Jun 25, 2024  
2018-2019 Academic Bulletin (Catalog) (Jan 2019 Ed) 
    
2018-2019 Academic Bulletin (Catalog) (Jan 2019 Ed) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Health Outcomes and Policy for Nursing

  
  • HOPN 877 - Health Care Economics


    Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0-0)
    This course advances the learner’s knowledge of the economics of health and health care. Students critically examine the theories and concepts of economics as they apply to the health care market and the financing and delivery of personal health care in the United States. Selected international systems of financing and delivering health care are reviewed as a point of comparison. Particular attention is paid to the impact health economics has on patients, delivery systems, providers of care and advanced nursing practice. Students critically analyze the influence of economics on the practice, design and reform of health care in the United States and the role the Doctor of Nursing Practice has in structuring and revising the policies for each.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Online
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Keevia Porter
    Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Loretta Alexia Williams
    Fall - Additional Instructor 2: Joseph Weingarten

Health Outcomes and Policy Research

  
  • HOPR 801 - Research in Health Outcomes and Policy Research


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)
    This course emphasizes the development and conduct of health science administration research. The course is required in conjunction with or prior to thesis/dissertation work. The goal is to assist students in acquiring a breadth of knowledge of theory, concepts, principles, processes, and skills necessary for the health science research endeavor. Students will use and build upon knowledge gained in prerequisite courses as they learn to carry out each step of the research process. The course will be taught in small group discussions using information available in the literature and research-based analysis.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Shelley Irene White-Means
  
  • HOPR 803 - Improving Patient Flow through Quality Improvement


    Cr Hrs: 2 (32-0-0)
    This course will provide the students with opportunities to discuss and analyze the key issues, principles and approaches to improving patient flow in a variety of healthcare settings. Case studies and discussions will illustrate why improving patient flow is important for improving patient safety, how to identify opportunities for improvement, and what strategies have been successful at improving healthcare quality.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Leonard Harris
  
  • HOPR 804 - Mentored Quality Improvement Project


    Cr Hrs: 1 (0-0-32)
    This is a supervised Quality Improvement Project in a health care setting.  The students will rotate through all major areas of Quality Improvement (to which they have been introduced in class) and will observe and practice the activities and procedures in each area.  This experience and many of the activities are merely enabling activities to move the students toward mastery of the relevant domains, competencies and knowledge clusters.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Jim Bailey
  
  • HOPR 816 - Applied Pharmacoeconomics I


    Cr Hrs: 2 (32-0-0)
    This is the second in a two-course sequence and must be taken in sequence. These two coupled courses are an advanced study in economic principles and outcomes measures as applied to pharmacy and health care. The objective is to expand the student’s appreciation of the nature of applied economic evaluation and its relevance to health care decision- making and policy formulation through Didactics and case study analysis. Emphasis will be on the application of methodological principles of economic evaluation and appraisal of current concepts and research in pharmacoeconomics. The student will participate in the development, implementation, and evaluation of a group pharmacoeconomic project, which focuses on the evaluation of a defined economic problem in health care.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Junling Wang
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Junling Wang
  
  • HOPR 829 - Data Analysis Methods in Health Outcomes and Policy Research


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)
    This course will help students lay a solid foundation in their understanding of basic data analysis methods, develop basic quantitative analytical skills, understand the application of basic data analysis methods, and develop a healthy skepticism toward the use of statistical techniques in research studies.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Junling Wang
  
  • HOPR 830 - Health System Seminar


    Cr Hrs: 2 (32-0-0)
    This seminar is designed to provide learners with a highly interactive and participatory learning experience in which participants read and discuss classic and highly influential articles in health services research, health policy, and health system science. Participants will be responsible for reading assigned articles thoroughly and presenting and discussing assigned articles. Participants will also identify and present case studies relevant to assigned topics and will work together to conduct a sector-by-sector investigation and evaluation of the health care industry in order to determine where high-value health care can be found and to begin to consider how it can best be fostered. The seminar will emphasize critical appraisal of the literature using original sources, listening, communication, and consideration of alternative points of view with an emphasis on clear presentation of evidence for each point of view, and analysis of root causes for health system dysfunction.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Spring

    Spring - Instructor of Record: Jim Bailey
  
  • HOPR 840 - Special Topics - Pharmacoeconomics


    Cr Hrs: 1-3
    Directed readings or special course in topics of current interest.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Research
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Justin Gatwood
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Justin Gatwood
  
  • HOPR 853 - Telemedicine and e-Health


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)
    This course will provide the students with opportunities to discuss and analyze the key issues, principles and approaches, in telemedicine. The course will have three sections. Emphasis on the first section of the course will be on theoretical, clinical, technical and pragmatic issues. The second section will address issues related to telemedicine such as design and development, standards, privacy and security issues, evaluation of telemedicine services and legal issues. Specific healthcare outcomes and the influence that they have on policy formulation will be examined and analyzed. The third section - a major focus of this course, will be practical application of telemedicine through the case study analyses. The strategies and skills healthcare professionals will need to practice and manage telemedicine effectively will be detailed. Strategic initiatives of various offices will be presented and discussed.This is a hybrid course, ie, it has On-line modules as well as Face-to- Face classes. This course is open to graduate students and has no prerequisites.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Sajeesh Kumar Kamala Raghavan
  
  • HOPR 854 - Knowledge Management


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)
    This course includes an overview of information management in healthcare with a focus on database management systems. Topics include database management, data warehouses, clinical data repositories, OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) , data modeling, and “Big Data.” Additional topics include the relationship and applicability of topics covered in other MHIIM (Masters in Health Informatics and Information Management) courses in health information statistics, analysis, biomedical research and quality management, biostatistics, advanced research methods and biomedical research support to decision analysis and decision support, advanced information/data analysis and presentation techniques, and evaluation methodologies. This course is offered exclusively in a distance education format via course management software. The course material will be presented in outline format and supplemented by student reading, student on-line discussions as well as required projects. The instructor will provide guidance to students, but students are expected to assume responsibility for engaging the material and working at the graduate level.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Online
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Spring

    Spring - Instructor of Record: Charisse Madlock-Brown
  
  • HOPR 860 - Applied Health Informatics


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)
    This course will provide students with knowledge of current practice in the use of information technology and systems in clinical practice. The course will explore how health data are collected, the role of electronic health records, clinical documentation improvement, systems implementation issues and adoption of health information technology. This course is offered exclusively in a distance education format via course management software. The course material will be presented in outline format and supplemented by student reading, student on-line discussions as well as required projects. The instructor will provide guidance to the student but the student is expected to assume responsibility for engaging the material and working at the graduate level.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Online
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Rebecca B Reynolds
  
  • HOPR 861 - Health Data Processing and Management


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)
    Students will learn how to work with data structures in python to load, manage, and analyze healthcare data. The three assignments will ask students to perform a set of data analysis tasks including: data cleaning, organizing, indexing, aggregating, plotting, generating descriptive statistics, performing linear algebra operations, and natural language processing. Assignments will be graded based on how well they solve the problems assigned (worth 65%), how “clean” their code is (worth 25%), and how well they document their work (worth 10%). Clean code is defined by readability, brevity, efficiency, and adherence to object oriented principles.  Students will choose a dataset to work with for their final project. They will design a project in which they will load, clean, and analyze the dataset they selected. They will be expected to justify their choices, explain the utility of those choices, and present their results in a PowerPoint presentation.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Charisse Madlock-Brown
  
  • HOPR 878 - Advanced Health Economics


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)
    Microeconomics tools are applied to the study of key health care policy issues. Behavior and performance of the major health care institutions, hospitals, physicians, nursing homes, and the pharmaceutical industry are examined. Economic impacts and implications of key issues in health care are scrutinized.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Prerequisites: Permission of instructor

    Term offered: Every other Spring (even years)

    Spring - Instructor of Record: Shelley Irene White-Means
  
  • HOPR 900 - Doctoral Dissertation and Research


    Cr Hrs: 1-9
    Research performed under the direction and supervision of the respective student’s Research Advisor in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

    May be repeated up to 144 credit hours.

    Grade Mode: P/N
    Instructional Method: Research
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Sajeesh Kumar Kamala Raghavan
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Simonne Nouer
  
  • HOPR 919 - Seminar


    Cr Hrs: 1 (16-0-0)
    Topics of current interest in the field are selected and reviewed by the students for their peers and Faculty. Presentations followed by general informal discussion. In certain circumstances, reports of current research may be made by students and Faculty.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Research
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Sajeesh Kumar Kamala Raghavan
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Simonne Nouer
  
  • HOPR 920 - Health Data Analytics


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)
    Healthcare organizations generate large amounts of data concerning patients, procedures, cost, staff, and supplies. Generating insights from these data using visualizations, data mining and natural language processing has the potential to improve patient care. Students will study current research problems, and gain experience through several projects. Students will learn how to assess results based on healthcare objectives for a variety of domains such as public health, policy, and clinical care. Students will work with a diverse set of datasets, and learn to define a process for analysis, justify choices, and interpret results based on healthcare needs. This course is offered exclusively in a distance education format via course management software. The course material will be presented in outline format and supplemented by student reading, student on-line discussions as well as required projects. The instructor will provide guidance to the student but the student is expected to assume responsibility for engaging the material and working at the graduate level.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Online
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Research
    Term offered: Spring

    Spring - Instructor of Record: Charisse Renee Madlock-Brown

Integrated Biomedical Sciences

  
  • IP 800 - Master’s Thesis and Research


    Cr Hrs: 1-9
    Research performed under the direction and supervision of the respective student’s advisor, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science.

    May be repeated up to 63 credit hours.

    Grade Mode: P/N
    Instructional Method: Research
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Elizabeth Fitzpatrick
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Elizabeth Fitzpatrick
  
  • IP 801 - Integrity in the Conduct of Scientific Research


    Cr Hrs: 1 (16-0-0)
    This course consists of a study of the ethical principles and related federal and state laws that govern scientific research. Through a combination of lecture and case study discussion, students learn both the substance and application to scientific research of ethical principles and related laws. Topics addressed include research with human subjects, research with animals, the use of human biological materials, privacy and confidentiality of research and medical records, conflicts of interest, scientific misconduct, ownership of research, responsible reporting of research, and ethical training practices. The grade awarded to a student is based on the student’s performance on a written midterm examination and a written final examination. The minimum score required to pass the course is 70, calculated as an average of the scores achieved on the midterm and final examinations.

     

    Related to BIOM 814 - Integrity in the Conduct of Scientific Research  

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Spring

    Spring - Instructor of Record: Mark Miller

  
  • IP 805 - Essentials of Molecular Biology


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)
    This course covers the essentials of prokaryotic and eukaryotic molecular biology. Topics include DNA and RNA structure; DNA replication, repair, and recombination; the mechanism and regulation of transcription; and protein translation. Fundamental concepts are reinforced by the discussion of human genetic diseases.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Spring

    Spring - Instructor of Record: John V Cox
  
  • IP 806 - Biochemistry


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)
    The course presents the fundamental aspects of biochemistry including biochemical and biophysical principles (bonding, properties of water, thermodynamics, ionization and acid-base theory, and enzymology); structure, synthesis, and function of proteins and enzymes; metabolism of sugars, amino acids, nucleotides, nucleosides, vitamins, coenzymes and lipids; energy production and conversion; mitochondria and bioenergetics; photosynthesis; membrane transport proteins; cytochrome P450 and cell signaling.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: David R Nelson
  
  • IP 810 - IPBS Seminars


    Cr Hrs: 1 (16-0-0)
    Assigned readings in the original literature with student presentation and critical discussion of papers.

    May be repeated up to 6 credit hours.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Elizabeth Fitzpatrick
  
  • IP 840 - Special Topics


    Cr Hrs: 1-5
    Directed readings or special course in topics of current interest.

    May be repeated up to 30 credit hours.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Leonard Lothstein
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Leonard Lothstein
  
  • IP 841 - Essentials of Cell Biology


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)
    This course provides an introduction to the cell and includes topics such as: animal cell structure; membrane compartmentalization; membrane transport; nuclear structure and dynamics; protein transport and modification; receptor signaling; cell motility and migration; cell cycle regulation; extracellular matrix and cell adhesion; general principles of development; and bacterial cell structure.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Zheng Fan
  
  • IP 845 - Grant Writing in the Biomedical Sciences


    Cr Hrs: 3 (48-0-0)
    Students will have an opportunity to find grant funding sources, write a proposal, and learn how to submit an actual grant proposal to an agency or foundation for consideration. The class will investigate current issues and topics related to research and grant writing in instructional technology. This course may not be audited.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Online
    Instructional Method: Seminar
    Term offered: Spring

    Spring - Instructor of Record: William Fred Brescia Jr
  
  • IP 900 - Doctoral Dissertation and Research


    Cr Hrs: 1-9
    Research performed under the direction and supervision of the respective student’s Research Advisor in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

    May be repeated up to 63 credit hours.

    Grade Mode: P/N
    Instructional Method: Research
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Elizabeth Fitzpatrick
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Elizabeth Fitzpatrick
  
  • IP 940 - Molecular Biology of Cancer


    Cr Hrs: 4 (64-0-0)
    The course will provide a comprehensive survey of cancer biology, describing the disrupted normal development processes, the altered molecular mechanisms that govern the functioning of malignant cells, the biology and treatments of common types of cancer, and the development of therapies for treatment of resistant and metastatic cancer cells.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Term offered: Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Yi Lu

Interdepartmental

  
  • IDE 35000 - Career Exploration Special Elective


    Cr Hrs: 3, 6
    Session Length: 2 and 4 weeks

    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 3 or 6 credit hours. This course number is used for scheduling a special career exploration elective which has no course description. Final scheduling of such is done only through the Office of Medical Education and Faculty Affairs. This course should be scheduled like any other course on the computer.

    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Variable
    Prerequisites: To be Determined

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Valerie Jameson - vjameson@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Valerie Jameson - vjameson@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Miranda Fairley - mfairle1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-2928

    Prior Authorization: Yes
    Blocks Not Offered: 5
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: Variable
    Time off for interviews: No
  
  • IDE 40000 - Capstone Course (Chattanooga)


    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks

    The Course includes: Back to Basics.edu- more opportunities to review basic science concepts in the framework of clinical cases; Business of Medicine- TBL’s using the HealthCare Handbook written by medical students Askin and Moore. Faculty will discuss topics such as health care reform, insurance, and regulatory agencies; EBM-Improve your skills in searching the literature to answer clinical questions; Intern school-Focus on skills to prepare students for life as a house officer, including radiology review, ECG review, what to do on call, line placement and intubation skills, and other skills important for internship and residency; legal issues in medicine; Teaching-Academy- learn teaching and learning techniques for residency and beyond.

    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Max per section: 20
    Instructional Method: Clinical -Required
    Location offered: Chattanooga
    Hospital: Erlanger Health System
    Prerequisites: Completion of all CORE clerkships

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Mukta Panda - mukta.panda@erlanger.org
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Mukta Panda - mukta.panda@erlanger.org
    Course Coordinator: Pam Scott - Pam.Scott@erlanger.org - 423-778-7442

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12
    Off-cycle timing allowed: Negotiable
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Time off for interviews: No
  
  • IDE 40000 - Capstone Course (Knoxville)


    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks

    The Course includes: Back to Basics.edu- more opportunities to review basic science concepts in the framework of clinical cases; Business of Medicine- TBL’s using the HealthCare Handbook written by medical students Askin and Moore. Faculty will discuss topics such as health care reform, insurance, and regulatory agencies; EBM-Improve your skills in searching the literature to answer clinical questions; Intern school-Focus on skills to prepare students for life as a house officer, including radiology review, ECG review, what to do on call, line placement and intubation skills, and other skills important for internship and residency; legal issues in medicine; Teaching-Academy- learn teaching and learning techniques for residency and beyond.

    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Max per section: 15
    Instructional Method: Clinical -Required
    Location offered: Knoxville
    Hospital: University of Tennessee Medical Center-Knoxville
    Prerequisites: Completion of all CORE clerkships

    Term offered: Spring

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Anthony Wilson - gwilson@tennessee.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Anthony Wilson - gwilson@tennessee.edu
    Course Coordinator: Lolita Davis - lodavis@utmck.edu - 865-305-9618

    Website: http://gsm.utmck.edu
    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  
  • IDE 40000 - Capstone Course (Memphis)


    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks

    Back to Basics.edu- more opportunities to review basic science concepts in the framework of clinical cases. Business of Medicine- TBL’s using the HealthCare Handbook written by medical students Asking and Moore. Guest faculty will discuss health care reform, insurance, regulatory agencies and being a member of a hospital staff. EBM-Improve your skills in searching the literature to answer clinical questions. Ethics-Review of concepts plus discussion of cases you have encountered. Intern school-Focus on skills to prepare students for life as a house officer, including radiology review, ECG review, what to do on call, line placement and intubation skills, and the opportunity for ACLS certification. Legal Issues in Medicine series from Dr. Carol Schwab. Teaching-Academy- learn teaching and learning techniques for residency and beyond; the Five-minute preceptor, and other teaching techniques.

    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Max per section: 50
    Instructional Method: Clinical -Required
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Variable
    Prerequisites: Completion of all CORE clerkships

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Sara Cross - scross11@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Sara Cross - scross11@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Deborah Barton - dedwar30@uthsc.edu - 901-448-4982

    Website: Online course syllabus located on department website with greater detail, goals and objectives, logistics, etc.
    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 11, 12, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: Yes-Students may be allowed some time off provided they contact the administrator at least 4 weeks prior to the onset of the rotation.
  
  • IDE 45000 - Special Elective


    Cr Hrs: 3, 6
    Session Length: 2 and 4 weeks

    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 3 or 6 credit hours. This course number is used for scheduling a special elective which has no course description. Final scheduling of such is done only through the Office of Medical Education and Faculty Affairs. This course should be scheduled like any other course on the computer.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Variable
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Valerie Jameson - vjameson@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Valerie Jameson - vjameson@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Miranda Fairley - mfairle1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-2928

    Prior Authorization: Yes
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: Negotiable
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
  
  • IDE 45010 - Conflict Resolution & Communication Challenges in Health Care


    Cr Hrs: 3
    Session Length: 2 weeks

    This face-to-face clinical rotation receives 3 credit hours, focusing on “Collaborate as a member of an Interprofessional team” as its Entrustable Professional . The course will feature some lecture, but mainly emphasizes learn-by-doing. Instruction will initially familiarize students with a “toolbox” of skills essential to conflict resolution and communication, then integrate those skills into a variety of simulation exercises based on real cases. Each simulation is followed by in-depth debriefing with extensive feedback. Three main modules are: disclosing adverse outcomes, errors and other bad news; negotiation; and mediation (serving as a neutral to help others resolve their conflict). Class attendance is essential, hence required. Reading assignments are moderate but important to in-class activities. Dr. Morreim is a Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31-Listed Mediator for both civil and family matters, and is experienced in mediating conflicts ranging from health care to a variety of litigated conflicts.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Max per section: 12
    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Variable
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Haavi Morreim - hmorreim@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Haavi Morreim - hmorreim@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: 901-448-5725

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 and 12 (only offered in the 1st half of blocks 2 and 8)
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: Yes- Only by special arrangement with faculty. Students may be allowed some time off provided they contact the administrator at least 4 weeks prior to the onset of the rotation.
  
  • IDE 45011 - Research Elective


    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks

    This is a face to face research elective receiving 6 credit hours. Students can complete research in their area of interest to earn elective credit in a variety of disciplines. Arrangements for a specific discipline should be made by the student at least 30 days in advance. If interested in a research discipline not listed below, please contact the course coordinator for more information. Course contacts by discipline:

    Discipline: Hematology City: Knoxville
    Contact Name: Dr. Wahid T. Hanna
    Contact Email: whanna@tennessee.edu

    Discipline: Infectious Diseases
    City: Memphis Contact Name: Dr. James Dale
    Contact Email: jbdale@uthsc.edu

    Discipline: Maternal Fetal Medicine and Introduction to Research Design and Statistics Analysis
    City: Memphis
    Contact Name: Dr. C. David Adair
    Contact Email: adair@rocob.com

    Discipline: Nephrology
    City: Memphis Contact
    Name: Dr. Darryl Quarles
    Contact Phone (Dept.): 901-448-5764

    Discipline: Pediatrics
    City: Memphis
    Contact Name: Kristen Bettin
    Contact Email: kbettin@uthsc.edu

    Discipline: Pediatric Endocrinology-Diabetes
    City: Memphis Contact
    Name: Dr. Hiba Al-Zubeidi
    Contact Email: halzubei@uthsc.edu

    Discipline: Surgery and Transplant Immunology
    City: Memphis
    Contact Name: Dr. James Eason
    Contact Email: jeason1@uthsc.edu

    Discipline: Radiology
    City: Memphis
    Contact Name: Dr. Asim F Choudhri
    Contact Email: achoudhri@uthsc.edu

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Research-Elective
    Location offered: Variable
    Hospital: Variable
    Prerequisites: Completion of all CORE Clerkships

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Valerie Jameson - vjameson@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Valerie Jameson - vjameson@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Miranda Fairley - mfairle1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-2928

    Prior Authorization: Yes
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: Yes
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: Variable

  
  • IDE 45020 - Legal Issues in Healthcare


    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks

    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 6 credit hours. This elective prepares students to meet the legal challenges that will face them in the practice of medicine. Using a team-based, case study method, the students will be able to identify, describe, and apply basic legal/medical principles, including the physician-patient relationship, consent, confidentiality, medical records, competency, surrogate decision-makers, reporting communicable diseases, advance directives and other end-of-life documents, liability and risk management, the legal issues of mental health, the business side of medicine, and prescribing practices. The method of instruction relies heavily on team-based learning principles, but includes interactive lectures and group discussion. Objectives: Students will be able to (1) identify basic legal/medical issues that may arise in the care and treatment of patients; (2) describe the legal /ethical consequences of failing to conform to accepted standards of practice; (3) improve risk management techniques employed in their practice; and (4) minimize the potential for lawsuits and/or disciplinary actions filed against them.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Max per section: 20
    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Not Applicable
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Carol A Schwab - cschwab@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Carol A Schwab - cschwab@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: 901-448-2201

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  
  • IDE 45030 - Heartstrings: Humanism & Reflection in Medicine


    Cr Hrs: 3, 6
    Session Length: 2 and 4 weeks

    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving either 3 or 6 credit hours. In this course, students will reflect - the conscious weighing and integrating of views from different perspectives - on their experiences in medicine with an emphasis on humanism in medicine - patient-centered care through open communication, mutual respect, and emotional connection between physicians and their patients. Students will meet each day for 2-4 hours of evidence-based reflection exercises and will continue to work on the reflection after the small group. Some activities will include reflective writing and discussion from posed questions; literature searches and readings; discussions; and a presentation of created works on the last Friday of the two-weeks or four-weeks. Through these exercises, students will improve patient care by enhancing the doctor-patient relationship, improve patient-centered care, revive a sense of compassion and humanism, recognize disparities in health, view pain culturally, increase critical thinking skills, have the opportunity to self-reflect, build communication skills, improve professionalism, and recognize characteristics of effective medical teams.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Max per section: 20
    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Not Applicable
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Kimberlee Norwood - knorwood@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Kimberlee Norwood - knorwood@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Miranda Fairley - mfairle1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-2928

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 3, 4, and 8
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  
  • IDE 45040 - Health Systems Leadership


    Cr Hrs: 3, 6
    Session Length: 2 and 4 weeks

    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 3 or 6 credit hours. The student should function with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in several of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. Students will develop and understanding of leadership and management characteristics of a healthcare system. The student will have responsibility of patients. Students will be assigned to a senior executive with the Erlanger Health System, a primary affiliate with the College of Medicine. This “mentor” will develop, with the student, a project plan for the rotation. Student experiences will vary with the hospital/system and mentor. Expected activities will include attendance at the management meetings, participation in leadership Rounds with hospital management, involvement in ongoing activities of the mentor, maintaining a journal of experiences and completion of a specific project under the guidance of the mentor and prospective faculty.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Max per section: 2
    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Chattanooga
    Hospital: Erlanger Health System
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Kevin Spiegel - kitty.quinn@erlanger.org
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Kevin Spiegel - kitty.quinn@erlanger.org
    Course Coordinator: Kitty Quinn - kitty.quinn@erlanger.org - 423-778-6110

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: Negotiable
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: Yes-Students may be allowed some time off provided they contact the administrator at least 4 weeks prior to the onset of the rotation.
  
  • IDE 45050 - International Health Studies


    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks

    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 6 credit hours. The student should function with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in several of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. This elective will involve the student in specifically designed and approved experiences in other countries. Opportunities to gain first-hand knowledge of health care systems, diseases, and/or research will be available. Students must complete a summary of this elective before a final grade is awarded. Contact office of Medical Education for further information.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Variable
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Valerie Jameson - vjameson@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Valerie Jameson - vjameson@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Miranda Fairley - mfairle1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-2928

    Prior Authorization: Yes-Contact the Office of Medical Education
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: Variable
    Time off for interviews: Variable
  
  • IDE1 4001/F - Special Elective


    Cr Hrs: 3.5, 7
    Session Length: 2 and 4 weeks

    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 3.5 or 7 credit hours. This course number is used for scheduling a special elective which has no course description. Final scheduling of such is done only through the Office of Medical Education and Faculty Affairs. This course should be scheduled like any other course on the computer. This elective can be half-time (IDE1-4001/H).

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Variable
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Valerie Jameson - vjameson@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Valerie Jameson - vjameson@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Miranda Fairley - mfairle1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-2928

    Prior Authorization: Yes
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: Negotiable
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
  
  • IDE1 4011/F - Research Elective


    Cr Hrs: 7
    Session Length: 4 weeks

    This is a face to face research elective receiving 7 credit hours. Students can complete research in their area of interest to earn elective credit in a variety of disciplines. Arrangements for a specific discipline should be made by the student at least 30 days in advance. If interested in a reseach disipline not listed below, please contact the coruse coordinator for more information. Course contacts by discipline:

    Discipline: Hematology
    City: Knoxville
    Contact Name: Dr. Wahid T. Hanna
    Contact Email: whanna@tennessee.edu

    Discipline: Infectious Diseases
    City: Memphis
    Contact Name: Dr. James Dale
    Contact Email: jbdale@uthsc.edu

    Discipline: Maternal Fetal Medicine and Introduction to Research Design and Statistics Analysis
    City: Memphis
    Contact Name: Dr. C. David Adair
    Contact Email: adair@rocob.com

    Discipline: Nephrology
    City: Memphis
    Contact Name: Dr. Darryl Quarles
    Contact Phone (Dept.): 901-448-5764

    Discipline: Pediatrics
    City: Memphis
    Contact Name: Kristen Bettin
    Contact Email: kbettin@uthsc.edu

    Discipline: Pediatric Endocrinology-Diabetes
    City: Memphis
    Contact Name: Dr. Hiba Al-Zubeidi
    Contact Email: halzubei@uthsc.edu

    Discipline: Surgery and Transplant Immunology
    City: Memphis
    Contact Name: Dr. James Eason
    Contact Email: jeason1@uthsc.edu

    Discipline: Radiology
    City: Memphis
    Contact Name: Dr. Asim F Choudhri
    Contact Email: achoudhri@uthsc.edu
     

    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Variable
    Hospital: Variable
    Prerequisites: Completion of all CORE Clerkships

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Valerie Jameson - vjameson@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Valerie Jameson - vjameson@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Miranda Fairley - mfairle1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-2928

    Prior Authorization: Yes
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: Yes
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: Variable

  
  • IDE1 4040/F - Capstone Course


    Cr Hrs: 7
    Session Length: 4 weeks

    Back to Basics.edu- more opportunities to review basic science concepts in the framework of clinical cases. Business of Medicine- TBL’s using the HealthCare Handbook written by medical students Asking and Moore. Guest faculty will discuss health care reform, insurance, regulatory agencies and being a member of a hospital staff. EBM-Improve your skills in searching the literature to answer clinical questions. Ethics-Review of concepts plus discussion of cases you have encountered. Intern school-Focus on skills to prepare students for life as a house officer, including radiology review, ECG review, what to do on call, line placement and intubation skills, and the opportunity for ACLS certification. Legal Issues in Medicine series from Dr. Carol Schwab. Teaching-Academy- learn teaching and learning techniques for residency and beyond; the Five-minute preceptor, and other teaching techniques.

    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Max per section: 50
    Instructional Method: Clinical-Required
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Variable
    Prerequisites: Completion of all CORE clerkships

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Sara Cross - scross11@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Sara Cross - scross11@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Deborah Barton - dedwar30@uthsc.edu - 901-448-4982

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 11, 12, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: Yes-Students may be allowed some time off provided they contact the administrator at least 4 weeks prior to the onset of the rotation.
  
  • IDE1 4040F - Capstone


    Cr Hrs: 7 (6-0-5)
    A multidisciplinary course designed to reinforce basic science, introduce seniors to the business of medicine and health care reform, legal aspects of medicine, and preparation for internship through skills practice and ACLS certification.

    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Max per section: 35
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Clinical
    Location offered: Memphis
    Prerequisites: M1, M2, & M3 curriculum

    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Sara L Cross
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Sara L Cross
  
  • IDE1 4061/H - Conflict Resolution & Communication Challenges in Health Care


    Cr Hrs: 3.5
    Session Length: 2 weeks

    This face-to-face clinical rotation receives 3.5 credit hours, focusing on “Collaborate as a member of an Interprofessional team” as its Entrustable Professional . The course will feature some lecture, but mainly emphasizes learn-by-doing. Instruction will initially familiarize students with a “toolbox” of skills essential to conflict resolution and communication, then integrate those skills into a variety of simulation exercises based on real cases. Each simulation is followed by in-depth debriefing with extensive feedback. Three main modules are: disclosing adverse outcomes, errors and other bad news; negotiation; and mediation (serving as a neutral to help others resolve their conflict). Class attendance is essential, hence required. Reading assignments are moderate but important to in-class activities. Dr. Morreim is a Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31-Listed Mediator for both civil and family matters, and is experienced in mediating conflicts ranging from health care to a variety of litigated conflicts.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Max per section: 12
    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Variable
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Haavi Morreim - hmorreim@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Haavi Morreim - hmorreim@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: 901-448-5725

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 and 12 (only offered in the 1st half of blocks 2 and 8)
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: Yes- Only by special arrangement with faculty. Students may be allowed some time off provided they contact the administrator at least 4 weeks prior to the onset of the rotation.
  
  • IDE1 5050/F - Legal Issues in Healthcare


    Cr Hrs: 7
    Session Length: 4 weeks

    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 7 credit hours. This elective prepares students to meet the legal challenges that will face them in the practice of medicine. Using a team-based, case study method, the students will be able to identify, describe, and apply basic legal/medical principles, including the physician-patient relationship, consent, confidentiality, medical records, competency, surrogate decision-makers, reporting communicable diseases, advance directives and other end-of-life documents, liability and risk management, the legal issues of mental health, the business side of medicine, and prescribing practices. The method of instruction relies heavily on team-based learning principles, but includes interactive lectures and group discussion. Objectives: Students will be able to (1) identify basic legal/medical issues that may arise in the care and treatment of patients; (2) describe the legal /ethical consequences of failing to conform to accepted standards of practice; (3) improve risk management techniques employed in their practice; and (4) minimize the potential for lawsuits and/or disciplinary actions filed against them.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Max per section: 20
    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Not Applicable
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Carol Schwab - cschwab@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Carol Schwab - cschwab@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: 901-448-2201

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  
  • IDE1 6060/H - Heartstrings: Humanism & Reflection in Medicine


    Cr Hrs: 3.5, 7
    Session Length: 2 and 4 weeks

    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving either 3.5 or 7 credit hours. In this course, students will reflect - the conscious weighing and integrating of views from different perspectives - on their experiences in medicine with an emphasis on humanism in medicine - patient-centered care through open communication, mutual respect, and emotional connection between physicians and their patients. Students will meet each day for 2-4 hours of evidence-based reflection exercises and will continue to work on the reflection after the small group. Some activities will include reflective writing and discussion from posed questions; literature searches and readings; discussions; and a presentation of created works on the last Friday of the two-weeks or four-weeks. Through these exercises, students will improve patient care by enhancing the doctor-patient relationship, improve patient-centered care, revive a sense of compassion and humanism, recognize disparities in health, view pain culturally, increase critical thinking skills, have the opportunity to self-reflect, build communication skills, improve professionalism, and recognize characteristics of effective medical teams.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Max per section: 20
    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Not Applicable
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Kimberlee Norwood - knorwood@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Kimberlee Norwood - knorwood@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Miranda Fairley - mfairle1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-2928

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 3, 4, and 8
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  
  • IDE2 4040/F - Capstone Course


    Cr Hrs: 7
    Session Length: 4 weeks

    The Course includes: Back to Basics.edu- more opportunities to review basic science concepts in the framework of clinical cases; Business of Medicine- TBL’s using the HealthCare Handbook written by medical students Askin and Moore. Faculty will discuss topics such as health care reform, insurance, and regulatory agencies; EBM-Improve your skills in searching the literature to answer clinical questions; Intern school-Focus on skills to prepare students for life as a house officer, including radiology review, ECG review, what to do on call, line placement and intubation skills, and other skills important for internship and residency; legal issues in medicine; Teaching-Academy- learn teaching and learning techniques for residency and beyond.

    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Max per section: 15
    Instructional Method: Clinical-Required
    Location offered: Knoxville
    Hospital: University of Tennessee Medical Center-Knoxville
    Prerequisites: Completion of all CORE clerkships

    Term offered: Spring

    Spring - Instructor of Record: Anthony Wilson - gwilson@tennessee.edu
    Course Coordinator: Lolita Davis - lodavis@utmck.edu - 865-305-9618

    Website: http://gsm.utmck.edu
    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  
  • IDE2 4040F - Capstone


    Cr Hrs: 7 (6-0-5)
    A multidisciplinary course designed to reinforce basic science, introduce seniors to the business of medicine and health care reform, legal aspects of medicine, and preparation for internship through skills practice and ACLS certification.

    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Max per section: 15
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Clinical
    Location offered: Knoxville
    Prerequisites: M1, M2, & M3 curriculum

    Term offered: Spring

    Spring - Instructor of Record: Garland Anthony Wilson
  
  • IDE3 4020/F - Health Systems Leadership


    Cr Hrs: 3.5, 7
    Session Length: 2 and 4 weeks

    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 3.5 or 7 credit hours. The student should function with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in several of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. Students will develop and understanding of leadership and management characteristics of a healthcare system. The student will have responsibility of patients. Students will be assigned to a senior executive with the Erlanger Health System, a primary affiliate with the College of Medicine. This “mentor” will develop, with the student, a project plan for the rotation. Student experiences will vary with the hospital/system and mentor. Expected activities will include attendance at the management meetings, participation in leadership Rounds with hospital management, involvement in ongoing activities of the mentor, maintaining a journal of experiences and completion of a specific project under the guidance of the mentor and prospective faculty.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Max per section: 2
    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Chattanooga
    Hospital: Erlanger Health System
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Kevin Spiegel - kitty.quinn@erlanger.org
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Kevin Spiegel - kitty.quinn@erlanger.org
    Course Coordinator: Kitty Quinn - kitty.quinn@erlanger.org - 423-778-6110

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: Negotiable
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: Yes-Students may be allowed some time off provided they contact the administrator at least 4 weeks prior to the onset of the rotation.
  
  • IDE3 4040/F - Capstone Course


    Cr Hrs: 7
    Session Length: 4 weeks

    The Course includes: Back to Basics.edu- more opportunities to review basic science concepts in the framework of clinical cases; Business of Medicine- TBL’s using the HealthCare Handbook written by medical students Askin and Moore. Faculty will discuss topics such as health care reform, insurance, and regulatory agencies; EBM-Improve your skills in searching the literature to answer clinical questions; Intern school-Focus on skills to prepare students for life as a house officer, including radiology review, ECG review, what to do on call, line placement and intubation skills, and other skills important for internship and residency; legal issues in medicine; Teaching-Academy- learn teaching and learning techniques for residency and beyond.

    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Max per section: 20
    Instructional Method: Clinical-Required
    Location offered: Chattanooga
    Hospital: Erlanger Health System
    Prerequisites: Completion of all CORE clerkships

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Mukta Panda - mukta.panda@erlanger.org
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Mukta Panda - mukta.panda@erlanger.org
    Course Coordinator: Pam Scott - Pam.Scott@erlanger.org - 423-778-7442

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: Negotiable
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  
  • IDE3 4040F - Capstone


    Cr Hrs: 7 (6-0-5)
    A multidisciplinary course designed to reinforce basic science, introduce seniors to the business of medicine and health care reform, legal aspects of medicine, and preparation for internship through skills practice and ACLS certification.

    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Max per section: 15
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Clinical
    Location offered: Chattanooga
    Prerequisites: M1, M2, & M3 curriculum

    Term offered: Spring

    Spring - Instructor of Record: Mukta Panda
  
  • IDE9 4010/F - International Health Studies


    Cr Hrs: 7
    Session Length: 4 weeks

    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 7 credit hours. The student should function with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in several of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. This elective will involve the student in specifically designed and approved experiences in other countries. Opportunities to gain first-hand knowledge of health care systems, diseases, and/or research will be available. Students must complete a summary of this elective before a final grade is awarded. Contact office of Medical Education for further information.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Variable
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Valerie Jameson - vjameson@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Valerie Jameson - vjameson@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Miranda Fairley - mfairle1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-2928

    Prior Authorization: Yes-Contact the Office of Medical Education
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Review host institution deadline policy
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: Variable
    Time off for interviews: Variable

Interprofessional Education

  
  • IPEH 710 - Collaboration for Oral Health Care


    Cr Hrs: 1 (15-0-30)
    This course is designed for health professional students in multiple disciplines. Students will learn principles of interprofessional collaboration and care coordination within the context of oral health care. Course content will demonstrate how the quality of oral health care affects general physical and emotional health of individuals. Emphasis will be placed on skill development in prevention of oral disease, oral health maintenance, early disease recognition and referral management. Interprofessional competency development is the framework to enhance both the scope and quality of care patients receive, as well as improve treatment outcomes.

    Grade Mode: P/F
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Seminar
    Prerequisites: Approval of instructor

    Term offered: Spring

    Spring - Instructor of Record: Margaret T Hartig

Medicine

  
  • COM 10110 - Structural Basis of Normal Body Function


    Cr Hrs: 9 (6-5-0)
    Fall term of year one. Complete dissection of the human body and virtual microscopy of tissue sections will provide students with knowledge of normal gross and tissue anatomy. Laboratory sessions will be supplemented with lectures, study guides, and the study of cross sections. Human embryology is included in the program. The course will provide a foundation for subsequent understanding of the physiology and pathophysiology of organ systems and common diseases.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Lab
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Angela R Cantrell
  
  • COM 10120 - Molecular Basis of Normal Body Function


    Cr Hrs: 7 (8-0-0)
    Fall term of year one. This integrated course will provide students the molecular biology, genetics, cell structure, and biochemistry of normal body function with an emphasis on clinical applications. Instruction includes live and pre-recorded lectures, team-based learning sessions, and clinical basic science conferences. Along with COM 10110 , the course will provide a foundation for subsequent understanding of the physiology and pathophysiology of organ systems and common diseases.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Lab
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Lorraine Albritton
  
  • COM 10210 - Common Mechanisms of Disease


    Cr Hrs: 7 (13-1-0)
    Spring term of year one. This course will cover fundamental information on mechanisms common to multiple diseases, to include basic aspects of cell injury, repair/regeneration, inflammation, immunopathology, neoplasia, nutrition, underlying genetic causes, and addictive life styles. It will also expose students to basic aspects of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapeutics; basic microbial structure, classification, physiology, and genetics; the immune response to infections; and fundamentals of laboratory diagnosis in the practice of medicine. Instruction includes live and pre-recorded lectures, small group sessions, team-based learning sessions, laboratory exercises, and clinical pathophysiology conferences. The course will provide a foundation for subsequent understanding of the causes, response, diagnosis, and pharmacologic treatment of common diseases as well as the pathology and pathophysiology of organ systems.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Lab
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Spring

    Spring - Instructor of Record: Mark A Miller
    Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Trevor W Sweatman
    Spring - Additional Instructor 2: Mary Peyton Gupta
    Spring - Additional Instructor 3: James Patrick Ryan
  
  • COM 10410 - Principles of Clinical Medicine I


    Cr Hrs: 2 (3-0-2)
    Fall term of year one. This course covers a variety of topics including HIPAA and OSHA regulations, developing patient rapport, the doctor/patient relationship, the biopsychosocial model of medicine, professionalism, communication and interviewing skills, history taking, nutritional assessment, and performing and documenting a physical exam. All topics are thoroughly integrated into concurrent foundation courses.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Clinical
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Beth A Choby
    Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Gary S Nace
  
  • COM 10420 - Principles of Clinical Medicine II


    Cr Hrs: 5 (2-0-2)
    Spring term of year one. This course covers a variety of topics including patient rapport skills, the doctor/patient relationship, the biopsychosocial model of medicine, professionalism, communication and interviewing skills, history taking, performing and documenting the physical exam, tobacco and weight loss counseling, drug dependence, challenging patient encounters, preventive services, diagnostic testing properties, and basic biostatistics. All topics are thoroughly integrated with concurrent foundation courses.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Clinical
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Spring

    Spring - Instructor of Record: Beth A Choby
    Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Gary S Nace
  
  • COM 10510 - Organ Systems - Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment: Hematological, Cardiovascular, Renal


    Cr Hrs: 9 (16-0-0)
    Spring term of year one. This course, one of five modules for cohesive content and grading purposes, will provide a fully integrated presentation by multiple basic and clinical Faculty on diseases of the major organ systems. The physiology, pathophysiology, pathology, pharmacology, and infections underlying these systems will be covered. Instruction includes live and pre-recorded lectures, small group sessions, team-based learning sessions, and clinical pathophysiology conferences. The course will provide a foundation of integrated basic and clinical sciences needed by students as they enter the clerkship phase of training.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Spring

    Spring - Instructor of Record: Trevor W Sweatman
    Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Ted S Strom
    Spring - Additional Instructor 2: Alva B Weir III
    Spring - Additional Instructor 3: Marshall B Elam
    Spring - Additional Instructor 4: Barry Michael Wall


  
  • COM 20430 - Principles of Clinical Medicine III


    Cr Hrs: 4 (3-0-2)
    Fall semester of year two. This course covers a variety of topics including patient rapport skills, doctor/patient relationship, the biopsychosocial model of medicine, professionalism, communication and interviewing skills, history taking, performing physical exams, documenting physical exams, tobacco counseling, weight loss counseling, drug dependence, challenging patient encounters, preventive services, diagnostic testing properties, and basic biostatistics. All topics are thoroughly integrated with concurrent foundation courses.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Clinical
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Beth A Choby
    Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Gary S Nace
  
  • COM 20440 - Principles of Clinical Medicine IV


    Cr Hrs: 3 (2-0-2)
    Spring term of year two. This course will continue with covering a variety of topics from the first semester, including patient rapport skills, doctor/patient relationship, the biopsychosocial model of medicine, professionalism, communication and interviewing skills, history taking, performing physical exams, documenting physical exams, tobacco counseling, weight loss counseling, drug dependence, challenging patient encounters, preventive services, diagnostic testing properties, and basic biostatistics. All topics will be thoroughly integrated with concurrent foundation courses.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Clinical
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Spring

    Spring - Instructor of Record: Beth A Choby
    Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Gary S Nace
  
  • COM 20520 - Organ Systems - Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment: Pulmonary, Dermatological, Rheumatic, Musculoskeletal


    Cr Hrs: 7 (19-0-0)
    Fall term of year two. This course will provide a fully integrated presentation by multiple basic and clinical Faculty on diseases of the Pulmonary, Dermatological, rheumatic, musculoskeletal systems. The physiology, pathophysiology, pathology, pharmacology, and infections underlying these systems will be covered. Instruction includes live and pre- recorded lectures, small group sessions, team-based learning sessions, and clinical pathophysiology conferences. The course will provide a foundation of integrated basic and clinical sciences needed by students as they enter the clerkship phase of training.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: James Patrick Ryan
    Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Muthiah Muthiah
    Fall - Additional Instructor 2: Tejesh S Patel
    Fall - Additional Instructor 3: Arnold E Postlethwaite
    Fall - Additional Instructor 4: Arnold E Postlethwaite

  
  • COM 20530 - Organ Systems- Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment: Endocrine, Reproductive/Breast, Urogenital, GI/Liver


    Cr Hrs: 9 (14-0-0)
    Fall term of year two. This course will provide a fully integrated presentation by multiple basic and clinical Faculty on diseases of the Endocrine, Reproductive/Breast, Urogenital, and GI/Liver organ systems. The physiology, pathophysiology, pathology, pharmacology, and infections underlying these systems will be covered. Instruction includes live and pre-recorded lectures, small group sessions, team-based learning sessions, and clinical pathophysiology conferences. The course will provide a foundation of integrated basic and clinical sciences needed by students as they enter the clerkship phase of training.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Mary Peyton Gupta
    Fall - Additional Instructor 1: Ayotunde Dokun
    Fall - Additional Instructor 2: Owen P Phillips
    Fall - Additional Instructor 3: Bradford Waters
  
  • COM 20540 - Organ Systems - Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment:, Central-Peripheral Nervous Systems/Psychiatry


    Cr Hrs: 6 (16-1-0)
    Spring term of year two. This course will provide a fully integrated presentation by multiple basic and clinical Faculty on diseases of the central-peripheral nervous organ systems. The physiology, pathophysiology, pathology, pharmacology, and infections underlying these systems will be covered. Instruction includes live and pre-recorded lectures, small group sessions, team-based learning sessions, and clinical pathology conferences. The course will provide a foundation of integrated basic and clinical sciences needed by students as they enter the clerkship phase of training.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Lab
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Spring

    Spring - Instructor of Record: Michael Jacewicz
    Spring - Additional Instructor 1: Trevor W Sweatman
  
  • COM 20550 - Organ Systems - Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment: Infectious Disease and Immunological Wrap Up


    Cr Hrs: 1 (15-0-0)
    Spring term of year two. This course, one of five modules for cohesive content and grading purposes, will provide new perspectives on microbiology and pharmacology content previously presented in the other organ systems. Instruction may include live and pre-recorded lectures, small group sessions, team-based learning sessions, and clinical pathophysiology conferences. The course will provide a foundation of integrated basic and clinical sciences needed by students as they enter the clerkship phase of training.

    Grade Mode: P/F
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Spring

    Spring - Instructor of Record: James Patrick Ryan
  
  • OPM1 4001/F - Option Block


    Cr Hrs: 0
    Session Length: 2 and 4 weeks

    This course number is used for scheduling option (vacation) months in which no academic credit is earned for 4th year medical. Option months should be scheduled like any elective except that only one choice is necessary. This course can be schedule for a 2 or 4 week block.

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
  
  • OPN 35000 - Option Block


    Cr Hrs: 0
    Session Length: 2 and 4 weeks

    This course number is used for scheduling option (vacation) months in which no academic credit is earned for 3rd medical year students. Option months should be scheduled like any elective except that only one choice is necessary. This course can be schedule for a 2 or 4 week block.

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
  
  • OPN 45000 - Option Block


    Cr Hrs: 0
    Session Length: 2 and 4 weeks

    This course number is used for scheduling option (vacation) months in which no academic credit is earned for 4th year medical. Option months should be scheduled like any elective except that only one choice is necessary. This course can be schedule for a 2 or 4 week block.

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation

Medical Education

  
  • BSCI 200 - Special Topics


    Cr Hrs: 1-5 (Varies)
    A course taken by students participating in the Scholar’s Year program that reflects their varied experiences, or a course taken by students remediating a clerkship or failed USMLE board exam. The course has five sections: (1) Scholar’s Year, (2) Clerkship, (3) Step 1, (4) Step 2 CK, and (5) Step 2 CS.

    Section 1 may be repeated up to 20 credit hours. Sections 2-5 may be repeated up to 15 credit hours.

    Grade Mode: P/F
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Independent Study
    Location offered: Memphis
    Prerequisites: Must receive approval from Associate Dean of Medical Education or Course Director for enrollment or repeat of a section.

    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Fall - Instructor of Record: James Patrick Ryan
    Spring - Instructor of Record: James Patrick Ryan
  
  • BSCI 20000 - Special Topics


    Cr Hrs: 1-5 (Varies)
    A course taken by students participating in the Scholar’s Year program that reflects their varied experiences, or a course taken by students remediating a clerkship or failed USMLE board exam. The course has five sections: (1) Scholar’s Year, (2) Clerkship, (3) Step 1, (4) Step 2 CK, and (5) Step 2 CS.

    Section 1 may be repeated up to 20 credit hours. Sections 2-5 may be repeated up to 15 credit hours.

    Grade Mode: P/F
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Independent Study
    Location offered: Memphis
    Prerequisites: Must receive approval from Associate Dean of Medical Education or Course Director for enrollment or repeat of a section.

    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Fall - Instructor of Record: James Patrick Ryan
    Spring - Instructor of Record: James Patrick Ryan
  
  • LSP 30120 - Longitudinal Scholars Project 1.2


    Cr Hrs: 1 (1-0-1)
    The Longitudinal Scholar’s Project (LSP) clerkship is a longitudinal clerkship spanning the four years of medical school. The course will introduce medical students to three basic areas: health research, patient safety and quality improvement (PSQI) and community and global health. The clerkship involves a longitudinal project in one of the three areas and culminates in a graded poster presentation. Rather than have every student participate in each category, the clerkship provides the students with a foundation of basic understanding in research, patient safety and quality improvement and community/global health, while requiring each student to do a project in one area to be presented at any time during medical school. The poster may be presented at a committee approved poster venue. Outstanding work will be eligible for awards.

    Grade Mode: P/F
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Independent Study
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Spring

    Spring - Instructor of Record: Syamal K Bhattacharya
  
  • LSP 30210 - Longitudinal Scholars Project 2.1


    Cr Hrs: 1 (1-0-1)
    The Longitudinal Scholar’s Project (LSP) clerkship is a longitudinal clerkship spanning the four years of medical school. The course will introduce medical students to three basic areas: health research, patient safety and quality improvement (PSQI) and community and global health. The clerkship involves a longitudinal project in one of the three areas and culminates in a graded poster presentation. Rather than have every student participate in each category, the clerkship provides the students with a foundation of basic understanding in research, patient safety and quality improvement and community/global health, while requiring each student to do a project in one area to be presented at any time during medical school. The poster may be presented at a committee approved poster venue. Outstanding work will be eligible for awards.

    Grade Mode: P/F
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Independent Study
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Syamal K Bhattacharya
  
  • LSP 30220 - Longitudinal Scholars Project 2.2


    Cr Hrs: 1 (1-0-1)
    The Longitudinal Scholar’s Project (LSP) clerkship is a longitudinal clerkship spanning the four years of medical school. The course will introduce medical students to three basic areas: health research, patient safety and quality improvement (PSQI) and community and global health. The clerkship involves a longitudinal project in one of the three areas and culminates in a graded poster presentation. Rather than have every student participate in each category, the clerkship provides the students with a foundation of basic understanding in research, patient safety and quality improvement and community/global health, while requiring each student to do a project in one area to be presented at any time during medical school. The poster may be presented at a committee approved poster venue. Outstanding work will be eligible for awards.

    Grade Mode: P/F
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Independent Study
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Spring

    Spring - Instructor of Record: Syamal K Bhattacharya
  
  • LSP 30310 - Longitudinal Scholars Project 3.1


    Cr Hrs: 1 (1-0-1)
    The Longitudinal Scholar’s Project (LSP) clerkship is a longitudinal clerkship spanning the four years of medical school. The course will introduce medical students to three basic areas: health research, patient safety and quality improvement (PSQI) and community and global health. The clerkship involves a longitudinal project in one of the three areas and culminates in a graded poster presentation. Rather than have every student participate in each category, the clerkship provides the students with a foundation of basic understanding in research, patient safety and quality improvement and community/global health, while requiring each student to do a project in one area to be presented at any time during medical school. The poster may be presented at a committee approved poster venue. Outstanding work will be eligible for awards.

    Grade Mode: P/F
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Independent Study
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Syamal K Bhattacharya
  
  • LSP 30320 - Longitudinal Scholars Project 3.2


    Cr Hrs: 1 (1-0-1)
    The Longitudinal Scholar’s Project (LSP) clerkship is a longitudinal clerkship spanning the four years of medical school. The course will introduce medical students to three basic areas: health research, patient safety and quality improvement (PSQI) and community and global health. The clerkship involves a longitudinal project in one of the three areas and culminates in a graded poster presentation. Rather than have every student participate in each category, the clerkship provides the students with a foundation of basic understanding in research, patient safety and quality improvement and community/global health, while requiring each student to do a project in one area to be presented at any time during medical school. The poster may be presented at a committee approved poster venue. Outstanding work will be eligible for awards.

    Grade Mode: P/F
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Independent Study
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Spring 2020

    Spring - Instructor of Record: Syamal K Bhattacharya
  
  • LSP 30410 - Longitudinal Scholars Project 4.1


    Cr Hrs: 1-2 (1-0-1)
    The Longitudinal Scholar’s Project (LSP) clerkship is a longitudinal clerkship spanning the four years of medical school. The course will introduce medical students to three basic areas: health research, patient safety and quality improvement (PSQI) and community and global health. The clerkship involves a longitudinal project in one of the three areas and culminates in a graded poster presentation. Rather than have every student participate in each category, the clerkship provides the students with a foundation of basic understanding in research, patient safety and quality improvement and community/global health, while requiring each student to do a project in one area to be presented at any time during medical school. The poster may be presented at a committee approved poster venue. Outstanding work will be eligible for awards.

    Grade Mode: P/F
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Independent Study
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Fall 2020

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Syamal K Bhattacharya
  
  • LSP 30420 - Longitudinal Scholars Project 4.2


    Cr Hrs: 1-2 (1-0-1)
    The Longitudinal Scholar’s Project (LSP) clerkship is a longitudinal clerkship spanning the four years of medical school. The course will introduce medical students to three basic areas: health research, patient safety and quality improvement (PSQI) and community and global health. The clerkship involves a longitudinal project in one of the three areas and culminates in a graded poster presentation. Rather than have every student participate in each category, the clerkship provides the students with a foundation of basic understanding in research, patient safety and quality improvement and community/global health, while requiring each student to do a project in one area to be presented at any time during medical school. The poster may be presented at a committee approved poster venue. Outstanding work will be eligible for awards.

    Grade Mode: P/F
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Independent Study
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Spring 2021

    Spring - Instructor of Record: Syamal K Bhattacharya
  
  • LSP1 3031/F - Longitudinal Scholars Project 3.1


    Cr Hrs: 1 (1-0-1)
    The Longitudinal Scholar’s Project (LSP) clerkship is a longitudinal clerkship spanning the four years of medical school. The course will introduce medical students to three basic areas: health research, patient safety and quality improvement (PSQI) and community and global health. The clerkship involves a longitudinal project in one of the three areas and culminates in a graded poster presentation. Rather than have every student participate in each category, the clerkship provides the students with a foundation of basic understanding in research, patient safety and quality improvement and community/global health, while requiring each student to do a project in one area to be presented at any time during medical school. The poster may be presented at a committee approved poster venue. Outstanding work will be eligible for awards.

    Grade Mode: P/F
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Independent Study
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Syamal K Bhattacharya
  
  • LSP1 3032/F - Longitudinal Scholars Project 3.2


    Cr Hrs: 1 (1-0-1)
    The Longitudinal Scholar’s Project (LSP) clerkship is a longitudinal clerkship spanning the four years of medical school. The course will introduce medical students to three basic areas: health research, patient safety and quality improvement (PSQI) and community and global health. The clerkship involves a longitudinal project in one of the three areas and culminates in a graded poster presentation. Rather than have every student participate in each category, the clerkship provides the students with a foundation of basic understanding in research, patient safety and quality improvement and community/global health, while requiring each student to do a project in one area to be presented at any time during medical school. The poster may be presented at a committee approved poster venue. Outstanding work will be eligible for awards.

    Grade Mode: P/F
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Independent Study
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Spring

    Spring - Instructor of Record: Syamal K Bhattacharya
  
  • LSP1 3041/F - Longitudinal Scholars Project 4.1


    Cr Hrs: 1-2 (1-0-1)
    The Longitudinal Scholar’s Project (LSP) clerkship is a longitudinal clerkship spanning the four years of medical school. The course will introduce medical students to three basic areas: health research, patient safety and quality improvement (PSQI) and community and global health. The clerkship involves a longitudinal project in one of the three areas and culminates in a graded poster presentation. Rather than have every student participate in each category, the clerkship provides the students with a foundation of basic understanding in research, patient safety and quality improvement and community/global health, while requiring each student to do a project in one area to be presented at any time during medical school. The poster may be presented at a committee approved poster venue. Outstanding work will be eligible for awards.

    Grade Mode: P/F
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Independent Study
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Syamal K Bhattacharya
  
  • LSP1 3042/F - Longitudinal Scholars Project 4.2


    Cr Hrs: 1-2 (1-0-1)
    The Longitudinal Scholar’s Project (LSP) clerkship is a longitudinal clerkship spanning the four years of medical school. The course will introduce medical students to three basic areas: health research, patient safety and quality improvement (PSQI) and community and global health. The clerkship involves a longitudinal project in one of the three areas and culminates in a graded poster presentation. Rather than have every student participate in each category, the clerkship provides the students with a foundation of basic understanding in research, patient safety and quality improvement and community/global health, while requiring each student to do a project in one area to be presented at any time during medical school. The poster may be presented at a committee approved poster venue. Outstanding work will be eligible for awards.

    Grade Mode: P/F
    Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
    Instructional Method: Lecture, Independent Study
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Spring

    Spring - Instructor of Record: Syamal K Bhattacharya

Internal Medicine

  
  • MED 30000 - Core Clerkship in Medicine (Chattanooga)


    Cr Hrs: 12
    Session Length: 8 weeks

    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 12 credit hours. This 8 week Internal Medicine clerkship is required of all medical students. It consists of 6 weeks of inpatient experience and a 2 week ambulatory component. The student is an integral member of the team which may include an attending, residents and other students. Students will be exposed to a variety of medical conditions and care for internal medicine patients in the inpatient and outpatient realms. Goals include improving history and physical exam skills, written and oral case presentations, increasing fund of knowledge, clinical judgment and integration into the team and beginning patient care with improving differential diagnosis and management skills. There is a core conference series, covering important medicine topics. An observed H and P in an OSCE setting is done, and a NBME medicine shelf exam is required at the end of the rotation. The 3rd year clerk is an active participant on the team and in patient care and is encouraged to take as much responsibility for both patient care and their own learning as they are able. The goals and objectives for the Internal Medicine Clerkship are similar across all UT sites (Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville). At Memphis, each student is assigned to 2 hospitals which can include Methodist University, Baptist-East, Regional One Health, or the Veterans Administration Hospital, at Knoxville they are at UT Medical Center, at Chattanooga they are at Erlanger Medical Center, and at Nashville they are at St Thomas Midtown.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Max per section: 6
    Instructional Method: Clinical -Required
    Location offered: Chattanooga
    Hospital: Erlanger Health System
    Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of 1st two years and Step 1 taken

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Gary Malakoff - gary.malakoff@erlanger.org
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Gary Malakoff - gary.malakoff@erlanger.org
    Course Coordinator: Joyce Poke - joyce.poke@erlanger.org - 423-778-6670

    Website: See Core for Additional Course Information
    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  
  • MED 30000 - Core Clerkship in Medicine (Knoxville)


    Cr Hrs: 12
    Session Length: 8 weeks

    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 12 credit hours. This 8 week Internal Medicine clerkship is required of all medical students. It consists of 6 weeks of inpatient experience and a 2 week ambulatory component. The student is an integral member of the team which may include an attending, residents and other students. Students will be exposed to a variety of medical conditions and care for internal medicine patients in the inpatient and outpatient realms. Goals include improving history and physical exam skills, written and oral case presentations, increasing fund of knowledge, clinical judgment and integration into the team and beginning patient care with improving differential diagnosis and management skills. There is a core conference series, covering important medicine topics. An observed H and P in an OSCE setting is done, and a NBME medicine shelf exam is required at the end of the rotation. The 3rd year clerk is an active participant on the team and in patient care and is encouraged to take as much responsibility for both patient care and their own learning as they are able. The goals and objectives for the Internal Medicine Clerkship are similar across all UT sites (Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville). At Memphis, each student is assigned to 2 hospitals which can include Methodist University, Baptist-East, Regional One Health, or the Veterans Administration Hospital, at Knoxville they are at UT Medical Center, at Chattanooga they are at Erlanger Medical Center, and at Nashville they are at St Thomas Midtown.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Max per section: 6
    Instructional Method: Clinical -Required
    Location offered: Knoxville
    Hospital: University of Tennessee Medical Center-Knoxville
    Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of 1st two years and Step 1 taken

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Janet Purkey - jpurkey@utmck.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Janet Purkey - jpurkey@utmck.edu
    Course Coordinator: Missy Maples - mmaples@utmck.edu - 865-305-9618

    Website: See Core for Additional Course Information
    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  
  • MED 30000 - Core Clerkship in Medicine (Memphis)


    Cr Hrs: 12
    Session Length: 8 weeks

    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 12 credit hours. This 8 week Internal Medicine clerkship is required of all medical students. It consists of 6 weeks of inpatient experience and a 2 week ambulatory component. The student is an integral member of the team which may include an attending, residents and other students. Students will be exposed to a variety of medical conditions and care for internal medicine patients in the inpatient and outpatient realms. Goals include improving history and physical exam skills, written and oral case presentations, increasing fund of knowledge, clinical judgment and integration into the team and beginning patient care with improving differential diagnosis and management skills. There is a core conference series, covering important medicine topics. An observed H and P in an OSCE setting is done, and a NBME medicine shelf exam is required at the end of the rotation. The 3rd year clerk is an active participant on the team and in patient care and is encouraged to take as much responsibility for both patient care and their own learning as they are able. The goals and objectives for the Internal Medicine Clerkship are similar across all UT sites (Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville). At Memphis, each student is assigned to 2 hospitals which can include Methodist University, Baptist-East, Regional One Health, or the Veterans Administration Hospital, at Knoxville they are at UT Medical Center, at Chattanooga they are at Erlanger Medical Center, and at Nashville they are at St Thomas Midtown.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Max per section: 22
    Instructional Method: Clinical -Required
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Methodist University Hospital, Baptist East Hospital, VA Medical Center, and Regional One Health
    Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of 1st two years and Step 1 taken

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Tina Mullick Borschel - dborsche@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Tina Mullick Borschel - dborsche@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Stefano Cannioto - scannio1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-6809

    Website: See Core for Additional Course Information
    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  
  • MED 30000 - Core Clerkship in Medicine (Nashville)


    Cr Hrs: 12
    Session Length: 8 weeks

    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 12 credit hours. This 8 week Internal Medicine clerkship is required of all medical students. It consists of 6 weeks of inpatient experience and a 2 week ambulatory component. The student is an integral member of the team which may include an attending, residents and other students. Students will be exposed to a variety of medical conditions and care for internal medicine patients in the inpatient and outpatient realms. Goals include improving history and physical exam skills, written and oral case presentations, increasing fund of knowledge, clinical judgment and integration into the team and beginning patient care with improving differential diagnosis and management skills. There is a core conference series, covering important medicine topics. An observed H and P in an OSCE setting is done, and a NBME medicine shelf exam is required at the end of the rotation. The 3rd year clerk is an active participant on the team and in patient care and is encouraged to take as much responsibility for both patient care and their own learning as they are able. The goals and objectives for the Internal Medicine Clerkship are similar across all UT sites (Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville). At Memphis, each student is assigned to 2 hospitals which can include Methodist University, Baptist-East, Regional One Health, or the Veterans Administration Hospital, at Knoxville they are at UT Medical Center, at Chattanooga they are at Erlanger Medical Center, and at Nashville they are at St Thomas Midtown.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Max per section: 4
    Instructional Method: Clinical -Required
    Location offered: Nashville
    Hospital: St. Thomas Midtown Hospital
    Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of 1st two years and Step 1 taken

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Benjamin Maddox - Benjamin.Maddox@ascension.org
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Benjamin Maddox - Benjamin.Maddox@ascension.org
    Course Coordinator: Debra Hinton - Debra.Hinton@ascension.org - 615-284-3387

    Website: http://comnashville.uthsc.edu/content/im-clerkships/
    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  
  • MED 35011 - Dermatology CE


    Cr Hrs: 3, 6
    Session Length: 2 and 4 weeks

    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving either 3 or 6 credit hours. This career exploration course (CE) will allow third year medical students to explore this discipline as a potential career choice. See the course description for MED-45011 for a detailed description of the course.

    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Max per section: 2
    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Variable
    Prerequisites: MED-30000 or FME-30000

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Tejesh S Patel - tpatel3@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Tejesh S Patel - tpatel3@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Stefano Cannioto - scannio1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-6809

    Website: https://www.uthsc.edu/dermatology/
    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 5
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  
  • MED 35020 - Endocrinology & Diabetes CE


    Cr Hrs: 3, 6
    Session Length: 2 and 4 weeks

    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving either 3 or 6 credit hours. This career exploration course (CE) will allow third year medical students to explore this discipline as a potential career choice. See the course description for MED-45020 for a detailed description of the course.

    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Max per section: 1
    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: VA Medical Center and Regional One Health
    Prerequisites: MED-30000 or FME-30000

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: S. Solomon - solomon.solomon@va.gov
    Spring - Instructor of Record: S. Solomon - solomon.solomon@va.gov
    Course Coordinator: Stefano Cannioto - scannio1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-6809

    Prior Authorization: Yes
    Blocks Not Offered: 5
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  
  • MED 35040 - Infectious Diseases


    Cr Hrs: 3, 6
    Session Length: 2 and 4 weeks

    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving either 3 or 6 credit hours. This career exploration course (CE) will allow third year medical students to explore this discipline as a potential career choice. See the course description for MED-45040 for a detailed description of the course. Students can arrange to complete their rotation at Regional One Health, the VA Medical Center, or Methodist University Hospital and will need to contact the course coordinator in advance. Enrollment is limited to 1 student per hospital location per rotation.

    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Max per section: 3
    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Variable
    Prerequisites: MED-30000 or FME-30000

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: James Dale - jbdale@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: James Dale - jbdale@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Stefano Cannioto - scannio1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-6809

    Website: https://uthsc.edu/infectious-diseases/index.php
    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 5
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  
  • MED 35041 - Infectious Diseases-MUH CE


    Cr Hrs: 3, 6
    Session Length: 2 and 4 weeks

    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving either 3 or 6 credit hours. This career exploration course (CE) will allow third year medical students to explore this discipline as a potential career choice. See the course description for MED-45041 for a detailed description of the course.

    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Max per section: 2
    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Methodist University Hospital
    Prerequisites: MED-30000 or FME-30000

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Michael Gelfand - mgelfand@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Michael Gelfand - mgelfand@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Stefano Cannioto - scannio1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-6809

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 5
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  
  • MED 35044 - Infectious Diseases CE


    Cr Hrs: 3, 6
    Session Length: 2 and 4 weeks

    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving either 3 or 6 credit hours. This career exploration course (CE) will allow third year medical students to explore this discipline as a potential career choice. See the course description for MED-45044 for a detailed description of the course.

    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Max per section: 1
    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Nashville
    Hospital: St. Thomas Midtown Hospital
    Prerequisites: MED-30000 or FME-30000

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Mark B. Carr - mark.carr@sth.org
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Mark B. Carr - mark.carr@sth.org
    Course Coordinator: Debra Hinton - debra.hinton@ascension.org - 615-284-3387

    Website: http://comnashville.uthsc.edu/content/im-clerkships/
    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 5
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  
  • MED 35055 - Nephrology CE


    Cr Hrs: 3, 6
    Session Length: 2 and 4 weeks

    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving either 3 or 6 credit hours. This career exploration course (CE) will allow third year medical students to explore this discipline as a potential career choice. See the course description for MED-45055 for a detailed description of the course.

    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Max per section: 2
    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Chattanooga
    Hospital: Erlanger Health System
    Prerequisites: MED-30000 or FME-30000

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Christopher V Poole - dr.poole@nephassociates.com
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Christopher V Poole - dr.poole@nephassociates.com
    Course Coordinator: Joyce Poke - joyce.poke@erlanger.org - 423-778-6670

    Prior Authorization: Yes
    Blocks Not Offered: 5
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  
  • MED 35060 - Pulmonology-ROH CE


    Cr Hrs: 3, 6
    Session Length: 2 and 4 weeks

    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving either 3 or 6 credit hours. This career exploration course (CE) will allow third year medical students to explore this discipline as a potential career choice. See the course description for MED-45060 for a detailed description of the course.

    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Max per section: 3
    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Regional One Health
    Prerequisites: MED-30000 or FME-30000

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Julio Lanfranco - jlanfran@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Julio Lanfranco - jlanfran@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Stefano Cannioto - scannio1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-6809

    Website: www.UTHSC.edu/pulmonary
    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 5
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  
  • MED 35070 - Rheumatology CE


    Cr Hrs: 3, 6
    Session Length: 2 and 4 weeks

    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving either 3 or 6 credit hours. This career exploration course (CE) will allow third year medical students to explore this discipline as a potential career choice. See the course description for MED-45070 for a detailed description of the course.

    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Max per section: 2
    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Regional One Health and VA Medical Center
    Prerequisites: MED-30000 or FME-30000

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Debendra Pattanaik - dpattana@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Debendra Pattanaik - dpattana@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Stefano Cannioto - scannio1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-6809

    Website: http://uthsc.edu/rheumatology/
    Prior Authorization: Yes
    Blocks Not Offered: 5
    Off-cycle timing allowed: Negotiable
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  
  • MED 35071 - Rheumatology-Private Practice CE


    Cr Hrs: 3, 6
    Session Length: 2 and 4 weeks

    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving either 3 or 6 credit hours. This career exploration course (CE) will allow third year medical students to explore this discipline as a potential career choice. See the course description for MED-45071 for a detailed description of the course.

    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Max per section: 1
    Instructional Method: Clinical-Elective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Rheumatology and Osteoporosis Center of Memphis
    Prerequisites: MED-30000 or FME-30000

    Term offered: Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Charles R Arkin - charles_arkin@rocm.md
    Course Coordinator: Stefano Cannioto - scannio1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-6809

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  
  • MED 40000 - Geriatrics/Palliative Medicine (Chattanooga)


    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks

    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 6 credit hours. The student should function with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in several of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. Four-week rotation in Geriatrics and Palliative medicine. Students will rotate through a variety of settings including inpatient palliative, inpatient geriatrics, hospice, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, and outpatient geriatric, family medicine, other specialty clinics, and physician home visits. The course includes required didactic sessions with lectures and small group discussions focused on general level geriatric and palliative competencies. Submitted questions on assigned readings and online materials are discussed during didactic sessions which also include communication skills training and presentations of narrative medicine writing.

    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Max per section: 4
    Instructional Method: Clinical -Required
    Location offered: Chattanooga
    Hospital: Erlanger Health System
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Gary Malakoff - Gary.Malakoff@erlanger.org
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Gary Malakoff - Gary.Malakoff@erlanger.org
    Course Coordinator: Joyce Poke - joyce.poke@erlanger.org - 423-778-6670

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: Yes-Students may be allowed some time off provided they contact the administrator at least 2 weeks prior to the onset of the rotation.
  
  • MED 40000 - Geriatrics/Palliative Medicine (Knoxville)


    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks

    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 6 credit hours. The student should function with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in several of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. Four-week rotation in Geriatrics and Palliative medicine. Students will rotate through a variety of settings including inpatient palliative, inpatient geriatrics, hospice, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, and outpatient geriatric, family medicine, other specialty clinics, and physician home visits. The course includes required didactic sessions with lectures and small group discussions focused on general level geriatric and palliative competencies. Submitted questions on assigned readings and online materials are discussed during didactic sessions which also include communication skills training and presentations of narrative medicine writing.

    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Max per section: 4
    Instructional Method: Clinical -Required
    Location offered: Knoxville
    Hospital: University of Tennessee Medical Center-Knoxville
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: William Dabbs - wdabbs@utmck.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: William Dabbs - wdabbs@utmck.edu
    Course Coordinator: Missy Maples - mmaples@utmck.edu - 865-544-9618

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 7
    Off-cycle timing allowed: Negotiable
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: Yes-Students may be allowed some time off provided they contact the administrator at least 2 weeks prior to the onset of the rotation.
  
  • MED 40000 - Geriatrics/Palliative Medicine (Memphis)


    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks

    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 6 credit hours. The student should function with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in several of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. Four-week rotation in Geriatrics and Palliative medicine. Students will rotate through a variety of settings including inpatient palliative, inpatient geriatrics, hospice, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, and outpatient geriatric, family medicine, other specialty clinics, and physician home visits. The course includes required didactic sessions with lectures and small group discussions focused on general level geriatric and palliative competencies. Submitted questions on assigned readings and online materials are discussed during didactic sessions which also include communication skills training and presentations of narrative medicine writing.

    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Max per section: 12
    Instructional Method: Clinical -Required
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Variable
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Jeanne Jemison - jjemiso3@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Jeanne Jemison - jjemiso3@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Deborah Barton - dedwar30@uthsc.edu - 901-448-4982

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: 7
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Two weeks before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: Yes-Students may be allowed some time off provided they contact the administrator at least 2 weeks prior to the onset of the rotation.
  
  • MED 40100 - Junior Internship in Medicine


    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks

    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 6 credit hours. The student will function as a junior intern with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in all of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. This junior internship offers increased responsibility in inpatient general medicine. It counts as one of the required Any JI rotations. The student will be acting as an intern and will be working directly with a senior resident and attending faculty. They will be responsible for direct patient care including admitting patients, writing orders, and diagnosing and managing patients on a general medicine ward service. The student will attend daily work rounds and teaching rounds. Patient care activities are paramount, and students are expected to be an integral member of the team. Students can be based at one of several hospitals in Memphis - Methodist University, Baptist East, Veterans Affairs, or Regional One.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Max per section: 11
    Instructional Method: Clinical-Required Selective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Methodist University Hospital, VA Medical Center, Regional One Health, and Baptist East Hospital
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of MED-30000

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Tina Mullick Borschel - dborsche@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Tina Mullick Borschel - dborsche@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Stefano Cannioto - scannio1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-6809

    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  
  • MED 40101 - Junior Internship in Medicine


    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks

    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 6 credit hours. The student will function as a junior intern with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in all of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. Students develop skills of patient evaluation, daily management, and discharge planning on hospitalized patients with a wide variety of pathology. Work as part of a team consisting of a resident and interns with attending supervision. The JI works most closely with the upper level resident providing the mainstay of care for their assigned patients. Opportunity is provided to perform procedures such as thoracentesis, lumbar puncture, paracentesis, etc. as the need arises. Students also find time to gain teaching credits by working with third year students in the Simulation Lab.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Max per section: 3
    Instructional Method: Clinical-Required Selective
    Location offered: Knoxville
    Hospital: University of Tennessee Medical Center-Knoxville
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of MED-30000

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Janet L Purkey - jpurkey@utmck.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Janet L Purkey - jpurkey@utmck.edu
    Course Coordinator: Missy Maples - mmaples@utmck.edu - 865-305-9618

    Prior Authorization: Yes
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Time off for interviews: No
  
  • MED 40102 - Junior Internship in Medicine


    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks

    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 6 credit hours. The student will function as a junior intern with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in all of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. Students taking this inpatient rotation function as a junior intern. Students must assume responsibility for patient care similar to that of an intern but under the more close and direct supervision of an assigned physician and resident team leader. Emphasis will be placed on improving diagnostic and therapeutic planning and extending patient management skills acquired during the junior Medicine Clerkship. The junior intern should acquire basic problem-solving skills covering a broad spectrum of medical problems encountered in the practice of internal medicine.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Max per section: 3
    Instructional Method: Clinical-Required Selective
    Location offered: Chattanooga
    Hospital: Erlanger Health System
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of MED-30000

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Gary Malakoff - gary.malakoff@erlanger.org
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Gary Malakoff - gary.malakoff@erlanger.org
    Course Coordinator: Joyce Poke - joyce.poke@erlanger.org - 423-778-6670

    Prior Authorization: Yes
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Time off for interviews: No
  
  • MED 40105 - Junior Internship in Medicine


    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks

    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 6 credit hours. The student will function as a junior intern with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in all of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. This general internal medicine clerkship provides the student with a broad array of clinical problems in a large hospital setting. The student assumes responsibility for patient care under the supervision of a resident and an attending physician. The clerkship emphasizes bedside skills, differential diagnosis, cost effectiveness, ethics, and treatment. No overnight call is required.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Max per section: 2
    Instructional Method: Clinical-Required Selective
    Location offered: Nashville
    Hospital: St. Thomas Hospital-Midtown
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of MED-30000

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Benjamin Maddox - Benjamin.Maddox@ascension.org
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Benjamin Maddox - Benjamin.Maddox@ascension.org
    Course Coordinator: Debra Hinton - Debra.Hinton@ascension.org - 615-284-3387

    Website: http://comnashville.uthsc.edu/content/im-clerkships/
    Prior Authorization: No
    Blocks Not Offered: None
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Overnight Call and/or Float: No
    Time off for interviews: No
  
  • MED 40120 - Junior Internship in Critical Care Medicine-MUH


    Cr Hrs: 6
    Session Length: 4 weeks

    This is a face to face clinical rotation receiving 6 credit hours. The student will function as a junior intern with increased autonomy in patient care and must demonstrate competency in all of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. The student will be introduced to responsibility for inpatient care in a setting where the student is the initial evaluator of the patient’s problems as outlined in the general instructions. The student is expected to develop conceptual and manual skills for evaluation and care of internal medicine patients and become more familiar in dealing directly with hospital and other paramedical personnel with appreciation of the team approach to patient care. The student will participate in rounds at least four days per week with the attending physician assigned to the service and will consult daily with the resident house staff on each assigned patient. The student will attend Medical Grand Rounds every Wednesday and House Staff conferences on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The student will have responsibility for attending patients admitted to his or her assigned service and their on-going care while in the hospital. Where assignments involve subspecialty services, the student will be responsible for all medical aspects of patient’s care which will be the primary goal of this experience. For in- depth study of a medical subspecialty students should refer to individual specialty listings of preceptorships or research electives. NOTE: Not available in December as only senior clerkship.

    Grade Mode: Standard
    Max per section: 3
    Instructional Method: Clinical-Required Selective
    Location offered: Memphis
    Hospital: Methodist University Hospital
    Prerequisites: Completion of 5 CORE Clerkships inclusive of MED-30000

    Term offered: Spring/Fall

    Fall - Instructor of Record: Amik Sodhi - asodhi@uthsc.edu
    Spring - Instructor of Record: Amik Sodhi - asodhi@uthsc.edu
    Course Coordinator: Stefano Cannioto - scannio1@uthsc.edu - 901-448-6809

    Prior Authorization: Yes
    Blocks Not Offered: 5
    Off-cycle timing allowed: No
    Deadline for Excused Absence: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Deadline for Cancellation: Thirty days before start of elective/rotation
    Time off for interviews: No
 

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