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Course Descriptions

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General Course Information

• Prior to Medical Diagnostics, students should have either completed the Basic Medical Sciences Certificate Program or completed graduate-level courses in Anatomy and Physiology.
• Students earn 12 hours of UW academic credit upon completion of certificate.
• Although some flexibility is possible, courses in certificate programs are designed to be taken in sequence.
• Instructors and courses are subject to change. Those listed are the most recent. All instructors are approved by the UW Bioengineering Department.
• Each academic year of coursework is available as an individual certificate program. Courses in certificate programs taken before admission to the MME degree program can be applied retroactively, after admission, to satisfy the requirements of the degree. Students should apply for GNM status after successfully completing the first certificate (see Applying for GNM Status).

Interested in taking a single class? Some courses (designated by a below) may be open on a space-available basis to professionals who are not seeking the certificate. See Single-Course Enrollment for details.

Autumn Course

Medical Imaging Diagnostics (BIOEN 599)

Schedule: (10 sessions) Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m.-9:50 p.m., Sept. 30-Dec. 9, 2008. 4 credits, $1,644. Instructor: Carlos Cuevas.

Focuses on disease presentation and identifying pathology as seen in medical images, including X-ray, computed tomography, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance methods. Contrast enhancement methods are presented and utilized for the detection of particular pathologies. Each disease is analyzed a.) on the basis of the modern imaging methods most appropriate for its diagnosis, and b.) on the basis of its appearance and diagnostic indicators in those images. Special attention is given to obtaining proper diagnostic views of pathology. Disease is demonstrated in a range of organ systems, including the reproductive, digestive, respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological and musculo-skeletal systems.

PREREQUISITES: Special Problems in Anatomy (B STR 540 or equivalent) and Surgical Anatomy Laboratory (CONJ 585 or equivalent).

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Winter Course

Clinical Diagnostics (BIOEN 599)

Schedule: (10 sessions) Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m.-9:50 p.m., Jan. 6-March 10, 2009. 4 credits, $1,644. Instructors: John Overbeck, R. Eugene Zierler, Tony Yen.

Covers disease presentation and pathology identification through the major diagnostic methods such as physical examination, chemical analysis, and microbiological analysis that complement medical imaging in disease diagnosis. Principles are taught through lecture and demonstration. Medical engineering students become familiar with the diagnostic process, beginning with the presentation of the patient, the steps for evaluating the patient, medical charting and documentation, communicating between specialties, reaching a diagnosis, deciding on therapeutic options, rehabilitation and follow-up, and outcome measurements. This understanding is essential to the development of new methods for the cure of disease and the reduction of harm through provision of appropriate and comprehensive care.

PREREQUISITES: Physiology Seminar (P BIO 520 or equivalent) and Physiology Laboratory (P BIO 508 or equivalent).

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Spring Course

Introduction to Epidemiology (EPI 511)

Schedule: (10 sessions) Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m.-9:50 p.m., March 31-June 2, 2009. 4 credits, $1,644. Instructor: Walter Kukull.

Epidemiologic methods for non-epidemiology majors. Focuses on research designs and methods to describe disease occurrence and risk factor associations; uses quantitative and biomedical information to infer whether causal relationships exist between potential causes and disease in populations.

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