Preclerkship Electives
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Electives - Spring 2024
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- OST 582 Syllabus
- OST 582 Application
- Course ID: OST 582
- Course Title: Pre-Clerkship Board Preparation
- Credits: 4
- Instructor of Record: Chinyere Pauline Tobias, Debalina Bandyopadhyay
- Instructor of Record email: tobiasog@msu.edu, bandyop4@msu.edu
- Course Curriculum Assistant: Becky Brandt
- Course Summary: Preclerkship Board Preparation course that provides students with content review and academic support for COMLEX USA Level 1 board preparation. The course will enable the student to conduct self-directed review and integration of basic science and systems medical knowledge with clinical correlations.
- Prerequisites for the course: None
- Course Start Date: 4/1/24
- Course End Date: 5/10/24
- How many weeks total will the course run? 5
- Last day to enroll: 4/3/24
- Last day to drop: 4/11/24
- Course Format: Virtual
- What day of the week will the class meet? Monday-Friday
- What time will the class meet? Between 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Electives - Summer 2024
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- ANTR 585 Syllabus
- ANTR 585 Application
- Course ID: ANTR 585
- Course Title: Directed Study in Human Prosection
- Credits: 1-3
- Instructor of Record: Nicole Geske
- Instructor of Record email: geskenic@msu.edu
- Course Curriculum Assistant: N/A
- Course Summary: The course is an independent study laboratory, whereby each student will be assigned individual prosection projects of selected anatomical regions and/or isolated human organs requiring exposure of selected structures. Although there are no required reading materials, the faculty expect the students to prepare for the prosections by reading more comprehensive texts and consulting anatomical atlases (books and electronic sources, etc.)
- Prerequisites for the course: ANTR 510 or equivalent
- Course Start Date: 5/13/24
- Course End Date: 8/16/24
- How many weeks total will the course run? 14
- Last day to enroll: 5/19/24
- Last day to drop: 6/6/24 (with refund), 6/30/24 (no grade reported)
- Course Format: In-person
- What day of the week will the class meet? Self-directed
- What time will the class meet? Self-directed
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- ANTR 590 Syllabus
- ANTR 590 Application
- Course ID: ANTR 590
- Course Title: Independent Study in Clinical Human Morphology
- Credits: 1-5
- Instructor of Record: Nicole Geske
- Instructor of Record email: geskenic@msu.edu
- Course Curriculum Assistant: N/A
- Course Summary: ANTR 590 Independent Study in Clinical Human Morphology is a variable 1 to 5-credit hour course that provides students with the opportunity to learn more about specific topics based on gross anatomy, histology, radiological anatomy, cytology, neuroscience, or embryology, depending on the interest of the faculty involved or the student. Any student desiring to carry out an independent study needs to find a faculty to act as a mentor/tutor/advisor/preceptor. The list of instructors who may be willing to act as advisors is included in this syllabus. Consult with the course director for faculty members/instructors not listed.
- Prerequisites for the course: Approval of department
- Course Start Date: 5/13/24
- Course End Date: 8/16/24
- How many weeks total will the course run? 14
- Last day to enroll: 5/19/24
- Last day to drop: 6/6/24 (with refund), 6/30/24 (no grade reported)
- Course Format: In-person, virtual, or hybrid
- What day of the week will the class meet? Arranged
- What time will the class meet? Arranged
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- OMM 500 Syllabus
- OMM 500 Application
- Course ID: OMM 500
- Course Title: Student Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Practical Laboratory
- Credits: 1
- Instructor of Record: Jesse Guasco – EL, Terri Steppe – DMC, Lori Dillard - MUC
- Instructor of Record email: guascoje@msu.edu, steppe@msu.edu, ldillard@msu.edu
- Course Curriculum Assistant: Michele Benton
- Course Summary: Student OMM Clinic is a 1 credit-hour course that provides students with additional instruction in OMM diagnosis and treatment of a variety of disorders and hands-on practice with patients.
- Prerequisites for the course: Must have been enrolled in and passed OMM 500 Spring 2024
- Course Start Date: 5/21/24
- Course End Date: 7/26/24
- How many weeks total will the course run? 9 weeks
- Last day to enroll: Currently unavailable
- Last day to drop: Currently unavailable
- Course Format: In-person
- What day of the week will the class meet? EL - Thursday. DMC and MUC - Tuesday.
- What time will the class meet? 5:00 p.m.
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- OST 590 Syllabus - Currently unavailable
- OST 590 Application - Currently unavailable
- Course ID: OST 590
- Course Title: Health Disparities and Health Equity
- Credits: 1
- Instructor of Record: Debalina Bandyopadhyay
- Instructor of Record email: bandyop4@msu.edu
- Course Curriculum Assistant: Papiya Saha
- Course Summary: OST 590 is a 1-credit elective that will supplement instruction around health equity and health disparities utilizing the Academic Recognition Program provided by the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM). This course is intended to train osteopathic students to recognize disparities in healthcare that exist across race, ethnicity, geographic residence, gender, sexual orientation, recognition, age, poverty, and disability status. Over the duration of the course, osteopathic medical students will gain a deeper understanding of health disparities and will learn how to identify and develop the skills to provide interventions and solutions toward achieving health equity.
- Prerequisites for the course: None
- Course Start Date: 5/13/24
- Course End Date: 8/4/24
- How many weeks total will the course run? 12 weeks
- Last day to enroll: 5/18/24
- Last day to drop: 6/3/24 (with refund), 6/24/24 (no grade reported)
- Course Format: Virtual
- What day of the week will the class meet? No specific days
- What time will the class meet? No specific times
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- OST 591 Syllabus
- OST 591 Application
- Course ID: OST 591
- Course Title: Medical Case Study Elective
- Credits: 1
- Instructor of Record: Janice Schwartz
- Instructor of Record email: schwa317@msu.edu
- Course Curriculum Assistant: Beata Rodriguez
- Course Summary:
- There are two parts to each of the seven class sessions in the Medical Case Study elective.
- First are participating physicians who will share clinical cases they’ve encountered in practice.
- And second are students who will present case reports they’ve identified in the literature.
- Optional guidance will be provided to guide students through the case presentation process.
- Prerequisites for the course: None
- Course Start Date: 5/28/24
- Course End Date: 7/16/24
- How many weeks total will the course run? 7 weeks
- Last day to enroll: 5/31/24
- Last day to drop: 6/9/24 (with refund), 6/22/24 (no grade reported)
- Course Format: Virtual
- What day of the week will the class meet? Tuesday
- What time will the class meet? 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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- OST 593 Syllabus
- OST 593 Application
- Course ID: OST 593
- Course Title: Scholarly Activity Seminar
- Credits: 1
- Instructor of Record: Kirsten Waarala
- Instructor of Record email: waarala@msu.edu
- Course Curriculum Assistant: Patty Roberts
- Course Summary: This 1-credit hour course will develop the student’s ability to design and implement a scholarly project during medical school, including projects with an osteopathic focus. Using a workshop format, categories of scholarly activity applicable to residency will be reviewed. The course will take a practical approach to scholarship, without an intensive review of research methodology and statistical analysis. The course will include evening sessions and independent work.
- Prerequisites for the course: None
- Course Start Date: 5/13/24
- Course End Date: 7/15/24
- How many weeks total will the course run? 9 weeks
- Last day to enroll: 5/17/24
- Last day to drop: 5/29/24 (with refund), 6/14/24 (no grade reported)
- Course Format: Virtual
- What day of the week will the class meet? An initial live session will be held on Monday, May 13, at 5:00 p.m., followed by some independent study work. Virtual sessions will then be scheduled on Monday evenings in June and July.
- What time will the class meet? 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. as scheduled
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- OST 599 Syllabus
- OST 599 Application - Instructions for OST 599 Application Process - COM Research must approve and notify COM registrar before enrollment will be processed.
- Course ID: OST 599
- Course Title: Biomedical Research
- Credits: 2-3
- Instructor of Record: Furqan Irfan
- Instructor of Record email: irfanfur@msu.edu
- Course Curriculum Assistant: Patty Roberts and Rusti Sidel
- Course Summary: Directed research enables medical students to test and compare different theories and approaches. It will allow medical students to explore different methods in order to determine better modalities for patient care and therapy. Students are enrolled in 3 credits (8-10 hours research per week for a semester) or 2 credits (4-6 hours research per week for a semester).
- Prerequisites for the course: Approval from the RISE Office
- Course Start Date: 5/13/24
- Course End Date: 8/23/24
- How many weeks total will the course run? 14
- Last day to enroll: 5/17/24
- Last day to drop: 6/6/24 (with refund), 7/3/24 (no grade reported)
- Course Format: Determined by the research mentor
- What day of the week will the class meet? Determined by the research mentor
- What time will the class meet? Determined by the research mentor
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- OST 687 Peru Syllabus
- OST 687 Peru Application - Instructions for Global Health Opportunities - IGH must approve and notify COM registrar before enrollment will be processed.
- Course ID: OST 687
- Course Title: Global Health: Peru - Clinical Immersion
- Credits: 3
- Instructor of Record: William Cunningham
- Instructor of Record email: cunni164@msu.edu
- Course Curriculum Assistant: Sabrina Vieyra Hollenbeck
- Course Summary: The elective is designed to enhance the student’s understanding of Peru’s healthcare system, to provide students with opportunities for improving their personal/professional skills and to experience operating in a different cultural context and to actively engage in patient-based, learning experiences under the supervision of licensed U.S. physicians working in tandem with local providers.
- Prerequisites for the course: Students need to be second-year medical students or fourth-year medical students.
- Course Start Date: 8/1/24
- Course End Date: 8/27/24
- How many weeks total will the course run? 13 days
- Last day to enroll: 8/2/24
- Last day to drop: 8/7/24 (with refund), 8/14/24 (no grade reported)
- Course Format: In-person, abroad
- What day of the week will the class meet? N/A, 2-3 pre-departure meetings and additional activities, as needed.
- What time will the class meet? All pre-departure meetings happen after 5:00 p.m. on weekdays or during morning hours on weekends.
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- OST 693 Korea Syllabus
- OST 693 Korea Application - Instructions for Global Health Opportunities - IGH must approve and notify COM registrar before enrollment will be processed.
- Course ID: OST 693
- Course Title: Global Health: Korea - Clinical Immersion
- Credits: 6
- Instructor of Record: Sung Soo Chung
- Instructor of Record email: chungsu1@msu.edu
- Course Curriculum Assistant: Sabrina Vieyra Hollenbeck
- Course Summary: Through didactic lectures and immersive experiences, this study abroad course will enable students to develop better knowledge and understanding of the Korean culture. In particular, emphasis will be placed on the clinical aspect as listed in the learning opportunities above. We will discuss the challenges of the region and will provide students with insight to develop an understanding of the healthcare delivery system, in two economically rich countries, at their current challenges of population health.
- Prerequisites for the course: None
- Course Start Date: 8/3/24
- Course End Date: 8/24/24
- How many weeks total will the course run? 2 weeks
- Last day to enroll: 8/4/24
- Last day to drop: 8/8/24 (with refund), 8/14/24 (no grade reported)
- Course Format: In-person, abroad
- What day of the week will the class meet? Only meets once for the pre-departure session.
- What time will the class meet? Will meet after 5:00 p.m. one weekday for 90 minutes.
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- OST 694 Nepal Syllabus
- OST 694 Nepal Application - Instructions for Global Health Opportunities - IGH must approve and notify COM registrar before enrollment will be processed.
- Course ID: OST 694
- Course Title: One Health Nepal
- Credits: 6
- Instructor of Record: Sung Soo Chung
- Instructor of Record email: chungsu1@msu.edu
- Course Curriculum Assistant: Sabrina Vieyra Hollenbeck
- Course Summary: Enriching students’ understanding of the One Health concept which is the recognition of the interconnected nature of humans, animals and the environment, and the direct impact each system has on the other. This program will allow students to see and experience the interconnected nature of these systems and then work on a project which involves at least two of the systems. In a broad sense, students will try to understand health and disease through the interdisciplinary lens of One Health while exploring the unique culture of Nepal.
- Prerequisites for the course: N/A
- Course Start Date: 5/18/24
- Course End Date: 6/15/24
- How many weeks total will the course run? 2 weeks
- Last day to enroll: 5/20/24
- Last day to drop: 5/25/24 (with refund), 6/1/24 (no grade reported)
- Course Format: In-person, abroad
- What day of the week will the class meet? Only 3 pre-departure meetings and after school hours during the month of April (prior to departure).
- What time will the class meet? 5:30 p.m.
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- OST 695 May Costa Rica Syllabus
- OST 695 May Costa Rica Application - Instructions for Global Health Opportunities - IGH must approve and notify COM registrar before enrollment will be processed.
- Course ID: OST 695-May
- Course Title: Global Health: Costa Rica - Pre-Clinical Observation, Culture and Medicine
- Credits: 3
- Instructor of Record: William Cunningham
- Instructor of Record email: cunni164@msu.edu
- Course Curriculum Assistant: Sabrina Vieyra Hollenbeck
- Course Summary: Through didactic lectures and immersive experiences, this study abroad course will enable students to develop better knowledge and understanding of the Spanish language, Costa Rica biodiversity and its challenges, Latin American culture, One Health approach and health issues, healthcare practices and the healthcare system in the country. This course is designed to enlighten students on issues of community and public health and healthcare systems with relevance on the transdisciplinary focus of One Health and displaced people in the Latin American region.
- Prerequisites for the course: None
- Course Start Date: 5/4/24
- Course End Date: 5/18/24
- How many weeks total will the course run? 1 week
- Last day to enroll: 5/5/24
- Last day to drop: 5/7/24 (with refund), 5/11/24 (no grade reported)
- Course Format: In-person, abroad
- What day of the week will the class meet? Will meet only once before the trip for the pre-departure meeting.
- What time will the class meet? After 5:00 p.m., will be on a week day.
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- OST 695 August Costa Rica Syllabus
- OST 695 August Costa Rica Application - Instructions for Global Health Opportunities - IGH must approve and notify COM registrar before enrollment will be processed.
- Course ID: OST 695-August
- Course Title: Global Health: Costa Rica - Pre-Clinical Observation, Culture and Medicine
- Credits: 3
- Instructor of Record: William Cunningham
- Instructor of Record email: cunni164@msu.edu
- Course Curriculum Assistant: Sabrina Vieyra Hollenbeck
- Course Summary: Through didactic lectures and immersive experiences, this study abroad course will enable students to develop better knowledge and understanding of the Spanish language, Costa Rica biodiversity and its challenges, Latin American culture, One Health approach and health issues, healthcare practices and the healthcare system in the country. This course is designed to enlighten students on issues of community and public health and healthcare systems with relevance on the transdisciplinary focus of One Health and displaced people in the Latin American region.
- Prerequisites for the course: None
- Course Start Date: 7/27/24
- Course End Date: 8/10/24
- How many weeks total will the course run? 1 week
- Last day to enroll: 7/28/24
- Last day to drop: 7/30/24 (with refund), 8/3/24 (no grade reported)
- Course Format: In-person, abroad
- What day of the week will the class meet? Will meet only once before the trip for the pre-departure meeting.
- What time will the class meet? After 5:00 p.m., will be on a week day.
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- OST 696 Spain Syllabus
- OST 696 Spain Application - Instructions for Global Health Opportunities - IGH must approve and notify COM registrar before enrollment will be processed.
- Course ID: OST 696
- Course Title: Global Health: Spain - Pre-Clinical Observation, Culture and Medicine in Barcelona
- Credits: 3
- Instructor of Record: Sung Soo Chung
- Instructor of Record email: chungsu1@msu.edu
- Course Curriculum Assistant: Sabrina Vieyra Hollenbeck
- Course Summary: Global Health: Spain- Pre-Clinical Observation, Culture and Medicine in Barcelona is a 3-credit hour course that provides students with an opportunity to actively engage in patient-based, learning experiences under the guidance of a clinician preceptor in collaboration, as appropriate, with interns, residents and/or fellows. The course goals include enriching students’ understanding of Spanish culture, the concept of Global Health and current country needs on the global mobility of displaced people. In addition, students should develop an understanding of endemic diseases and healthcare delivery system (public vs private) in Spain.
- Prerequisites for the course: N/A
- Course Start Date: 6/2/2024
- Course End Date: 6/24/2024
- How many weeks total will the course run? 9 days
- Last day to enroll: Currently unavailable
- Last day to drop: Currently unavailable
- Course Format: In-person, abroad
- What day of the week will the class meet? Only 1 pre-departure meeting and after school hours during the month of May.
- What time will the class meet? 5:30 p.m.
Electives - Fall 2024
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Electives - Spring 2025
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