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MED 1A: Leadership in Multicultural Health

First of a three-quarter sequence designed for undergraduates serving as staff for the Stanford Medical Youth Science Summer Residential Program (SRP). Structured opportunities for SRP staff to learn, observe, participate in, and evaluate leadership development, multicultural health theories and practices, and social advocacy. Students explore approaches for tracking multicultural health and equity issues, foster relationships with campus and community partners, and learn fundamental skills necessary to implement activities for the biomedical Summer Residential Program.
Terms: Spr | Units: 2

MED 1B: Leadership In Multicultural Health

Second of a three quarter sequence for undergraduates serving as staff for the Stanford Medical Youth Science Program Summer Residential Program (SRP). Provides experiences in conducting Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR). Utilizes service learning as a pedagogical approach to developing an understanding of the intersections between power and privilege and health disparities, fostering the knowledge and skills to become social advocates to address forms of inequities. Hands-on learning through CBPR; opportunities to conduct community assessments, collect and analyze data, and develop evaluation tools. Prerequisite: MED 1A.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3 | Repeatable 2 times (up to 6 units total)

MED 1C: Leadership in Multicultural Health

Last of a three quarter sequence for students who served as staff for the Stanford Medical Youth Science Program Summer Residential Program (SRP). An individual study service learning course designed to develop understanding of the intersection between power and privilege, and health disparities. Students submit a written reflective term paper based on their experience as staff for the Summer Residential Program as it relates to service learning and Community Based Participatory Reseaarch (CBPR). Prerequisite: MED 1A,B.
Terms: Win | Units: 1

MED 10SC: Responses to the Aids Epidemic

Focus is on the history of HIV in San Francisco and the Bay Area. Includes meeting with people and visiting institutions in the City which played key roles in the Public Health prevention, care and treatment of HIV: the AIDS Grove, San Francisco General Hospital, the San Francisco Department of Public Health, the Castro, and local AIDS service organizations. Students hear from patients, physicians, and activists who are living with AIDS and from scientists at UCSF, Stanford, and local pharmaceutical companies who are at the forefront of new prevention, therapeutic, and diagnostic research. Emphasis is on the multidisciplinary and multi-sector approach to epidemic infectious disease and how physicians, patients, epidemiologists, pharmaceutical companies, and policy makers developed effective responses to the AIDS epidemic.
Terms: Sum | Units: 2

MED 27SI: Alternative Spring Break: Healthcare of Underserved Communities in Central California

Pre-field group directed reading for Alternative Spring Break: Healthcare of Underserved Communities in Central California.
Terms: Win | Units: 1
Instructors: Garcia, G. (PI)

MED 70Q: Cancer and the Immune System

Preference to sophomores. Myths and facts surrounding the idea that the immune system is capable of recognizing malignant cells. The biological basis and function of effector arms of the immune system; how these mechanisms may be used to investigate the biological basis and potential therapy of cancer. How the immune system functions.
Terms: Win | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: Writing 2
Instructors: Negrin, R. (PI)

MED 86Q: Seeing the Heart

Introduction to biomedical technology, science, clinical medicine, and public policy through cardiovascular imaging. Invasive and noninvasive techniques to detect early stage heart disease and to see inside the heart and blood vessels. Topics include: common forms of heart disease, how they develop, and why they affect so many people; imaging technologies such as ultrasound, CT, MRI, PET, and optical; a cost-effective public screening program. Field trips to Stanford Medical Center imaging centers.
Terms: Win | Units: 2

MED 87Q: Women and Aging (HUMBIO 87Q)

Preference to sophomores. Biology, clinical issues, social and health policies of aging; relationships, lifestyles, and sexuality; wise women and grandmothers. Sources include scientific articles, essays, poetry, art, and film. Service-learning experience with older women. Service Learning Course (certified by Haas Center).
Terms: Spr | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: GER:EC-Gender, WAY-EDP
Instructors: Winograd, C. (PI)

MED 88Q: Dilemmas in Current Medical Practice

Preference to sophomores. Social, political, scientific, and economic forces influencing medical practice. Spiraling costs, impaired access to health care, and disillusionment toward the health care system. Attempts by government and medical insurers to control costs through managed care and health maintenance organizations. Medical education and how it has affected the practice of medicine. Alternative health care, preventive medicine, and the doctor-patient relationship. The paradox of health in America: why do so many people who are healthy feel unhealthy? Mandatory observation of instructors in their medical practices.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3

MED 108Q: Human Rights and Health

Preference to sophomores. History of human-rights law. International conventions and treaties on human rights as background for social and political changes that could improve the health of groups and individuals. Topics such as: regional conflict and health, the health status of refugees and internally displaced persons; child labor; trafficking in women and children; HIV/AIDS; torture; poverty, the environment and health; access to clean water; domestic violence and sexual assault; and international availability of drugs. Possible optional opportunities to observe at community sites where human rights and health are issues. Guest speakers from national and international NGOs including Doctors Without Borders; McMaster University Institute for Peace Studies; UC Berkeley Human Rights Center; Kiva. PowerPoint presentation on topic of choice required.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3
Instructors: Laws, A. (PI)
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