printer friendly pageMED 243A: Patient Health Education in Community Clinics (MED 143A)
Open to undergraduate, graduate, and medical students. Principles of health education, health coaching, theories of behavior change, methods for risk reduction. Presentations of health education modules, focusing on topics prevalent among underserved populations. Students apply theoretical frameworks to health education activities in the Cardinal Free Clinics. Application required.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2
MED 243B: Patient Health Education in Community Clinics - Practicum (MED 143B)
Open to undergraduate, graduate, and medical students. For students who have completed
MED 143A/243A and currently volunteer in one of the course-affiliated clinic sites. Objective is to expand health education skills, discuss more complex health education topics, and reflect upon experiences in the clinic. Includes readings and online reflections. Prerequisite: successful completion of
MED 143A/243A.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 2
MED 243C: Patient Health Education in Community Clinics - Practicum (MED 143C)
Open to undergraduate, graduate, and medical students. For students currently volunteering in one of the course-affiliated clinic sites. Objective is to expand health education skills, discuss more complex health education topics, and reflect upon experiences in the clinic. Includes readings and online reflections. Pre-requisites:
MED 143A/243A,
Med 143B/243B.
Last offered: Spring 2015
MED 246: The Medical Interview for Spanish Speakers
Student led forum for practicing and learning medical Spanish related specifically to the medical interview. Prepares clinical students to interact more effectively with Spanish speaking patients in clinics. Classes are topical; each class includes a demonstration, medical vocabulary practice, and conversational practice on the topic of the day.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
4 times
(up to 4 units total)
Instructors:
Garcia, G. (PI)
MED 247: Methods in Community Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (CHPR 247, MED 147)
Development of pragmatic skills for design, implementation, and analysis of structured interviews, focus groups, survey questionnaires, and field observations. Topics include: principles of community-based participatory research, including importance of dissemination; strengths and limitations of different study designs; validity and reliability; construction of interview and focus group questions; techniques for moderating focus groups; content analysis of qualitative data; survey questionnaire design; and interpretation of commonly-used statistical analyses.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Kiernan, M. (PI)
MED 248: Student Rounds
Teams of preclinical students meet weekly with a clinical student to hear the history and physical of a recent case the clinical student encountered on the wards. Following the presentation, the preclinical students work together under the guidance of the clinical student to develop a problem list and plan, which are then compared with the problem list, plan, and orders made by the actual admitting team. In the course of presenting the cases, the clinical student describes personal experiences and practical components of ward work and daily clinical routine.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Kenny, K. (PI)
MED 252: Outcomes Analysis (BIOMEDIN 251, HRP 252)
Methods of conducting empirical studies which use large existing medical, survey, and other databases to ask both clinical and policy questions. Econometric and statistical models used to conduct medical outcomes research. How research is conducted on medical and health economics questions when a randomized trial is impossible. Problem sets emphasize hands-on data analysis and application of methods, including re-analyses of well-known studies. Prerequisites: one or more courses in probability, and statistics or biostatistics.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Bendavid, E. (PI)
;
Bhattacharya, J. (PI)
MED 253: Applied Grant-Writing Skills for Community and Clinical Research
Skill-building in writing scientific research proposals. Topics include: grant proposal preparation; scientific literature review; developing research aims; decision-making on study design & methodology; planning statistical analyses; determining research compliances, timelines and resources. Students develop drafts of potential projects, peer-review and critique writing samples, and receive detailed feedback from instructor on all aspects of research projects.
Last offered: Winter 2015
| Repeatable
for credit
MED 255: The Responsible Conduct of Research
Forum. How to identify and approach ethical dilemmas that commonly arise in biomedical research. Issues in the practice of research such as in publication and interpretation of data, and issues raised by academic/industry ties. Contemporary debates at the interface of biomedical science and society regarding research on stem cells, bioweapons, genetic testing, human subjects, and vertebrate animals. Completion fulfills NIH/ADAMHA requirement for instruction in the ethical conduct of research. Prerequisite: research experience recommended.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
MED 255C: The Responsible Conduct of Research for Clinical and Community Researchers (CHPR 255)
Engages clinical researchers in discussions about ethical issues commonly encountered during their clinical research careers and addresses contemporary debates at the interface of biomedical science and society. Graduate students required to take RCR who are or will be conducting clinical research are encouraged to enroll in this version of the course. Prequisite: research experience recommended.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Stafford, R. (PI)
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