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ADVANCED BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES (ABS)


Must have completed the seven core clerkships

The requirement is four weeks.

Goals

  1. Reexamine concepts in the basic sciences relevant to the practice of medicine, particularly in the specific medical specialty the student wishes to pursue.
  2. Engage in self-directed learning.
  3. Evaluate new information in the basic and clinical sciences.
  4. Improve students' communication skills through oral and written presentations.

Advanced Biomedical Sciences Advisory Committee

Drs. Michael Hosokawa, Michael Misfeldt

Four types of course offerings are available to fourth year students:


Option 1

Mechanisms of Disease - the students synthesize relevant psychological, physiological and/or molecular data explaining signs, symptoms and treatment of a patient with a given disease. The illness should be explained in as basic terms as possible.

  1. Course will be four weeks.
  2. Individual or small group study.
  3. Must have completed the seven core clerkships.
  4. Explore in depth mechanisms of a specific disease, and the patient with a definitive diagnosis. Cellular and molecular mechanisms of the process including drug action must be considered.
  5. Each student will be expected to present orally and/or in writing, a description of basic mechanisms underlying the etiology, pathogenesis, and the signs and symptoms of the disease process.

Option 2

Research - Research must be the continuation of an ongoing project. The students are urged to meet with their research mentor to verify the goal to be achieved and obtain the necessary background literature before the research selective is initiated. The proposed project must be submitted to the ABS Advisory Committee. The proposal should detail what further work the student will be doing in the 4- or 8-week block. The result of this work should be a paper submitted for publication or presentation at a meeting. If this does not occur, then a paper should be submitted to the mentor and/or an oral presentation will be given within the appropriate department. The proposal (including the scope of the paper/presentation) is due in the Office of Medical Education (MA215) 60 days prior to starting the block.

Option 3

Limited Research/Literature Review - This option will allow a student who is not currently involved in a research project to make a significant contribution to an ongoing research project of a faculty member. In most circumstances, eight weeks is necessary to do this in a rigorous and meaningful way; however, requests for either four or eight weeks will be considered. A written paper and/or an oral presentation will be required with a review of the relevant literature and a discussion of the ongoing research. Evaluation will be by the mentor and other appropriate faculty. Students are encouraged to contact faculty to pursue projects that are of interest to them. An application form is available in the Office of Medical Education (MA215) and is due 60 days prior to starting the block.

 

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