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Frequently Asked Questions About the Course
Will the "Medicine for Innovators and Entrepreneurs " course
help get me into
medical school?
No, this course is
designed to address the
need for graduate students
in biosciences, bioinformatics,
and bioengineering to
learn concepts and principles
used by physicians in
understanding human disease.
How are grades
given?
The letter grade for this
course will be based on:
- Work completed as part of a project group as defined in the Project Specifications;
- Individual contributions to the group work;
- Work completed for assignments;
- Regular attendance and participation in class and at out-of-class events;
- Completion of tests for the purpose of course evaluation.
Is there homework,
and how much?
Up to 10 hours per
week of additional work
outside of class time
may be required to complete
the course, including
readings, out-of-class
events, and project work.
What is the weekly
time commitment expected
in the course?
We meet every Tuesday
and Thursday for two
hours in Room 4105 CCSR
(4th floor north, in
the Center for Clinical
Sciences Research Building).
Usually the first 90
minutes are reserved
for lectures. Check the
syllabus for details
and exceptions. Project
work involves identifying
a problem area in diabetes
research and/or clinical
practice, researching
the state of the art
in this problem area,
and proposing a practical
improvement based on
students' knowledge of
medicine.
What will I learn?
After completing
the course, the learner
should be able to:
- Understand how medical knowledge is organized
- Appreciate the concerns and tools of the various scientific fields and clinical disciplines within medicine
- Identify quality sources of medical information
- Gain some familiarity with medical language
- Learn specific information about human physiology and pathophysiology
- Identify opportunities to apply his/her primary discipline to unsolved medical problems
Why is diabetes
used as the model
disease?
The course focuses
on the common, multi-systemic
disease of diabetes as
a way of acquiring learning
strategies that are applicable
to the study of any disease.
Who are the guest
lecturers and what
is their background?
Twice-weekly lectures by
several faculty from the
Schools of Medicine, Engineering,
and Humanities and Sciences
representing a wide range
of disciplines, including:
- Tandy Aye, MD , Pediatric Endocrinology
- Elizabeth Mellins, MD, Pediatric Rheumatology
- Marianne Neuwirth, PhD
- Kyle Rose
- Bruce Buckingham, MD, Pediatric Endocrinology
- Chris Stave, MLS, Librarian, Informatician
- Amar Das, MD, PhD Bioinformatics
- Julie Theriot, PhD Biochemistry
- Dan Garza, MD, Emergency Medicine
- David Hirschberg, PhD
- Alfreda Stadlin, PhD
- Craig Milroy, PhD
- Darrell Wilson, MD
- Tyler Aguinaldo, MD
- Rita Popat, PhD, Health Research and Policy
- Alvina Chu, MD
- Yiming Lit, MD, Nephrology
- Bertha Chen, MD
- Yuen So, MD, Neurology
- Jodi Thomas, PhD
- Steve Sanislo , MD, Ophthalmology
- Jeff Schox, JD
- Sara Nakashima, JD
- Rajiv Doshi, MD
- Laurence Baker, PhD, Professor of Health Research and Policy
- Richard Eastman, MD
- Daria Mochly-Rosen, PhD
- Chris Longhurst, MD
- Christina Mohr, MD, PhD
- Srinivas Akkarju, MD, PhD
Is the course open
to undergraduates?
Yes, with the approval
of the course directors
and the prerequisite
of college-level biology
course.