UC DAVIS GENERAL CATALOG--Programs and Courses

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Upper Division Courses

192. Internship in Human Pathology (1-12) I, II, III, IV. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)

Internship--3-36 hours; final project report. Prerequisite: upper division standing; approval of project prior to period of internship by preceptor. Supervised work experience in pathology and related fields. (P/NP grading only.)

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

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

Graduate Courses

207. Decision Support Systems (4) I. Walters

Lecture/discussion--2 hours; laboratory--2 hours; independent study--2 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Introduction to decision support systems for medical applications. Knowledge and computer representation, review of existing decision support systems. (S/U grading only.)

208. Electronic Medical Data Information (4) I. Huntley

Lecture/discussion--2 hours; laboratory--2 hours; independent study--3 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Electronic resources for medical practice. Review of existing resources and development of materials. (S/U grading only.)

209. Data Acquisition in Medicine and Veterinary Medicine (4) I. Case

Lecture/discussion--2 hours; laboratory/discussion--6 hours. Prerequisite: basic proficiency in computer operation. Overview of the nature of medical and veterinary data and the methods for capturing and storing data in electronic formats. Data validation and retrieval considerations.

210. Introduction to Human Pathology (4.5) III. C. Miller

Lecture/discussion--8 hours; laboratory--4 hours (5 weeks). Prerequisite: graduate or upper division students with background in gross and microscopic anatomy, physiology and biochemistry. Lectures, laboratory, and computer-assisted learning. Introduces basic human disease processes. Stresses mastery of pathophysiology and vocabulary. Examining gross and microscopic tissue sections is taught. (Course given second five weeks of spring and taken with first-year medical students enrolled in course 410A.) Course not intended for veterinary or medical students.

222. Computer-Based Patient Records (4) II. Estberg

Lecture/discussion--2 hours; laboratory--2 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Conversion from paper-based to computer-based medical records and the disadvantages, advantages, and barriers to conversion. Storage and representation of medical data to facilitate use and interpretation. Review of current computer-based medical records models and standards in data storage and transmission.

298. Advanced Group Study (1-5) I, II, III, IV. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)

Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

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

Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (S/U grading only.)

Professional Courses

404. Forensic Pathology (2) I, II, III, IV . Ellis

Laboratory--3-10 hours. Prerequisite: medical student or consent of instructor. Systematic study of current forensic cases with emphasis on differential diagnosis, preservation of evidence, and medical-legal procedures. Introduction to histopathologic diagnosis, ballistics, and toxicology. (S/U grading only.)

*405. Brain Cutting Conference (1-4) I, II, III, IV. Ellis

Seminar--1-4 hours. Prerequisite: third- and fourth-year medical students or consent of instructor. Current specimens are sectioned, discussed, and clinical correlations proposed.

407. Advanced Neuropathology (1-12) I, II, III, IV. Ellis

Discussion and laboratory. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Study of pathologic reaction in human central and peripheral nervous systems and skeletal muscle by microscopic, light and electron microscopic examination of current and archival material. Discussions of clinical correlations and current medical

literature. Individualized experience in neuropathologic techniques. (S/U grading only.)

410A-410B. General/Systemic Pathology (4.5, 7.5) III-IV. Miller, Jensen

Lecture--30, 30 hours total; laboratory/discussion--25, 90 hours total; autotutorial--0, 5 hours total. Prerequisite: approval by Committee on Student Evaluation and Promotion. Includes both lecture, laboratories and small group discussions that emphasize an in-depth study of pathophysiologic mechanisms of disease. Gross organ and microscopic study of disease is presented on an organ system basis. (Deferred grading only, pending completion of sequence.)

464. Anatomic Pathology (6-12) I, II, III, IV. Gandour-Edwards

Clinical activity--full time (4-8 weeks). Prerequisite: third- or fourth-year medical student and consent of instructor. Experience in anatomic pathology with emphasis on surgical pathology and applications to clinical practice. Students participate in specimen grossing, frozen sections, microscopic sign-out and conferences. If desired, opportunities in autopsy and cytopathology are available. (S/U grading only.)

465. Applied Clinical Laboratory Medicine (6-9) II, III, IV. Kost

Clinical activity--full time (4-6 weeks). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Emphasis upon laboratory techniques, procedures, and interpretation of laboratory results. Students will be expected to participate fully and in all laboratory operations including bench techniques, laboratory management and quality control.

497T. Tutoring in Pathology (1-5) I, II, III, IV. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)

Tutoring--3-15 hours. Prerequisite: advanced standing or consent of instructor. Assist instructor by tutoring medical students in preparation for one of the departmental courses that is a component of the required curriculum of the School of Medicine. (S/U grading only.)

498. Advanced Group Study (1-5) I, II, III, IV. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)

Prerequisite: medical student and consent of instructor. Group study in variety of advanced topics in general, special, experimental, or comparative pathology. (S/U grading only.)

499. Research (1-18) I, II, III, IV. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)

Prerequisite: medical student with consent of instructor. Research in experimental, molecular, comparative, and applied pathology. Limited enrollment. (S/U grading only.)


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UC Davis 1998-99 Online General Catalog. Posted July 31, 1998.
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