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ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Kramer INSTRUCTOR Wiley
RESEARCH INSTRUCTORS Gerzer, Koshakji, Lukas, Swarup
; THE Department of Pharmacology is responsible for the instruction of second-year students in the reactions of the human organism to chemi- cal substances. Electives available to second-, third-, and fourth-year students include: pharmacology of the peripheral nervous system, psy- chopharmacology, endocrine pharmacology, and drug receptor interac- tions. A clerkship in clinical pharmacology is offered in the fourth year.
Seminars, research programs, and special course work assignments are also available to fourth-year students as electives.
Required Course
501. Pharmacology. Lectures in which the reaction of the human organism to chemical substances is taken up in a systematic man- ner, and typical reactions demonstrated by
animal experiments. Laboratory exercises in which the student has an opportunity to be- come familiar with pharmacological tech- niques. Six lectures a week and five hours of laboratory or conference work a week.
SPRING. Dr. Hardman and Staff.
Physiology
INTERIM CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT Charles Rawlinson Park, M.D.
EMERITUS PROFESSOR C. R. Park
PROFESSORS Cherrington, Corbin, Exton, Garbers, Kono, Meng, J. Park, Pilkis, Post, Regen ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS Brigham, Crofford, Johnson, Orth, Soderling
VISITING ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Loten
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Naji Abumrad, Beth, Blackmore, Burr, Chrisman, EI-Maghrabi, Flockhart, Francis. Harrison, Khatra, Rannels, K.Steiner
RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Venkataramu
INSTRUCTORS Nada Abumrad, Jell, Prpic, Robinson-Steiner, Schraw, Sheorain, Stevenson RESEARCH ASSOCIATES Beebe, Hughes, Imazu, Jazarevic, Morgan, Murray, North, Nyfeler, SChworer, Tabak, Ueda, Uhing, Whitesell
; THE Department of Physiology instructs first-year students in the essentials of physiological processes related to organs, tissues, and cells.
Students may devise course work in any area of physiology, in conjunc- tion with a sponsoring faculty member. Opportunities to participate in research activities are available to fourth-year students as electives.
Required Course
501. Physiology. This course consists of lectures, conferences, and laboratory work designed to cover the essentials in physiol-
ogy for first-year medical students. It or its equivalent is also required of all graduate students majoring in physiology. SPRING.
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Preventive Medicine
CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT William Schaffner, M.D.
EMERITUS PROFESSOR
R.
W. Quinn PROFESSORS Lefkowitz, SchaffnerASSOCIATE CLINICAL PROFESSORS Fowinkle, Neser ASSISTANT PROFESSOR EMERITUS Williams
ASSISTANT CLINICAL PROFESSORS Bistowish, Sanders, Turner CLINICAL INSTRUCTORS Bodner, Derryberry, Hutcheson
Biostatistics
DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION William K. Vaughn, Ph.D.
PROFESSOR Federspiel
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Vaughn ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Dupont
RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Ray
, THE Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health offers second-year courses in the basic fundamentals of epidemiology, the epidemiologic principles of common problems in health and disease, medical statistics, and the basic principles of public health and preven- tive medicine. Electives available to students at various levels include:
biometry; problems and experiences of aging; quantitative epidemiol- ogy; clinical trials and medical surveys; sampling methods; inter- disciplinary seminar on problems in health care delivery; environ- mental/occupational health; and special projects in public health. A first- year field experience provides an introduction to comprehensive medical care. A preceptorship in primary health care; a seminar in public health;
and clerkships in applied public health, venereal diseases, and family and community medicine are also available to second-, third-, and fourth-year students as electives.
Required Courses
501. Epidemiology and Health
Services.
The basic principles of the organization, dis- tribution, and content of the health services are discussed. The emphasis is on historical background; concept of need, demand, and supply; technologic innovation; costs;
sociopolitical factors; and professional or.
ganization. The remaining sessions deal with the basic fundamentals of epidemiol- ogy, the epidemiologic principles of com- mon problems in health and disease. The objective is to enable students to consider individual patients and their problems in the
larger context of their environment. Two hours per week for second-year students.
FALL. Dr. Lefkowitz.
502. Medical StatistIcs. The course is intro- duced with an overview of descriptive statis- tics in medicine with emphasis on definitions of morbidity and mortality rates and the statistical adjustments to standard- ize such rates. The remainder of the course is devoted to the tools of statistical inference most often used in medical research. Regu- lar weekly one hour lectures closely follow and supplement the material contained in
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Colton's textbook. Statistics in Medicine.
SPRING. Dr. Federspiel.
503. Principles of Public Health and Pre- ventive Medicine. A course of lectures in- tended to provide second-year students with the preventive point of view in the prac- tice of medicine, to make them aware of the major health problems and of the changing nature of major health problems, and to ac- quaint them with the organized forces work- ing for the advancement of public health.
The following subjects are among those considered: epidemiology, etiology, modes of transmission and methods of prevention
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and control of communicable diseases; vital statistics; maternal and infant hygiene; the venereal disease problem; the more com- mon occupational diseases; civilian de- fense and disaster control; school hygiene;
principles of housing; water supplies and sewage disposal, and population problems.
Clinical preventive medicine is emphasized in relation to cardiovascular diseases; dia- betes, and cancer. The problems of geri- atrics are presented. Stress is placed on principles in public health administration at international, national, state, and local levels and their relation to the practitioner of medi- cine. Twenty-one hours. SPRING. Dr.
Lefkowitz.
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Psychiatry
CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT Michael H. Ebert, M.D.
EMERITUS PROFESSORS Hollender, Orr
PROFESSORS Ban, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Ebert, Ford, Mathew, Roback, Webb, Wells CLINICAL PROFESSOR EMERITUS Billig
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS Crowder, Dozier, Guy, Nash, Rabin ASSOCIATE CLINICAL PROFESSOR EMERITA Kirk
ASSOCIATE CLINICAL PROFESSORS Adams, Barton, Corbin, Crecraft, Fishbein, Kyger, McKee, Petrie, Reed, Smith, Stevens, Treadway
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR EMERITA L. Williams
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Adelson, Arnold, Brennan, Gaskins, Kelly, Kourany, LaBarbera, Lewis, Logan, Manov, Martin, Nicassio, Pumariega, Weinberg, Wilson
RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Prakash
ASSISTANT CLINICAL PROFESSORS Abisellan, Asher, Barr, Brackin, M.
L.
Campbell, T.W.Campbell, Coopwood, Filley, Green, Griffin, Hamilton, Horton, Isaacs, Jamieson, Jordan, Kenner, Lawson, Leavell, McFerrin, McGehee, Morgan, Nyquist, Pate, Pieper, Ragheb, Reynolds, Schendel, Snow, Stevens, Swenson, E. Vorbusch, M. A. Williams, Winston, Zim- merman
INSTRUCTOR Rappaport
ASSISTANTS Barrett, Beehan, Longwood
CLINICAL INSTRUCTORS Parrott, Sampson, Sheridan, H. Vorbusch, Workman LECTURER Sylte
Human Behavior
HEAD OF THE DIVISION Virginia Abernethy, Ph.D.
PROFESSORS Abernethy, Pate
ASSISTANT CLINICAL PROFESSOR Bruehl