed/not passed basis. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Field experience relevant to health and medical sciences. Regular individual and/or group meetings with faculty sponsor are required. A final written report or ongoing field notebook is required. One unit of credit represents three hours of work per week on the part of the student. (F,SP) Faculty

198. Directed Group Study. (1-3)
Course may be repeated for credit. Three to nine hours of group study (or tutorial or fieldwork) per week. Must be taken on a passed/not passed basis. Organized group study on topics selected by Health and Medical Sciences Program graduate students under the sponsorship and direction of a member of the faculty. (SP) JMP Faculty

Graduate Courses

200. Contextually Integrated Case-Based Curriculum.
Ten and one-half hours of seminar per week. Prerequisites: Graduate standing in Health and Medical Science Joint Medical Program. The six semester sequence (200A-200F) introducing principles of the medical basic science, health policy, public health, and clinical aspects of medicine taught in a contextual-integrated case-based format. The sequence includes curriculum in biochemistry, histology, microbiology, immunology, neuroanatomy, pathology, physiology, pharmacology, and clinical sciences. (F,SP) CICBC Faculty

200A. (10)

200B. (10)

200C. (10)

200D. (10)

200E. (10)

200F. Contextually Integrated Case-Based Curriculum. (7)
Ten and one-half hours of seminar for ten weeks. Prerequisites: Graduate standing in Health and Medical Sciences Joint Medical Program. The last sequence of six (200A-200F) introducing principles of the medical basic science, health policy, public health, and clinical aspects of medicine taught in a contextual-integrated case-based format. The sequence includes curriculum in biochemistry, histology, microbiology, immunology, neuroanatomy, pathology, physiology, pharmacology, and clinical sciences. (SP) CICBC Faculty

201. Systemic and Regional Human Anatomy and Development (8). Eleven hours of lecture and eleven hours of laboratory per week for eight weeks. Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor. Regional and functional human anatomy and development [embryology] will be taught through lecture, laboratory, and problem-based exercises in a fashion that requires learning traditional anatomy and the use of anatomical reasoning in the context of clinical problem-solving. The understanding of regional anatomy will be taught by prosection demonstration and dissection strengthened by teaching basic interpretation of medical imaging. Computer programs will be used to supplement all elements of the course. To increase clinical competence, the surface anatomy that is essential to physical examination will be taught. Students will learn the skills of professional communication by presenting patients and explaining the anatomical basis of the patient problem. Small group process is used to practice interactional and explicative skill. (Su) Faculty

202A. Clinical Skills 1. (2)
Two hours of seminar per week. Must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisites: Graduate standing in Health and Medical Sciences Joint Medical Program. The first course in a six-semester sequence introducing first-year medical students to the skills necessary to obtain a complete medical history, to manage successfully the dynamics of the doctor-patient interaction, and to master interpersonal communication skills required of doctors in a clinical setting. (F) Micco

202B. Clinical Skills 2. (2)
Three hours of lecture/laboratory offered alternate weeks. Must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisites: Graduate standing in Health and Medical Sciences Joint Medical Program. Students learn the cardiovascular, pulmonary, eye, and gastrointestinal exam and practice a complete medical history and physical exam with their preceptor. The dynamics of the physician-patient relationship are discussed on an ongoing basis with both the preceptor and the faculty instructor. Each student is required to turn in at least five patient write-ups per term. (SP) Micco

202C. Clinical Skills 3. (2)
Three hours of lecture/laboratory offered alternate weeks. Must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisites: Graduate standing in HMS Joint Medical Program. Students learn the neurologic, musculo-skeletal, ear, nose, throat, thyroid, and skin exam and practice the medical history and physical exam with their preceptor. The dynamics of the physician-patient relationship are discussed on an ongoing basis. Each student is required to turn in at least five patient write-ups per term. (F) Stevens, Swartzberg

202D. Clinical Skills 4. (2)
Three hours of lecture/laboratory offered on alternate weeks. Must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisites: Graduate standing in HMS Joint Medical Program. Students learn the male genito-urinary exam and practice the complete medical history and physical exam with their preceptor. The dynamics of the physician-patient relationship are discussed on an ongoing basis. Each student is required to turn in at least five patient write-ups per term. (SP) Stevens, Swartzberg

202E. Clinical Skills 5. (2)
Three hours of lecture/laboratory offered alternate weeks. Must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisites: Graduate standing in HMS Joint Medical Program. Students learn the gynecologic exam and practice the complete medical history and physical exam with their preceptor. The dynamics of the physician-patient relationship are discussed on an ongoing basis. Each student is required to turn in at least five patient write-ups per term. (F) Stevens, Swartzberg

202F. Clinical Skills 6. (1)
Three hours of lecture/laboratory per week. Must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisites: Graduate standing in HMS Joint Medical Program. Under supervision, students perform a complete history and physical exam on hospitalized or clinic patients five times during the semester. They present the patients in written and verbal format to the instructor and class. These presentations are critiqued and the tools to effectively present cases are taught. The course runs for the first half of the student's last semester in the program. Each student is required to turn in three patient write-ups. (SP) Stevens Swartzberg

203. Introduction to Radiology/Anatomy Correlates (1) One 1.5 hour lecture per week. Must be taken concurrently with HMS 201 [Anatomy]. Must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisites: Graduate standing in HMS Joint Medical Program. This course introduced medical students to the study of radiology and the examination of healthy and diseased organs by imaging techniques, correlated with the Systemic and Regional Anatomy course. Areas that will be covered include introduction to the major organ systems through the use of radiographs. (Su) Faculty

240. The Death Course. (2)
Two hours of seminar per week. Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor. This course is intended for medical and graduate students who share a keen interest in the problem of death. The topic will be explored from various religious, cultural, and personal perspectives through the use of literature, in-class writing and discussion, and occasionally film and music. A 10-15 page paper will be required. (SP) Micco

261. Thesis Seminar. (1)
Two hours of seminar every other week. Must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisites: Graduate standing in Health and Medical Sciences Joint Medical Program. A seminar to review and critique student progress in the UCB-UCSF Joint Medical Program's M.S. research and thesis development. The summer course will introduce research design and methods, and expectations for M.S. research in the Health and Medical Sciences Joint Medical Program. In the fall and spring semesters, conduct of the course will be by and for students in the program. The phases of development of the research plan, protocol design and implementation, and research findings will be reviewed at varying stages by students in each of the program's three years. This course may be repeated in fall and spring semesters only. (F,SP) Auerswald and Master's Faculty

296.Special Study. (1-10)
Course may be repeated for credit. Individual meetings with faculty members. Must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisites: Graduate standing. Designed to permit qualified graduate students to pursue special study under the direction of a faculty member. (F,SP) JMP Faculty

298. Directed Group Study. (1-5)
Variable. Sections 1-8 to be graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Sections 9-17 may be taken for a grade with department approval. Prerequisites: Graduate standing in Health and Medical Sciences Program or consent of instructor. Group study for graduate students. Intensive examination of health-related topics. (F,SP) JMP Faculty

299. Independent Study and Research in Health and Medical Sciences. (1-12)
Course may be repeated for credit. Independent study. One unit of credit represents 4 hours of student work per week in the regular semester. Prerequisites: Graduate standing in HMS Program or consent of sponsoring HMS faculty member. Independent study, research, and writing in an area related to program of study, sponsored by an approved faculty member and approved by program adviser. (F,SP) JMP Faculty