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Seminar in the Practice of Medicine


Course Description

Topics are selected for each term with input from students enrolled. Topics in the past have included Medical Malpractice, Dementia in the Elderly, Issues on Payment for Health Care in America, Missions of Specific Medical Schools, Osteopathic Medicine, Biomedical Ethical Issues, Care of the Elderly, and other issues pertinent to the individual physician and his/her patients in the United States today.


Athena Title

Seminar in the Practice of Med


Pre or Corequisite

(BIOL 1108 and BIOL 1108L) or (BIOL 2108H and BIOL 2108L) or (BIOL 2108H and BIOL 1108L)


Semester Course Offered

Offered fall and spring


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Course Objectives

At the conclusion of the course students will have developed new knowledge of and appreciation for the many health care issues facing physicians and patients, as well as the organizations that affect the delivery of such care.


Topical Outline

Topics are selected for each term with input from students enrolled in the course. Topics vary but may include: 1) Medical Malpractice 2) Dementia in the Elderly 3) Payment for Health Care in America 4) Missions of Specific Medical Schools 5) Osteopathic Medicine 6) Biomedical Ethical Issues 7) Care of the Elderly 8) issues pertinent to the individual physician and his/her patients.