Courses

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BU School of Medicine (BUSM) Required Courses

• MED MS 124: Integrated Problems 1A
  Medical students will learn to systematically dissect clinical cases in a small group scenario with other students and one faculty facilitator. Students will integrate their knowledge from other courses, independent research, and information gained from group collaboration to achieve a comprehensive understanding of a clinical case. Students will develop research and presentation skills in an observed environment and will progressively develop clinical reasoning skills that will allow them to determine differential diagnoses and clinical plans for patients.
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• MED MS 126: Human Behavior in Medicine
  This course is designed to provide knowledge of human behavior important to the treatment of patients and their families. While knowledge of disease and its treatment are integral to medical care, understanding the patient as a person who suffers from an illness with his or her own beliefs about the cause and treatment of the illness is part of being an effective physician. Physicians who have an understanding of the aging and dying process can then help patients and their families deal with medical realities. Medical staff who have an awareness of the dynamics of addictions and domestic violence can hone their intuition as to what might assist the individual and the individual's spouse, children and elderly dependents. In addition, understanding the patient's sexuality gives a more complete medical understanding of the individual.
• MED MS 129: Essentials of Public Health
  Essentials of Public Health is a course designed to teach the social, ethical, political and economic context of health care and also to teach the basics of epidemiology and biostatistics so that students can critically read and interpret the medical literature. The goal of this course is to produce well-rounded students prepared to practice medicine with a robust knowledge of the population-level factors influencing clinical practice. Topics covered will include the design, conduct and critical appraisal of research trials; quality improvement and practice transformation; health disparities and social determinants of health; legal and ethical issues relevant to the clinical practice of medicine; health policy and the structure and organization of the US health care systems.
• MED MS 132: Integrated Problems 1B
  See IP 1A Description.
• MED MS 141: Prism Mfm&Cfm
  This course description is currently under construction.
• MED MS 142: MED MS 142 A1 PrISM BS123 Body Structure
  See MED MS 141
• MED MS 144: MED MS 144 A1 PrISM N&GM&I (Fall and Spring) Neurosciences, Immunology, Genomic Medicine
  See MED MS 141
• MED MS 145: MED MS 145: PrISM 4 (Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Renal systems)
  See MED MS 141
• MED MS 146: PrISM 5 (Digestive System and Nutrition, Endocrine and Reproductive Systems)
  See MED MS 141
• MED MS 214: Int. Clin. Med.
  This course description is currently under construction.
• MED MS 215: Integrated Problems 2A
  Integrated Problems 2A is a course in which students continue to systematically dissect clinical cases, building upon the skills developed during Integrated Problems IA and IB. In addition to the learning objectives in the first year, by the end of this semester students should be able to differentiate subjective and objective information, identify further clinical data needed to assess a clinical case, and develop assessments and plans for each case. Students are continually expected to act in a professional and respectful manner of their classmates and their facilitators.
• MED MS 218: Integ. Prob. 2B
  This course description is currently under construction.
• MED MS 220: Dis.&Therapy 1
  This course description is currently under construction.
• MED MS 221: Disease and Therapy (DRx) 221
  See MED MS 220
• MED MS 223: Disease and Therapy (DRx) 223
  See MED MS 220
• MED MS 224: Disease and Therapy (DRx) 224
  See MED MS 220
• MED MS 225: Disease and Therapy (DRx)225
  See MED MS 220
• MED MS 226: Disease and Therapy (DRx) 226
  See MED MS 220

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