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DEPARTMENTS OFFERING DIVERSIFICATION COURSES

Medical Education (MDED)

School of Medicine

MDED 513 Health and Wellness for Medical Students (1) Provides strategies for healthy living for medical students and physicians. MD majors only. CR/NC only. Pre: 551 or consent.

MDED 527 Evidence-Based Medicine (1) Critical appraisal track designed to improve the student’s ability to seek and evaluate new medical knowledge. MD majors only. CR/NC only. Spring only.

MDED 551 Unit 1 Health and Illness (8) Introductory series of problem-based learning tutorials for first-year medical students stressing concepts of health and disease, supplemented by lectures, laboratories, and colloquia intended to broaden the learning from the Unit 1 health care problems. Repeatable two times. MED and MD majors only. CR/NC only. Pre: consent. Co-requisite: 571 and 581. Fall only.

MDED 552 Unit 2 CV/Pulmonary (10) Advanced series of problem-based learning tutorials for first-year medical students focusing on cardiovascular and pulmonary systems, supplemented by lectures, laboratories, and colloquia intended to broaden learning from Unit 2 health care problems. Repeatable two times. MD majors only. CR/NC only. Pre: 551 or consent. Fall only.

MDED 553 Unit 3 Renal/Hematology (10) Advanced series of problem-based learning tutorials for first-year medical students focusing on renal and hematologic systems, supplemented by lectures, laboratories, and colloquia intended to broaden learning from Unit 3 health care problems. MD majors only. CR/NC only. Pre: 552 or consent. Spring only.

MDED 554 Unit 4 GI/Endocrine (10) Advanced series of problem-based learning tutorials for first-year medical students focusing on gastrointestinal and endocrine systems, supplemented by lectures, laboratories, and colloquia intended to broaden learning from Unit 4 health care problems. MD majors only. CR/NC only. Pre: 553 or consent. Spring only.

MDED 557 Unit 7 The Life Cycle (12) Advanced series of problem-based learning tutorials for second-year medical students focusing on topics within the life cycle, supplemented by lectures, laboratories, and colloquia intended to broaden learning from Unit 7 health care problems. MD majors only. CR/NC only. Pre: 556 or consent. Spring only.

MDED 571 Introduction to Clinical Skills (2) Introductory lectures and laboratories on history taking and physical exam skills. Repeatable one time. MD majors only. CR/NC only. Pre: consent. Co-requisite: 551. Fall only.

MDED 572 Unit 2 Clinical Skills (2) History and physical exam skills pertinent to the health care problems in Unit 2. MD majors only. CR/NC only. Pre: 571 or consent. Fall only.

MDED 573 Unit 3 Clinical Skills (2) History and physical exam skills pertinent to the health care problems in Unit 3. MD majors only. CR/NC only. Pre: 572 or consent. Spring only.

MDED 574 Unit 4 Clinical Skills (2) History and physical exam skills pertinent to the health care problems in Unit 4. MD majors only. CR/NC only. Pre: 573 or consent. Spring only.

MDED 576 Unit 6 Clinical Skills (3) History and physical exam skills pertinent to the health care problems in Unit 6. MD majors only. CR/NC only. Pre: 574 or consent. Fall only.

MDED 577 Unit 7 Clinical Skills (2) History and physical exam skills pertinent to the health care problems in Unit 7. MD majors only. CR/NC only. Pre: 576 or consent. Spring only.

MDED 581 Unit 1 Community Health (2) Field experience placing students in community settings to work with health care professionals as they provide services to patients. Repeatable two times. MD majors only. CR/NC only. Pre: consent. Co-requisites: 551 and 571. Fall only.

MDED 582 Unit 2 Community Health (2) Field experience placing students in community settings to work with health care professionals as they provide services to patients. Repeatable two times. MD majors only. CR/NC only. Pre: 581 or consent. Fall only.

MDED 583 Unit 3 Community Health (2) Field experience placing student in community settings to work with health care professionals as they provide services to patients. MD majors only. CR/NC only. Pre: 582 or consent. Spring only.

MDED 584 Unit 4 Community Health (2) Field experience placing student in community settings to work with health care professionals as they provide services to patients. MD majors only. CR/NC only. Pre: 583 or consent. Spring only.

MDED 595 (Alpha) Topics in Medical Education (1) Summer selectives in medical education for second-year medical students. (B) Quentin Burdick rural health training program; (C) health issues of the Pacific Basin; (D) projects in medical education; (E) manikin simulations; (F) learning resources; (G) cardiovascular case maps; (H) pulmonary case maps; (I) clinical skills preceptors. MD majors only. CR/NC only. Pre: 554. Fall only.

MDED 599 Research in Medical Education (V) An elective for medical students to work on research projects related to improving medical education, student wellness, and community health under the direction of a faculty member in the Office of Medical Education. Repeatable nine times.