New York University (School of Medicine)
FIRST YEAR
The first year lays the groundwork for an in-depth understanding of human biology. Teaching sequences are arranged to demonstrate the relevance of basic science to clinical science and set the stage for an understanding of the sociological aspects of medicine.
COURSES :
* Macroscopic Structure and Development of the Human Body : This module consists of two units, Anatomy and Embryology. This module introduces students to the structural organization and development of the human body at the macroscopic level. The two units use a variety of approaches to stimulate student-student interactive learning and to facilitate faculty-guided instruction. The Anatomy laboratory sessions include demonstrations by students and discussions of their findings. The Embryology unit includes the study of both normal human development and abnormalities of medical importance.
* Cell Structure and Function : This module consists of the Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cell Biology, and Cellular Physiology units. The objective of this module is to provide an integrated view of key cellular processes at the molecular level, and to relate them to normal human development and function and also to the diagnosis and treatment of human disease.
* Host Defense :This module integrates material in Microbiology, Parasitology, and Immunology. Viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and helminths are studied as biologic agents of infectious disease. Emphasis is placed on life cycles, epidemiology, pathology, clinical symptoms, treatment and prevention of disease. Study of the immunological system and the molecular nature of its response to infection are integrated throughout this module.
* Tissues and Organs : In this module, the Histology and Physiology units expand the introduction to normal and abnormal biology. Among the topics covered are: the maintenance of equilibrium of the organism, especially in situations of stress; the means of communication among various cell groups; and the mechanisms of exchanging products of anabolism and catabolism.
SECOND YEAR
The year begins with an introduction to the principles of pharmacokinetics and pathological disease processes shared among organ systems. With this background, students enter an extensive, integrated Mechanisms of Disease module. The pathology, pathophysiology, and pharmacology of disease are approached in an organ-system-based, multidisciplinary manner centered around problem-solving. This instruction is fully coordinated with acquisition of clinical skills through the parallel Skills and Science of Doctoring module. The emphasis is on relating pathogenic mechanisms to the clinical manifestations of disease; introductory lectures are followed by precepted, small group discussions, seminars, and student-patient sessions.
The Skills and Science of Doctoring is a longitudinal, interdisciplinary module that spans the first two years of the curriculum. Within the first few weeks of medical school, students—in the very small precepted Patient Narrative unit—encounter patients and illness. Later in the first year and throughout the second year of training—in The Physician, Patient and Society I and II—they learn communication skills; grapple with questions of medical ethics, cultural diversity, disease prevention, and professionalism; and begin the development of clinical skills, including history-taking, physical examination, and evidence-based decision-making. These skills are reinforced and further developed during the Physical Diagnosis and Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Preventive Medicine units.
THIRD AND FOURTH YEARS
The Core Curriculum consists of clerkships in medicine, surgery, psychiatry, obstetrics-gynecology, pediatrics, neurology, ambulatory care medicine, critical care, and advanced medicine. Clerkships provide a rich experience on the wards of our teaching hospitals, where the student learns to deal with the most serious problems in physiological dysfunction. The student becomes a member of the healthcare team and participates in all phases of the patient’s care, from admission through discharge.
The faculty guides the student through the principles of medicine toward a rational understanding of human illness. Bedside instruction is the basic element of teaching in the clinical clerkship. The student learns to integrate the essentials of history-taking, the physical examination, and results of laboratory tests with an understanding of the mechanisms of disease in order to reach a meaningful differential diagnosis. Teaching methods, however, are not limited to direct interaction with patients; they also incorporate standardized patient encounters with observation and feedback, and case studies that vertically integrate and amplify material introduced in the pre-clinical years.
During the Clinical Elective period, students may pursue research or clinical programs at the School of Medicine, its affiliated hospitals, or at other institutions here and abroad. During the clinical elective months, students are encouraged to complete an Independent Study project. Opportunities for projects are available in areas of biomedical research, clinical investigation, urban health, computer science, and many others.
While their third-year counterparts are participating in the Clerkship Orientation, rising fourth-year students, seasoned with a full year of clinical experience, engage in an in-depth, seminar- and original-literature-based selective in advanced science. Students select from a palette of topics drawn from the frontiers of translational medicine and biomedical technology, making choices based upon their own individualized interests and emerging differentiated focus. Topics include Stem Cell Therapy, Models of Multigenic Disease, Vaccine Development, Neurobiology of Pain, Ion Channels and Disease, DNA Technology in Medicine, Anatomy for Surgeons, and the Microbiology of Bioterrorism.
School name: New York University (School of Medicine)
Address: 530 First Avenue
Zip & city: NY 10016 New York
Phone: 212-263-7300
Web: http://www.med.nyu.edu/education
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