University of Rochester (School of Medicine)

FIRST YEAR COURSES * Human Structure and Function : This 14-week course provides a rare opportunity to join the medical school curriculum in learning the essential concepts and mechanisms underlying human biology from an integrated perspective, including both basic and clinical applications. Didactic lectures are matched with problem-based learning sessions, problem-solving conferences, and laboratory exercises that introduce you to the systematic study of human structure and function. This integrated course encompasses the disciplines of anatomy, embryology, histology, and physiology. The course includes comprehensive laboratory sessions in gross anatomy and histology, and the qualitative and quantitative aspects of human physiology, including fundamental principles and clinical relevance. Students of the nervous system will appreciate first hand the intricacies and ubiquity of the brain's structural and functional interactions with the various systems of the body, as well as their developmental attributes. The course provides an introductory foundation for students interested in understanding and teaching these disciplines in undergraduate, graduate, allied health, and medical school settings. * Cell and Molecular Physiology : This new course is aimed to provide an introduction to the fundamental principles of modern cell and molecular physiology � the basic concepts in the field, the principal research questions, and common methodologies. Emphasis will be on a quantitative approach wherever possible, and the implications of the cellular and molecular principles addressed to the overall physiology of the body, in both healthy and diseased states, will be discussed. Course content will particularly focus on cardiovascular, neurobiological, and epithelial/exocrine systems. * Host/Defense : Microbiology; Immunology; Inflammation; Blood-lymphoreticular; Introductory Pathology; Pharmacology: antibiotics, anti-inflammatories; and Dermatology * Introduction to Clinical Medicine : History (clinical side of medical information acquisition), physical examination (taught with anatomy and basic physiology), then complete patient work-ups, with emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention. * Core Ambulatory Clerkship Experience : Includes all ambulatory components in integrated experiences: Family Medicine; Pediatrics; Internal Medicine; Women's Health; Psychiatry; Neurology; Dermatology; and Ambulatory Surgery: urology, orthopedics, ophthalmology, ENT, and General Surgery YEAR TWO COURSES * Mind/Brain/Behavior : Include Neuroscience (anatomy and physiology); Neuropathophysiology; Neuropharmacology; Psychopathology; and Neuroendocrinology * Pharmacology : This course is the second semester of a two-semester immersion in human physiology and pharmacology in the context of certain diseases and therapeutic drug mechanisms. In this course, the diseases used to illustrate these principles include cystic fibrosis, diabetes, and inflammatory states. In addition, the various issues surrounding the general condition of heart failure are presented, including the physiology of both cardiovascular and renal systems. Finally, the response of the human body to the natural stress of exercise is used to illustrate how various physiological principles come together in a fully integrated fashion. * Integrated Systems : Pathophysiology, including pathology by system, more advanced physiology, and relevant pharmacology - Module A: Cardiovascular; Pulmonary; Renal; and Hematology - Module B: Gastrointestinal; Musculoskeletal; Reproduction (male and female); and Endocrinology * Disease Processes & Therapeutics (DPT) : Modules 1 & 2 (previously known as Integrated Systems � Modules A & B), follow MBB. The two modules of DPT are comprised of pathophysiology, advanced topics in pathology and pharmacology across multiple systems (including cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal, hematology, and endocrine). Through your work in PBLs and small groups, you will continue to systematically approach the medical literature, evaluate new scientific studies, and apply them to PBL cases as well as to patient cases in your ACE preceptorships. * Core Ambulatory Clerkship : In addition to a longitudinal experience with a single primary care physician throughout the year, you will have more exposure to pediatrics and new clinical experiences in a variety of medical specialties. Course and clerkship leadership have continued working together to foster integration across the basic and clinical science strands of our curriculum YEAR THREE COURSES * Medicine * Obstetrics / Gynecology : This clerkship is organized into 2 week of obstetrics, 2 weeks of gynecology, and 1 week of ambulatory Ob/Gyn. The rotation will sequentially be followed by 2 weeks of Basic Science: "Genes to Generations". During your time with us, we will try to introduce you to specific clinical problems that affect women and broader concepts of primary care for women with emphasis on prevention and periodic screening. This will be accomplished by direct patient contact in clinics, floors, operating rooms, and labor and delivery suites. Also, structured learning experiences such as student-dedicated seminars, lectures, and case studies will supplement the clinical education. * Pediatrics : The pediatric clerkship addresses issues unique to infancy, childhood, and adolescence by focusing on human developmental biology, and by emphasizing the impact of family, community and society on child health and well-being. Additionally, the clerkship focuses on the impact of disease and its treatment on the developing human, and emphasizes growth and development, principles of health supervision and recognition of common health problems. The role of the pediatrician in prevention of disease and injury and the importance of collaboration between the pediatrician and other health professionals is stressed. As one of the core clerkships during the third year of medical school, pediatrics shares with internal medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, psychiatry, neurology and surgery the common responsibility to teach the knowledge, skills and attitudes basic to the development of a competent general physician. * Neurology : The General Neurology Residency Program emphasizes excellence in clinical neurology and has produced academic neurologists, practitioners of neurology, researchers, and teachers. The primary goals of the training program are to provide: - Excellent clinical training in the practice of neurology - Opportunities to take part in clinical research - Opportunities to develop and maintain an investigative career in the neurosciences - A sound fund of knowledge in the neurosciences upon which future educational activities can be added * Surgery * Psychiatry YEAR FOUR COURSES * Sub Internship * Emergency Medicine * Surgical Sub Specialty * Community Health Improvement Clerkship * Electives

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School name: University of Rochester (School of Medicine)
Address: 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 601A
Zip & city: NY 14642 Rochester
Phone: 585-275-4539
Web: http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/smd

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