Loma Linda University (School of Medicine)

FRESHMAN YEAR COURSES : * Anatomy/embryology : Regional systemic study of the human body, with correlation to radiology and clinical medicine. Survey of human embryonic development. Consideration given to origins of common birth defects. * Biochemistry/ molecular biology/ genetics : Comprehensive sequence in biochemistry and molecular biology establishes the biochemical basis for cell structure, emphasizes an integrated approach to the understanding of cellular metabolism, provides a biochemical/genetic/molecular basis for understanding disease, and examines the mechanisms for genetic information flow in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. * Cell structure and function : Fully integrated, comprehensive course that develops knowledge and skills relating normal microscopic and submicroscopic anatomy to cellular biology, cellular physiology, and immunology. General pathology��the common thread for the course��familiarizes students with morphologic and functional changes affecting cells exposed to a variety of normal and, to a lesser extent, abnormal environments. * Understanding your patient : Taught in the fall of the freshman year, this lecture course covers subjects vital to providing compassionate, perceptive medical care. Topics include doctor/patient communication, ethnic and cultural issues, identifying abuse, stages of life, dying and palliative care, sexuality, and understanding the determinants of personality. * Evidence-based medicine and information sciences : Designed for freshman medical students. Introduces basic concepts of evidence-based medicine to help facilitate lifelong, self-directed learning. Describes the challenges of the information needs of the twenty-first century physician. Teaches a process by which students can efficiently and effectively acquire the answers to their clinical questions and apply them to the care of the patients they see. Teaching methodologies include large-group didactic presentations; small-group discussions; and self-study, on-line exercises. Sets the foundation for an ongoing, lifelong learning process. * Neuroscience : Fundamentals of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology integrated in a clinical context with principles of the human nervous system. SOPHOMORE YEAR COURSES : * Microbiology : Systematic study of microorganisms of medical importance, pathogenic mechanisms, host-parasite relationships, and methods of identification. * Pharmacology : Principles of drug action, drug receptors, absorption and fate of drugs, drug toxicity, and drug development. Systematic consideration of the pharmacology and therapeutic value of the drugs used in medicine. Clinical case conferences, demonstrations, simulations, and laboratory exercises illustrating the uses and effects of drugs in humans or animals. * Physiology : Presentation of normal functions of the various systems of the human body, designed to provide a proper understanding of mechanisms of disease, with their concomitant pathophysiology. Lecture, audiovisual demonstrations, computer models, and limited animal studies provide knowledge of the physiological principles. * Organ-systems pathology : Systematic review of diseases affecting each organ system. Etiology, pathogenesis, morphology, pathophysiology, and biologic behavior covered; as well as relevant laboratory medicine techniques. Correlation with concurrent courses in physiology, microbiology, and physical diagnosis. JUNIOR YEAR COURSES : * Pediatrics : An eight-week clerkship that addresses issues unique to childhood and adolescence by focusing on human development and by emphasizing the impact of family, community, and society on child health and wellbeing. Additional focus on the impact of disease and its treatment on the developing human; and emphasis on growth, development, principles of health supervision, and recognition of common health problems. Stresses the role of the pediatrician in prevention of disease and injury; and the importance of collaboration between the pediatrician, other health professions, and the family. * Gynecology and obstetrics : A six-week rotation that introduces students to women�s reproductive health. Provides broad exposure to women�s health, including a glimpse of what is involved in the specialty of obstetrics and gynecology. * Family medicine : A four-week rotation in a family-practice clinical setting. Varied assignments may be with community physicians or in residency-based clinics. Emphasis on integrating biomedical, psychosocial, and spiritual issues; as well as appropriate preventive care. An OSCE given at the end of every twelve-week block, in conjunction with pediatrics. * Psychiatry : Third-year, six-week psychiatry clerkship includes five weeks divided between two psychiatry treatment sites and one week at an addiction treatment site. These clerkship experiences offer broad and varied training in the treatment of psychiatric problems of adults and children. Students also participate in an interactive case-based seminar series. * Surgery : Twelve-week junior surgery is rotation. Includes one month of general surgery and rotations on: anesthesiology, emergency medicine, neurosurgery, otolaryngology, ophthalmology, orthopaedic surgery, plastic surgery, and urology. * Medical ethics : Introductory study of Christian medical ethics, emphasizing personal integrity of the physician, the process of moral decision making, and ethical problems facing contemporary medicine, such as abortion and euthanasia. * Orientation to clinical medicine : Pathophysiology and Applied Physical Diagnosis. Provides the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes necessary to facilitate a smooth transition from the preclinical to the clinical curriculum. SENIOR YEAR COURSES : * Subinternships in internal medicine or surgery or family medicine or pediatrics * Intensive care/ emergency medicine, ambulatory care, and neurology. * Electives.

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School name: Loma Linda University (School of Medicine)
Address: 11175 Campus Street Coleman Pavilion
Zip & city: CA 92350  Loma Linda
Phone: 909-558-4467
Web: http://www.llu.edu/llu/medicine

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