Medical Science 532

Course Information 2008


Local Faculty:
 
Kevin Kelliher, Ph.D.
(208) 885-6598, Life Sciences Bldg. 263, University of Idaho
kelliher@uidaho.edu
 
Lane Brown, Ph.D.

(509) 335-3390, WSU

brownla@vetmed.wsu.edu
 

 
Michael Laskowski, Ph.D.
(208) 885-6696, Student Health Bldg. 320, University of Idaho
mlaskow@uidaho.edu

Class Format, Time, and Place:
Lecture times are generally Tuesday from 1-4. Then Wednesday April 9th and Wednesday April 16th. 
Laboratory
is Thursday morning at 8:00 in the Life Sciences Bldg., room 341 at UI.

Sessions on Tuesday  are at UI in the Engineering/Physics Bldg., room 216; classes on Wednesday are at WSU  in Morrill Hall, room 124.

Number of Credits:   Five

Exams:
There are four exam days (Feb. 12, Mar. 25, Apr. 29 and May 2, 2007). The initial  three exam days will each have lecture and lab parts with each part counting equally to get a composite score for that day. Each composite score counts for 26.66% of the overall course grade. The tests will be a combination of  multiple choice (lecture part) and  short answer fill-in-the blank (lab part) questions.  Exams will cover lecture, case history/clinical correlation, and laboratory material.
The fourth exam day will be a set of 50 multiple choice 'common questions' (i.e. given at all WWAMI first year teaching sites) that cover material taught throughout the course.  This set of questions counts 20% of the overall course grade.

Required Passing Level:   minimum of 70% overall for the four exams and minimum of 70% on the 'common question' set.

Requirements for "Testing Out":
A minimum of 80% on an exam (multiple choice and short-answer) to be taken by Tuesday, January 16, 2007.  See Dr. Kelliher if you wish to discuss testing out.

Required Books:
(1) The Human Brain. An Introduction to Its Functional Anatomy.  Nolte, J. 5th ed.,  2002.  St. Louis: Mosby Inc. (ISBN 0-323-01320-1)
(2) The Human Nervous System/Med. Sci. 532 Laboratory Syllabus 2008.  Compiled locally and distributed at the UI WWAMI office.

Optional Material:
(1) Neuroanatomy: An Atlas of Structures, Sections, and Systems.  Haines, D. 6th ed., 2004. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (ISBN 0-7817-4677-9)
(2) The Digital Anatomist Neuroanatomy Interactive CD  (Mulligan, K. and J. Sundsten) This compact disc will be available on a loan basis (one per two students). It is very helpful for learning and reviewing neuroanatomy, particularly in the lab sessions.

Supplementary Material: Other useful neuroanatomy, neuroscience, and neurology texts and several videotapes illustrating patients with neurological dysfunctions are available in the Curriculum Support Center at each WWAMI site.

 

 
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