Subject: Interdepartmental Studies
Course Number: 205
Course Title: Preparing for Health Professions School
Units: 3
School: Graduate Division
Department: Medicine Post-Baccalaureate
Additional (School) Department: (Graduate Division) Dentistry Post-Baccalaureate, (Graduate Division) Pharmacy Post-Baccalaureate

Course Description: This program prepares students from disadvantaged backgrounds for matriculation to professional schools. UCSF faculty lead classes on health disparities, ethics, cultural sensitivity, and care for underserved communities and serve as mentors for students. Students develop skills for future success in professional schools including MCAT/DAT preparation. Students develop research skills in a CQI project and lead seminars on health topics. Students take science classes at UCB-Extension.
Prerequisites: perquisites vary according to program
Restrictions: 1. Students must be accepted into a UCSF Post Baccalaureate Program (medicine, dentistry, pharmacy). 2. Students must have a Bachelors Degree.
Activities: Direct - Seminar, Direct - Project, Student - Seminar

Instructor of Record: L. Ogbu-Nwobodo
Additional Instructor(s): S. Youmans
May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? No

Quarter(s) Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Course Grading Convention: P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Graduate Division course: Yes
Is this a web-based online course? No
Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? Yes
Repeat course for credit? No