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BIOC 531 |
General Biochemistry -
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BIOC 705 |
General
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CCMD 730 |
Human Function |
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MS1 PBL |
Problem Based Learning |
Biochemistry 531
General Biochemistry - Pharmacy (Spring)
(First year Pharmacy, others by consent)
General Biochemistry, consisting of the lecture portion
of Biochemistry 305, this course is designed to be a
general introduction to biochemical compounds, processes
and concepts, for the students in the Pharmacy program.
Topics such as, enzyme mechanisms, therapeutic use of
Enzyme Inhibitors, effects of drugs on various Metabolic
Pathways., Signal Transduction, and Biotransformation
provide basic information for subsequent Pharmacy
courses in the training of these students for the
practice of Pharmacy, including passage of the Pharmacy
board examination. The course consists of four lectures
per week for 4 credit hours.
Faculty:
Course Director -
Mary Wimmer
Faculty -
Mike Miller
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Biochemistry 705
General Biochemistry - Dental (Spring)
Taught in conjunction with General Pharmacy Biochemistry
(BIOC 493/531), the main lecture part of this course is
designed to be a general introduction to biochemical
compounds, processes, and concepts for students in the
dental, pharmacy and related health professions.
Through additional topics such as nutrition/effects of
nutrient deficiencies, blood clotting, AIDS, diabetes,
tooth and bone composition, hydroxyapatite solubility
behavior/critical pH/saliva and fluoride protection,
dental erosion and caries, connective tissue, and local
anesthetic action, special emphasis is placed on
biochemistry for dental students as part of their
background training for the practice of dentistry,
including passage of the National Dental Board exam.
The course consists of the
four main lectures and one Friday Session/clinical
correlation per week for 5 credit hours.
Faculty:
Course Director -
Mary Wimmer
Faculty -
Mike Miller
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Friday Sessions
CCMD 730
Human Function (Fall)
(1st yr. medical students,
others by consent) Integrated approach combining
biochemistry, genetics and physiology of the human body.
Includes molecular, subcellular, and cellular components
of the body, organ systems and whole body functions.
Application of basic sciences to human health and
disease.
Faculty:
Course Director -
Drew Shiemke
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MSI PBL
Problem Based Learning
A
required exercise for 1st-year medical
students, Problem-Based Learning involves developing an
understanding of basic science by applying its
principles to explain the manifestations of clinical
problems. Students work together in small groups with a
faculty facilitator, meeting 1 ½ hours per week over
each medical school semester. Clinical cases are
presented progressively over 2-3 sessions, and students
decide what they need to learn (“learning issues”) in
order to understand the case at hand. They all research
the learning issues for the subsequent session in which
they discuss their research and refine their hypotheses
until, by the last session, they have figured out the
problem, its symptoms and the diagnostic test results.
Final assessment of student performance by the group
facilitator is done with a written narrative, and is
based upon developing skills in use of current knowledge
base, active learning, thinking/reasoning/problem
solving, and communication and team work.
Faculty:
Course Director -
Mary Wimmer
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