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GSAS 515 - (2-3) (S)
Introduction to Clinical Ethics
Introduction to the ethical problems most frequently encountered in the
clinical setting. Especially offered to Nursing School M.A. students and
Law School students. Required for first-year medical students for spring
semester.
GSAS 601, 602 - (1-4) (S)
Selected Topics
Pathophysiology and Clinical Knowledge is one of the offerings under
selected topics. It is a course for non-clinicians in anatomy, medical
terminology, and clinical reasoning. One to four credits, offered each
semester.
GSAS 710 - (3) (Y)
Research Ethics
Review of the history and central issues of research involving human
subjects, as well as reforms needed in current regulations and
practices. Concludes with five one-hour sessions on research fraud and
its prevention.
GSAS 802 - (3) (S)
Ethics and Public Policy in Health Care
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
This interdisciplinary and interprofessional seminar, involving both
faculty and students from various graduate and professional schools in
the University, examines several issues in health care from the
standpoint of the relations of ethics and public policy. It focuses on
the ethical principles and values that are invoked in debates about
public policies regarding health care (e.g., technology assessment,
research involving human subjects, and national health insurance).
GSAS 806 - (2) (Y)
Health Care Law and the Clinical Encounter
Analysis of the legal issues embedded in clinical ethical problems and
survey of the legal and regulatory environment in patient care today.
GSAS 812 - (5) (Y)
Cell Structure and Function
A beginning graduate course in molecular cell biology examining the
functional organization of eukaryotic cells and the interactions of
cells with their surroundings. General and specialized forms of cell
signalling are discussed, and events involved in regulating cell
proliferation and differentiation are emphasized. Four and one-half
lecture hours.
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