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HTL 512 - Histotechnology
2 Credit Hours
This course focuses on the laboratory skills required to function in a clinical or research histology facility including specimen acquisition and fixation, tissue processing, embedding, sectioning, and staining. Paraffin based techniques with Hematoxylin and Eosin/special stains are introduced. Essential laboratory calculations and problem-solving approaches are presented. The student is expected to gain experience in cryomicrotomy (frozen section) and microtomy. The student is introduced to the fundamental principles and mechanical steps of immunohistochemistry. Chemical and environmental safety issues are covered in depth and emphasized. Proper record-keeping practices including quality control and quality assurance requirements are also reinforced. Responsible lab management procedures are emphasized including essential inventory control concerns, as well as instrumentation, care, quality assurance and maintenance.
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HTL 513 - Histology for Health Professions
2 Credit Hours
This course provides students with an understanding of the normal architecture of cells and an opportunity to gain an appreciation of how cellular components specialize to form primary tissues, and how these tissues give rise to organs and organ systems. The course allows for the evaluation of the structure-function relationships in normal cells, tissues, and organs. Students will acquire morphological pattern recognition and cell/tissue/organ identification skills at the light microscopic level and to a lesser extent at the electron microscope level through a lecture-lab combination, systems-based approach. Students will be introduced to proper use of a light microscope and essentials of microscopy. Utilizing light microscopes in a laboratory setting and on-line tutorials to recognize the morphology of structures, students will relate these structures to their function.
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HTL 514 - Pathology and Histological Terminology (online)
2 Credit Hours
This is an interactive online and self-paced guided course conducted using Quizlet. The course provides the student with an extensive vocabulary building set of exercises in pathology as well as histology terminology. The course is constructed with multiple sets of self-educational exercises that instruct the student in: General rules governing medical nomenclature, general rules pertaining to plurality and pronunciation, exposes students to common medical, pathological and histological terminology, presents prefixes and suffixes of commonly used terms, covers the Amereican Association of Pathologists’ Asisstants suggested list of medical terms derived from the Robbins Pathology textbook and terminology employed in the Histotechnology: A Self-Instructional Textbook.
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HTL 517 - Laboratory Methods in Histotechnology
3 Credit Hours
This course focuses on essential laboratory skills and prepares the student to obtain working knowledge of trouble-shooting skills and to develop skills for quality assurance and management. Topics such as grossing of small samples and specimen orientation are emphasized. Students develop the necessary skills to oversee the budget management and inventory maintenance of a histology laboratory. Problem-solving skills are augmented by learning techniques in slide refurbishing and repairs.
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HTL 518 - Special Histologic Staining Methods Lab Practicum
2 Credit Hours
The course highlights theory and protocols on special staining techniques for histopathology.
The student develops theoretical and functional knowledge for preparation of tissue with various methods of fixation with an understanding of the characteristics of certain agents. Methods for decalcification and chelating agents are presented with procedures to determine proper endpoint. Laboratory practicum on the processing of tissue including dehydrating, clearing, impregnating, and embedding are conducted. Preparation of sections and developing microtomy skills are integral components of the laboratory practicum. Routine and special staining techniques and protocols are taught in detail and include methods for connective tissue, cytoplasmic granules, hematologic and nuclear elements, fats and lipids, carbohydrates and mucoproteins, pigments and minerals, nerve cells and neuronal fibers.
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HTL 519 - Advanced Lab Methods in Histology and Pathology
3 Credit Hours
The techniques described and discussed are procedures in immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization. Preparatory techniques for quantitative staining methods, enzyme histochemistry, and preparatory methods in cytopathology are stressed. The methods are taught in detail with conceptual principles of the technique and background material presented for each topic. Various methods for antigen detection are presented including avidin-biotin complex (ABC), peroxidase-antiperoxidase method and chromagen alternatives. Interpretation of results and problem-solving approaches are presented along with aids for troubleshooting. Antibody selection and quality control elements are discussed. Specialty enzymatic reaction stains, tissue preparation protocols, and direct smears for cytology are covered.
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HTL 600 - Clinical Clerkship Histotechnology Practicum 1
3 Credit Hours
This course is the first Supervised Clinical Practice (SCP) component of the EVMS Histotechnology Program. This course consists of immersive clinical experiences in histology and histotechnology disciplines. Students will function under the direct supervision and guidance of site preceptors (Pathologists, Histotechnologists, or other appropriate laboratory professionals). These rotations include experiences in tissue processing, embedding, staining, immunohistochemistry, laboratory instrumentation and exposure to the dynamics of laboratory management. The settings for these experiences could include local hospitals, community hospitals, larger private hospital complexes, and academic medical centers. Students will apply the knowledge and the skills developed in previous didactical courses to develop skills necessary for clinical practice. This course will introduce the student to the demands of the working environment and the expectations of a practicing Histotechnologist.
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HTL 601 - ASCP Leadership Course (online)
2 Credit Hours
Students will hone their leadership skills through 12 online on-demand courses. Through an advanced self-assessment and a self-paced program, participants gain insight into their current viewpoints on leadership topics, identify areas of growth and use the knowledge gained to develop advanced leadership skills. Courses include a pre-course self-assessment to help participants discover insights into their own leadership behavior, styles, and preferences. Participants can download their self-assessment results for future reference. The course covers multiple areas of leadership, including: Communication skills, self-awareness and feedback, leadership styles, organizational effectiveness, team dynamics, conflict resolution, stress coping skills, diversity, and inclusion. The courses can be taken in any order and all topics build upon each other to give deeper insights into participants’ own leadership styles. Upon completion of the course, participants will receive a Leadership Certificate. The certificate, however, is not a requirement for graduation from the program. Students are expected to improve their leadership effectiveness through assessing and/or validating current knowledge or skills; acquiring and implementing new knowledge, skills, and techniques; acquiring and utilizing valid and reliable self-assessment tools and materials for self-study, performance assessment, and applying what they learned about their leadership styles, strengths, and growth opportunities.
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HTL 602 - Practicum in Clinical Research Techniques
2 Credit Hours
The student will develop working knowledge of laboratory techniques that are prevalent in a clinical research environment. The student will develop working knowledge of flow cytometry principles and methods for specimen preparation. Fundamentals of cell culture aseptic techniques, including primary cell isolation from tissue or propagation of established cell line will be covered. Principles of microscopy and photo-documentation of micrographs and gross images, introduction to EM and confocal microscopy, laser capture microdissection techniques, and fundamentals of PCR are all included in the practicum.
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HTL 603 - Clinical Clerkship Histotechnology Practicum 2
4 Credit Hours
This course is the second Supervised Clinical Practice (SCP) component of the EVMS Histotechnology Program. This course consists of immersive clinical experiences in the various disciplines where Histotechnologists may serve. Students will function under the direct supervision and guidance of site preceptors (Pathologists, Histotechnologists, or other appropriate laboratory professionals). These rotations include experiences in tissue processing, embedding, staining, immunohistochemistry, laboratory instrumentation and exposure to the dynamics of laboratory management. Students will continue to develop and refine the skills and abilities of a practicing Histotechnologist; an emphasis will be placed in functioning with greater autonomy and efficiency. Students will expand their repertoire of histotechnology skills and perform technical procedures of progressively increasing complexity while exhibiting independence. Learning objectives addressed in prior courses or clinical rotations will be reinforced and emphasized. This course will prepare the student to meet the demands of the working environment and expectations of a practicing Histotechnologist. Upon completion of this course, students will be fully competent in all essential duties of a Histotechnologist.
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HTL 604 - Lab Management University Certificate Program (online)
2 Credit Hours
This course uses the Lab Management University (LMU) self-paced online certificate program that improves competencies in laboratory management. It will teach the student practical, day-to-day skills needed to function successfully in a laboratory environment. All core concepts of laboratory management are introduced. The Fundamentals Certificate of Completion in Laboratory Management is awarded on completion of 25 courses across six core competencies: Leadership, Personnel Management, Operations, Financial Management, Informatics, and Compliance. Students select and complete 25 courses under the Fundamentals program at their own pace, receiving their Certificate of Completion in Laboratory Management upon successful completion. The certificate, however, is not a requirement for graduation from the program.
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HTL 608 - ASCP Certification Exam Prep
3 Credit Hours
This course is designed as a comprehensive review, study guide and self-evaluation tool with the goal of preparation for the American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP-BOC) in Histotechnology certification examination. Students will have access to pre-course and post-course practice examinations and interactive study material. Appropriate reference texts will be available as well as other review material. This course will provide the opportunity for students to synthesize material from multiple courses and disciplines to prepare for the national exam. The course will begin with a pre-course practice test to evaluate individual strengths and weaknesses in preparation of review for the ASCP-BOC Histotechnology Examination. Students will then be assigned additional study material covering various specific technical areas to include: Fixation, processing, microtomy, staining, and laboratory operations. Practice examinations will allow the student to track their progress and identify points of weakness.
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ITD 301 - Career Exploration
The EVMS Career Exploration Course provides students with clinical exposure to a wide variety of specialties and health professionals. Our faculty and residents contribute to medical student education through direct observation in the clinical setting, bedside teaching, and student mentoring and advising. Students will reflect on various health professionals’ perspective of the role of the physician and discuss the core professional attributes needed to provide effective care in a multi-dimensional and diverse society. Students will set short and long-term goals for professional development and career planning.
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ITD 422 - ITP Course Facilitator
The Junior Facilitator experience allows fourth-year medical students the opportunity to assist EVMS faculty in leading “Clinical Skills” small group sessions for first and second-year students. This is a longitudinal experience that begins with training concerning facilitating small group learning, giving strategic feedback, and evaluating learner performance. The participant will assist faculty leaders in leading small group discussions, overseeing simulated patient interviews relevant to medical history and physical exam topics and guiding discussions about medical decision making. The preparatory course is offered in July and August with small groups beginning in mid- August and extending through mid-March. Small groups are coordinated with the M1 and M2 schedules and observant of vacation time. Sessions are held on Tuesday or Thursday afternoon in the Sentara Center for Simulation and Immersive Learning. By meeting the requirements of the course the student will accrue two weeks of M4 credit.
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ITD 426 - Transition into Practice: Residency Readiness
Transition into Practice (TIP) is a required rotation that addresses the core competencies graduating students should possess prior to starting internship. TIP is divided into two components: One subspecialty week, which offers in-depth exposure to high-yield topics pertinent to a student’s chosen field. One week aimed to offer content highlighting professional and career development. These required component addresses content and skills interns are entrusted to perform unsupervised regardless of specialty. The additional two weeks of the course are self-study periods for tasks related to preparation for residency.
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ITD 427 - Interprofessional Education (IPE)
This is a hybrid learning experience which means you will be learning and engaging with the content and each other in person as well as in an asynchronous online learning environment. You will be learning, getting to know each other and working together in an online learning environment, via the Internet, throughout the two-week long IPE Learning Experience. During this course you will: complete discussion board assignments based on multimedia learning modules participate in a day-long standardized patient workshop utilizing telehealth and home monitoring technology be trained to develop websites and Apps to provide care at a distance develop and present either a website or an App on an interprofessional team
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ITD 430 - Introduction to Scholarly Activity
The scholarly activity requirement is designed to provide the basic tools and opportunity to develop research skills that add value to clinical knowledge and practice. Participation in scholarly activity is a program requirement for accreditation by the ACGME (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education) for all training specialties with the purpose of advancing knowledge of the basic principles of research including how research is conducted, evaluated, explained to patients, and applied to patient care. This course provides protected time for the opportunity to further develop an area of interest and lay the foundation for a professional identity that includes systematic investigation and problem solving. Students will contribute a scholarly work to one of the four main domains of scholarly activity including discovery (advancing knowledge), integration (synthesizing knowledge), application (applying existing knowledge), or teaching (disseminating current knowledge).
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ITD 435 - Women’s Health
This M4 longitudinal elective is designed to further understanding of and develop practical approaches to several non-reproductive women’s health medical issues. The elective will be most applicable to M4s who will train in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine or OB/GYN. Participants will be provided learning objectives and reading material in advance of each monthly discussion. Clinical questions that introduce the discussion will be obtained from a variety of sources including the American College of Physicians Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program, the OB-GYN residency study guide, the New England Journal’s case based clinical discussions, and the Cleveland Clinic’s Women’s Health Updates. We will advance our clinical knowledge of common issues in women’s health by taking advantage of review articles and examining pertinent established and new literature. Guest faculty will occasionally join in the discussions. Several recent position papers (last 18 months) addressing important women’s health issues will serve as important resources to participants.
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ITD 436 - Real-World Application of Health Policy & Finance in the Practice of Medicine
This course will offer aspiring clinicians a unique view into the world of healthcare policy and finance. Students will be introduced to thought-leaders in healthcare finance, and will be granted intimate access and exposure to the real-world financial ramifications of the clinical decisions they will soon be making. Through readings, exercises, and site visits, students will come to better understand health benefits in the private sector and how the associated costs play into business strategic planning; will see how those health benefits (health insurance) are understood by patients and physicians; and, will see how the choices made by employers and employees can have profound, long-lasting implications on socioeconomic wellness. Students will also become familiar with administrative tasks and learn software skills that will make them better physicians and better business men and women in the future.
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ITD 438 - Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
For multiple years in a row, the EPA#4 (enter and discuss orders and prescriptions) have been scoring among the lowest EPAs in the Assocation of American Medical Colleges Graduation Questionnaire data. There is also strong evidence to suggest that medical students do not receive adequate education on all topics related to medication safety. This elective aims at providing a students with a deep understanding of topics related to medication safety and appropriateness. The elective will be a self-directed learning experience using interactive online modules, live case-based discussion sessions and clinical encounters. In addition to timely completion of the online modules and attending the live case-based sessions, the student identifies a preceptor at the Sentara Ambulatory Care Center and meets with the preceptor on a mutually agreeable schedule (e.g. weekly) to discuss topics such as medication reconciliation, prescription audit etc. The students will be encouraged to attend a medication reconciliation session with the hospital pharmacist if the opportunity exists. The student will be required to submit a summary of what was discussed after each clinical encounter. Based on the process improvement opportunities that the students identify, they are encouraged to prepare a publishable manuscript from their efforts.
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ITD 439 - Student Academic Clinician Educator Course
The student ACE program is intended to support students who have interest in pursuing a career as an academic clinician educator. The curriculum consists of 6 professional development workshops, a majority of which will be presented as self-paced online modules in an effort to provide schedule flexibility. The content of the workshops aims to provide early exposure to high-yield skills important in becoming an effective clinical educator. Participants in the course will apply these skills as session leaders during the Clerkship Transitions into Practice Series (TIPS), CareForward Small Group Series, and Wellness/Professional Development sessions in the M1-M3 year. As near-peer mentors, students will have the opportunity to assist in the curriculum design and planning of their respective specialty clerkship orientation and specialty mentorship program.
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ITD 440 - Community-Engaged Learning Capstone
This course will be a blended learning experience. Most of the student effort will be asynchronously stimulated through Blackboard. In addition to the asynchronous activities, “Capstone Day” will be a single day during the current TIPs program. Students will be required to attend all of Capstone Day activities. Capstone Day will be dedicated to two activities. In the morning, students will participate in two structured debates about what it means to be effective community-oriented physicians; and in the afternoon, there will be a Capstone Poster Session open to the entire EVMS community, and those served by the students’ longitudinal service. The two 45-minute Community Orientation Debates will center around four different theses or paradigms of community-oriented medical practice. Student volunteers will take up the issues and prepare. There will likely not be winners and losers, the whole point is to get students to grapple with the options (a research-based method for encouraging attitude change). Care will be taken to make the debates friendly, fun, and content-focused, rather than adversarial.
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INT 300 - Internal Medicine
The EVMS Internal Medicine Clerkship provides students with clinical experience in both the general medicine inpatient/hospital setting and sub-specialty inpatient/hospital and outpatient settings. Students also rotate in geriatrics and neurology. Our faculty and residents contribute to medical student education through direct observation in the clinical setting, bedside teaching, interactive case-based didactics, review of clinical documentation, and student mentoring and advising. Students will develop the ability to gather essential and accurate information about patients and their condition through empathetic history-taking, physical examination, and use of laboratory data, imaging, and tests. Students will also demonstrate critical thinking skills and effective use of evidence-based medicine to enhance patient care.
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INT 403 - Cardiology
The clinical clerk will work closely with the staff cardiologist in an outpatient clinical setting. The vagaries of the cardiovascular history will be stressed. The clerk will have ample opportunity to hone cardiovascular physical examination skills. Individual instruction in ECG interpretation will be provided. The clerk will gain carefully supervised experience in treadmill testing, echocardiography, Holter monitoring, and pacemaker follow-up. Exposure to cardiac catheterization will be available.
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INT 404 - Cardiology
Exposure to all areas of non-invasive and invasive cardiac procedures. Cardiology, including daily inpatient service exposure, consultative cardiology, cardiac transplantation, and electro-physiology.
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INT 407 - Cardiovascular Medicine
A busy consultative service, emphasizing clinical cardiology, clinical decision making, intensive care cardiology, EKG reading and the proper use of cardiac testing.
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INT 413 - Clinical Endocrinology
Sub-specialists in the division of Endocrinology & Diabetes provide expert medical care for adult patients with hormonal disorders. Our clinic is a multidisciplinary service composed of physicians, nurse practitioners, certified diabetes educators, DXA technologists, and corps-staff. The services we offer include Endocrinology subspecialty consultation for both in- and out-patients, assistance with Diabetes management, Diabetes education and classes, bone mineral density assessment (DXA scanning), thyroid fine needle aspiration, and metabolic testing. Endocrinologists serve as inpatient or outpatient consultants, patient and physician educators, and physician scientists in Endocrinology. With such a variety of available experiences, your educational opportunities are vast and we are committed to tailoring your rotation here to best serve your educational objectives.
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INT 417 - Internal Medicine Acting Internship
An advanced experience in general internal medicine, with the opportunity to select a subspecialty area. The student will function as an acting intern on the medical service.
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INT 418 - Internal Medicine Acting Internship
The purpose of this rotation is to provide the student an opportunity to function as an acting intern on the general medicine wards at the Hampton VA Medical Center. Students will admit patients, perform initial history and physical examinations, write all orders, discuss the case with an attending, make daily rounds with the attending physician and other members of the ward team and perform all necessary procedures. Skills to be obtained during this rotation include improved diagnostic techniques through history and physical examination and improved skills in therapy. Since continuity of care is essential to training, absences should be minimized during this elective.
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INT 428 - Nephrology
Students will evaluate both inpatients on various specialty services and outpatients on the Nephrology Consultation Service. The student will present and discuss these patients with staff attending nephrologists and be guided to the appropriate reading on topics related to these patients. Introduction to hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and continuous renal replacement therapy also provided.
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INT 432 - Pulmonary Medicine
Supervised inpatient and outpatient evaluation and treatment of patients with pulmonary diseases. Interpretation of radiographs, pulmonary function studies and other diagnostic tests. Daily didactic sessions with pulmonary staff and scheduled conferences covering selected aspects of pulmonary medicine.
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INT 433 - Clinical Pulmonary Medicine
Students will round on a daily basis with the Pulmonary attending and resident. The students will be responsible for maintaining contact with a group of patients on the Pulmonary Consult Service. Students will also be expected to evaluate new consultations in the outpatient sphere under the supervision of the pulmonary resident and attending.
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INT 435 - Rheumatology
Students will receive a well-rounded exposure to rheumatology, spending time in the office assisting with patients and helping work-up admissions.
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INT 437 - Gastroenterology
Students will be exposed to the practice of clinical gastroenterology on both an inpatient and outpatient basis. In a staff supervised setting, the students will become familiar with the evaluation and treatment of common problems in gastroenterology. In addition, the students will be exposed to the various endoscopic procedures and esophageal mannometrics. A review of pertinent liver biopsies and barium studies of G.I. tract will be included. Numerous teaching conferences are scheduled.
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INT 443 - Digestive and Liver Diseases
An intensive clinical experience in gastroenterology and hepatology, heavily weighted to inpatient consultation and management of primary, secondary and tertiary level care problems. Cognitive and diagnostic approaches to patients with digestive and liver diseases are emphasized.
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INT 452 - Infectious Disease Consult Service
This elective will provide an introduction to infectious disease. Emphasis will be on the evaluation of patients with a variety of infections on the inpatient wards including endocarditis, meningitis, nosocomial infectious, antibiotic resistance and osteomyelitis. Students will be provided with a set of reference materials covering the major aspects of Infectious Disease.
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INT 461 - Cardiology Electrophysiology
This elective is designed for students who have particular interest in cardiac rhythm disturbances, particularly in more advanced EKG interpretation, evaluation of complex arrhythmias to include atrial tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, Supraventricular tachycardia, Premature Ventricular Contractions/Ventricular tachycardia. The students will be observing the evaluation and management of patients requiring antiarrhythmic drug therapy. There will be direct observation and assessment of patients undergoing electrophysiologic studies and ablation procedures to include endovascular and epicardial/surgical techniques. This rotation also involves evaluation of pacemakers, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and resynchronization devices, including patient selection, observation of implantation procedures, and participation in the outpatient clinic.
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INT 468 - Clinical HIV/AIDS
This elective includes a comprehensive approach to HIV/AIDS care beginning with initial diagnosis, moving through preventative care, and dealing with end-stage processes and death related issues. There is a strong focus on outpatient experience but hospital care/teaching will also be provided. Teaching will be on a one-on-one basis for patient care. Reading topics and slide collections will be provided.
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INT 469 - Clinical Cardiology
The student will work directly with attending Cardiologists in general cardiology consultations, outpatient cardiology clinics, observation of and interpretation of electrocardiograms, echocardiograms, echocardiography, exercise stress testing and nuclear stress testing. Emphasis will be on the indications and use of cardiac physical diagnosis and non-invasive cardiac testing in the management of common cardiac problems one would encounter in primary care or general internal medicine. The student will also attend noon conferences and Grand Rounds at the VAMC. The student will be encouraged to develop a cardiac topic and present to the Cardiology section or a noon conference.
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INT 470 - Internal Medicine/Geriatrics
The course is designed for senior medical students interested in a career in primary care internal medicine or family medicine with an emphasis on geriatrics and who wish to pursue an elective prior to the beginning of internship and residency. The elective provides diverse exposure to older patients in various settings of care: long-term care, skilled nursing facility, continuing care retirement community, memory consultation clinic, and assisted living facility. These settings allow for a rich assortment of patients and health care professionals with whom the student can interact. Daily rounds with the attending physician, opportunities to work and learn with multiple levels of trainees, and direct patient care responsibilities provide the foundation for the experience. Students should also expect to consult with members of the interdisciplinary team (PT, OT, SW, nursing, dietary, speech and language) and participate in therapy sessions, care planning conferences and family meetings. Students will attend morning reports, didactic sessions, interdisciplinary conferences, and develop and give presentations of both patients and topics to supervisory physicians, colleagues, other health professions students and staff. The student will receive the current edition of Geriatrics At Your Fingertips and attend all Glennan Center education programs and other didactics as assigned during the rotation. Development of a clinical research or library-based research project or paper and presentation at the Glennan Center Geriatric Conference is required for Honors. Glennan Center faculty, including Drs. Aravich, Galicia-Castillo, Kannarkat, Mazzurco, Morris, Okhravi, Palmer and Smith serve as advisors for student projects and are involved in teaching the geriatric elective. Students should seek consultation during week one of the rotation regarding Honors expectations to determine the student’s project goals and objectives and to map out a timeline for completion of the honor’s project.
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INT 472 - Critical Care Medicine
Fourth year students involved in the Intensive Care Unit Rotation will be expected to round with the Intensive Care Unit Team. Students will work under the supervision of upper level residents and Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine Faculty. This rotation will allow students to see critically ill patients and gain experience in managing mechanical ventilation, interventions, such as nutritional support.
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INT 473 - Internal Medicine/Palliative Care
The course is designed for senior medical students whose careers might include patient and family discussions about life and death decisions, treatment of difficult pain and other symptoms, and working with interdisciplinary teams. The Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Palliative Care Service consists of a physician; a nurse practitioner, a nurse specialized in neuroethics, and a social worker. While the primary teaching site is Sentara Norfolk General, students are also scheduled time with the Palliative Care Consult Service at Sentara CarePlex and Chesapeake Rehab and Care Center. This rotation allows the student the opportunity to experience the human side of tertiary care medicine, to integrate science with humanities and to test the waters for a fellowship or career in the new field of hospice and palliative care. The rotation aims to give future physician the opportunity to care for the sickest of the sick patient, to acquire new skills and work with a dynamic interdisciplinary team. Palliative care consults are generated on patients with serious illness, often with multi-system failure and suffering. The team evaluates patients, conducts family conferences and attempts to set goals of care. In addition, the team tries to control suffering. Conferences frequently include other physicians, consultants, chaplains and nurses in addition to the palliative care team. The student will participate in daily conferences to learn about patients and to plan the day and Team meetings. Students will be mentored by Dr. Marissa Galicia-Castillo, Dr. Lauren Mazzurco or Dr. Deborah Morris on the Palliative Care Team and/or other team members (social worker, nurse practitioner), observe evaluations and family meetings, and participate in the debriefings in which the team discusses family dynamics, and decision-making. Depending on interest and skills, students may begin to work independently and conduct family meetings, learn to work collaboratively with nurses, social workers and chaplains and to lead debriefings. There will be an opportunity to read and compose patient reports to present at team meetings or other forums. Often the student will interact with the ethics team and attend the Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Ethics Committee Meeting as scheduled. Students attend one Grief Counseling/Support Group session with the social worker. Students receive a syllabus with links to key readings and articles. Students are also required to select a topic and give a presentation no longer than 30 minutes to the Palliative Care team in the last week of the rotation. Any Palliative Care Team member or the course director may offer guidance about the topic.
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INT 474 - Clinical Gastroenterology
An introductory clinical experience in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, involving both the evaluation of out-patients and common gastroenterology problems and in-patient consultation in patients that include multi-system disease. The student will have exposure to all Gastroenterologic and Endoscopic procedures, along with the chance to correlate clinical endoscopic and radiographic findings.
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INT 476 - Clinical Endocrinology
The endocrine elective will expose the student to a comprehensive spectrum of endocrine conditions. The student will see a broad spectrum of endocrine diseases, including type 1 and type 2 diabetes and their complications, thyroid disorders, conditions affecting both male and female reproduction, obesity, adrenal and pituitary gland disease, neuroendocrine tumors and their associated syndromes, and conditions involving bone and calcium metabolism. Students will be involved in both initial patient visits in the clinic and in follow-up visits. They will also participate as a member of the endocrine consult service for a portion of the elective, and will write and present patient notes to the consult attending. Students are encouraged to attend a variety of endocrine-focused conferences during their elective time, including endocrine grand rounds, the endocrine core lecture series, journal club and endocrine case conference.
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INT 478 - Nephrology
The student will make clinical rounds on patients on the inpatient EVMS Renal and Nephrology Assoc. Consult Service at their assigned hospital. Hospitals are assigned by the program on a first come basis. The student will also be given selected lectures and will be responsible for presenting a clinical topic or journal article at one of our division renal conferences.
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INT 479 - Internal Medicine
Through direct observation and practicing medicine under the supervision of Internal Medicine preceptors, the student will develop an accurate understanding of internal medicine as a discipline and potential career choice.
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INT 480 - Internal Medicine
Through direct observation and practicing medicine under the supervision of Internal Medicine preceptors, the student will develop an accurate understanding of internal medicine as a discipline and potential career choice.
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INT 481 - Internal Medicine
Through direct observation and practicing medicine under the supervision of Internal Medicine preceptors, the student will develop an accurate understanding of internal medicine as a discipline and potential career choice.
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INT 482 - Internal Medicine
Through direct observation and practicing medicine under the supervision of Internal Medicine preceptors, the student will develop an accurate understanding of internal medicine as a discipline and potential career choice.
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INT 486 - Pulmonary Medicine
Supervise inpatient and outpatient evaluation and treatment of patients with pulmonary diseases. Interpretation of radiography, pulmonary function studies and other diagnostic tests. Regular didactic sessions with pulmonary staff and scheduled conferences covering selected aspects of pulmonary medicine.
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INT 491 - Critical Care Medicine
Fourth Year student involved in the Intensive Care Unit rotation will be expected to round with the Intensive Care Unit Team. Students will work under the supervision of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine Faculty. This rotation will allow students to see critically ill patients and gain experience in managing mechanical ventilation, interventions- such as vasopressors, nutritional support, and sedation.
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INT 492 - Critical Care Medicine
Fourth Year student involved in the Intensive Care Unit rotation will be expected to round with the Intensive Care Unit Team. Students will work under the supervision of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine Faculty. This rotation will allow students to see critically ill patients and gain experience in managing mechanical ventilation, interventions- such as vasopressors, nutritional support, and sedation.
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INT 493 - Internal Medicine at KP Gaithersburg
Through direct observation and practicing medicine under the supervision of Internal Medicine preceptors, the student will develop an accurate understanding of internal medicine as a discipline and potential career choice. Students will have the opportunity to work with Kaiser Permanente Internal Medicine program faculty and residents.
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INT 494 - Virtual Adult Critical Care
Designed to prepare students to better participate in their intensive care unit (ICU) rounds. This virtual course features professionally-narrated modules with clear learning objectives, engaging case studies, interactive questions, and a list of additional resources for further exploration. An extensive topic selection is covered with lectures developed by content experts on each subject. There are two components to this course: 1.Online Modules 2.Skills-Based SessionsStudents will need to successfully complete both components of the course. The skills-based sessions will be available as sessions during the TIPS: Residency weeks in Block 10.
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INT 998 - Internal Medicine
Non-site-specific elective with a member of the EVMS faculty
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INT 999 - Internal Medicine
Away elective
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IPE 700 - Inter Professional Education online
1 Credit Hours
A safe, effective and value-driven healthcare system requires teams of professionals working in unison to benefit patients and improve outcomes. The School of Health Professions has developed an online course for the pathologists’ assistant students to evoke awareness of the importance of inter professional interactions across the following disciplines: pathologists’ assistant, medical technologist, histotechnicians. Students will be required to study didactic and case-based learning modules presented online. Students are expected to demonstrate basic knowledge of the workings of cross-discipline programs and fundamental understanding of inter professional education (IPE). Each session will be presented by PowerPoint and/or video format and peer-to-peer interaction facilitated by Blackboard forum discussions and postings. The course will use the World Health Organization definition of IPE: “When students from two or more disciplines learn about, from and with each other to enable effective collaboration and improve health outcomes.”
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ITD 998 - Interdisciplinary
Non-site-specific elective with a member of the EVMS faculty
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ITD 999 - Interdisciplinary
Away elective
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MLAS 502 - Laboratory Animal Husbandry, Care, & Ethic
3 Credit Hours
This course will discuss husbandry practices, proper nutrition and enrichment requirements for different species; environmental parameters, such as proper housing, temperatures, humidity and lighting. Humane handling, restraint and overall well-being of laboratory animals will also be covered.
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MLAS 503 - Journal Club
1 Credit Hours
This course will review the selected publications in related fields such as animal models in research, new technologies, etc.
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MLAS 504 - Diseases of Laboratory Animals I
3 Credit Hours
These courses will cover the biology, husbandry, diseases, pathology, treatments and main research uses of main laboratory animal species.
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MLAS 505 - Diseases of Laboratory Animals II
3 Credit Hours
These courses will cover the biology, husbandry, diseases, pathology, treatments and main research uses of main laboratory animal species.
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MLAS 506 - Anesthesia and Surgery
2 Credit Hours
This course will review techniques and procedures used in surgery and anesthesia, including instruments and equipment preparation and identification, handling of instruments and supplies during surgery, anesthesia induction and monitoring, post-surgical care, clean up and surgical record keeping.
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MLAS 508 - Internship
2 Credit Hours
During this course, students will have hands-on experience on various aspects and techniques and on multiple laboratory animal species. This course is for one week (40 hours) on the EVMS campus in Norfolk, Virginia.
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MLAS 509 - Biotechnology and Diagnostic Techniques
3 Credit Hours
This course will cover various topics such as molecular analysis and detection systems including enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, polymerase chain reaction and real time polymerase chain reaction, basics of cell culture, laboratory blood, urine processing and basics of imaging techniques such as ultrasound, etc.
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MLAS 511 - Facility Management
3 Credit Hours
This course provides both technical and non-technical skills necessary for the successful laboratory animal facility managers such as; understanding of facility equipment, personnel management and scheduling, supply procurement, space allocation, animal production management, communication with researchers and senior management, conflict resolution, hiring and firing, critical thinking, problem solving, negotiation, finance/budgeting and vendor management skills.
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MLAS 512 - Graduate Seminar
2 Credit Hours
During this course students will be assigned to one topic of interest which will be presented to the whole group. Students will review the recent publications in their assigned topic and with recommendation and suggestions of their selected expert mentors, will prepare and present their presentation.
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MLAS 513 - Comparative Anatomy and Physiology
4 Credit Hours
This course will cover anatomy and physiology of laboratory animals including study of body systems such as skeletal, muscular, circulatory, digestive, nervous, respiratory, reproductive and special sense organs and principles of diseases.
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MLAS 514 - Applied Biostatistics and Research Design
3 Credit Hours
This course will cover the fundamentals of research design, including the use of literature search, the formulation of testable hypotheses, selection of the appropriate methodology and statistics to evaluate these hypotheses and the generation and interpretation of experimental outcomes. Students will learn to critique published studies, as well as to create and evaluate their own studies and protocols.
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MLAS 515 - Laboratory Animal Behavior and Behavioral Management
1 Credit Hours
This course will provide students with behavioral biology of species commonly used in laboratories. The course will also cover behavioral management, including enrichment and positive reinforcement training and will introduce students to some behavioral tests utilized to model human behavior.
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MLAS 516 - Cryopreservation
1 Credit Hours
Cell freezing is now a well-established laboratory activity in both clinical and research facilities. This course is designed to teach technically complex process of cryopreservation by explaining the procedure of cryopreservation (freezing) of cells.
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Medical & Health Professions Education |
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CHAE 801 - Advanced Medical Imaging in the Digital Environment
3 Credit Hours
This course provides the principles and applications of medical imaging and clinical-case scenarios using evidence-based approaches and peer-reviewed materials that contribute to the integration of concepts relating to the major medical diagnostic techniques used to examine the different regions of the human body. The learning experience in this course fosters self-directed and independent study and builds clinical problem-solving skills. This educational approach will also help students to develop skills such as recognition and interpretation of human structures and the variations presented in medical imaging. Students will learn to apply these skills in an educational and/or scientific research environment. The format of this course is aligned with the educational framework established in CHAE 800.
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CHAE 900 - Research
Varies 2, 4, or 6 Credit Hours
The goal of this course is submission of the doctoral candidate’s research proposal to Institution Review Board and receiving approval to collect data.
Prerequisites Advisor approval required.
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MHPE 600 - Applied Learning Theories
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: MHPE 800
This course is an exploration of adult learning theory. Application of principles to medical and health professions education is expected. Learners successfully completing this course will explore major theorists in the field of adult learning and create an educational philosophy. Learners will create artifacts in an electronic portfolio to exemplify the application of seven areas of learning theory: assessment of prior knowledge, encoding and retrieval of knowledge, motivation for learning, mastery of learning, feedback and practice, course climate and self-directed learning.
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MHPE 601 - Instructional Methods
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: MHPE 801
This course prepares students with theoretic foundations and best practices to plan, apply, design, and evaluate appropriate instructional methods to enhance learner achievement. Application of principles to medical and health professions education is expected. Learners analyze a wide range of instructional methods including team-based, problem-based, inter-professional, outcome-based, experiential, indirect, and interactive in a variety of educational settings including small and large groups, clinical, bedside, ambulatory, community, rural and distance.
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MHPE 602 - Curriculum Development
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: MHPE 802
This course teaches a systematic curriculum development approach. Application of principles to medical and health professions education is expected. Educators and curriculum leaders will gain knowledge, skills, and experiences in multiple facets of curriculum development including curricula planning, design, development, implementation, evaluation, and improvement/revision. Learners will also explore the benefits and challenges related to the collaborative nature of curriculum development through practical examples and application of curriculum planning models.
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MHPE 603 - Assessment of Learning
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: MHPE 803
This course prepares learners to design evidence-based assessment strategies to improve instructional effectiveness for faculty and learning outcomes for students. Application of principles to medical and health professions education is expected. A wide array of formative and summative assessment instruments and techniques will be explored and applied through practical application.
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MHPE 606 - Mixed Methods Research Designs
3 Credit Hours
Learners will explore general qualitative/quantitative research methods used in medical and health professions education research. The goal of the course is acquisition of skills needed to understand, plan, manage, analyze and interpret studies where data is mixed (qualitative and quantitative).
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MHPE 608 - Socicultural Contexts of Teaching and Learning
3 Credit Hours
The goals of this course are to provide learners with a strong background for designing educational experiences, planning educational programs, and conducting research on a variety of teaching and learning-related questions. Application of principles to medical and health professions education is expected. The course is designed to help participants consider the meaning of learning and the various contextual factors that influence the learning process in higher education. This course explores the application of learning science in the design of learning environments. Learners evaluate inclusive, diverse, and equitable educational environments and use insights to improve practices, as well as the technologies higher education institutions use to document and assess learning.
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MHPE 609 - Designing Educational Experiences
3 Credit Hours
This course prepares learners with theoretic foundations and best practices to plan, apply, design, and evaluate appropriate instructional methods to enhance learner achievement. Application of principles to medical and health professions education is expected. Learners will analyze a wide range of instructional methods and then design an array of formative and summative assessments utilizing evidence-based assessment instruments and techniques.
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MHPE 610 - Practicum
3 Credit Hours
The practicum provides learners with an in-depth supervised opportunity to apply knowledge and skills gained in the two MHPE core teaching courses - Sociocultural Contexts of Teaching and Learning and Designing Educational Experiences. Working as part of a simulated faculty team, learners will completely develop all components of an online course. This is a virtual practicum.
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MHPE 614 - Organization & Management in Higher Education
3 Credit Hours
Learners will research and understand higher education organizational structures and issues of oversight and will develop an understanding of how colleges and universities are governed. Who are the key decision-makers at these institutions? What roles do various constituents such as board members, presidents, deans, faculty, staff, and students play? Learners will explore how organizational structures, culture, context, and characteristics influence institutional governance and decision making. Learners will become knowledgeable about the history of and current trends in the management and operations of higher education institutions with a focus on academic health centers. This course will make use of case studies, debates, and discussion of current events as a means to better understand higher education organization and management.
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MHPE 615 - Current Issues in Higher Education
3 Credit Hours
Learners identify and reflect on core issues in higher education and investigate competencies necessary for educational leaders to demonstrate effectiveness in leadership around these issues. Application of principles to medical and health professions education is expected. Topics related to academic and student affairs will be identified and examined. Learners are expected to develop a professional development plan for addressing gaps in knowledge, skills, and abilities around identified issues.
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MHPE 625 - Data-based Decision Making
3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to prepare health professions educators and administrators to embrace and model a commitment to service through effective community engagement practices. During this course, students will explore, analyze, and discuss partnership frameworks with diverse stakeholders including state and federal agencies, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and other educational institutions, and will apply philosophies and techniques for effective cross-sector collaboration.
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MHPE 700 - Leadership and Professionalism
3 Credit Hours
This course will expose learners to effective leadership approaches and skill sets. Topics will include fundamentals of leadership, leadership and professionalism self-assessment, leadership philosophy, professionalism, essential leadership and professionalism skills, modeling best leadership practices and behaviors, ethics in leadership, institutional and program accreditation, handling conflict and emerging issues. Learners will apply this learning to their professional life through a series of practical exercises.
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MHPE 702 - Program Evaluation
3 Credit Hours
Program evaluation is a relatively young discipline in the formal sense of systematically collecting data for the purpose of informing decision-making. Program evaluation builds on many other disciplines to include social sciences, education, and statistics. In this course, we will explore the philosophical and theoretical roots of evaluation and the bridge between those roots and evaluation practice. In particular, we will discuss the meaning of evaluation and its historical roots; philosophical and theoretical orientations that provide guidance for thinking about evaluation; and finally, we will cover the specifics of planning, implementing, and managing the evaluation process.
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MHPE 704 - Simulation in Healthcare
3 Credit Hours
This course will examine the use of medical modeling and simulation as instructional and assessment tools of the modern health professions educator. Participants will explore the key features of simulation-based healthcare education that lead to effective learning, evaluate the range of simulation methodologies and critically review current research and trends in simulation-based education and assessment. Participants will apply learning with a systematic instructional design process to develop a practical simulation-based teaching and/or assessment project by the end of the course.
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MHPE 705 - Applied Statistics
3 Credit Hours
Learners will gain an understanding of the statistical tests used in medical and health professions education research. The focus is on understanding why a particular test is used and how to interpret and apply results obtained from each test. Utilizing SPSS statistical analysis software, learners will perform all statistical procedures related to descriptive statistics and inferential statistics such as t-tests, one-way analysis of variance, correlation, regression and chi-square. Visual representation of data will also be covered.
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MHPE 707 - Practicum
3 Credit Hours
The practicum provides students with an in-depth supervised opportunity to apply knowledge and skills gained in the four MHPE core teaching courses - Applied Learning Theories, Instructional Methods, Curriculum Development, and Assessment of Learning. Working as part of a simulated faculty team, students will completely develop all components of an online course. This is a virtual practicum.
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MHPE 708 - Capstone
1 Credit Hours
The capstone experience provides the learner the opportunity to present a program portfolio demonstrating achievement of all program goals and student learning outcomes.
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MHPE 710 - Organization and Management in Higher Education
3 Credit Hours
Learners will research and understand higher education organizational structures and issues of oversight and will develop an understanding of how colleges and universities are governed. Who are the key decision makers at these institutions? What roles do various constituents such as board members, presidents, deans, faculty, staff and students play? Learners will explore how organizational structures, culture, context and characteristics influence institutional governance and decision-making. Learners will become knowledgeable about the history of and current trends in the management and operations of higher education institutions with a focus on academic health centers. This course will make use of case studies, debates and discussion of current events as a means to better understand higher education organization and management.
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MHPE 712 - Simulation Tool and Techniques
3 Credit Hours
Healthcare simulationists have access to Myriad simulation tools and techniques to support simulation-based learning. While some tools are commercially available, there are an assortment of tools that can be “home-grown.” This course will explore the broad scope of commercial and “home-grown” simulation tools and techniques available to the modern educator.
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MHPE 715 - Educational Scholarship Methods
3 Credit Hours
Within the context of Boyer’s four models of scholarship, this course provides the knowledge necessary to understand the purposes and processes of research using an expanded definition of scholarship that goes beyond the scholarship of discovery (research) to include the scholarship of integration, the scholarship of application and the scholarship of teaching. The course will also introduce students to quantitative and qualitative design approaches, examine foundational issues of research from both quantitative and qualitative perspectives and build skills for interpreting and evaluating research including criteria for evaluating empirical studies, particularly in the social sciences and in education.
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MHPE 720 - Diversity in Higher Education
3 Credit Hours
Learners will reflect upon and articulate an understanding of ethnic and cultural diversity in higher education. Application of principles to medical and health professions education is expected. Learners will research and determine ways to address issues such as equity, unconscious bias and access to high quality education and develop effective teaching strategies illustrating best practices in establishing ideal learning environments.
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MHPE 725 - Business of Simulation
3 Credit Hours
Today’s simulation centers are analogous to small businesses, in that they involve small teams leveraging limited resources to support the mission critical needs of clients (students, faculty, residents, practicing clinicians, etc.). Often, simulation centers are established without an understanding of the long-term resource requirements - be they market share, funding, staff, equipment or space. This course will explore the core business principles required to help leaders both better manage their center and develop or hone their business model.
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MHPE 727 - Organizational Management
3 Credit Hours
A study of management theory and organizational management as related to leadership, organizational design, culture, workforce strategy and change management with an emphasis on the application of management theory and research to organizational management. This course provides an opportunity to explore conceptual frameworks addressing organizational development, leadership, strategy and management of change.
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MHPE 730 - Simulation Program Design
3 Credit Hours
This capstone course provides students with an in-depth, supervised opportunity to apply knowledge and skills gained in the first three courses. Students will focus on improving an existing simulation program, solving a problem in an existing simulation program or building a simulation program from scratch based on what is most relevant to them.
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MHPE 800 - Applied Learning Theories
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: MHPE 600
This course is an exploration of adult learning theory. Application of principles to medical and health professions education is expected. Learners successfully completing this course will explore major theorists in the field of adult learning and create an educational philosophy. Learners will create artifacts in an electronic portfolio to exemplify the application of seven areas of learning theory: assessment of prior knowledge, encoding and retrieval and knowledge, motivation for learning, mastery of learning, feedback and practice, course climate and self-directed learning.
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MHPE 801 - Instructional Methods
3 Credit Hours
Cross-listed: MHPE 601
This course prepares students with theoretic foundations and best practices to plan, apply, design and evaluate appropriate instructional methods to enhance learner achievement. Application of principles to medical and health professions education is expected. Learners analyze a wide range of instructional methods including team-based, problem-based, inter-professional, outcome-based, experiential, indirect, and interactive in a variety of educational settings including small- and large-groups, clinical, bedside, ambulatory, community, rural, and distance.
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