Texas A&M University (College of Medicine)

YEAR ONE COURSES : * Gross Anatomy : Medical Gross Anatomy is a course that deals with the structure of the human body and its related function. This course is heavlity weighted toward laboratory dissection, for it is the most effective method to obtain a three-dimensional understanding of the human body. Lectures are designed to orient, guide and stimulate you toward independent effort. * Medical Neuroscience : Neural substrates for regulation of somatic and visceral bodily function; mechanisms underlying the integrated action of the human central nervous system; neurologic significance. Prerequisite: Admission to medical curriculum or approval of course coordinator and department head. * Medical Biochemistry & Genetics : Properties and metabolism of proteins, nutritional biochemistry, nutritional deficiencies, diet and disease. The metabolic basis of inherited disease. Metabolism of lipids, carbohydrates, amino acids, purines and pyrimidines. Properties and metabolism of DNA and RNA. Fundamentals of medical genetics, including diseases resulting from inborn errors of metabolism, chromosomal abnormalities, human gene mapping and applications of recombinant DNA technology to problems of human genetics. * Structure and function of human organ systems : This course will teach two traditional disciplines, Histology and Physiology, in an integrated fashion. The student will develop knowledge of the structure and functional organization of tissues and organ systems while at the same time achieving a comprehensive understanding of the normal physiology of these systems. This is essential to the student later understanding and appreciating the evaluation and therapeutic approach to disease processes. The initial portion of the course will focus on basic tissue types found in the body and some specific examples of those tissues. The course will then concentrate on specific organ systems with special emphasis given to the physiology of the many control systems for physiologic parameters such as blood pressure, body fluid composition, etc. The reason for this is that most disease conditions of the body result from abnormal function of one or more of these systems. Further, there will be instructional integration between organ systems since no system acts in isolation. * Medicine and Human values : Introduction to Human Ethics : Basic issues in medical ethics, focusing on the character of the patient-physician relationship. * Humanities in Medicine Seminars : A wide variety of social issues in medicine addressed from various humanities perspectives, including literature, history, law, religion, etc. * Introduction to Leadership in Medicine : This section emphasizes the importance of leadership and deals with professional values. The first half of the section focuses on developing the students as physician leaders and applying the adaptive model of leadership to patients and community. Small group discussions are the major method of education, but the section also includes lectures and panel discussions. The faculty include physician and non-physician teachers for each small group. The second half of the section consists of six different topics (Selectives), which are of current importance in medicine: Spirituality and Medicine, Domestic Violence, Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Health Promotion, The Process of Leadership, and Rural Medicine. Each student selects one of the six selectives. Each selective is framed by the question: How does a physician exercise leadership in this area? The topics are taught as seminars; students do independent reading and discuss their readings in class. A group project is the culmination of each Selective. YEAR TWO COURSES : * Medical Microbiology & Immunology :Principles of microbe-host interactions at the molecular level. Selected medically important infectious diseases serve as paradigms for understanding how multiple pathogenic mechanisms contribute to disease * Pathology & Laboratory Medicine : Human diseases, their causes, pathogenesis, lesions and resulting manifestations. * Medical Pharmacology & Toxicology : Pharmacology as it relates to behavior and the central nervous system. * Introduction to Clinical Psychiatry : Overview of psychiatric diagnosis in accordance with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; management and treatment of psychiatric disorders. * Introduction to Reproductive Medicine and Human Sexuality : Principles of normal reproductive medicine; menstrual function, conception, sexual differentiation; fetal and maternal physiology; antepartum patient evaluation; intrapartum and postpartum care. * Introduction to Pediatrics: Principles of pediatrics; normal physiological and psychosocial development of the newborn through adolescence. YEAR THREE COURSES : * Family Medicine : Full-time clerkship experiences in the offices of primary care physicians. * Obstetrics and gynecology : Clinical obstetrics and gynecology, emphasizing pathologic conditions, with patient evaluation on the inpatient and outpatient services under supervision of the clinical faculty. Participation in seminars, conferences and clinical rounds. * Pediatrics : Pediatrics under supervision of the faculty through participation in routine and emergency inpatient (ward and nursery) and outpatient pediatric care. The student performs histories and physicals, learns problem-solving techniques, and participates in conferences, seminars and rounds. * Psychiatry : Clinical psychiatry, with patient evaluation on the inpatient and outpatient services under supervision of the clinical faculty, participation in seminars, conferences, hospital and emergency room consultations, and in psychological and psychometric evaluations. * Medicine : General outpatient and inpatient internal medicine, with patient work-up and management under supervision of the clinical faculty. Participation in clinical rounds, conferences, seminars and diagnostic evaluations. * Surgery : Clinical surgery with workup of patients and participation with the clinical faculty in preoperative evaluation, operative procedure and postoperative care. Participation in clinical rounds, conferences, emergency room and formal classroom activity. * Radiology : Methods of medical imaging; conventional radiology, ultrasound, computerized tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, interventional radiology and nuclear radiology, and application of these methods to specific clinical problems. YEAR FOUR COURSES : * Alcohol & Drug Dependence * Becoming a Clinician IV * Acting Internship * USMLE Step 2. * Electives

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School name: Texas A&M University (College of Medicine)
Address: 147 Joe H. Reynolds Medical Building
Zip & city: TX 77843-1114 College Station
Phone: 979-845-3431
Web: http://medicine.tamu.edu

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