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Changes to the College of Medicine Bulletin

Courses Added: Effective Summer 2024

  • MDADM 700: Ambulatory Medicine Clerkship
  • MSR 711: Medical Student Research Project I
  • MSR 742: Medical Student Research Project II
  • NEURO 700: Neuroscience Clerkship
  • PAS 700: Medical Ethics and Professionalism
  • PAS 795: Rheumatology Elective Rotation
  • PAS 796: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advocacy Elective

Courses Added: Effective Fall 2024

  • CST 740: Clinician Scientist I
  • CST 741: Clinician Scientist II
  • MDADM 744: Systems-Conscious and Humanistic Medicine
  • MED 746: Introduction to Women's Health in Internal Medicine

Courses Dropped: Effective Summer 2024

  • ANAT 715: Human Gross Anatomy
  • BBD 716: Biological Basis of Disease
  • BIH 722: Behavioral Influences on Health
  • CAR 722: Cardiology
  • CLC 712: Clinical Learning Competencies I
  • CLC 713: Clinical Learning and Competencies I
  • CLC 714: Clinical Learning and Competencies II
  • CLC 721: Clinical Learning and Competencies II
  • CLC 722: Clinical Learning and Competencies III
  • CLC 723: Clinical Learning and Competencies III
  • CLC 724: Clinical Learning and Competencies IV
  • CMBMP 711: Cellular and Molecular Basis of Medical Practice
  • CMBMP 712: Cellular and Molecular Basis of Medical Practice
  • DERM 720: Dermatology
  • EBM 713: Evidence-based Medicine I
  • EBM 723: Evidence-based Medicine II
  • END 731: Endocrinology
  • FCM 713: Foundations of Clinical Medicine I
  • FCM 714: Foundations of Clinical Medicine I
  • FCM 723: Foundations of Clinical Medicine II
  • FCM 724: Foundations of Clinical Medicine II
  • GI 729: Gastroenterology
  • HEM 721: Hematology
  • HEM 723: Hematology
  • HEQ 700: Health Equity Clerkship
  • HMN 713: Medical Humanities
  • HMN 714: The Science of Mind-Body
  • HMN 715: Critical Thinking for Medical Practice
  • HSHEQ 700: Health Systems and Equity Course
  • INTSC 733: Integrated Science
  • MCLKS 701: Advanced Clinical Diagnostics
  • MCLKS 702: Clinical Therapeutics
  • MCLKS 704: Improving Healthcare
  • MEP 721: Medical Ethics and Professionalism
  • MSC 727: Musculoskeletal Medicine
  • MSK 723: Musculoskeletal System
  • NBS 725: Neural and Behavioral Science
  • PCMED 700: Primary Care Preceptorship
  • PCMED 731: Primary Care Clerkship
  • PLM 726: Pulmonary Medicine
  • REN 728: Hematology
  • REP 730: Reproductive Medicine
  • SBMP 715: Structural Basis of Medical Practice
  • SIH 711: Social Influences on Health
  • SOEM 711: Socio-Ecological Medicine

Course Changes: Effective Summer 2024

EMED 752: Emergency Medicine Acting Internship (5 Credits)

Old Listing Effective Through Spring 2024:

Supervised experience in the management of acute medical and surgical conditions in the emergency care unit.

PreRequisite: successful completion of all third year core clerkships

Changes Effective Summer 2024:

  • Changed Abbreviated Title
  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Course Description

FCMED 771: Family & Community Medicine Clerkship (9 Credits)

Old Listing Effective Through Spring 2024:

Student participation in ambulatory clinical care of the patient in his own environment and in a variety of health care centers.

Changes Effective Summer 2024:

  • Changed Course Number to 700
  • Added Prerequisites
  • Changed Course Description

FCMED 722: Family Medicine Acting Internship (5 Credits)

Old Listing Effective Through Spring 2024:

The goal of the inpatient experience is to allow the fourth-year medical student to accept responsibility for the planning and execution of ongoing care of hospitalized patients, evaluate patients in the emergency room to determine if hospitalization is necessary and to perform the duties of an admitting physician. The student will work as a member of the family medicine inpatient service team and will remain in the hospital until the days' work is completed. The student will have one weekend free. Three weekends will be spent working with the inpatient team.

PreRequisite: successful completion of all third-year clerkships

Changes Effective Summer 2024:

  • Changed Abbreviated Title
  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Course Description

MED 700: Clinical Clerkship in Medicine (15 Credits)

Old Listing Effective Through Spring 2024:

To provide supervised clinical experience in the management of patients with acute and chronic illness.

PreRequisite: restricted to medical students who have completed required preclinical training

Changes Effective Summer 2024:

  • Changed Course Title
  • Changed Abbreviated Title
  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Prerequisites
  • Changed Course Description

MED 722: Medicine Acting Internship (5 Credits)

Old Listing Effective Through Spring 2024:

Active participation on an advanced level in the diagnosis and management of patients admitted to the General Internal Medicine Services. More responsibility for decision-making and patient management is afforded subinterns than clinical clerks.

PreRequisite: successful completion of 3rd year core clerkships.

Changes Effective Summer 2024:

  • Changed Abbreviated Title
  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Prerequisites
  • Changed Course Description

MED 733: Cardiology Acting Internship (5 Credits)

Old Listing Effective Through Spring 2024:

Advanced training in cardiovascular pathophysiology and diseases for fourth- year students functioning as acting interns.

PreRequisite: third-year core clerkships

Changes Effective Summer 2024:

  • Changed Course Title
  • Changed Abbreviated Title
  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Prerequisites
  • Changed Course Description

MED 757: Hematology-Oncology Subinternship (5 Credits)

Old Listing Effective Through Spring 2024:

Students will function as acting interns in the inpatient hematology/oncology unit under the direction of senior housestaff fellows and faculty.

PreRequisite: third-year core clerkships

Changes Effective Summer 2024:

  • Changed Course Title
  • Changed Abbreviated Title
  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Prerequisites
  • Changed Course Description

OBGYN 700: Obstetrics and Gynecology (10 Credits)

Old Listing Effective Through Spring 2024:

Required clerkship providing supervised clinical experience in obstetrics and gynecology.

PreRequisite: limited to medical students who have completed preclinical courses

Changes Effective Summer 2024:

  • Changed Course Title
  • Changed Abbreviated Title
  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Prerequisites
  • Changed Course Description

OBGYN 722: Maternal Fetal Medicine Acting Internship (5 Credits)

Old Listing Effective Through Spring 2024:

The Acting Internship in Maternal Fetal Medicine focuses on expanding baseline knowledge in obstetrics, and to focus on complex and unique care of pregnancies complicated by maternal and fetal medical and surgical co-morbidities. It is the intention for the acting intern to be exposed to facets of the sub-specialty, including inpatient and outpatient consultative services, rounding on and coordination of care for the inpatient service at Hershey Medical Center, surgical exposure with Maternal Fetal Medicine sub-specialists and increased exposure to fetal ultrasound.

Changes Effective Summer 2024:

  • Changed Credits

PED 700: Pediatric Clinical Clerkship (10 Credits)

Old Listing Effective Through Spring 2024:

Clinical experience in the management of the newborn, of the normal infant, and children with acute and chronic illness.

PreRequisite: restricted to medical students who have completed required preclinical training

Changes Effective Summer 2024:

  • Changed Course Title
  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Prerequisites
  • Changed Course Description

PED 770: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Acting Internship (5 Credits)

Old Listing Effective Through Spring 2024:

Experience in pediatric critical care medicine.

PreRequisite: Successful completion of the pediatric core clerkship

Changes Effective Summer 2024:

  • Changed Abbreviated Title
  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Course Description

PED 780: Pediatrics Acting Internship (5 Credits)

Old Listing Effective Through Spring 2024:

Reinforces and expands the principles of inpatient pediatric care for fourth-year medical students motivated to perform as acting interns.

PreRequisite: Successful completion of the third year core clerkships

Changes Effective Summer 2024:

  • Changed Abbreviated Title
  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Course Description

PSCHT 700: Psychiatry Clinical Clerkship (5 Credits)

Old Listing Effective Through Spring 2024:

Clinical experience in the management of patients with psychiatric disorders.

PreRequisite: limited to medical students who have completed required preclinical courses

Changes Effective Summer 2024:

  • Changed Course Title
  • Changed Abbreviated Title
  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Prerequisites
  • Changed Course Description

SHS 711: Science of Health Systems (4 Credits)

Old Listing Effective Through Spring 2024:

Students will learn the foundations of health systems through in class instruction and patient navigation clinical site experiences.

Changes Effective Summer 2024:

  • Changed Course Title
  • Changed Abbreviated Title

SHS 712: Science of Health Systems (4 Credits)

Old Listing Effective Through Spring 2024:

Students will learn the foundations of health systems through in class instruction and patient navigation clinical site experiences.

Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of SHS 711 (Fall)

Changes Effective Summer 2024:

  • Changed Course Title
  • Changed Abbreviated Title

SURG 700: Surgical Core Clerkship (15 Credits)

Old Listing Effective Through Spring 2024:

Fundamental surgical course for medical students designed to provide basic surgical information and clinical exposure.

PreRequisite: completion of first two years of medical school

Changes Effective Summer 2024:

  • Changed Course Title
  • Changed Abbreviated Title
  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Prerequisites
  • Changed Course Description

SURG 710: General Surgery Acting Internship (5 Credits)

Old Listing Effective Through Spring 2024:

Four week General Surgery Acting Internship.

PreRequisite: successful completion of all third year clerkships and pre- conference with course director

Changes Effective Summer 2024:

  • Changed Abbreviated Title
  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Course Description

Course Changes: Effective Fall 2024

PCMED 743: Primary Care in PA (5 Credits)

Old Listing Effective Through Summer 2024:

Four-week clinical experience with selected primary care physicians in PA.

PreRequisite: Limited to students enrolled in Penn State College of Medicine who have successfully completed the third year.

Changes Effective Fall 2024:

  • Changed Course Abbreviation to FCMED
  • Changed Course Number to 745
  • Changed Course Title
  • Changed Abbreviated Title
  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Prerequisites
  • Changed Course Description