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Biomedical Sciences (BIOM)
School of Medicine
BIOM 401 Scientific Basis of Medicine (2) Introduction
to medical science stressing key historical figures and significant
events to exemplify the development of scientific methods. Special
emphasis on writing skills, health team concept, and culture and
contributions of the Pacific. CR/NC only. Pre: admission to Imi Ho‘ola
Post-Baccalaureate Program.
BIOM 402 Scientific Basis of Medicine (2) Continuation
of 401. CR/NC only. Pre: 401.
BIOM 403 Review of Premedical Biology (5) (2 Lec, 2
Tutorial, 1 3-hr Lab) Biological principles fundamental to further
study in the health sciences with emphasis on structure and function of
cells, tissues, and organs. CR/NC only. Pre: admission to Imi Ho‘ola
Post-Baccalaureate Program.
BIOM 404 Review of Premedical Biology (5) (2 Lec, 2
Tutorial, 1 3-hr Lab) Continuation of 403. CR/NC only. Pre: 403.
BIOM 405 Review of Premedical Chemistry (4) Review
of selected topics in biochemistry. Designed to reinforce chemical
foundations of medical biochemistry. CR/NC only. Pre: admission to Imi
Ho‘ola Post-Baccalaureate Program.
BIOM 406 Review of Premedical Chemistry (4) Continuation
of 405. CR/NC only. Pre: 405.
BIOM 499 Directed Research and Reading (V) To
provide elective courses for undergraduates in the biomedical sciences
specialties.
BIOM 500 Master’s Plan B/C Studies (1)
BIOM 512 (Alpha) Unit II Concurrent Electives (1) Elective
courses for first-year medical students. (B) histopathology; (C) medical
ethics. CR/NC only. Pre: 551 and consent.
BIOM 513 Unit III Concurrent Electives (1) Elective
courses for first-year medical students. CR/NC only. Pre: 551 and
consent.
BIOM 514 Unit IV Concurrent Electives (1) Elective
courses for second-year medical students. CR/NC only. Pre: 551 and
consent.
BIOM 515 Unit V Concurrent Electives (1) Elective
courses for second-year medical students. CR/NC only. Pre: 551 and
consent.
BIOM 525 Unit V Block Electives (V) Required
electives for second-year medical students; objectives to be determined
by contract. One option is a review for USMLE Step 1. CR/NC only. Pre:
551.
BIOM 531 Clerkship Assessment (1) Required
comprehensive interdepartment multidisciplinary assessment program for
third-year medical students. Pre: 555. Co-requisite: 566 and FPCH, MED,
OBGN, PED, PSTY, SURG 531 or 532.
BIOM 545 (Alpha) Unit VII Interdisciplinary
Electives (V) An elective for senior students to enhance skills in
student-centered teaching, to review the sciences basic to the clinical
problems, and to prepare students for their role as teachers during
residency. CR/NC only. (B) medical education elective; (C) ambulatory
primary care; (D) primary care continuity clinic; (E) primary care
weekly seminar; (F) native Hawaiian health-care. Pre: FPCH, MED, OBGN,
PED, PSTY, SURG 531 or 532.
BIOM 548 Senior Seminars (4) In-depth review of
issues and subjects for fourth-year medical students to strengthen
skills in art of medicine. Subjects include medical ethics, decision
analysis, medical economics, and diagnostic imaging. CR/NC only.
BIOM 551 Unit I Health and Illness (11) Introductory
series of problem-oriented small group tutorials for medical students
stressing concepts of health and disease, supplemented by colloquia and
resource sessions intended to broaden the perspectives of the Unit I
health-care problems. Repeatable twice. CR/NC only. Co-requisite: 571,
and 581B or 581C.
BIOM 552 Unit II Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and
Renal Problems (10) Advanced series of problem-oriented small group
tutorials for medical students focusing on cardiovascular, respiratory,
and renal topics, supplemented by conferences, colloquia, labs, and
resource sessions intended to broaden the perspectives of the Unit II
health-care problems. Repeatable twice. CR/NC only. Pre: 551 or consent.
Co-requisite: 572 and 582B or 582 C.
BIOM 553 Unit III Gastroenterology, Endocrinology,
and Hematology Problems (10) Advanced series of problem-oriented
small group tutorials for medical students focusing on gastroenterology,
endocrinology, and hematology topics, supplemented by conferences,
colloquia, labs, and resource sessions intended to broaden the
perspectives of the Unit III health-care problems. Repeatable twice.
CR/NC only. Pre: 551 or consent. Co-requisite: 573 and 583B or 583C.
BIOM 554 Unit IV Locomotor System, Nervous System,
Behavioral Problems (11) Advanced series of problem-oriented small
group tutorials for medical students focusing on locomotor system,
nervous system, and behavioral topics, supplemented by conferences,
colloquia, labs, and resource sessions intended to broaden the
perspectives of the Unit IV health-care problems. Repeatable twice.
CR/NC only. Pre: 551 or consent. Co-requisite: 574.
BIOM 555 Unit V The Life Cycle (8) Advanced
series of problem-oriented small group tutorials for medical students
focusing on topics across the life cycle, supplemented by conferences
and colloquia intended to broaden the perspectives of the Unit V
health-care problems. Repeatable twice. CR/NC only. Pre: 551, 552, 553,
and 554. Co-requisite: 575.
BIOM 561 Unit I Topics in Health and Illness (2) A
series of lecture-discussions intended to broaden the perspective of the
Unit I health-care problems. CR/NC only. Co-requisite: 551.
BIOM 566 Unit VI Topics in Health and Illness (2) A
series of lecture-discussions intended to broaden the perspectives of
the Unit VI experiences and health-care problems. Repeatable. CR/NC
only. Pre: 551 and 555.
BIOM 571 Introduction to Clinical Skills and
Clinical Anatomy (4) An integrated presentation of the clinical
skills and anatomy necessary to perform the basic physical examination
linked to the health-care problems in Unit I. CR/NC only. Co-requisite:
551.
BIOM 572 Unit II Clinical Skills (2) History
taking and physical exam skills pertinent to the health-care problems in
Unit II. CR/NC only. Pre: 571. Co-requisite: 552.
BIOM 573 Unit III Clinical Skills (2) History
taking and physical exam skills pertinent to the health-care problems in
Unit III. CR/NC only. Pre: 571. Co-requisite: 553.
BIOM 574 Unit IV Clinical Skills (3) History
taking and physical exam skills pertinent to the health-care problems in
Unit IV. CR/NC only. Pre: 551 and 571.
BIOM 575 Unit V Clinical Skills (3) History
taking and physical exam skills pertinent to the health-care problems in
Unit V. CR/NC only. Pre: 571. Co-requisite: 554.
BIOM 581 (Alpha) Unit I Primary Care and Community
Medicine (2) Field experience placing student in community settings
to work with health-care professionals as they provide services to
patients. (B) primary care; (C) Ke Ola O Hawai‘i. CR/NC only.
Co-requisite: 551.
BIOM 582 (Alpha) Unit II Primary Care and Community
Medicine (2) Field experience placing students in community settings
to work with health-care professionals as they provide service to
patients. (B) primary care; (C) Ke Ola O Hawai‘i. CR/NC only. Pre:
551. Co-requisite: 552.
BIOM 583 (Alpha) Unit III Primary Care and
Community Medicine (2) Field experience placing students in
community settings to work with health-care professionals as they
provide service to patients. (B) primary care; (C) Ke Ola O Hawai‘i;
(D) Ke Ola O Hawai‘i hospice. CR/ NC only. Pre: 551. Co-requisite:
553.
BIOM 584 (Alpha) Unit IV Primary Care and Community
Medicine (2) Field experience placing students in community settings
to work with health-care professionals as they provide service to
patients. (B) primary care; (C) Ke Ola O Hawai‘i. CR/NC only. Pre:
551. Co-requisite: 554.
BIOM 585 Primary Care and Community Medicine (2) Primary
care field experience placing students in community settings to work
with health-care professionals as they provide service to patients.
CR/NC only. Co-requisite: 555.
BIOM 593 Community Medicine Project (3) Students
will identify a health-care problem in the community and conduct an
in-depth study that will form the focus of a formal paper, including
background research and study design. Repeatable. CR/NC only. Pre: 551,
571, 572, and 573; or consent. Spring only.
BIOM 594 Primary Care Preceptorship (3) Students
will work with a primary care physician and develop an understanding of
primary care practice as well as gain experience in clinical skills.
Repeatable. CR/NC only. Pre: 551, 571, 572, 573, and 593; or consent.
Fall only.
BIOM 595 Evidence-Based Medicine (2) The
critical appraisal track is designed to improve the student’s ability
to seek and evaluate new medical knowledge. CR/NC only. Pre: 551.
Co-requisite: 555.
BIOM 599 Research in Basic Sciences (V) An
elective for medical students to work on a basic science research
project under the direction of a preceptor of the biomedical sciences
graduate faculty.
BIOM 606 Introduction to Neuroscience (4) An
interdisciplinary overview of the central nervous system, drawn from
current knowledge and research on vertebrate and invertebrate
neurobiology. Pre: consent.
BIOM 611 Seminar in Biomedical Sciences (1) Presentation
and discussion of research topics in biomedical science. Repeatable six
times. CR/NC only. Pre: graduate standing or consent. (Cross-listed as
REPR 611)
BIOM 621 CMNS Cell Molecular Biology I (4) Molecular
approaches to cell structure and function emphasizing cells in
multicellular plants and animals. Pre: graduate standing, BIOC 441 or
ENBI 402, and BIOL 406; or consent. Recommended: CHEM 351.
BIOM 622 CMNS Cell Molecular Biology II (4) Molecular
approaches to cell structure and function emphasizing cells in
multicellular plants and animals. Pre: one of 621, BIOC 441, or ENBI
402; and BIOL 406; or consent.
BIOM 631 Research Rotations (3) Individualized
research project in two laboratories of CMNS and biomedical sciences
faculty with a written report on each project. Faculty laboratories will
be selected by consultation with student’s graduate committee and
individual faculty. Pre: 621 (or concurrent), 622 (or concurrent), or
consent.
BIOM 699 Directed Reading (V) Students may
register on approval of department. CR/ NC only. Repeatable.
BIOM 700 Thesis Research (V) Research for
master’s thesis. Repeatable. CR/NC only. Pre: consent.
BIOM 705 Special Topics in Neuroscience (V) Advanced
topics in neuroscience, from basic neurobiology to clinical neurology
and psychiatry. Emphasis on current investigations at the cellular or
molecular level. Pre: consent.
BIOM 800 Dissertation Research (V) Research
for doctoral dissertation. Repeatable. CR/NC only. Pre: consent.
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