ScHOOL OFMEDICINE DEPARTMENTS
Anatomy 46
BiDChemisfTy 48
Microhiology " , " " , " ., " , )1
Pathology " .5}
Pharmacology '" ., " ., " )4
PhysiololJ1 57
AlJtsthesiololJ1 58
Medici". 59
Ohstetrics I/:fGYMcology 67
OphthaJmoulJ1 7°
Orthopedic Sur!,":! " , 71
PediafTics 73
Prtutntiu. M.dicine I/:f Puhlic Htalth 76
Psychiatry " 79
Radiology 83
Sid!,":! 84
AudiololJ1l/:f Spuch PathofolJ1 90
NOTE: Required medical school courses are numbered
501
to519.
Elective medical school courses are numbered52.1
to599.
Courses in the 500 series make up the curriculum of the medical student.
Th?se courses carrying credit in the .Gradua.te Sch~ol are indic~ted
bya
300serIes number before or after the tItle. FIgures
10brackets
10 300series course descriptions indicate semester hours of credit in the Graduate School.
Description of elective courses include the class year to which the course is available, number of clock hours per week, semester offered, and length of course if less than a semester.
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Anatomy
JACK DAVIES, M.D., Professor of Anatomy and Chairman of th(Departmmt JAMESW. WARD, Ph.D., M.D., Professor of Anatomy
VINCENT
J.
DEFEO, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Anatomy VIRGIL S. LEQUIRE, M.D., Auociatt Proftuor of Anatomy MARY PHILLIPS GRAY, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Anatomy G. RODMANDAVENPORT,Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Anatomy JOHN LANGDON NORRIS, M.D., Assistant Professor of Anatomy' PETER IAN CLARKSONRENNIE, Ch.B., Assistant Professor of AnatomyELWYN A. S"UNDERS,M.D., Auistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery in Anatom]
LUKE
H.
MONTGOMERY,Research Associate in Anatomy~The Department of Anatomy offers courses leading to the Ph.D. de- gree. Courses described below which are numbered in the 300 series are offered primarily for that program but are open to medical students by special arrangement.
501. HISTOLOGY(32.2.). This course gives the student a familiarity with the normal structure of the principal tissues and organs of the body. Fresh tissues are used wherever possible for the demonstration of normal cellular function, and in analyzing the characteristics of particular. cells. FALL.
[4] Dr. Davies and Staff.
502.. GROSSANATOMY
(32.1).
This course is devoted to a systematic dis- section of the human body. The instruction is largely individual and the work of the student is made as independent as possible. SPRING.[10]
Dr. DavIeS and Staff ..
503. NEUROLOGY (32.3). Covers the histological aspect of the nervous system, including the structure of nerve cells, fibers and endings, the hist- ology and pathways of the spinal cord, the structure and connection of cerebrospinal and autonomic nerves and ganglia, and the histology of the organs of special sense. FALL.
[2.]
Dr. Ward and Staff.52.1. DEVELOPMENTALBIOLOGY. First and Fourth years. A compre- hensive, multidisciplinary study in mammalian developmental biology covering gametogcnsis, gamete transport, fertilization and implantation, development and functions of the placenta, uterus, parturition, and lacta- tion. Emphasis will
be
placed on morphology, endocrinology, and effects of ionizing radiation. This course is presented as a fundamental aspect of biologic science rather than as a medical specialty. (Obstetrics-Gyn- ecology 52.1.) Four hours per week. SPRING. Drs. DeFeo and Glasser.52.2..
EsSENTIALSOF HUMAN EMBRYOLOGY. First, Second, and Fourth years.A course in human embryology including fertilization, implantation, organogenesis and the fetal period. Normal development is stressed as a
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guide to the interpretation of adult anatomy and of congenital defects.
Two hours per week. .FALL. Drs. Davies and No"iJ.
52.3. ADVANCED NEUROLOGY (32.4). Second and Fourth years. An in- tensive study of the relations, structures, and function of the various parts of the cei:ltral nervous system is made with the aid of gross specimens and dissections, serial sections of brain stems, and experimental demonstra- tions. The lectures are a guide to the laboratory work and present the type of evidence bn which the present conceptions of the nervous system are based. Three hours per week; first twelve weeks. FALL.. [2.]
Dr.
Ward and Staff.
52.4. MORPHOLOGICALBASIS FOR BIOCHEMICALACTIVITY (331). Second and Fourth years. Presents the anatomical evidence for localization of various intra and extra-cellular functions, including the following topics:
(I) Problems of fixation and staining of tissues. (2.) Tissue homogeniza- tion, with biochemical and electron-microscopic characterization of the various cell fractions. (3) Critical evaluation of selected histochemical reactions. Four hours per week. FALL. Drs. Davenport and No"is.
5i5.:INTERPRETATION OF ULTRASTRUCTURE.Second and Fourth years.
A discussion of bacterial and plant morphology, cell membranes and organelles, cellular inclusions, the' application of histo-and immuno- chemistry to electron microscopy, radioautographic electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction. One hour per week. SPRING. Drs. Rennie, Davies, No"is, and RODinson.
52.6. COMPARATIVEMAMMALIAN EMBRYOLOGYAND PLACENTOLOGY(332.).
Fourth year. This course will include: (I) A discussion of the early stages' of mammalian development with special reference to the human (fertili- zation, implantation, formation of placental membranes). (2.) Physiolog- ical and genetic problems of development. (3) Fetal and placental physi- ology. Four hours per week. SPRING. Dr. Davies.
52.7; LESSONSIN SURGICAL ANATOMY. Fourth year. Weekly review of surgical anatomy for medical students and for interns and surgical residents.
Special areas of surgical interest will
be
reviewed with the aid of prosec- tions and demonstrations. Embryological implications will be involved.Two hours per week. FALL& SPRING. Drs. Davies, Rennie, and Saunders.
581. RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP IN ANATOMY. Fourth year. Research op- portunities are .available by arrangement in the following: (I) Electron microscopy, (2.) Histochemistry and histology, (3) Embryology, (4) Human development. Full time for twelve or eighteen weeks. Dr. Davies and Staff.
599. SEMINAR IN DEVELOPMENTALBIOLOGY. First, Second, and Fourth years. One-hour-weekly seminar including lectures and discussion' by the full-time faculty, visiting lecturers, and participating students. (Ob- steterics-Gynecology 599,) One hour per week. FALL & SPRING. Drs.
Dickmann and DeFeo.
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