INDE 203: Practice of Medicine III
Medical interview and physical examination skills, biomedical literature retrieval and appraisal, nutrition principles, evidence-based practice, biomedical ethics, and population health are covered. Students begin clinical problem-solving sessions to learn the approach to common and important clinical problems. Cases integrate other course themes of population health, evidence-based practice, clinical ethics, nutrition, health policy, and behavioral medicine. Students begin transition from comprehensive to problem-focused patient encounters. Students also gain exposure to geriatrics, pediatrics, and interprofessional healthcare teams, and practice mental health interview skills. At the end of this quarter, students participate in a performance-based assessment of their medical interview and physical examination skills. See
INDE 201 for a complete description of the Practice of Medicine course series.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 8
Instructors:
Basaviah, P. (PI)
INDE 206: Practice of Medicine VI
This last segment of the Practice of Medicine series is an intensive, four-week learning experience to consolidate clinical skills from prior quarters, and a final preparation for transition to clerkships. An extensive series of workshops covers topics such as dermatology, ophthalmology, advanced clinical reasoning, advanced presentations, bedside skills, ethics, palliative medicine, advanced sexual history, electronic medical record, ekg interpretation, intravenous fluid and electrolyte management. Students practice clinical procedures with task trainers and on a cadaver. This quarter also includes a professionalism series to prepare students for entry into clinical practice. Special clinical practice sessions are held as a capstone to clinical skills preparation.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 9
Instructors:
Basaviah, P. (PI)
INDE 209A: Medical Mandarin III: Beginning
Continuation of 207A/208A. See description for 207A. Students participating only in classroom and online instruction register for 2 units. Students registering for 3 units participate in clinic visits and field activities as well.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2-3
Instructors:
Wang, X. (PI)
;
So, S. (SI)
INDE 209B: Medical Mandarin III: Intermediate
Continuation of 207B/208B. See description for 207B. Students participating only in classroom and online instruction register for 2 units. Students registering for 3 units participate in clinic visits and field activities as well.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2-3
Instructors:
Wang, X. (PI)
;
So, S. (SI)
INDE 209C: Medical Mandarin III: Advanced
Access advanced professional medical vocabulary, conduct medical research, and engage in discussions in Chinese. Aims at a proficiency level of medical interpreting or doing other independent work in Chinese. Students are also assisted in doing a project or projects related to a specific field of medicine. 3 units Includes clinic visits and field activities. Prerequisite: completion of 208C or advanced Chinese proficiency.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2-3
Instructors:
Wang, X. (PI)
;
So, S. (SI)
INDE 209D: Professional Mandarin III
Continuation of
INDE 208D. Designed for students who seek professional development via Mandarin. Coursework includes lectures, online classes, language partnerships, selected topics, projects and field activities. Goal is to enhance students' language abilities as professionals and facilitate a career. Students choose to enroll for 2 units or 3 units depending upon an agreed- upon workload approved by the instructor. Prerequisite:
INDE 208D.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2-3
Instructors:
Wang, X. (PI)
;
So, S. (SI)
INDE 212: The Human Condition: Medicine, Arts, and Humanities
The interdisciplinary field of medical humanities: the use of the arts and humanities to examine medicine in personal, social, and cultural contexts. Topics include the doctor/patient relationship, the patient perspective, the meaning of doctoring, and the meaning of illness. Sources include visual and performing arts, film, and literary genres such as poetry, fiction, and scholarly writing. Designed for medical students in the Biomedical Ethics and Medical Humanities Scholarly Concentration, but all students are welcome.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2
Instructors:
Shafer, A. (PI)
;
Zaroff, L. (PI)
INDE 214: Stanford Medical Student Journal
Provides an opportunity for editors of all levels to cultivate their skills and assist in preparing pieces submitted by colleagues for publication in the Stanford Medical Student Journal. Students enrolled in the course work closely with student authors as well as other editors. Editors examine multiple categories of writing, including opinion pieces, poetry, memoirs, book reviews, case reports and investigative reports. The Journal is published two to three times per year and highlights the diverse talents of Stanford medical students in both scientific writing and the humanities.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Connolly, A. (PI)
;
Shafer, A. (PI)
INDE 215: Queer Health & Medicine
Explores specific, pertinent, and timely issues impacting the health of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community; examines the role of the primary care physician in addressing the health care needs of this community. Guest lecturers provide a gender-sensitive approach to the medical care of the LGBT patient, breaking down homophobic barriers and reaffirming patient diversity. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 3 units total)
Instructors:
Hendrickson, M. (PI)
INDE 217: MSTP Journal Club
Enrollment limited to MD-PhD students. Focus is on current biomedical research: understanding, critiquing, and planning experiments and applications. Weekly biomedical journal article or student research presentation with group feedback. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
15 times
(up to 15 units total)
Instructors:
Utz, P. (PI)
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