Baylor College of Medicine


Baylor College of Medicine PRE-CLINICAL YEARS

The pre-clinical curriculum extends from August of the first year to December of the second year. It is divided into three phases-Fall I, Spring I, and Fall II.

COURSES :

* Behavioral Science : Teaches Psychiatric Terminology, Defense Mechanisms, Mental Status Exam, Mood Disorders, Antidepressants, Mood Stabilizers, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Anxiety Disorder, Anxiolytics, Child Psychiatry, Psychotic Disorders, Antipsychotics, Delirium and Dementia, Alcohol and Substance Abuse, Eating Disorders, Personality Disorders, Somatoform Disorders, Sleep Disorders, Suicide, Traumatic Brain Injury, Psychotherapy, Professional Demeanor and Boundaries, and Legal Issues in Mental Health.

* Bioethics : Teaches the basic concepts and terminology of medical ethics, basic legal concepts and terminology as they apply to the topics covered in this course, and how to use the ethics work-up to resolve basic ethical dilemmas. Content includes: history of medical ethics, informed consent, clinical challenges to informed consent, end-of-life decision making, confidentiality, the ethics of student involvement in patient care, the ethics of managed care, maternal-fetal medicine, genetics, research ethics.

* Cardiology : This course teaches pathophysiology, pathology and pharmacology of the most common cardiovascular diseases including: a) coronary artery disease, b) hypertension and hypertensive heart disease, c) valvular heart disease, and d) pericardial diseases. Also teaches electrocardiogram as a useful tool to diagnose cv disease, heart sounds and murmurs, and includes web resources available to dwell deeper into current key concepts and obtain supporting evidence for recommendations covered in national guidelines.

* Endocrine : This course integrates the pathology, pathophysiology, and identified pharmacology relevant to endocrine diseases.

* Foundations Basic to the Science of Medicine : This integrated course provides basic science principles and knowledge of the normal function of the human body. These serve as the foundation for the further study of medicine. Content areas covered include biochemistry, cell biology, histology, gross anatomy, physiology, genetics, radiology and embryology.

* Genetics : This course teaches medical genetics, patterns of inheritance, metabolic and molecular bases of human disease, topics in prenatal diagnosis and laboratory diagnoses, ethical issues in medical genetics. Practical skills taught are in pedigree acquisition, database searches, resource management.

* General Pathology : This course teaches the five pathologic processes (cellular responses to abnormal stimuli, inflammation, wound repair and healing, hemodynamic alterations, and neoplasia) and pathophysiology.

* Gastrointestinal : This course teaches integration of the pathology, pathophysiology, and identified pharmacology relevant to common gastrointestinal diseases.

* GU/GYN : This course integrates the pathology, pathophysiology, and identified pharmacology relevant to pregnancy and urological and gynecological diseases.

* Hard and Soft Tissues : This course introduces the student to Dermatology, the Rheumatic Diseases, the pathology associated with normal and abnormal bone, muscle, soft tissue and skin conditions, and the pharmacology of the drugs used to treat skin and rheumatic diseases.

* Head and Neck Anatomy : The course covers the anatomy of the head and neck with appropriate embryology and sensory physiology.

* Hemeatology/Oncology : This course integrates the pathology, pathophysiology, and identified pharmacology relevant to common hematological disorders.

* Immunology : Some of the topics covered in the course include: Immunity and host defenses, basis of immune specificity and memory, antigen presentation, primary immuno-deficiencies, and vaccines.

* Infectious Disease : This course covers infectious organisms of all classes (the microbial world down to, and including, prions), the diseases they cause, and the treatment(s) for those diseases.

* Integrated Problem Solving : This course fosters integration of basic science content, provides the social perspective and the patient's view, uses a logical problem solving method, encourages the use of a wide variety of learning resources, and teaches the students to work in teams.

* Nervous System : The course introduces preclinical students to the nervous system, and is also the major preclinical course to prepare them for related clinical clerkships. It therefore incorporates not only basic science disciplines such as , neuro-anatomy,-chemistry,- physiology, but also neuro-pathology, -pathophysiology and -pharmacology.

* General Pharmacology : This course teaches (a) the general principles of pharmacology including absorption, distribution, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, and drug metabolism, (b) autonomic nervous system including adrenergic and cholinergic drugs, and (c) drug testing in humans and prescribing for the elderly.

* Patient, Physician, and Society : Teaches Professionalism; Vital Signs; Cultural Awareness; Delivering Bad News; Review of Systems and Physical Exam of the Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, ENT, Eye and Neurological systems. Students will use basic interview techniques, conduct focused histories about illness, conduct focused physical examinations, and present patient cases verbally and in writing. The third course, course solidifies and expands upon the history-taking and physical examination techniques introduced in first year course, incorporates GU and Gyn exams in the curriculum, prepares students to enter the ward environment and acquire a knowledge base of common abnormal physical findings.

* Renal : This course gives an overview of clinical nephrology including acid base and electrolyte abnormalities.

* Respiratory : This course builds upon the normal structure and function covered in Year 1. The objective of Fall 2 or Year 2 Respiratory is to provide the building blocks and bridge for respiratory clinical medicine in Years 3 and 4 by integrating pathophysiology, pathology, and pharmacology appropriate to the content identified. Content areas include Review of Normal Histology, Embryology and Anatomy; Respiratory History and Physical Exam (normal and abnormal); Pertinent Pulmonary Testing Procedures and Interpretation (Pulmonary function test, chest x-ray/radiology, arterial blood gasesIn); Pulmonary response to injury; Acute Respiratory Failure; Respiratory Disease of Vascular Origin (PE, venous thrombosis, pulmonary hypertension, cor pulmonale); Interstitial Lung Disease (Idiopathic, assoc with other disease, occupational, etc); Pulmonary Infections (TB, community-acquired pneumonia, nosocomial pneumonia); Obstructive Lung Diseases (COPD, asthma, cystic fibrosis); Pulmonary Malignancies; Pleural and Mediastinal Diseases; and Sleep Disorders.

CLINICAL YEARS

The Clinical Curriculum begins in January of the second year and all Core Clinical Clerkships are required and must be taken by December of the fourth year. Family Medicine must be completed by the end of June of the third year. A student must receive a passing grade in all core clinical clerkships and electives to be considered for graduation. All of these must be taken at Baylor College of Medicine.

COURSES :

* Medicine : The 12 week clerkship consists of a rotations between public and private hospitals in adult general internal medicine.

* Neurology : The 4 week clerkship rotation is designed to prepare the students for the many neurologic problems they will encounter regardless of the field of medicine in which they decide to practice. The students round through adult and pediatric affiliated hospitals and participate in the discussion of physical findings, work-up, and management of individual patients.

* Obstetrics & Gynecology : The core Clinical clerkship consists of 8 weeks-4 weeks on obstetrics and 2 weeks on inpatient gynecology at Ben Taub General Hospital, and 2 weeks with a faculty member on outpatient care both in a private office setting and Harris County Clinics.

* Pediatrics : The 8 week clerkship provides rotations on ambulatory pediatrics, inpatient clerkship and neonatology at the affiliated hospitals with the responsibility for work-ups, progress notes and active participation in the management of the patients.

* Family & Community Medicine : Students spend most of this 4 week rotation in clinical work in community family physician's offices. Students are instructed in the generalists skills needed by all physicians, familiarized with the role of family physicians in the health system and encouraged to consider a career in family practice.

* Psychiatry : The 8 week clerkship consists of rotations in emergency, inpatient, consultation-liaison, and outpatient psychiatric care settings. The rotation teaches the student to formulate diagnosis and treatment plan and the numerous treatment modalities available to manage psychiatric illnesses.

* Surgery : The 8 week clerkship consists of providing a emphasis on basic knowledge of surgical disease, diagnosis, and pre-operative and post operative care. Special attention is given to surgical anatomy and physiology.

* Electives : Students are required to earn 40 elective credits, of which 32 credits must be in clinical electives and at least 24 elective credits must be taken on site at Baylor College of Medicine affiliated institutions.
Eight credits may be non-clinical and taken during the pre-clinical curriculum or research elective credit taken during the clinical curriculum. A student may choose to fulfill the elective requirement with additional clinical electives.

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School name: Baylor College of Medicine
Address: One Baylor Plaza
Zip & city: TX 77030 Houston
Phone: 713-798-4951
Web: http://www.bcm.edu


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