Course Description
This is the second of two courses in which pre-medical students revisit concepts from previous courses (chemistry, biology, and biochemistry) that are critical to their success in medical school. Students are required to demonstrate their understanding of the material, practice critical thinking skills, and relate the concepts to clinical medicine.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
On a regularly scheduled basis, graduate students will reflect on several interactive elements included in the course, submit a brief video in which they summarize how well they previously understood the concept depicted in the interactive, if their level of understanding increased after working through the interactives, and submit a paper at the end of the course describing how the existing interactives could be improved, and outlining new interactives that would help students master other concepts covered in the course.
Athena Title
Medical Concepts II
Non-Traditional Format
This course will be taught 95% or more online. Course will be taught in a series of modules designed to take advantage of both retrieval practice and interleaving. For example, individual modules will be released on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays of the first three weeks of the course. In the first two weeks, the modules will review selected topics in biology/biochemistry, general chemistry, and physics. In the third week, the modules will focus on concepts in organic chemistry, psychology/sociology, and biology/biochemistry. In the fourth week, the students will take a quiz covering all the topics. A similar approach will be used for weeks 5 through 7. In week 8, the students will have a quiz covering the topics covered in weeks 5 through 7 and a review quiz over the first half of the course. The same approach will be used in weeks 9 through 13, with a quiz over the topics covered in those weeks and a review quiz over material from weeks 5 through 13. The students will spend week 14 reviewing material covered throughout the course and a cumulative final exam will be taken in week 15. At the end of each week, graduate students will select one of the interactive elements used to depict a particular concept and record a video summarizing how well they understood the concept before starting the course and the impact of the interactive element. At the end of the course, the graduate students will submit a paper describing how each of the interactive elements could be improved and outlining new interactive elements for the course in the future. The instructors will be available to meet with students in person or via Zoom, either individually or in small groups throughout the semester.
Prerequisite
(BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E or BIOL 2107H) and (BIOL 1108 or BIOL 2108H) and CHEM 1211-1211D and CHEM 1212-1212D and PHYS 1111-1111L
Undergraduate Pre or Corequisite
LAMS 4040E/6040E
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall, spring and summer
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
Topical Outline