130.01 CIEx - Introduction to Hematology and Hematopathology (1.5 - 3 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): S. Prakash Prerequisite(s): None
Restrictions: Medical Students in Foundations 2 Activities: Direct - Clinical Experience/Patient Contact
This is a Bridges Curriculum Clinical Immersive Experience (CIEx), which provide medical students in Foundations 2 opportunities to broaden and enhance their professional development in health care settings different from those of their core clerkships. Students will gain experience in clinical laboratory hematology and hematopathology, including a variety of different blood disorders.
140.01 Principles of Laboratory Medicine (3 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Course will not be offered in: Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025
Instructor(s): Z. Amenhotep, A. Wu, J. Whitman Prerequisite(s): Two years of medical school.
Restrictions: 3rd or 4th year Medical Student in good standing Activities: Direct - Seminar, Direct - Clinical Experience/Patient Contact, Student - Seminar
Students will learn principles of laboratory medicine through clinical consultations, seminars, sign-out sessions and rounds with ZSFG Laboratory Medicine Faculty. This elective covers general principles of test selection, the testing process, quality practices, result interpretation and the importance of clinical correlation. Students will gain exposure to subspecialty areas, such as, clinical chemistry, toxicology, hematology, microbiology, immunology, serology and transfusion medicine.
140.05 Cellular Therapy (3 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): E. Nedelcu, G. Marrero-Rivera Prerequisite(s): No
Restrictions: No Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Project, Student - Lecture
This novel course is designed to introduce 3rd and 4th year medical students (Career Launch) to the cellular therapy field, including hematopoietic progenitor cells, CAR-T cell, regulatory T cell and other emerging cellular therapies.
140.06 Transfusion Medicine Elective (3 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): S. Bakhtary, E. Nedelcu, G. Marrero-Rivera Prerequisite(s): NA
Restrictions: NA Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Project, Student - Lecture
This novel Transfusion Medicine Elective is designed to prepare future physicians to understand the overall transfusion process, blood bank testing, blood products indications and contraindications, transfusion reactions and other transfusion-related topics with emphasis on achieving practical skills, including how to appropriately order blood products, and recognize and report transfusion reactions.
140.07 Hematology (3 - 6 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s): S. Kogan Prerequisite(s): 4th-year student in good Academic Standing
Restrictions: 4th-year students. Activities: Clinical Experience/Patient Contact, Conference
Students participate in daily operations of the hematology laboratory, working with a resident on either the Bone Marrow or Heme-Coag rotations evaluating current case materials, attending daily sign-out rounds, and attending weekly teaching conferences.
140.08A Microbiology elective (3 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Course will not be offered in: Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructor(s): B. Haller Prerequisite(s): None
Restrictions: 3rd or 4th year medical student in good standing Activities: Direct - Lab-Science
This two week course is designed to provide the medical student with a fundamental understanding of the principles and practices of Clinical Microbiology. Through direct observation of benchwork, weekly didactic sessions, teaching rounds, and other learning materials, the student will receive instruction in the following areas of Microbiology: Bacteriology, Mycobacteriology, Mycology, Parasitology, Infectious Disease Serology, Virology and Molecular Diagnostics.
198 Supervised Study (1 - 6 units) Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Course will not be offered in: Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024
Instructor(s): Z. Amenhotep Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor preceptor and approval of third- and fourth-year coordinator.
Restrictions: Medical students only Activities: Direct - Project, Direct - Independent Study
Focused study and directed reading under supervision of a member of the faculty with the approval of the chairperson of the department.