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Internal Medicine-- Rheumatology-Allergy (RAL)

Upper Division Courses Graduate Courses Professional Courses

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Lower Division Course

99. Directed Research in Immunology (1-5) I, II, III, IV. Gershwin

Laboratory. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Independent research will be encouraged in basic immunology, including the role of the cellular immune system in oncogenesis. (P/NP grading only.)

Upper Division Courses

192. Internship in Rheumatology-Allergy (1-12) I, II, III, IV. Gershwin and staff

Internship--3-36 hours; final report. Prerequisite: upper division standing; approval of project by preceptor prior to internship. Supervised work experience in rheumatology-allergy. May be repeated for credit up to 12 units. (P/NP grading only.)

199. Directed Research in Immunology (1-5) I, II, III, IV. Gershwin

Laboratory. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Independent research will be encouraged in basic immunology, including the role of the cellular immune system in oncogenesis. (P/NP grading only.)

Graduate Courses

*281. Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology (4) III. Gershwin, Leung

Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: Medical Microbiology 107 or Veterinary Microbiology 270, or consent of instructor. Descriptive analysis of animal and human pathologic processes that interact with the immune system. Emphasis on infections, genetics, transplantation, allergy and autoimmunity. Offered in alternate years.

298. Topics in Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology (1-5) I, II, III, IV. Gershwin

Laboratory. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Library and/or laboratory work as required. (S/U grading only.)

299. Research in Autoimmune Disease (1-12) I, II, III, IV. Gershwin

Laboratory. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Independent research will be encouraged in both animal models of human disease (including congenitally athymic [nude], asplenic, and New Zealand mice) and the cellular immune system of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjögren's syndrome, polymyositis and drug hypersensitivity. (S/U grading only.)

Professional Courses

460. Rheumatology Clinical Clerkship (1-18) I, II, III, IV. Leek and staff

Clinical activity (inpatient-outpatient service)--full time. Prerequisite: Medical Sciences 431 and consent of instructor. Participation with members of the subspecialty service in the diagnosis and therapeutic management of patients with rheumatologic diseases.

461. Allergy Clinical Clerkship (3-18) I, II, III, IV. Teuber and staff

Clinical activity (inpatient-outpatient service)--full time (2 to 12 weeks). Prerequisite: completion of second year of medical school and consent of instructor. Student will work with practicing allergist in daily work with patients and participate in weekly allergy clinic and teaching conferences. Study of the literature. Will see patients with problems in clinical immunology, immunodeficiency, asthma, allergic rhinitis.

480. Insights in Rheumatology (1-3) I, II, III, IV. Leek

Clinical activity--3­9 hours. Prerequisite: student in good academic standing and consent of instructor. Participation in rheumatology consultation rounds, rheumatic disease clinics and conferences with supervised readings in rheumatology. (S/U grading only.)

499. Research (1-12) I, II, III, IV. The Staff (Gershwin in charge)

Prerequisite: medical student with consent of instructor. Part-time participation in active clinical and basic research projects which can involve both patient care and relevant laboratory procedures. Students can gain experience in clinical medicine and clinical investigation. (S/U grading only.)


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