Inpatient care: 80 percent Conferences/lectures: 20 percent
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ANE 460:Anesthesiology Clinical Clerkship |
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Instructor: Richard Rivera, M.D. |
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Responsible Agent: Bobbi Pane, 916-734-5169, roberta.pane@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 1 month. |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 3-18 |
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Location: Room 1200, PSSB, UCDMC |
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Distribution of Students Time: Inpatient care: 80 percent Conferences/lectures: 20 percent |
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Prerequisites: Third- or fourth-year medical student. |
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Course Description: In-depth exposure to anesthesia through informal lectures and mentoring by anesthesiologist. Emphasis is on understanding and applying anesthetic principles in managing administration of general, regional, and specialized areas. This elective will introduce the senior medical student to anesthesiology in the perioperative setting from pre-anesthetic evaluation, to induction and maintenance of anesthesia, and through emergence and recovery. OBJECTIVE: It is expected that the student will develop the information base to identify and manage common preoperative problems of concern to the anesthesiologist and surgeon; understand the dosing, effects, and complications related to various anesthetic techniques and drugs; acquire a basic facility with airway and ventilator manipulation; and be able to contribute substantially to the management of regional or general anesthetics under the supervision of a licensed physician. |
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ANE 463:Multidisciplinary Pain Management |
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Instructor: Scott Fishman, M.D. |
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Responsible Agent: Francine Plummer, 916-734-6688, fhplummer@ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 4 weeks |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 6 |
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Location: Ambulatory Care Center, UCDMC |
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Distribution of Students Time: Clinical activity: 75 percent Lectures/discussion: 25 percent |
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Prerequisites: Fourth-year medical student in good standing. |
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Course Description: This senior clerkship will expose students to all facets of treating pain in all aspects of clinical care: outpatient and inpatient settings, acute and chronic pain end of life issues, pediatrics, rehabilitation, etc. Clinics, rounds and lectures occur daily. |
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ANE 499:Anesthesiology Research |
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Instructor: Joseph Antognini, M.D. and Anesthesia staff |
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Responsible Agent: Bobbi Pane, 916-734-5169, roberta.pane@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 3-12 weeks |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 4-18 |
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Location: To be announced |
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Distribution of Students Time: Laboratory: 100 percent |
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Prerequisites: Third- or fourth-year medical student and consent of instructor. |
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Course Description: Problems in clinical and/or laboratory research. |
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BCM 414:Molecular Medicine |
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Instructor: Guest lecturers (Michael F. Seldin, M.D., Ph.D., in charge) |
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Responsible Agent: Catherine Diaz, 530-752-2927, cjdiaz@ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 1 quarter |
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Quarters: II |
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Units: 1 |
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Location: Davis campus |
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Distribution of Students Time: Conferences/lectures: 100 percent |
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Prerequisites: Course in molecular genetics, molecular and cellular biology, biochemistry or equivalents. |
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Course Description: A series of informal lectures focusing on the relationship between human molecular gentics and disease, stressing basic concepts and general themes which have clinical relevance. No exam. (Lecture: 1 hour, discussion.) |
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BCM 498:Independent Study in Biological Chemistry |
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Instructor: Staff |
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Responsible Agent: Catherine Diaz, 530-752-2927, cjdiaz@ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: By arrangement |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 1-5 |
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Location: Davis campus |
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Distribution of Students Time: To be announced |
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Prerequisites: Registered medical student or consent of instructor |
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Course Description: For students desiring to explore particular topics in depth. (Conference--independent study program). |
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BCM 499:Research |
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Instructor: Staff |
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Responsible Agent: Catherine Diaz, 530-752-2927, cjdiaz@ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: By arrangement |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 1-12 |
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Location: Davis Campus |
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Distribution of Students Time: Research: 100 percent |
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Prerequisites: Consent of instructor |
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Course Description: Individual research projects pursued in faculty member{ap}s lab. |
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CAR 460:Clinical Cardiology Clerkship (Consult Service) |
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Instructor: Staff |
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Responsible Agent: Barbara Smith, (916) 734-3764, CARDIOSTUDENT@ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 2 - 12 |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 3 - 18 |
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Location: UCDMC and off-campus |
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Distribution of Students Time: Inpatient care: 20 percent Outpatient care: 40 percent Clinical rounds: 20 percent Conferences/lectures: 20 percent |
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Prerequisites: Completion of IMD 430 and consent of instructor. |
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Course Description: Student participates with subspecialty service in initial clinical evaluation, work-up, management and follow-up of patients with cardiologic disorders. Includes inpatient and outpatient care. |
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CAR 461:Management of Coronary Artery Disease (CICU Service) |
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Instructor: Cardiology division staff and/or off-campus staff |
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Responsible Agent: Barbara Smith, (916) 734-3764, CARDIOSTUDENT@ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 4-12 weeks |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 6-18 |
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Location: UCDMC and off-campus |
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Distribution of Students Time: Inpatient care: 60 percent Clinical rounds: 20 percent Conferences/lectures: 20 percent |
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Prerequisites: Completion of IMD 430, fourth-year medical student. |
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Course Description: Includes clinical research involving diagnosis and treatment. Includes acute coronary care, hemodynamic monitoring, stress testing, cardiac catheterization, pathologic correlations and approaches to medical and surgical therapy based on pathophysiologic mechanisms. Student may be appointed acting intern. |
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CAR 464:Preventive Cardiology |
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Instructor: Ezra A. Amsterdam, M.D. |
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Responsible Agent: Barbara Smith, (916) 734-3764, CARDIOSTUDENT@ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 2-4 weeks |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 3-6 |
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Location: UCDMC |
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Distribution of Students Time: Clinical rounds: 50 percent Reading: 25 percent Tutoring: 25 percent |
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Prerequisites: Fourth-year medical student. |
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Course Description: Clinical experience, weekly seminar and reading on primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Held in lipid and hypertension clinics, exercise laboratory, cardiac care unit, cardiac catherization and cardiac surgery services. |
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CAR 499:Cardiology Research |
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Instructor: Staff |
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Responsible Agent: Barbara Smith, (916) 734-3764, CARDIOSTUDENT@ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: To be announced |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 1-12 |
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Location: To be announced |
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Distribution of Students Time: To be announced |
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Prerequisites: Medical student and consent of instructor |
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Course Description: Research or special studies. |
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CAR 498:EKG Reading |
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Instructor: Ezra Amsterdam, MD |
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Responsible Agent: Barbara Smith, (916) 734-3764, CARDIOSTUDENT@ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 2 weeks |
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Quarters: Variable |
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Units: 3 |
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Location: To be announced |
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Distribution of Students Time: To be announced COURSE TAUGHT 2 TIMES PER ACADEMIC YEAR CONTACT COORDINATOR FOR DATES |
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Prerequisites: Medical student and consent of instructor |
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Course Description: Special group study in Cardiology for medical students in EKG reading, lectures, directed readings, discussion groups, interactive sessions, rotations in stress testing, catherization lab,echocardiography, holter/event/ambulatory BP monitoring. |
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DER 460:Dermatology Clinical Clerkship |
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Instructor: Peter Lynch, M.D. |
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Responsible Agent: Laurel Sorensen, 916-734-6371, laurel.sorensen@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 4 weeks |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 6 |
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Location: UCDMC, Kaiser, private practitioner{ap}s offices, VA Sacramento. |
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Distribution of Students Time: Outpatient care: 70 percent Clinical rounds: 10 percent Conferences/lectures: 20 percent |
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Prerequisites: Fourth-year medical student. |
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Course Description: Exposes student to outpatient dermatology using selected clinical faculty in private practice, VA Sacramento, Kaiser and the clinic at the UC Davis Medical Center. Allows student to see a large number of patients (Kaiser), get an intense one- to-one training (clinical faculty practice) and get hands-on experience (VA and UC Davis). Includes multiple conferences per week, lectures and the study of specified correlative reading material geared specifically common dermatologic diseases. |
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DER 495:Wound Healing: From Bench to Bedside |
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Instructor: Isseroff R. Rivkah |
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Responsible Agent: Laurel Sorensen, 916-734-6371, laurel.sorensen@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 4 weeks |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 6 |
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Location: UCDMC |
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Distribution of Students Time: Clinical Experience: 30 percent Laboratory: 20 percent Term Paper: 38 percent Autotutorial: 12 percent |
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Prerequisites: Medical Student in Good Standing |
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Course Description: An integrated, multi-specialty approach to clinical soft tissue wound healing. |
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DER 498:Special Topics in Clinical Dermatology |
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Instructor: Staff |
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Responsible Agent: Laurel Sorensen, 916-734-6371, laurel.sorensen@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 1 quarter, may be repeated |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 1-6 |
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Location: UCDMC |
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Distribution of Students Time: To be announced |
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Prerequisites: Consent of instructor |
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Course Description: Individually arranged reading or clinical work in a defined area of clinical dermatology. Allows students to participate in ongoing clinical research and prepare written reports of their directed reading research. |
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DER 499:Special Research in Cutaneous Biology |
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Instructor: Staff (section 001); Rivkah Isseroff, M.D. (section 003); Sergei Grando, M.D., Ph.D. (section 004); Vincent Ziboh, Ph.D. (section 005) |
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Responsible Agent: Laurel Sorensen, 916-734-6371, laurel.sorensen@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 1 quarter, may be repeated |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 1-12 |
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Location: Davis Campus |
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Distribution of Students Time: To be announced |
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Prerequisites: Consent of instructor |
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Course Description: Individually arranged laboratory research elective in cutaneous biology. Student participates in laboratory research projects and/or prepares written reports of reading research. Prior laboratory experience preferred but not required. |
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EMR 430:Introduction to Medical Toxicology |
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Instructor: Patrick Daubert, M.D. |
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Responsible Agent: Yvonne Liebig, 916-734-5016, yvonne.liebig@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 2 or 4 weeks |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 3 or 6 |
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Location: UCDMC , Poison Control Center |
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Distribution of Students Time: Monday-Friday 9-5pm |
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Prerequisites: Third or Fourth-year medical student and consent of instructor |
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Course Description: This elective rotation is for students interested in obtaining an in depth review of clinical and medical toxicologic emergencies. The rotation includes contact with toxicology trained emergency faculty, didactic lectures, journal club, field trips, simulation training, the toxicology laboratory, and exposure to a very busy poison control center. |
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EMR 440:Emergency Medicine Clerkship |
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Instructor: Erik Laurin, M.D. |
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Responsible Agent: Yvonne Liebig, 916-734-5016, yvonne.liebig@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 4 weeks |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 6 |
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Location: UCDMC |
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Distribution of Students Time: Full time clinical clerkship |
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Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics and OB-Gyn and consent of Instructer |
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Course Description: Students are expected to take focused histories and physicals and present them in a concise, clear fashion. The rotation consists of several components using multiple teaching approaches in diverse interactive learning environments for life-long learning. |
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EMR 465:Acting Internship in Emergency Medicine |
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Instructor: Erik Laurin, M.D. |
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Responsible Agent: Yvonne Liebig, 916-734-5016, yvonne.liebig@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 4 weeks |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 6 |
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Location: UCDMC |
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Distribution of Students Time: Inpatient/outpatient care: 85 percent Rounds: 5 percent Conferences/lectures: 10 percent |
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Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of Medicine, Surgery, Pediatric, OB-Gyn, Emergency Medicine and consent of instructor |
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Course Description: This clerskship is an elective particularly well suited for those students pursuing a career in emergency medicine. Students are expected to work at the intern level and accordingly are given a great deal of responsibility. All patients must be staffed with the emergency medicine attending. There are no lectures or other requirements other than the clinical shifts in the emergency department. The final grade is based upon faculty evaluation of the student{ap}s performance. |
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EMR 499:Research |
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Instructor: Nathan Kuppermann, M.D. |
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Responsible Agent: Yvonne Liebig, 916-734-5016, yvonne.liebig@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 1-12 weeks |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 2-18 |
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Location: UCDMC or as arranged |
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Distribution of Students Time: To be announced |
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Prerequisites: Consent of instructor |
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Course Description: This research elective is offered to any student interested in carrying out an emergency medicine related research project. Please see the faculty research interests for potential topics. Most of the research is clinically based however, for the highly motivated student bench top research is available. The project must be approved by the precepting faculty member. |
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EMR 401:Preceptorship in Emergency Medicine (EMR 401) |
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Instructor: Erik Laurin, M.D. |
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Responsible Agent: Yvonne Liebig, 916-734-5016, yvonne.liebig@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: * |
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Quarters: All |
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Units: 1 |
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Location: Emergency Department |
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Distribution of Students Time: * |
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Prerequisites: * |
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Course Description: Offered to 1st and 2nd year medical students. Well suited for students interested in emergency care and considering a career in emergecy medicine. Students spend 2 clinical shifts in the ED with an Emergency Medicine faculty member. Students have the opportunity to see a wide spectrum of patients, many of whom are critically ill or injured. A meeting with the instructor of record is required to discuss students{ap} experiences. Grades are Pass/Fail and are determined by faculty evaluations. |
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ENM 460:Endocrinology Clinical Clerkship |
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Instructor: Pamela T. Prescott, M.D. and staff |
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Responsible Agent: Addie Mueller, 916-734-3730, adeline.mueller@ucdmc.ucdavis. |
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Course Duration: 4 weeks |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 6.0 |
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Location: UCDMC |
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Distribution of Students Time: Inpatient care: 20 percent Outpatient care: 50 percent Clinical rounds: 20 percent Conferences/lectures: 10 percent |
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Prerequisites: Medicine clerkship and/or consent of instructor. |
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Course Description: Student participates with subspecialty service in the initial clinical evaluation, work-up, management and follow-up of patients with endocrinologic disorders. Includes inpatient and outpatient care. |
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ENM 499:Research |
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Instructor: Pamela T. Prescott, M.D. and staff |
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Responsible Agent: Addie Mueller, 916-734-3730, adeline.mueller@ucdmc.ucdavis. |
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Course Duration: To be announced |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 1-12 |
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Location: To be announced |
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Distribution of Students Time: Research: 100 percent |
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Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. |
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Course Description: Individual research projects in endocrinology. |
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| Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine |
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EPP 402:Introductory Medical Spanish |
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Instructor: Janet Meizel, Ph.D. |
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Responsible Agent: Amber Carrere, 530-754-4992, PHSInstAffairs@phmail.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 10 weeks |
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Quarters: III |
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Units: 2 |
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Location: Davis Campus |
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Distribution of Students Time: Lecture/Discussion 100% |
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Prerequisites: Medical student. |
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Course Description: Teaches the vocabulary needed to conduct a basic medical history and physical in Spanish. |
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EPP 465:Community Health Preceptorship |
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Instructor: Staff |
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Responsible Agent: Amber Carrere, 530-754-4992, PHSInstAffairs@phmail.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: * |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 3-18 |
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Location: To be announced |
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Distribution of Students Time: Field experience: 100 percent |
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Prerequisites: Fourth-year medical student or consent of instructor. |
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Course Description: Provides participation in ongoing investigations of current public health i.e., birth defects, cancer control, diabetes, hypertension, injury control, infectious diseases, aging, Alzheimer {ap}s Disease, and smoking and tobacco use control problems at California Department of Health Services. |
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EPP 466:Occupational and Environmental Medicine Elective |
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Instructor: Marc B. Schenker, M.D. |
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Responsible Agent: Amber Carrere, 530-754-4992, PHSInstAffairs@phmail.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 4-8 weeks |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 6-12 |
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Location: To be announced |
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Distribution of Students Time: To be announced |
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Prerequisites: Fourth-year medical student and consent of instructor. |
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Course Description: Includes full-time clinical and laboratory work in an epidemiologic research project of the department. Student also participates in ambulatory Occupational and Environmental Medicine Clinic at UCDMC. |
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EPP 470:Clinical Selective in Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
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Instructor: Stephen A. McCurdy, M.D., M.P.H., and staff |
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Responsible Agent: Amber Carrere, 530-754-4992, PHSInstAffairs@phmail.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 2 weeks |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 3 |
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Location: UCDMC and local practitioners{ap} offices |
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Distribution of Students Time: Outpatient care: 95 percent Clinical rounds: 2 percent Conferences/lectures: 3 percent |
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Prerequisites: Fourth-year medical student and consent of instructor. |
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Course Description: Offers outpatient clinical experience in occupational and environmental medicine at UCDMC and in local industries. Participants will gain experience in evaluating occupational and environmental medical conditions, use of medical literature resources, the workers compensation system, and toxicologic principles. |
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EPP 498:Study in Community/International Health |
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Instructor: Staff |
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Responsible Agent: Amber Carrere, 530-754-4992, PHSInstAffairs@phmail.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: * |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 1-5 |
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Location: To be announced |
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Distribution of Students Time: Varies: 3-15 hours/week |
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Prerequisites: Medical student in good academic standing; consent of instructor. |
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Course Description: Study and experience for medical students in any number of areas of Community and International Health |
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EPP 499:Occupational and Environmental Health Research |
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Instructor: Marc B. Schenker, M.D., and staff |
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Responsible Agent: Amber Carrere, 530-754-4992, PHSInstAffairs@phmail.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: To be announced |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 1-12 |
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Location: Davis campus and UCDMC |
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Distribution of Students Time: Laboratory: 80 percent Clinical: 20 percent |
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Prerequisites: Third- or fourth-year medical student and consent of instructor. |
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Course Description: Student participates in epidemiologic research project of the division and also may participate 4 to 8 hours a week at Occupational and Environmental Health or Employee Health Clinic at UCDMC. |
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EPP 495:International Health |
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Instructor: Marc B. Schenker, M.D., and staff |
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Responsible Agent: Amber Carrere, 530-754-4992, PHSInstAffairs@phmail.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 3 quarters |
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Quarters: I, II, III |
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Units: 1 |
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Location: International House |
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Distribution of Students Time: Multi-term graded course. Students need to register in Fall, Winter and Spring |
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Prerequisites: Medical student in good academic standing |
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Course Description: Seminar series. Forum for learning health issues and health care systems in other countries. Topics include health care for refugees, the impact of political strife on health, the health care professional in international settings. |
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EPP 496:Current Issues in Public Health |
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Instructor: Stephen A. McCurdy, MD, MPH |
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Responsible Agent: Amber Carrere, 530-754-4992, PHSInstAffairs@phmail.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 10 weeks |
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Quarters: I, II, III |
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Units: 1 |
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Location: TBA |
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Distribution of Students Time: 1 hr weekly lecture and discussion |
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Prerequisites: Medical student in good standing. Interest among student body (contact instructor). |
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Course Description: Topical issues in public health. Speakers from the local public health community address issues such as disease control programs, access to care. |
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| Family & Community Medicine |
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FAP 434:Primary Care Clinics |
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Instructor: Clinica Tepati: Nate Hitzeman, M.D., Imani Clinic: Christopher Smith, M.D.; Shifa Clinic: Shagufta Yasmeen, MD |
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Responsible Agent: Amy Mellin, 916-734-2063, amy.mellin@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 6-12 weeks |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 3-12 |
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Location: Sacramento |
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Distribution of Students Time: Outpatient care: 90 percent Conferences/lectures: 10 percent |
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Prerequisites: Medical students in good standing. Visiting students are INELIGIBLE. |
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Course Description: Includes counseling, diagnosis and treatment of patients with chronic and acute disease under supervision of physician. Provides exposure to special health-care needs of various ethnic and medically underserved populations. Both clinics are open on Saturdays. Work done at Clinica Tepati or Imani Clinic. ***Shifa clinic is available as a longitudinal course and can accumulate 1-2 weeks of clinical credit over 8-20 weeks. |
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FAP 460:Geriatrics in Community Health |
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Instructor: Bonny Neyhart, MD |
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Responsible Agent: Amy Mellin, 916-734-2063, amy.mellin@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 4-8 weeks |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 3-6 |
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Location: Third- or fourth-year medical student or consent of instructor. |
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Distribution of Students Time: Discussion: 4 hours Clinical activity: full-time |
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Prerequisites: Visiting students are INELIGIBLE. |
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Course Description: Offers participation in state-of-the-art geriatric programs ranging from the well elderly to severely infirmed. |
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FAP 468:International Preceptorships in Family Practice |
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Instructor: Anthony Jerant, M.D. |
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Responsible Agent: Amy Mellin, 916-734-2063, amy.mellin@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 4-10 weeks |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 6-18 |
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Location: Approved sites in foreign countries |
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Distribution of Students Time: Variable |
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Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Visiting students are INELIGIBLE. |
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Course Description: Student will precept with a family practice physician in a foreign country (arranged by student or with the assistance of the Department of Family and Community Medicine), participate in clinical activities, analyze and report characteristics of the practice. NOTE TO FOURTH- YEAR STUDENTS: This course does not automatically count toward your required 32 weeks of clinical work. You must petition the Fourth Year Oversight Committee for credit. |
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FAP 469:Clerkship in Family Practice |
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Instructor: Anthony Jerant, M.D. |
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Responsible Agent: Amy Mellin, 916-734-2063, amy.mellin@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 4-10 weeks |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 6-18 |
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Location: Network of Affiliated Family Practice Residency Programs rotation |
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Distribution of Students Time: * |
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Prerequisites: Fourth-year medical student. Visiting students are INELIGIBLE. |
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Course Description: Students will be involved in comprehensive primary medical care of patients in a family practice hospital or residency. Usually includes inpatient and outpatient experience. |
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FAP 488:Selected Studies in Family Practice |
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Instructor: Faculty |
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Responsible Agent: Amy Mellin, 916-734-2063, amy.mellin@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 1-6 weeks |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 1-9 |
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Location: * |
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Distribution of Students Time: Clinical activity/Discussion: 3-27 hours |
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Prerequisites: Medical student with consent of instructor. Visiting students are ineligible. |
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Course Description: Assigned readings in family practice to increase understanding on selected topics relating to family medicine and primary health care delivery; visits to and written analysis of selected health care programs; and/or exposure to family practice with a community physician preceptor who is a member of the clinical faculty. |
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FAP 499:Research in Family Practice |
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Instructor: Faculty |
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Responsible Agent: Amy Mellin, 916-734-2063, amy.mellin@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 1-12 weeks |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 1-12 |
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Location: To be announced |
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Distribution of Students Time: Variable |
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Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Project must be pre-approved by IOR. |
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Course Description: Clinical and behavioral science research on selected areas in family practice. |
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FAP 411:Chronic Illness Studies |
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Instructor: Thomas Balsbaugh, MD |
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Responsible Agent: Amy Mellin, 916-734-2063, amy.mellin@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 2 weeks |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 3 |
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Location: UCDMC Clinic |
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Distribution of Students Time: Students will participate in four hours of clinical, chronic illness care activities each week, which will primarily focus on patients with diabetes. Students will be responsible to work with an interdisciplinary team, participate in patient care and learn alternative techniques to deliver chronic illness care. Students will also participate in four hours of variable non-clinical activities, which may include didactics, readins or meetings. Second-year students will shadow and participate when feasible, in clincial care. Fourth-year students will participate heavily in clinical care. |
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Prerequisites: Medical student with consent of instructor. Completion of MDS 411ABC. Visiting students are ineligible. |
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Course Description: This course will examine: 1) Differences between chronic illness care and acute illness care; 2) Practical applications of a chronic illness care model: 3) Alternative techniques for providing patient care for chronic illness; for example, group visits, planned visits, and interdisciplinary care; 4) Population-based care 5) Disease self-management support; and 6) Use of information technology to improve chronic illness care. |
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FAP 444:Advanced Preceptorship in Family Practice |
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Instructor: Anthony Jerant, MD |
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Responsible Agent: Amy Mellin, 916-734-2063, amy.mellin@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 2-8 weeks |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 3-18 |
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Location: Family and Community Medicine Clinic or other clinic location. |
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Distribution of Students Time: * |
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Prerequisites: Third year Primary Care Plus Clerkship. Visiting students are ELIGIBLE. |
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Course Description: Preceptorships with primary care physicians in a variety of settings. Acquisition skills to evaluate and develop a treatment plan for patients with common medical problems seen by primary care physicians in an out patient setting. All students must complete an application, which is available from Amy Mellin upon request. |
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GAS 460:Clinical Clerkship in Gastroenterology |
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Instructor: Cecilia Terrado, MD |
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Responsible Agent: Beth Wolfe, 916-734-3759, beth.wolfe@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 4 weeks |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 3-6 |
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Location: UCDMC |
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Distribution of Students Time: Inpatient care: 20 percent Outpatient care: 20 percent Clinical rounds: 50 percent Conferences/lectures: 10 percent |
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Prerequisites: Fourth-year medical student. |
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Course Description: Student works up three to five new gastroenterology/hepatology patients per week on active inpatient consulting service. Daily rounds with attending physician. Two clinics a week. |
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GMD 460:General Medicine Consultation Services |
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Instructor: John Robbins, Richard White, Calvin Hirsch, Richard Kravitz, Huong Bach, Michael Hogarth, Joe Melenderes, Tonya Fancher, Eric Liederman, Jorge Garcia, Maya Mitchell, Craig Keenan, Katie Newell, Michael Richards, and Patrick Romano, all M.D.s |
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Responsible Agent: Sara Crain, (916) 734-7005, sara.crain@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 4-6 weeks |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 6-9 |
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Location: UCDMC |
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Distribution of Students Time: Inpatient care: 70 percent Outpatient care: 10 percent Clinical rounds: 15 percent Conferences/lectures: 5 percent |
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Prerequisites: Successful completion of Core C Internal Medicine. |
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Course Description: Student sees patients on nonmedical services where medical consultation is sought by a referring service. The consult service specialties in the perioperative assessment and management of medical issues. Complete evaluation will be followed by daily follow-up and ongoing diagnostic and management suggestions. Daily rounds with the attending physician. Student participates in weekly case conference. |
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GMD 470:Healthcare Ethics |
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Instructor: Erich Loewy, M.D. and Roberta Loewy, Ph.D. |
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Responsible Agent: Erin Webber, 916-734-2177, erin.webber@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: Full time, 2 weeks - 9 weeks |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 3-9 |
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Location: UCDMC or other arrangements |
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Distribution of Students Time: * Only two weeks count towards the 32 required weeks of clinical electives |
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Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. |
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Course Description: Guided independent study of issues in biomedical ethics, with discussion of readings that are based on student interests and needs. Student participation in ethics rounds. |
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GMD 499:General Medicine Research |
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Instructor: Staff |
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Responsible Agent: Sara Crain, (916) 734-7005, sara.crain@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: To be announced |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 1-18 |
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Location: UCDMC |
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Distribution of Students Time: Clinical research: 8-40 hours Discussion: 3 hours |
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Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. |
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Course Description: Involves student in a clinical research problem within the areas, interest and expertise of division members or investigation of a clinical problem of general medical interest. |
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HON 461:HEM/ONC Ambulatory and Consult Clerkship |
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Instructor: Ted Wun, M.D., and staff |
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Responsible Agent: Eileen Boland, 916-734-3771, eileen.boland@ucdmc.ucdavis.ed |
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Course Duration: 4-8 weeks |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 6-18 |
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Location: UCDMC |
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Distribution of Students Time: Inpatient care: 55 percent Outpatient care: 10 percent Clinical rounds: 20 percent Conferences/lectures: 15 percent |
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Prerequisites: Fourth-year medical student. |
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Course Description: Student participates in general hematology/oncology, hemophilia, sickle cell and two medical/surgical clinics; works on inpatient hematology/oncology consult service and bone marrow service; and attends all conferences sponsored by division. Significant time in clinics is also available. |
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HON 462:Hematology-Oncology Ambulatory Clerkship I, II, III, IV |
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Instructor: Ted Wun, M.D., and staff |
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Responsible Agent: Eileen Boland, 916-734-3771, eileen.boland@ucdmc.ucdavis.ed |
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Course Duration: 4 weeks |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 6-18 |
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Location: UCDMC |
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Distribution of Students Time: * |
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Prerequisites: Fourth year medical student |
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Course Description: Outpatient rotations in related clinics with an emphasis on multidisciplinary care of the patient with cancer and blood disorders. Student participates with subspecialty service in evaluating, working up, managing and following patients with hematologic or oncologic disorders. May be repeated for credit. Enrollment limited. |
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HON 490:Practicum in Care for the Terminally Ill |
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Instructor: Frederick J. Meyers, M.D. and staff |
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Responsible Agent: Eileen Boland, 916-734-3771, eileen.boland@ucdmc.ucdavis.ed |
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Course Duration: 2-4 weeks |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 3-6 |
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Location: UCDMC |
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Distribution of Students Time: Inpatient care: 10 percent Outpatient care: 70 percent Clinical rounds: 5 percent Conferences/lectures: 10 percent Written report: 5 percent |
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Prerequisites: Fourth-year medical student meets with program medical director. |
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Course Description: Student works with hospice team to gain experience in symptom relief, psychosocial care and bereavement counseling. |
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HON 499:Research |
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Instructor: Staff |
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Responsible Agent: Eileen Boland, 916-734-3771, eileen.boland@ucdmc.ucdavis.ed |
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Course Duration: To be announced |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 1-12 |
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Location: To be announced |
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Distribution of Students Time: Research: 100 percent |
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Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. |
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Course Description: No Description |
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HON 460:Hematology-Oncology Acting Internship |
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Instructor: Ted Wun, M.D., and staff |
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Responsible Agent: Eileen Boland, 916-734-3771, eileen.boland@ucdmc.ucdavis.ed |
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Course Duration: 4 weeks; may be repeated for credit. |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 6-18 |
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Location: UCDMC |
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Distribution of Students Time: Inpatient care: 55 percent Outpatient care: 10 percent Clinical rounds: 20 percent Conferences/lectures: 15 percent |
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Prerequisites: Fourth year medical student |
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Course Description: Acting internship on inpatient hematology- oncology service. Student participates with members of the subspecialty service in initially evaluating, working up, managing and following patients with hematologic or oncologic disorders. |
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| Human Physiology |
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HPH 499:Research |
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Instructor: Peter Cala, Ph.D. and Staff |
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Responsible Agent: Golda Vargas, 530-752-3230 , glvargas@ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 1 quarter |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 1-6 |
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Location: To be announced |
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Distribution of Students Time: Research: 3-18 hours per week |
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Prerequisites: Medical student or consent of instructor. |
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Course Description: Laboratory investigation of selected topics. |
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HPH 497T:Tutoring in Human Physiology |
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Instructor: Peter Cala, Ph.D. and Staff |
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Responsible Agent: Golda Vargas, 530-752-3230 , glvargas@ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 1 quarter |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 1-5 |
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Location: TBA |
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Distribution of Students Time: Tutoring: 3-15 hours per week |
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Prerequisites: Medical student with advanced standing or with consent of instructor. |
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Course Description: Student tutors medical students preparing for departmental course required by the School of Medicine. |
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HPH 498:Directed Reading and Group Study |
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Instructor: Peter Cala, Ph.D. and Staff |
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Responsible Agent: Golda Vargas, 530-752-3230 , glvargas@ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: l quarter |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 1-4 |
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Location: TBA |
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Distribution of Students Time: Discussion: 2-8 hours per week |
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Prerequisites: Medical student. |
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Course Description: Directed reading and discussion on selected topics in human physiology. |
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| Infectious and Immunologic Diseases |
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IDI 440:Introduction to AIDS and Related Disorders |
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Instructor: Neil Flynn, M.D., M.P.H. |
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Responsible Agent: Karla Amador, 916-734-3815, karla.amador@ucdmc.ucdavcis |
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Course Duration: 12 weeks |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 2 |
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Location: CARES Clinic |
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Distribution of Students Time: Clinical rounds: 75 percent Conferences/lectures: 25 percent |
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Prerequisites: Medical students in good academic standing. |
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Course Description: Familiarizes students with diagnosis and treatment of individuals infected with HIV. Students will interview patients, observe patient care, participate in ongoing clinic research, and examine alternative life styles. |
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IDI 450:Clinical and Social Care of the Injection Drug User |
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Instructor: Neil Flynn, M.D., M.P.H. |
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Responsible Agent: Karla Amador, 916-734-3815, karla.amador@ucdmc.ucdavcis |
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Course Duration: 12 weeks |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 1-4 |
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Location: Joan Viteri Clinic |
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Distribution of Students Time: Clinical rounds: 75 percent Conferences/lectures: 25 percent |
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Prerequisites: Medical students in good academic standing. |
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Course Description: Lecture and guided clinical practice in a supervised clinical setting, focusing on the social and medical aspects of health care for injection drug users. May be repeated for credit up to 24 units. |
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IDI 460:Infectious Diseases Clinical Clerkship |
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Instructor: Stuart Cohen, M.D. |
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Responsible Agent: Karla Amador, 916-734-3815, karla.amador@ucdmc.ucdavcis |
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Course Duration: 4-12 weeks |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 3-6 |
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Location: UCDMC |
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Distribution of Students Time: Inpatient care: 60 percent Clinical rounds: 20 percent Conferences/lectures: 20 percent |
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Prerequisites: Third and Fourth-year medical students. |
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Course Description: Student sees patients with infectious and immunologic diseases and gains laboratory experience in clinical microbiology. Student also participates in infectious diseases conferences and rounds. |
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IDI 499:Research Topics in Infectious Diseases |
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Instructor: Neil Flynn, M.D. |
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Responsible Agent: Karla Amador, 916-734-3815, karla.amador@ucdmc.ucdavcis |
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Course Duration: To be arranged |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 2-12 |
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Location: UCDMC |
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Distribution of Students Time: Research: 100 percent |
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Prerequisites: Second-year medical student and/or consent of instructor. |
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Course Description: Student assigned a discrete problem requiring reading and actual manual effort to solve. Progress and results reviewed with the instructor and via seminar presentation. |
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IMD 214:Topics in Medical Ethics |
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Instructor: Michael Wilkes, M.D., PhD |
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Responsible Agent: Erin Webber, 916-734-2177, erin.webber@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: * |
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Quarters: III |
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Units: 1 |
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Location: Davis Campus |
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Distribution of Students Time: * |
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Prerequisites: * |
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Course Description: The complex moral, legal and ethical dilemmas that patients, families, and health care providers face in today{ap}s clinics. |
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IMD 450:Medicine and the Law |
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Instructor: Ben A. Rich, J.D, Ph.D. |
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Responsible Agent: Kristen Castor, 916-734-6181, kristen.castor@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: * |
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Quarters: III |
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Units: 3 |
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Location: Law School |
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Distribution of Students Time: * |
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Prerequisites: * |
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Course Description: Legal and bioethical principles and concepts in medicine. Topics include standard of care, informed consent, reproductive medicine, and end- of-life issues. |
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IMD 462:Externship in Medicine |
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Instructor: Mark C. Henderson, MD, FACP |
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Responsible Agent: Nancy Powell, 916-734-0778 , Nancy.powell@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 4-6 weeks |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 6-9 |
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Location: UCDMC |
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Distribution of Students Time: Inpatient care: 80 percent Clinical rounds: 10 percent Conferences/lectures: 10 percent |
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Prerequisites: Successful completion of Core C Internal Medicine. |
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Course Description: Student acts as intern and primary physician on medical ward under direction of medical resident and staff, assumes responsibility for patients admitted and takes call every fifth-night. Enrollment limited. |
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IMD 463:Acting Internship in Med Intensive Care Unit |
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Instructor: Timothy Albertson, MD |
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Responsible Agent: Nancy Powell, 916-734-0778 , Nancy.powell@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 4-6 weeks |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 9-12 |
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Location: Med Intens Care Unit, UCDMC |
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Distribution of Students Time: Inpatient care: 70 percent Clinical rounds: 20 percent Conferences/lectures: 10 percent |
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Prerequisites: Completion of third year of medical school. |
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Course Description: Student functions as acting intern under direction of medical resident and staff. Responsible for patients admitted to MICU. On call in hospital every fourth night. Enrollment limited. |
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IMD 498:Group Study in Internal Medicine |
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Instructor: Joseph Silva, M.D., and staff |
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Responsible Agent: Nancy Powell, 916-734-0778 , Nancy.powell@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: Varied |
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Quarters: I, II, III, IV |
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Units: 1-18 |
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Location: To be announced |
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Distribution of Students Time: To be announced |
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Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. |
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Course Description: Special study that may involve laboratory or library research, ambulatory or inpatient care responsibility on campus, at UCDMC or off campus by specific arrangement. |
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| Medical Microbiology |
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| Medical Pharmacology and Toxicology |
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PHA 409:Frontiers in Immunol |
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Instructor: Judy Van de Water, Ph.D. |
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Responsible Agent: Sandra Higby, 530-752-6520, sehigby@ucdavis.edu |
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Course Duration: 1 quarter |
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Quarters: I, II, III |
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Units: 2 |
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Location: Davis campus |
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Distribution of Students Time: Discussion: 2 hours per week |
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Prerequisites: Consent of instructor |
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Course Description: Groups of two or more students scan and review current immunological literature on a particular area and present the new developments to the class. Covering approximately 20 periodicals, the class is kept up-to-date with various areas in immunology and conceptual interrelationships among the areas. Grade based on report presentations. |
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PHA 497T:Tutoring in Pharmacology |
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Instructor: Staff |
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Responsible Agent: Sandra Higby, 530-752-6520, sehigby@ucdavis.edu |