Community & Family Medicine 404: Health, Society and The Physician
Mike Zubkoff and Virginia Reed

This course is based on the need to provide students with a broader understanding and an appreciation for the reciprocal relationship between medicine and the society which it serves. Through the analysis of clinical cases, students will explore the role and the constraints of the physician as healer, counselor, advocate, and teacher. Using small group tutorials supplemented by weekly large group seminars the five-week course will encompass such topics as biomedical ethics, law, prevention and health promotion, family and social support systems, medical care organization and health policy.

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Medicine & Pharmacology 405: Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Dave Nierenberg and Lionel Lewis

Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics is a five-week, required course offered during February and March of the fourth year. It is designed to help students learn the facts, skills, and attitudes that will contribute to rational therapeutics--treating patients with medications in a manner that maximizes the chances of efficacy, and minimizes the chances of toxicity. The course builds on previous courses in Basic Pharmacology and Clinical Clerkships to help students learn the drug-specific and patient-specific factors that need to be considered in order to design an optimal therapeutic plan for a given patient. Learning formats include interactive lectures, case-based problems, written consultations, and an emphasis on independent learning.

New Directions 406: Advanced Medical Sciences
Don St. Germain

The goal of this course is to update, integrate, and add depth to the student's knowledge and appreciation of the role of the medical sciences in the practice of medicine. This is accomplished by presenting clinically relevant fundamental and advanced concepts of the medical and biological sciences using whole class and small group teaching formats. Students also engage in discussion groups and the reading of original research papers. The course content stresses the clinical impact of very recent advances in molecular medicine, immunology, vascular biology, oncogenesis, genetics, and other medically related fields.

New Directions 407: Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Norman Yanofsky

The Advanced Cardiac Life Support Course teaches the essentials of cardiac resuscitation. It focuses on the first 10 minutes of a cardiac arrest. The format of the course includes lectures and small group practical stations where specific resuscitation skills are taught. Also offered is a module on trauma resuscitation using an interactive computer program.

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