MED 604 – Medical and Legal Ethics
A comprehensive study of the legal and ethical issues involved in the practice of medicine.Medical ethics will consist of a series of seminars devoted to discussion of various topics such as disclosure, confidentiality, informed consent, and death and dying. Legal cases posing dilemmas that relate to each case will be presented, along with abstract material to facilitate conceptual and ethical analysis.
(4 credits; 64 hrs. Lecture)
MED 701 – Microbiology and Immunology
A lecture and laboratory course which considers the characteristics and properties of micro-organisms, their role in the disease processes and selected aspects of diagnosis and treatment of infectious disease. Other topics include the basic principles of bacteriology, mycology, parasitology, virology, immunology and microbial genetics, including cultural characteristics and pathogenic properties of medically important species of bacteria, fungi, and viruses. This is an introductory program that covers the basic immunologic concepts of the cells and humoral products of the immune system. Lectures include the molecular biology and genetics of antigen recognition and immunoglobulin production plus the characteristics and detection of antigen-antibody reactions. The approach is to correlate these basic concepts with clinical manifestations of disease, the immunopathologic mechanisms of hypersensitivity, autoimmunity, transplantation, tumor immunology, hematology, reproduction, infectious diseases and immunodefiency.
(12 credits; 240 hrs. Lecture/Lab)
Prerequisites: Anatomy, Histology, Physiology, Biochemistry
MED 702 – Neurosciences
This course will include an interdisciplinary investigation of the physiology and the gross and microscopic structure of the brain, spinal cord, and nervous system of humans. Aspects of brain energy metabolism, neurotransmitter synthesis and degradation, and psychopharmacology are presented. This course integrates anatomical and physiological material to assist the student in understanding common neurological disease processes. Laboratory exercises will provide slides and dissection of the human brain, spinal cord, and relevant structures. The student will be introduced to modern methods of neuroimaging, including CT scans and MRI.
(9 credits; 160 hrs. Lecture/Lab)
Prerequisites: Anatomy, Histology, Physiology
MED 603 – Medical Psychology
This is a study of the basic principles of human behavior including biological, social, and cultural substrates. Both normal and abnormal behavior theories will be included in an overview of personality development with special emphasis on the emotional responses to illness and stress.Workshops will cover areas such as interviewing techniques, death education, human sexuality, and psychophysiological disorders including stress management and biofeedback. Additional lectures present various classes of psychotropic drugs and their indications.
(9 credits; 160 hrs. Lecture)