Medical (Basic Medical Sciences Common Courses)

MEDICAL (Basic Medical Sciences Common Courses)

1998-1999 Bulletin Information

Introduction to Research 1-6 cr
An Introduction to Research course is listed for each department in the Basic Medical
Sciences.
BCH 525 Introduction to Biochemistry Research
MIC 535 Introduction to Microbiology and Immunology Research
PHA 545 Introduction to Pharmacology Research
PHS 555 Introduction to Physiology Research
SCB 515 Introduction to Structural and Cellular Biology
These courses involve laboratory rotations intended to introduce the student to faculty
members' research areas, laboratories, and operating styles. These are accomplished during the
first year of graduate study. Each laboratory rotation will normally be for approximately one
semester's duration. Each rotation consists of three credits. Notification of the planned rotations
must be filed in the Basic Medical Sciences Graduate Office.
Literature Reports 1 cr
A Literature Reports course is listed for each department in the Basic Medical Sciences.
BCH 526 Biochemistry Literature Reports
MIC 536 Microbiology and Immunology Literature Reports*
PHA 546 Pharmacology Literature Reports
PHS 556 Physiology Literature Reports
SCB 516 Structural and Cellular Biology Literature Reports
Students and faculty participate in a supervised reading of the current literature and meet
periodically (usually once a week) to interact in a discussion of the selected article or topic. The
goal of this course is to maintain the faculty's and students' level of information at a "state of the
art" in both methods and theory in the discipline and to develop critical skills in reviewing the
literature. *Student presentation is required to receive credit.
Directed Studies 1-6 cr
A Directed Studies course is listed for each department in the Basic Medical Sciences.
BCH 527 Directed Studies in Biochemistry
MIC 537 Directed Studies in Microbiology and Immunology
PHA 547 Directed Studies in Pharmacology
PHS 557 Directed Studies in Physiology
SCB 517 Directed Studies in Structural and Cellular Biology
Students participate in research under the direction of a graduate faculty member. The
student may pursue independent research or participate in a literature project. This course should
be taken by students who have completed their laboratory rotations, but have not yet submitted a
formal research proposal.
BCH, MIC, PHA, PHS, or SCB 590 Special Topics 1-3 cr
Each course provides in-depth tutorial exposure to specific areas in the discipline. Student
and/or faculty presentations followed by group discussions (usually in the Socratic mode),
examine the subject matter in an area of current interest either to one student or to a group of
students. Credits and titles are arranged with an individual faculty member.
Research Seminar 1 cr
A Research Seminar course is listed for each department in the Basic Medical Sciences.
BCH 626 Biochemistry Research Seminar
MIC 636 Microbiology and Immunology Research Seminar
PHA 646 Pharmacology Research Seminar
PHS 656 Physiology Research Seminar
SCB 616 Structural and Cellular Biology Research Seminar
Students and faculty present a research topic for discussion before members of the
department. The presentations are usually scheduled on a rotational basis. The student may
present research data for critique by the faculty.
BCH, MIC, PHA, PHS, or SCB 799 Research/Dissertation 1-6 cr
Independent research by the student under the sponsorship of the graduate faculty in
individual departments in the Basic Medical Sciences. Students are required to submit a research
project description form (formal proposal) before enrolling in this course. Progress reports of the
work accomplished are required every six months.

OTHER COURSES
IDL 570 Medical Pathology 7 cr
The course is taught as an introduction to the scientific study of the diseases of man by
developing working definitions and classifications of disease on the basis of known causes and
effects. After surveying the structural changes characterizing disease, the mechanisms involved
in clinical and laboratory manifestations are analyzed for major human diseases.
IDL 780 Applications in Biomedical Statistics 3 cr
The course treats the conception, construction, criticism, and deployment of statistical
models of biomedical data. Models of dose-response, identification, and survival are developed
and applied to laboratory, clinical, and epidemiological data. The course covers linear,
generalized linear, and non-linear models of continuous, discrete, and censored data, and
includes topics in experimental design, regression diagnostics, salvage of weak parameter
estimates, and meta-analysis. The course is organized, for the greater part, on a case-study
format. Prerequisite: A computer applications course.

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