CMM604

036690

This course is geared towards understanding the link between current medical practice and our understanding of the underlying basic science. There will be a substantial writing component to this course. Students will attend a minimum of 10 hours of medical rounds with a physician and prepare 5, 1/2 page write-ups of the basic science relevant to the medical presentation. Students will meet regularly with course instructors to present and discuss the basic science background of the case. The final exam will consist of an 8-10 page (exclusive of references) research paper that which will be a comprehensive analysis of a medical case, the basic science underlying our understanding of the disease and it treatment, and the current gaps in the basic science understanding that could inform future treatments. Permission of the instructors is required to take this class. Before signing up for this class, it is required that the student has identified a physician who is willing to fulfill the role of mentor. This class may be taken multiple times. If the class is retaken, a different physician must be identified to fulfill the role of mentor.

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Graduate