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4531  International Fieldwork in Public Health (4)
   Meets with FP MD 6531. Students enrolled in this course will travel abroad to work on public health projects aimed at improving health. Students will team with local public health workers to establish and assess ongoing public health resources in that region. Preparation for this work will take place the semester prior to traveling.

5005  Introduction to the Medical Profession (3) Cross listed as UUHSC 5005, UGS 5005.
   Online course for the Pre-health professional. Survey the history, current status and future direction of the medically relevant basic sciences and the clinical disciplines that encompass the field of medicine. Interact directly with medical faculty from the University of Utah School of Medicine and the University of Florida College of Medicine via online discussions and live internet broadcasting of weekly lectures.

5530  Global Health (3)
   Provides students with an understanding of population health on a global basis and prepares them for participation in international public health training and practice.

5969  Special Topics in Statistics (1 to 6) Cross listed as MGT 5969, ED PS 5969, MATH 5969, ECON 5969, FCS 5969, PSY 5969, SOC 5969, STAT 5969.
   Topics vary. Taught by members of the University Statistics Committee. Check current class schedule for cross-listings.

6001  Data Collection (4) Recommended Prerequisite: Students in the physician assistant program.
   This multidimensional course will prepare students to obtain patient history and perform an integrated physical exam. Special emphasis on interviewing skills, interpretation of laboratory results and medical data bases, and search strategies for the practice of evidence-based medicine.

6002  Bioscience (5) Recommended Prerequisite: Students in the physician assistant program.
   Review of human anatomy and physiology, and a comprehensive study of microbiology, immunology, and biochemistry.

6003  Emergency Medicine (2) Recommended Prerequisite: Students in the physician assistant program.
   A comprehensive review of and certification in advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) and advanced pediatric life support (PALS). Provides practical skill-building sessions in IV therapy, suturing, intubation, and other trauma procedures, as well as a review of critical care medicine.

6010  Clinical Science (2)
   A comprehensive review of genetics and nutrition from a primary care perspective, and clinical practicums for medical interviewing and auscultation skills.

6011  Pathophysiology I (5) Recommended Prerequisite: Students in the physician assistant program.
   Comprehensive study of the various body systems and common primary-care problems particular to the areas of: gastroenterology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, nephrology, dermatology, urology, cardiology, endocrinology, obstetrics/gynecology, neurology, and hematology/oncology.

6012  Pathophysiology II (3) Recommended Prerequisite: Students in the physician assistant program.
   Comprehensive study of the various body systems and common primary-care problems particular to the areas of: gastroenterology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, nephrology, dermatology, urology, cardiology, endocrinology, obstetrics/gynecology, neurology, and hematology/oncology.

6021  Specialty Care I (5) Recommended Prerequisite: Students in the physician assistant program.
   Comprehensive study of the common problems involved in many medical specialties including: pediatrics, otolaryngology, genetics, HIV/AIDS care, preventive medicine, infectious disease, adolescent medicine, pulmonary medicine, rehabilitative medicine, psychiatry, surgery, and geriatrics.

6022  Specialty Care II (3) Recommended Prerequisite: Students in the physician assistant program.
   Comprehensive study of the common problems involved in many medical specialties including: pediatrics, otolaryngology, genetics, HIV/AIDS care, preventive medicine, infectious disease, adolescent medicine, pulmonary medicine, rehabilitative medicine, psychiatry, surgery, and geriatrics.

6023  Specialty Care III (3) Recommended Prerequisite: Students in the physician assistant program.
   Comprehensive study of the common problems involved in many medical specialties including: pediatrics, otolaryngology, genetics, HIV/AIDS care, preventive medicine, infectious disease, adolescent medicine, pulmonary medicine, rehabilitative medicine, psychiatry, surgery, and geriatrics.

6031  Drug Therapy in Primary Care I (3) Recommended Prerequisite: Students in the physician assistant program.
   Comprehensive course of study to prepare the graduate with necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to prescribe all classes of medications for the treatment of illness and injury.

6032  Drug Therapy in Primary Care II (3) Recommended Prerequisite: Students in the physician assistant program.

6033  Drug Therapy in Primary Care III (2) Prerequisite: Drug Therapy in Primary Care I & II.
   Comprehensive course of study to prepare the graduate with necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to prescribe all classes of medications for the treatment of illness and injury.

6040  Intro to Profession Issues (2)
   This course will explore professional issues including: medical ethics, medical-legal issues, health policy, managed care, history of health insurance, and care of the medically underserved.

6041  Patient Problem Management I (4) Recommended Prerequisite: Students in the physician assistant program.
   A problem-based learning format to introduce the concepts of: clinical decision making and evidence-based medicine, interdisciplinary team patient care, health care systems, and community-oriented primary care. Also explores professional issues including: medical ethics, medical-legal issues, health policy, and managed care.

6042  Patient Problem Management II (3) Recommended Prerequisite: Students in the physician assistant program.
   A problem-based learning format to introduce the concepts of: clinical decision making and evidence-based medicine, interdisciplinary team patient care, health care systems, and community-oriented primary care. Also explores professional issues including: medical ethics, medical-legal issues, health policy, and managed care.

6043  Patient Problem Management III (2) Recommended Prerequisite: Students in the physician assistant program.
   A problem-based learning format to introduce the concepts of: clinical decision making and evidence-based medicine, interdisciplinary team patient care, health care systems, and community-oriented primary care. Also explores professional issues including: medical ethics, medical-legal issues, health policy, and managed care.

6051  Evidence-Based Medicine I (1) Prerequisite: PA Program Student.
   This course will incorporate the disciplines of: Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Research Methods, Continuous Quality Improvement, Community Oriented Primary Care and the use of comprehensive data bases to the application of appropriate clinical decision making.

6052  Evidence-Based Medicine II (1) Prerequisite: PA Program Student-EBM I.
   This course will incorporate the disciplines of: Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Research Methods, Continuous Quality Improvement, Community Oriented Primary Care and the use of comprehensive data bases to the application of appropriate clinical decision making.

6053  Evidence-Based Medicine III (1) Prerequisite: PA Program Student-EMB II.
   This course will incorporate the disciplines of: Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Research Methods, Continuous Quality Improvement, Community Oriented Primary Care and the use of comprehensive data bases to the application of appropriate clinical decision making.

6061  Clinical Skills I (5) Recommended Prerequisite: Students in the physician assistant program.
   The clinical skills necessary for competent clinical practice: ECG interpretation, radiology, patient education in the areas of nutrition, bereavement, alcohol and drug abuse. Also provides required clinical practice experience in Family Practice clinics throughout the community.

6062  Clinical Skills II (5) Recommended Prerequisite: Students in the physician assistant program.
   The clinical skills necessary for competent clinical practice: ECG interpretation, radiology, patient education in the areas of nutrition, bereavement, alcohol and drug abuse. Also provides required clinical practice experience in Family Practice clinics throughout the community.

6071  Preceptorship I (9) Recommended Prerequisite: Students in the physician assistant program.
   Primary-care training in the practice of a physician-preceptor.

6072  Preceptorship II (9) Recommended Prerequisite: Students in the physician assistant program.
   Primary-care training in the practice of a physician-preceptor.

6073  Preceptorship III (9) Prerequisite: FP MD 6071 and 6072.
   Clinical Experience in speciality clinics and hospitals.

6081  Evidence Based Med. Seminar I (6) Prerequisite: National PA certification/BS or BA degree.
   The course introduces evidence based medicine and its application through internet technologies, incorporating clinical decision-making skills, approaches to reviewing the medical literature, and issues in community-oriented primary care.

6082  Evidence Based Medicine Seminar II (6) Prerequisite: Evidence Based Medicine Seminar I.
   The course integrates principles of evidence-based medicine with the disciplines of: epidemiology, biostatistics, data analysis and study design, with continued application of appropriate clinical decision-making and critical appraisal of clinical research studies.

6083  Evidence Based Medicine Seminar III (6) Prerequisite: Evidence Based Medicine Seminar II.
   The course addresses advanced topics in evidence-based medicine. Includes didactic and practicum activities directed toward increasing academic and clinical skills in primary health care.

6091  Special Topics (1 to 15)

6100  Biostatistics I (3) Recommended Prerequisite: College Algebra.
   Basic course in the use of statistical methods in the analysis of outcome studies and quality improvement. (Required for all graduate students.)

6101  Introduction to SAS Programming (3) Prerequisite: FP MD 6100.
   Basic introduction to SAS programming language in the context of epidemiology and health research. Students will learn database management and data analysis skills related to public health and epidemiologic research. Prior programming experience is helpful, but not required. A lab will be required for this course.

6105  Advanced Topics in Epidemiology and Biostatistics (2) Prerequisite: FP MD 6100 and 6300.
   Topics covered may include: Readings in epidemiology (reviews of relevant methodological papers that form the historical basis of the field of epidemiology, and recent contributions that refine the current practice of epidemiological research); statistical methods in epidemiology; or advanced biostatistics (critical areas in biostatistics, e.g., design and analysis of clinical trials, analysis of catagorical data, and survival analysis). Consult semester Class Schedule for specific offerings.

6150  Biostatistics I Executive (3)
   Graduate foundation of biostatistical methods.

6300  Epidemiology I (3)
   Basic principles of epidemiology, with emphasis on determining causation of chronic disease. Fundamentals of epidemiologic study design and data resources.

6301  Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology (3) Prerequisite: FP MD 6100 and 6300.
   An introduction to principles, methods, and quantitative techniques building on basic concepts of epidemiology. Prepares students to perform research in and interpret published reports from these specialized areas of public health.

6305  Advanced Methods Epidemiology Research (3) Prerequisite: FP MD 6100 and 6300.
   Advanced approaches in theoretical and practical epidemiologic research methods. Student will work in a group with 2-3 other students. Each group will take research data and produce a paper suitable for submission to a medical journal.

6309  Seminar in Epidemological and Biostatistical Techniques (1) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor required.
   Advanced study of epidemiological and/or biostatistical methods using the seminar teaching model.

6311  Research Design (2)
   This course is designed to teach you the rudiments of effective research. This course will combine lecture, seminar, and hands-on approaches. You will be responsible for choosing a topic for your thesis or dissertation, or some other research, and creating a proposal. You will also be responsible for obtaining and providing reviewer comments (i.e. student/peer comments) at different points throughout the semester. You will learn methods of public health and clinical investigation. You will gain experience in identifying a research topic, preparing a research proposal, and presenting and defending a research plan. You will also gain experience in acting as a research collaborator and reviewer.

6320  Perinatal and Women's Health Epidemiology (2 to 3) Prerequisite: FP MD 6300 or instructor's permission.
   This course will cover the application of epidemiological methods to studies of perinatal, reproductive, and women's health, with a focus on current issues and controversies. Methodological, clinical, and health policy issues will be discussed with examples from both domestic and international settings. Students will learn to critically evaluate research articles, design epidemiologic studies, and apply health data to improve public health programs and policy.

6330  Introduction to Maternal and Child Health (2 to 3)
   Students will be able to recognize factors and interventions that impact pregnancy outcomes for mothers and their children; understand the public and private systems of care for mothers, infants and children; use data sources; identify a critical issue and apply core public health functions; describe key issues for each of the five MCH populations; and understand the role of public health in promotion of health of mothers and children.

6340  Infectious Disease Epidemiology (3) Prerequisite: FP MD 6300 or instructor's permission.
   Course is designed to provide an overview of the foundations and epidemiologic methods used in assessing the phenomena of infectious disease from a public health perspective.

6400  Public Health Administration (3)
   Provide students with the opportunity to develop and refine selected managerial competencies practiced by administrations and provider/professional managers in public health. The course emphasizes applying these competencies to solving problems and creating opportunities in public health as well as private sector organizations.

6401  Health Policy and Managed Care (2)
   Organization and financing of health-care delivery systems including integrated delivery systems and managed care such as HMOs and PPOs. Formation of health policy by federal and state government and its impact on private health care systems.

6405  Health Services Research (2)
   Health services research seeks to assess, evaluate, and improve the delivery of health services. Public health seeks to assure the conditions in which people can be healthy, particularly with core functions to assess public health, develop policy and assure basic services. Critical overlapping issues include cost-containment, access to health care, quality of health care and ethics. Outcomes research, rural and underserved populations, minority health, and managed care involve issues of particular current concern. Methodological topics are sampled from community assessments, small area variations, qualitative research, quasi-experiments, evaluation research, policy analysis, cost-effectiveness, and surveys.

6500  Introduction to Public Health (3)
   An introduction to public health practice including prevention, disease screening, surveillance of communicable diseases.

6501  Seminar in Public Health (1) Cross listed as FP MD 7501.
   A series of seminars from faculty and staff from within and outside of the Public Health Program on a variety of topics pertaining to public health.

6502  International Public Health Issues (3)
   Current issues in international health relevant to public health and primary care providers. Problems in economics, technology transfer, child survival, primary health care, maternal health, and ethics are presented in an international context.

6504  Clinical Prevention (3) Prerequisite: FP MD 6100 and 6300 or equivalent or instructor's permission.
   This course utilizes the current recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, but updates it with cutting edge knowledge about evidence-based clinical preventive strategies. The target audience is physicians and PhD candidates.

6520  HIV/AIDS and Public Health (4)
   Course on HIV/AIDS examines the epidemiologic and public health impact of the disease, as well as the biological, social and psychological bases of the epidemic. The course will also apply public health theories for current and future prevention efforts.

6530  Global Health (3)
   Provides students with an understanding of population health on a global basis and prepares them for participation in international public health training and practice.

6531  International Fieldwork in Public Health (4) Prerequisite: FP MD 6958 or FP MD 6530.
   Students enrolled in this course will travel abroad to work on public health projects aimed at improving health. Students will team with local public health workers to establish and assess ongoing public health resources in that region. Preparation for this work will take place the semester prior to traveling.

6550  Health Programs Planning and Implementation (3) Prerequisite: Instructor's permission required.
   This course is devoted to understanding the rapidly evolving area of community based prevention. The goal of the course is to give the student a working knowledge of how to apply evidence based public health at the community level through focused interventions.

6600  Social Context of Medicine and Public Health (3) Prerequisite: MPH, MSPH or HSA students only or instructor's consent.
   The course will consider disease and illness within socio-cultural contexts. Emphasis will be placed on the ethical, behavioral, social, cultural, political and economic factors that influence the prevention/treatment of medical and public health problems.

6602  Community Analysis (1 to 2) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor required.
   Assessing health problems and resources of a defined population, whether occupational or status group, community, or age category.

6603  Law and Medicine I (2)
   The legal aspects of the physician/patient relationship, including the substantive and procedural elements of medical malpractice litigation.

6650  Social and Behavioral Context of Public Health, Executive (3)
   The course will consider disease and illness within socio-cultural contexts. Emphasis will be placed on the behavioral, social and cultural factors that influence the prevention/treatment of public health problems.

6700  Environmental Health Problems (3)
   Physiological interaction between humans and the environment; impact of environment on health. Skills to detect environmental factors in health problems and determine course of action toward solutions.

6702  Advanced Topics in Occupational and Environmental Health (1 to 3) Prerequisite: Occ Med Resident or Instructor's permission.
   Seminar in selected advanced topics in occupational and environmental health. May include didactic and practicum activities directed toward increasing academic, research, and clinical skills in occupational and environmental health. The course runs year round and attendance is required of all OM residents. Registration for credit is available in summer semester.

6703  Occupational Injuries and Diseases (3) Prerequisite: FP MD 6300 or instructor's permission.
   This course is a didactic course to teach common diseases encountered in occupational medicine (as well as general medical practice). The course includes a significant amount of instructional time on musculoskeletal disorders and respiratory conditions. Evidence based treatment regimens for common conditions will be discussed.

6705  Environmental and Occupational Medicine (2 to 8) Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor; Medical Students only.
   Most physicians receive no formal education in occupational medicine but are confronted with several actual or potential diseases annually in their practice. During this elective the student will be able to (1) take a chronological occupational history eliciting physical and chemical exposure hazards and be able to correlate the information with the medical history and physical findings; (2) learn to access and use the available occupational reference materials; (3) describe the pathophysiology of radiographs, and epidemiology of three pneumoconionses: coal worker's pneumoconiosis, silicosis, and asbestosis; and (4) recognize ethical issues in providing health care to industry including women and reproductive hazards. An automobile may be advantageous to potentially gain access to industrial site(s).

6706  Studies in Aerospace Medicine (1 to 8) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor required.
   Independent study course in basic principles and practice of aerospace medicine. Students have rotations at the University or other appropriate sites based on learning plan and objectives developed by instructor and student.

6708  Human Health and the Environment (2) Prerequisite: Completion of third year of medical school.
   Environmental exposures contribute substantially to the etiology of many common and complex human diseases. This course will examine relationships between chemical, physical, and biological agents in the environment and human disease. Critical aspects of environmental health relevant to trainees in medical disciplines will be discussed from both a basic science and clinical perspective. Topics of emphasis will include urban air pollution, environmental aspects of infectious disease, antibiotic resistance, heavy metal toxicology, radiation exposure, persistent organic pollutants, endocrine system-disrupting environmental chemicals, global climate change and health, environmental carcinogens, epigenetics, gene expression and disease, oxidative stress, environmental threats to children's health and preventive measures to reduce health risks from environmental exposures.

6710  Individual Research in Occupational Medicine (4) Prerequisite: Occupational Medicine Resident or consent of Course Director.
   Students will perform research on a topic (approved by the Course Director) and produce a document presentable for publication. The course content will include formal and informal instruction on research methods, analysis of data, and ethical principles of research. Course goals will be accomplished through class meetings and individual meetings to review research progress. The research is to be presented at a regional or national Occupational Medicine conference in the spring. Students are strongly encouraged to submit their publication to a peer reviewed Occupational Medicine journal.

6730  Quantitative Risk Assessement (3) Prerequisite: FP MD 6100, and 6300. Recommended FP MD 6752.
   Course is to provide awareness on how exposures to potentially toxic agents can cause adverse health effects, either short-term, long-term or both. Once exposure is identified, learn how to assess the level of health risk that may be associated with exposure to a toxic agent, and be able to compare such risks with relatively common exposures with which a human may come in contact.

6741  Seminar in Occupational Safety and Health (1)
   Seminar for physicians, nurses, industrial hygiene, and ergonomics and safety students. Techniques of team-building to solve workplace problems.

6750  Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene (2)
   Basic principles of recognition, evaluation, and control of chemicals and physical agents that potentially cause occupational morbidity or mortality. Relevant occupational and safety and health legislation, measurement instrumentation, and toxic effects of overexposure.

6751  Advanced Industrial Hygiene (3) Prerequisite: FP MD 6750.
   In-depth training in industrial hygiene with emphasis on evaluating occupational exposure.

6752  Introduction to Industrial Toxicology & Physiology (3) Prerequisite: FP MD 6750.
   Purpose of the course is to provide awareness on the complex interactions of humans and environment by describing how exposures to potentially toxic agents can cause adverse health effects. The course reviews basic principles of toxicology, effects of toxic agents on physiological systems in the human body, and applications of these principles to industrial settings.

6753  Industrial Ventilation (2) Prerequisite: FP MD 6750.
   Test of dilution, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. Design and testing of local exhaust systems for industry.

6754  Noise and Other Physical Agents (2)
   Basic aspects of evaluating and controlling noise hazards that could result in hearing loss.

6756  Hazardous Substances (3) Prerequisite: Inorganic and Organic Chemistry.
   Basic course emphasizing regulatory, technical, health, and environmental aspects of hazardous substances, including hazardous waste.

6758  Occupational and Environmental Health Clinic (1) Prerequisite: Instructor's consent.
   Clinical experience in occupational medicine for non-physicians.

6760  Health Care Administration: Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety (3) Prerequisite: Graduate students in MSPH or MPH program or permission of instructor.
   This course is structured to enable students to develop the management capabilities needed to design, implement, and evaluate Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety and other Public Health programs.

6950  Readings in Public Health (1 to 4) Prerequisite: Instructor's consent.
   Guided study of a public health issue selected by student.

6952  Readings in Environmental Health (1 to 3) Prerequisite: Instructor's consent.
   Guided study of an environmental-health subject selected by student.

6954  Independent Study (1 to 4) Prerequisite: Instructor's consent.
   Topics in epidemiology, community analysis, environmental and occupational health, or behavioral science selected by student in consultation with faculty.

6955  Individual Studies in Medical Behavioral Science (2 to 8) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor required.
   Social, cultural, and psychological factors in patient care. Delivery of medical care, patient compliance with medical regimens and interpersonal relations problems in medical settings.

6958  Special Topics in Public Health (1 to 3)
   This course will address special topics in public health which are of value as electives for public health students, but which can not be taught regularly. Multiple sections might be taught in a single semester, addressing different topics. Students would be permitted to repeat the course for degree credit for a new topic.

6960  Public Health Practicum (1 to 6) Prerequisite: MPH or MSPH Graduate students only.
   A supervised project in the community which provides experience for the student utilizing coursework learned in the MPH or MSPH classroom-based curriculum.

6970  Statistical Investigation and Reporting (1 to 8) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor required.
   Nonthesis credit for independent research project in biostatistics.

6975  Project Research: M.S. in Public Health (1 to 10) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor required.
   Research required for the MS in public health.

6976  Funded Project Research: M.S. in Public Health (1 to 10) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor required.
   Research required for the MS in public health, funded.

6977  Thesis Research: M.S. in Public Health (1 to 10) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor required.
   Research-based thesis required for the MS in public health.

6978  Funded Thesis Research: M.S. in Public Health (1 to 10) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor required.
   Research-based thesis required for the MS in public health, funded.

6985  Faculty Consultation (3) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor required.

7000  Ambulatory Care at the Salt Lake Homeless Shelter (1 to 5) Recommended Prerequisite: Medical students only.
   Ambulatory care of the homeless. Includes one hour of lecture per week and prescribed hours of patient contact at the 4th Street Clinic.

7100  Biostatistics II (3) Prerequisite: FP MD 6100.
   Course explores the use of statistical modeling of analysis of health and medical data. Expanding upon the foundation laid in Biostatistics I, this course focuses on the analysis of complex data using a variety of regression and analysis of variance techniques, including: linear regression, logistic regression, proportional hazards regression, Poisson regression, fixed effects analysis of variance, and repeated measures analysis of variance.

7110  Methods of Clinical Trials (3)
   This course is intended to provide students with the basic of designing, carrying out, and analyzing randomized clinical trials (RCTs). The focus will be on practical, common sense issues rather than technical mathematics whenever possible-the instructor's goal is to convey the concepts assuming students have had at most calculus. There may occasionally be guest speakers with specialized experience in various aspects of designing and carrying out studies.

7120  Linear and Logistic Regression Models (3) Prerequisite: FP MD 7100.
   Students will study multiple linear regression, logistic regression, ordinal and generalized least squares, multinomial and ordinal logistic regression, hypothesis testing, prediction, measure of goodness-of-fit, regression diagnostics, collinearity, model selection, ANOVA.

7140  Applied Multivariate Data Analysis (3) Prerequisite: FP MD 7120.
   Students will study multivariate normal distribution, multivariate regression, MANOVA, principal components, classification, factor analysis, cluster analysis. This is more applies course focusing on applications in health science research.

7180  Family Medicine Clerkship (4) Prerequisite: Medical Students Only.
   Students spend four weeks working with a family physician in an urban or rural setting; will learn the philosophy, clinical aspects, and knowledge base of primary care as practiced by a family physician. Clinical experience in ambulatory, hospital, nursing home, and home care settings. An orientation involving lecture and discussion will precede working with the physician.

7200  Family Practice Preceptorship (2 to 12) Recommended Prerequisite: Medical students only.
   Affords medical students an opportunity to observe, study, and participate in family practice in a variety of settings. Preceptorships are available with practicing family physicians in rural, semiurban, and urban communities.

7210  Substitute Internship in Family Practice (4 to 8) Recommended Prerequisite: Medical students only.
   Students spend four weeks on inpatient medicine service, or inpatient and out-patient unit, of a large community hospital. Will be assigned patients to work-up by the Chief Resident. Will observe diagnostic or therapeutic procedures or will conduct such procedures under the supervision of the resident or attending physician. Teaching conferences are held several times a week.

7220  Family Medicine Honors/Career Program (2 to 8) Recommended Prerequisite: Medical students only.
   An in-depth experience for students who have made their career choice and also for those seeking data to help them make such a choice. Those selected are required to take the Family Practice Subinternship, and a Family Practice Preceptorship or Primary Care Preceptorship with a family physician (MD ID 7170.) Honor students complete a research project or scholarly review on a topic of their choice which is presented to faculty and students in the spring.

7300  Epidemiology II (3) Prerequisite: FP MD 6300 or instructor's permission.
   A continuation of Epidemiology I (FP MD 6300). Intermediate and advanced principles in epidemiology, with emphasis on advanced designs (e.g. clinical trials, nested case-control, case-cohort, case-only, case-crossover), topics in statistical methods in epidemiology (e.g. survival analysis, categorical data analysis, multivariate models) and other topics.

7310  Advanced Research Design (3) Prerequisite: FP MD 6100, 6300, 6311.
   This course is designed to teach you the rudiments of effective research. This course will combine lecture, seminar, and hands-on approaches. You will be responsible for choosing a topic for your thesis or dissertation, or some other research, and creating a proposal. You will also be responsible for obtaining and providing reviewer comments (i.e. student/peer comments) at different points throughout the semester. You will learn methods of public health and clinical investigation. You will gain experience in identifying a research topic, preparing a research proposal, and presenting and defending a research plan. You will also gain experience in acting as a research collaborator and reviewer.

7400  Family Practice Special Projects (1 to 8) Recommended Prerequisite: Medical students only.
   Medical students conduct research or special projects of a clinical or medical nature under the supervision of DPFM faculty as an educational experience in family medicine.

7440  Research Projects in Public Health Occupational & Environmental Health (4 to 8) Prerequisite: Master's level in Biostatistics and Epidemiology.
   Research or analysis of data for a mutually agreed upon research project. Students must contact the preceptor 4-8 weeks in advance to plan the rotation and topic for research. Students also must have performed a lit review and synthesis prior to starting rotation.

7500  Maternal/Infant Health (4) Prerequisite: Successful completion of all third year clerkships.
   This elective offers combined additional training in maternal/infant medicine designed to better prepare senior medical students interested in entering the field of Family Practice. It is only the family physician who cares for the woman in labor and immediately assumes care of the newborn infant as well. The model synthesizes this dual role in a manner that approximates the roles that family practice residents and physicians assume.

7501  Seminar in Public Health (1) Cross listed as FP MD 6501. Prerequisite: Doctoral Students.
   A series of seminars from faculty and staff from within and outside of the Public Health Program on a variety of topics pertaining to public health.

7510  Care of Refugees (4) Prerequisite: Students must be senior medical students in good standing.
   This is a four-week elective course involving a variety of activities structured to teach the essential of caring for refugees. Students will gain knowledge, skills, and attitudes to care effectively for refugees as patients. Students will complete a clinical experience, gain an understanding of the refugee experience, complete required readings and pass a quiz successfully, write a paper on a news editorial/article, deliver a presentation, or conduct a service project, or assist with data collection followed by a reflections.

7610  Public Heath Ethics (3) Prerequisite: Doctoral student or instructor's permission.
   The course will consider the crux of public health ethics which is the "need to exercise power to ensure the health of populations and, at the same time, to avoid abuses of such power." Emphasis will be placed on the scope of public health as ethics, public health as a community perpective, modern challenges of the public's health, and new technology and the public's health. Students are expected to develop conceptual abilities and decision-making skills needed to successfully deal with ethical issues in the sciences that underlie public research and public health practice.

7640  Social Context of Health Behavior (3) Prerequisite: FP MD 6600.
   Course is designed to provide theory to the social context of public health and its application to public health issues and pertinent populations. The course will work with the most pertinent theories in public health, including those related to the disciplines of psychology, sociology, and health promotion.

7720  Occupational Injury Epidemiology (3) Prerequisite: FP MD 6100 and 6300.
   An advanced level course on the principles, methods, and quantitative techniques in occupational and injury epidemiology that builds on an introductory epidemiology foundation. Prepares students to perform occupationally-related research and interpret published reports from these specialized areas.

7960  Doctoral Research Practicum (3)
   This practicum is designed to give the doctoral student exposure to public health research under an established researcher conducting public health-related research. This will give the student experience in conducting real research and will prepare the student for their dissertation project.

7965  Doctoral Teaching Practicum (3)
   This course is a supervised teaching experience for doctoral students in the Public Health Program. This may include curriculum development, lecturing, grading, and novel approaches to public health education.

7970  Dissertation (1 to 14)
   The purpose of this course is for students to complete all requirements pertaining to their doctoral dissertation as set forth by the Public Health Program and University policy and procedures.

7980  Faculty Consultation: Ph.D. (1 to 3)
   Doctoral students who have completed all required coursework may continue academic pursuits in consultation with individual professors.

7990  Continuing Registration (0)
   For graduate students not enrolled in courses or thesis/dissertation hours, working off campus, to maintain graduate status without an official leave of absence.