UC DAVIS GENERAL CATALOG--Programs and Courses

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Lower Division Courses

92. Internship (1-4) I, II, III, IV. Last

Internship--3-12 hours. Prerequisite: lower division standing and consent of instructor. Supervised internship in internal medicine and related fields. (P/NP grading only.)

98. Directed Group Study (1-2) I, II, III, IV. Last

Seminar--1-2 hours. Prerequisite: lower division standing and consent of instructor. Directed group study in medicine and related fields. (P/NP grading only.)

99. Undergraduate Research in Medicine: Molecular and Cell Biology (1-3) I, II, III, IV. Last

Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)

Upper Division Courses

192. Internship in Internal Medicine (1-12) I, II, III, IV. The Staff

Internship--3-36 hours; final report. Prerequisite: upper division standing. Supervised work experience in internal medicine and related fields. (P/NP grading only.)

194. Practicum in Community Health Clinics (1-3) I, II, III, IV. Kumagai

Clinical activity--5-15 hours on Saturday mornings and during the week as necessary, excluding holidays. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. The undergraduate student, through active participation in the medical aspects of community health clinics, gains knowledge of the organization, administration, and problem-solving capabilities of these primary care facilities. May be repeated for credit. (P/NP grading only.)

198. Directed Group Study (1-2) I, II, III, IV. Last

Seminar--1-2 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Directed group study in medicine and related fields. (P/NP grading only.)

199. Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates (1-5) I, II, III, IV. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)

Prerequisite: upper division standing; consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)

Professional Courses

401A-401B-401C. Physical Diagnosis Practicum (1-3-3) IV-1-II. Bonekat

Fieldwork--2 hours; lecture/discussion--1 hour; practice--1 hour. Prerequisite: approval by Committee on Student Evaluation and Promotion. Provides second-year students with an overall framework for performance of a history and physical exam and with identification of abnormal physical findings. (Deferred grading only, pending completion of sequence.)

419. Introduction to Clinical Nutrition (3) III. Halsted, Rucker and staff

Lecture--5 hours; lecture/discussion--1.5 hours; laboratory/discussion--0.5 hours (for 4 weeks). Prerequisite: approval by Committee on Student Evaluation and Promotion. A 28-hour course that integrates basic and clinical concepts of human nutrition. The course emphasizes nutrient homeostasis and regulation and current perspectives on the role of nutrition in disease. Format is partly lectures, partly discussion/case study. (Same course as Biological Chemistry 419.)

420A. Hematology (4) I. Powell

Lecture--4 hours (for five weeks); laboratory--6 hours; discussion--2 hours. Prerequisite: approval by Committee on Student Evaluation and Promotion.
Topics include normal hematopoiesis and basic
disorders of blood cells, transfusion therapy, immunoglobulin disorders, and hemostasis. Laboratory exercises cover normal and abnormal blood cells and the interpretation of common laboratory tests and are staffed by clinical hematologists.

420B. Gastrointestinal System (3.5) III. Lee

Lecture/discussion--36 hours (over a 4-week period). Prerequisite: approval by Committee on Student Evaluation and Promotion. Basic pathophysiologic principles of digestive diseases on which clinical concepts and judgements can be developed. Emphasis on pathophysiologic basis of gastroenterological and hepatic disorders, with case discussions and symposia presented to exemplify basic principles.

420C. Respiratory System (4) II. Louie

Lecture--38 hours; discussion--10 hours (48 hours total). Prerequisite: approval by Committee on Student Evaluation and Promotion. Lectures, demonstrations and small group case discussions of respiratory pathophysiology. Includes review of certain clinical aspects of respiratory anatomy, physiology and pathology; introduction to diagnostic procedures; and description of the major respiratory diseases.

420D. Cardiovascular System (3.5) II. Laslett and staff

Lecture--28 hours; discussion--8 hours (36 hours total). Prerequisite: medical student and approval by Committee on Student Evaluation and Promotion; or graduate student and Animal Physiology 113, Human Physiology 200, or the equivalent, and consent of instructor. Introduction to principles of etiology, mechanisms, diagnosis and management of the major
diseases of the cardiovascular system, including ischemic, valvular, hypertensive, cardiomyopathic, pericardial, and electrical disorders. Lectures and small group discussions are employed.

420E. Nephrology (2.5) III. Kaysen

Lecture--4 hours; laboratory--2 hours (over a 6-week period). Prerequisite: approval by Committee on Student Evaluation and Promotion. Fundamental aspects of (a) disorders of body water, electrolytes and acid/base balance; (b) major categories and mechanisms of parenchymal renal diseases; (c) urinary tract infections.

420F. Metabolic Regulatory System (3.5) III. Soeldner

Lecture--4 hours; discussion--2 hours (over 8-week period). Prerequisite: approval by Committee on Student Evaluation and Promotion. Basic understanding of pathophysiological processes in organs and tissues primarily involved in metabolic regulation and sufficient factual base so that clinical and laboratory findings, diagnosis, and elementary management of patients with endocrinological disorders can be rationalized.

430. Medicine Clerkship (12) I, II, III, IV. Lawrence

Clinical activity--45 hours. Prerequisite: medical students with approval by Committee on Student Evaluation and Promotion. Clerkship is divided into two four-week blocks, one each at UCDMC and at Kaiser Hospitals. Time is spent in direct patient care situations under the guidance of faculty. Ongoing patient write-ups, rounds, conferences are required.

433. Internal Medicine Continuum Clerkship (6) I, II, III, IV. Lawrence

Clinical activity--full time (for 4 weeks). Prerequisite: completion of all required course work of first- and second-year medical curriculum. Four-week internal medicine clerkship at either UCDMC or Kaiser Hospitals. Direct patient care situations under the guidance of faculty. Ongoing patient write-ups, rounds, conferences are required.

440. Ambulatory Medicine Clerkship (3-12) I, II, III, IV. Desmul

Clinical activity--full time (2 to 8 weeks). Fourth-year medicine clerkship. Two- to eight-week ambulatory medicine experience in an internal medicine setting. Students learn to evaluate and treat patients with common ambulatory medical problems in an urban acute-care setting. This will occur within the "fast track" area of the UCDMC Emergency Department.

459. Oncology: Research and Treatment of Cancer (2) I. DeGregorio

Lecture/discussion--2 hours. Prerequisite: second-, third-, or fourth-year medical student and/or consent of instructor. Comprehensive review of current treatment practices of cancer and state-of-the-art research impacting treatment and prevention of cancer. Emphasis on epidemiology, molecular biology, and pharmacology. (S/U grading only.)

460. Correctional Health Care Clerkship (1-4) I, II, III, IV. Silva, Shepard

Clinical activity--full time. Prerequisite: fourth-year medical student in good academic standing. Covers Correctional Health delivery and the effects of detention and incarceration on health status. Special emphasis on problems unique to health care delivery in a prison setting. Student will spend time in clinical settings at three prison facilities.

461. Problems in Internal Medicine (6 or 9) I, II, III, IV. Laughlin

Clinical activity--full time (4 or 6 weeks). Prerequisite: satisfactory completion of third year of medical school; consent of instructor. Study of inpatients hospitalized on Medical Service. Experience in Internal Medicine at Woodland Clinic and Hospital. Daily rounds, mornings with instructor, Monday through Friday; afternoons patient assignments. Teaching conferences and combined radiology-pathology medicine seminars. Weekly allied specialty conference.

462. Externship in Medicine (1-21) I, II, III, IV. Fitzgerald and staff

Externship--full time (4, 8, or 12 weeks). Prerequisite: Medical Sciences 431; demonstrated ability to accept responsibility; consent of instructor. Student assumes role of acting intern and will be primary physician on medical ward under direction of medical resident and staff. Responsibility for patients admitted to acting intern and take call every fourth night. Limited enrollment.

463. Acting Internship in Medicine Intensive Care Unit (MICU) (9) I, II, III, IV. Albertson

Clinical activity--full time. Prerequisite: completion of third year in medical school; consent of Director of MICU. At UCDMC, student functions as acting intern on MICU service under direction of medical resident and staff. Responsibility for patients admitted to MICU. On call in hospital every third night. Limited enrollment.

494. Practicum in Community Health Clinics (1-3) I, II, III. Kumagai

Clinical activity--5-40 hours. Prerequisite: medical student with consent of instructor. Students are assigned to clinical settings that demonstrate ethnic, urban/rural, or other related aspects of clinical community health. Through active participation in health care delivery, students are able to relate conceptual with practical aspects of primary health care. May be repeated for credit.

498. Group Study in Internal Medicine (1-18) I, II, III, IV. The Staff (Silva in charge)

Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Special study for medical students which may involve laboratory or library research, ambulatory or inpatient care responsibility on campus, at UCDMC or off campus by specific arrangement. (S/U grading only.)


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UC Davis 1997-98 Online General Catalog. Posted August 1, 1997.
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